PRIVATE ACTS. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE PENNSYLVANIA GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY OF COLORADO," APPROVED FEBRU ARY 6TH, 1866. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That the second section of said act be amended by inserting in the nineteenth (19) line, after the word "purchase," the words “in the county of Park and.” SEC. 2. That the capital stock of said company may be increased to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) by a vote of stockholders, at a meeting to be called for that purpose; and the company may make such purchases of mining property as the board of directors may deem advisable. SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 10th, A. D. 1867. AN ACT TO CHANGE AND RE-LOCATE CERTAIN STREETS IN GOLDEN CITY. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That Platte street, in the town of Golden City, Jefferson county, Colorado Territory, be protracted and extended westerly from Kate street, through block thirty-one; but the said extension of Platte street, shall not include any part of the mill race or ditch appurtenant to the mill of David Barnes, nor any part of the ground heretofore conveyed to Mrs. Sarah L. Barnes for the right of way for such ditch. SEC. 2. That all that part of Kate street, north of Platte street be vacated, and that three lots from Russell street, east to said alley be formed and numbered ten, eleven and twelve, and be attached to block twenty-nine, filling said block, and making the same to conform to other blocks north of it, except lot ten lies south of lot nine, lot eleven lies south of lot eight, and lot twelve south of lot seven. SEC. 3. That the street lying between block thirty and thirtyone, and extending into block twenty-nine, as formed by section two of this act, be hereby vacated, and that Russell street be protracted and extended south to Platte street, as extended by section one of this act, be hereby vacated, and the land north of Platte street and west of Russell street so extended, be erected into lots and attached to block thirty, forming lots seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve, numbering from Russell street west. Approved January 11th, A. D. 1867. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ARKANSAS RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That U. B. Holloway, John J. Thomas, and W. H. Young, of Pueblo county, Colorado Territory, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the "Arkansas River Bridge Company," and that said company shall have a right to erect and maintain a bridge across the Arkansas river, at any point between a point four miles above and a point ten miles below the town of Pueblo, in the Territory of Colorado, fer the term of ten years, with all the privileges and subject to the conditions prescribed in this act. SEC. 2. So long, and not exceeding ten years, as the corporators named in the first section of this act, their associates or successors, shall maintain a safe and sufficient bridge, they shall be authorized to demand and collect the following rates of toll: for a wagon drawn by two animals, seventy-five cents; for every additional two animals, twenty-five cents; for every carriage drawn by one animal, fifty cents; for every beast of burden, with its burden, ten cents; for every horse, mule, or jack, with its rider, ten cents; for every head of cattle, horses, mules, or jacks, five cents. SEC. 3. Upon the completion of the aforesaid bridge, the in corporators thereof and their associates and successors shall be held and obligated to keep said bridge in a good and safe, condition, and open for travel both night and day. SEC. 4. That the aforesaid company shall have the right of making contracts, of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended in all courts of law and equity in this territory. SEC. 5. This act shall not be so construed as to prevent any person or persons from bridging said river within the points herein named, for his or their own convenience; but said person or persons constructing such bridge or bridges, shall not collect toll thereon, nor permit the passage of persons or animals, to the damage of said incorporators. SEC. 6. That said company is hereby required to complete said bridge, and open the same for public travel within one year from the passage of this act, or forfeit all rights and privileges granted by this act. Approved January 11th, A. D. 1867. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE ARKANSAS VALLEY DITCH AND IRRIGATING COMPANY," APPROVED JANUARY 27TH, A. D. 1866. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That in section two, in the third line, strike out the word "one," and insert the word "three;" also in the fourth line strike out "1866," and insert "1867." SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 11th, A. D. 1867. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ARKANSAS RIVER OIL AND COAL MINING COMPANY. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That J. B. Stark, W. D. Vaughn, Thomas T. Slocum, and B. F. Slocum, and others, their legal associates and successors, are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the " Arkansas River Oil and Coal Mining Company," and by that name shall be capable of making contracts, of suing and being sued, impleading and being impleaded, in all matters whatever, in all courts of law and equity in this territory, with full power to acquire, hold, occupy, and convey such real estate and personal property as may be necessary and proper for the construction and extension of the works of said company. SEC. 2. The capital stock of said company shall not be less than twenty thousand dollars, and may be increased to fifty thousand dollars; said capital stock shall be divided into such shares as the company may elect. SEC. 3. That the corporators named in this act, or a majority of them, shall elect persons to serve as directors of the company, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall hold their offices until their successors shall have been elected in accordance with the bylaws of said company. SEC. 4. That it shall be lawful for said company to establish the necessary offices for the business of the company, at such place in the territory as they may deem expedient, at which place it shall be lawful to hold meetings for the transaction of the business of the company. SEC. 5. This act may be altered, amended, modified, or repealed at any session of the legislative assembly hereafter. SEC. 6. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 11th, A. D. 1867. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CONSOLIDATED WAGON ROAD AND BRIDGE COMPANY OF COLORADO. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That John W. Anthony, Amos Steck, David Street, George Smith, and Charles C. Post, and their legal associates, assigns and successors, are hereby constituted and declared to be a body politic and corporate, under and by the name and style of the "Consolidated Wagon Road and Bridge Company of Colorado," and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and shall have and keep a common seal, which may be altered and changed at pleasure. SEC. 2. The said company shall have the right, and are here by authorized and empowered to build, maintain, construct and keep in repair a toll wagon road on, over, and along the following described lines and routes, viz.: commencing at the southern termination of F street, in the city of Denver, Arapahoe county, Colorado Territory, on the southeastern boundary line of said city of Denver; thence on the main traveled road (the same being the Denver and Bijou Creek wagon road, commonly called the "cut off,") to a point on the south fork of the Platte river, within five miles of the seventh (7) guide meridian west of the sixth principal meridian, following in said line and route the said cut off road as nearly as may be with respect to the convenience of the public; also commencing at a point on the last described road at a point where the same crosses Kiowa Creek, in the county of Arapahoe; thence in a southeasterly direction to Bijou, and the west and middle forks of Beaver Creek, to the north line of the county of Douglas; thence in a southeasterly direction to the east fork of said Beaver Creek, thence across the said east fork of Beaver Creek, and in a southeasterly direction to the Big Sandy Creek, striking the same at a point within five miles below the big northerly bend in said creek; thence in a southeasterly direction to the north line of the county of Huerfano; thence in an easterly direction to the Cheyenne Wells, on the head waters of the Smoky Hill fork of the Kansas or Kaw river; thence in an easterly direction down the Smoky Hill fork, to the eastern boundary line of Colorado Territory, with the right at any time within the time hereby prescribed, to alter and change said routes so that the same shall not in any manner interfere with vested rights. SEC. 3. It shall be lawful for the said road and bridge company to acquire and hold or sell and convey any and all real estate necessary for the uses and purposes of the incorporation hereby erected. SEC. 4. Said incorporation shall have power to make, and afterwards to alter and change all needful rules and regulations for the control and government and management of said road and roads and bridges and ferries; to elect a president, secretary, and treasurer, at such time and place as the corporators herein named may agree upon, and annually thereafter to elect a president, secretary, and treasurer, who shall be shareholders in said company: Provided, however, That the said offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person, if deemed advisable so to do. SEC. 5. The said corporation by its agents shall have power, and are hereby authorized for the period of ten years, to collect toll as hereinafter mentioned, from all persons traveling upon and over any portion of the roads hereinbefore described, with |