219
COUNTY OF ELGIN
219
By-Law No
TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF CERTAIN STOCK IN THE LONDON AND
PORT STANLEY RAILWAY COMPANY
WHEREAS the Committee of the Council accepted the
tender of Edward W. Harris for their stock in the London and
Port Stanley Railway Company, it is deemed expedient to accept
said tender and sell the stock now held by the Corporation
of the County of Elgin in the London and Port Stanley Railway
Company so tendered for by the said Edward W. Harris.
BE IT THEREFORE enacted by the Corporation of the
County of Elgin that the Warden of the said County of Elgin
is hereby authorized and empowered to sell, assign, transfer
convey and set over to Edward W. Harris or his assigns, the
whole of the stock now held by the Corporation of the County
of Elgin in the Capital Stock of the London and Port Stanley
Railway Company for the sum of Five Thousand dollars
That such sale under the hand of the Warden and the
Seal of the said County shall as against the Cor-
of said County be considered sufficient.
Corporate
poration
The purchase money of any stock sold under the
authority of this By-law, shall be paid by the purchaser to
the Treasurer of the County of Elgin whose certificate only
shall be binding on the Corporation of the said County that
such payment has been made
When such sale of said stock shall be made, the
Warden is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to assign,
transfer, convey and set over the stock so sold to Edward W.
Harris or his assigns the purchaser in the Books of the said
Railway Company or otherwise as the said purchaser or purchas-
ers may require and to every such transfer of said Railway
Stock to affix the Corporate Seal of the said County, and to
sign, seal and execute on behalf of the Corporation of the
said County of Elgin under the Corporate Seal of the said
County all such writings, deeds and conveyances as by law may
be necessary or requisite to effectually and absolutely as-
sign, transfer, convey and set over to the purchaser or pur-
chasers the stock so sold.
thereof paid
And it is further provided that the transfer of
said stock shall not take place until the action now pending
in the Court of Chancory at the
of said Edward W. Harris is withdrawn and the
by him.
costs
the year of our
)
(Cont'd
of June in
Passed this fifth day
1872 in open Council.
Lord
By-Law No 219 Page 2
St. Thomas
County of Elgin
5th June A. D. 1872
William McKay
County Clerk Warden
Elgin D. Luton
Chairman
Read a first time 5th June 1872.
Certified W. McKay Clerk
Read a second time 5th June 1872.
Certified W. McKay Clerk
Read a third time and finally passed 5th June 1872
Certified W. McKay Clerk