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amend the law condemning right of way for purposes
of internal improvement;" approved June 22d, 1852,
and the several acts amendatory thereof, and may
exercise all the power conferred upon railroad corpo-
rations by the 25th and 26th sections of an "Act to
provide for a general system of railroad incorpora-
tions;" approved November 5th, 1849; ascertaining
and making recompense for all damages sustained,
agreeably to the provisions of the act hereinbefore first
mentioned.

SEC. 5.— The Capital Stock of said corporation shall
be five hundred thousand dollars, with power to in-
crease the same to any sum not exceeding one million
dollars, by a vote of a majority in interest of the paid
stock at the date of such vote, which shall be divided
into shares of one hundred dollars each, and which
shall be deemed personal property, and transferrable
on the books of the company only under such regula-
tions as may be adopted by the company.

SEC. 6.—Said corporation shall have power to mort-
gage its property, both real and personal, and to issue
bonds, secured by such mortgage or mortgages, bear-
ing such rate of interest (not exceeding ten per cent.
per annum) as said Board of Directors shall elect.

SEC. 7.— Books of subscription may be opened un-
der the direction of the Board of Directors, as hereby
constituted, and when the amount of capital stock, as