400 TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 58,59, 60. 1829. Dividends to Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the dividends of the probv d¤¤l¤f¢d fits of the Company, or so much of said profits as shall be deemed exh“"'Y°"lY· pedient and proper, shall be declared half yearly, in the second week in January and July in each year· the amount of said dividend to be N0, to exceed from time to time, determined by the President and Directors,·an(§l iii mrrprosrs n}p cgse to exceed ylhe almount pif thekneitt prplgs actuallyhayiquire py t e ompany, sot att e capit stoc o said ompany s a never e impaired by dividends. Ccmequcmes Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That, if the said Directors shall, gf d,ci,,i·ii,g a at any time wilfully and knowingly, make or declare any dividend which greater divi· shall impair the said capital stock, all the Directors present at the mak- °“d· ing or declaring of said dividend, and consenting thereto, shall be liable, in their individual capacities, to the ,Company, for the amount or proportion of said capital stock, so divided by the said Directors; and each Director who shall be present at the making or declaring of such dividend, shall be deemed to have consented thereto, unless he shall immediately enter, in writing, his dissent, on the minutes of the proceedings of the Board. Vacancies_ Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That if any vacancy shall, at any time, happen among the Directors, by death, resignation, or otherwise, the rest of the Directors, for the time being, shall elect a Director _ to all the vacancy. F ., of Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That in case it should, at any ,,1,::,3: tiime, pappen that an eliction of Directors shoulld not bs. mlade opémy ay w en pursuant to this act it ought to have een ma e, the said orporation shull not, for that cause, be deemed to be dissolved; but it shall be lawful, on any other day, to hold and make an election of Directors at a meeting to be called in such manner as shall be prescribed by the laws and ordinances of said Corporation. Ammovrrn, March 3, 1829. Scwrucrc II. """" March 3, ]82g_ CHAP. LVIII.—-An del for the relief of Charles .0. Burnett. Be it enacted, r§·e., That the Secretary of the Treasury pay to Charles paymcmfoi- A. Burnett, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- WM d<>¤¤· ated, the sum of nity-nine dollars sixty-one and a half cents, the balance due him for work done, and articles furnished, for the Presidents Hgpse, during the administration of James Monroe. rrnovan, March 3, 1829. S·rnure II. CHAP. LIX. -—An det fm- the relief q/' the legal representatives of John Guest, M h 3, 182% deceased. ·;E············ Be it enacted, rye., That the '1‘hird Auditor of the Treasury Depart- C,. { ment is hereby authorized to settle and adjust the claim of the legal h0u:;“{,u*:;?,° representatives of John Guest, deceased, for a frame house and brick be adjusted and office, burnt, in the town of Havre de Grace, in the state of Maryland, ¤¤¤l¢d· in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, by the British, Actof March upon the principles of the act of the third March, one thousand eight 5. 1825. ¤h-§6- hundred and twenty-five, the same as if application had been made to pg? °5`A&¤l9» the Commissioner, under the act of Congress of the ninth April, one '°' thousand eight hundred and sixteen. '1‘he sum found due, if any thing, by the Third Auditor, under this act, and the acts referred to, to be paid out of any ruoney in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Arr·1zovr·;1>, March 3, 1829. Sryrursn II. -—-·—- Maicii 3, ig2g_ CHAP. LX. —An Act fur the religf of Samuel Chesnut. Be it enacted, nyc., That the Secretary of the Treasury pay, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Samuel Ches-
