Commonwealth of Massachusetts. SENATE, January 7, 1845. Ordered, That the Committee on Rail-ways and Canals, inquire into the expediency of providing by law, for the term of office of the Directors of the Western Rail-road-on the part of the State. Sent down for concurrence. CHARLES CALHOUN, Clerk. Concurred. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Jan. 8, 1845. CHARLES W. STOREY, JR., Clerk. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Jan. 11, 1845. The Joint Committee on Railways and Canals, to which was committed an order of the 7th instant, as to the manner of choosing Directors of the Western Railroad Corporation on the part of the Commonwealth, have considered the same and report the accompanying Bill. In behalf of the Committee, CHARLES THEO. RUSSELL. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, In the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and FortyFive. AN ACT Concerning the Election of State Directors of the Western Rail-road Corporation. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECT. 1 .At the next election of the Directors of 2 the Western Rail-road Corporation, on the part of the 3 Commonwealth, said directors shall be chosen separ4 ately, and the director first chosen shall hold his office 5 one year-the second chosen shall hold his office two 6 years the third chosen shall hold his office three 7 years and the fourth chosen shall hold his office four 8 years-severally, from the time of election, and until 9 others are chosen in their stead. And after the next 10 election, one director shall be chosen annually, who 11 shall hold his office four years, and until another is 12 chosen in his place. And each director hereafter cho13 sen shall be ineligible to said office for at least one 14 year after his term of office shall expire. 1 SECT. 2. In case of the death, resignation, or re2 moval from the State, of any director hereafter cho3 sen, the next Legislature thereafter shall proceed to 4 elect a director to fill the vacancy so created, for the 5 unexpired term. 1 SECT. 3. This act shall take effect from and after 2 its passage. [Reported by the Committee on the Judiciary.] Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and FortyFive. AN ACT Concerning the Election of Representatives in Congress. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECT. 1. Whenever there shall be a failure to elect 2 a Representative in Congress, in any District, at the 3 second meeting held therefor, agreeably to the sixth 4 chapter of the Revised Statutes, the same proceedings 5 shall be had for further meetings therefor, as are re6 quired by said sixth chapter; and the person receiving 7 the highest number of votes at any such meeting af |