ðə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚɹ ɐmˈɛndᵻd ðə kˈʌmpəniz tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt tə pɚmˈɪt ɪt tʊ ɪŋkɹˈiːs ðə stˈɑːk baɪ dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌn mˈɪliən ænd tʊ əbtˈeɪn lˈoʊnz ɪn ˌɛni ɐmˈaʊnt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə kəmplˈiːt ðə ɹˈoʊd.
The state legislature amended the company's charter in February 1848 to permit it to increase the stock by $1 million and to obtain loans in any amount necessary to complete the road.