The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-23

lands, Gones or tinbers neceiary fer anfwsrng the
ends of this act, in cafe the iaid company ha not be
able to agree with the or owners thereof, ihali
be valued by jury, to be ordered, on sppication
The iuperior 81 ehancery, for the Richmond G
uiGt, the ud e t!sreot in vacation that upon
the report Of the aid Jury, fhc fame ,hali be airm
ed the laid company hall pay the amount thereof to
The perion peiioas entitled thereto and heTeupon
the faid lands, Rones, ,irbers, iia be absolutely
veed in the fad company; that all the iurPlus capt.
cal belong'ng to the iaid company or that may
to them, IN the purehae of public or other Goels,
IN any other nioniei q saaions or operations iha
DC applied by the fad company, in any waJ they
may think proper, amy thing herein contained,
,a'n.d IN any exiting law, TO the contrary rotwith-
iiandng; Provided, nevertheless, tina, nothing here
IN contained ihdil authorize the faid company
qure or hold, any real eitate, hut for the ru-Poes
oeiore mentione1 Provided alto, that the fate ihall
not be liable for any niinanagenent of Tx Peiden.
end O.t7e,5 81 tie l2a1sbf C4nai Co,utarf, Of their
inrpius capital, that which may them, in
the purehlie OF pebble ether flock in any other
mon.d transae,ons operations but in proportion
to her iniereil in the fid corporation or company
that 1t fall be lawful for the Prent asd Directors
u ne -Mane;.fr Canal CanfanY to call upon the
itoek holders reipeclivey from time tine they
hall think proper, for all fnms by them fubfcribed
or any part thereof with the iaid conlmiioners as the
lad Predent and Directors iha think proper, under
pam OF forfeiture the par, of the faid noc-bol-
aers, OF their ihares, and of all previous payments
t>efson that the fad PreEdent and Directors lhall
provide their necefdry offices in the fad town of Man
eheer, aud ihall always there for the pur-
poles OF tins atf that the Canal aforefad ha be be-
gun aiio complicated i'll years from the meeting of
the hrt board of the faid Preident and Directors:
ana provided alto, that until the fad Canal iha be
begun and Proecued for leaf fix months with i,-
ouIy, IN order to afcer,ain what the probable ex-
penie Will be- that the of the fuppofed Erplus
capital may ahobe known, part thereof flall be
uied by the faid Prefient and Diresys Of tie AE,n-
9OJ'f' Ctnai Company, in any other way, or for a
ny other purPole, than profecutng the work of the
aid lanai aud IN cafe the iaid Company bal at any
time before the iad Canal is complicated relax in the
execution Of their plan, the ufe oil their uppoCed fur
pits CAPITA, IN any other way, Tor any other pur-
pole, under this aa, Gall for that time be flfperded
upon pain of forfeiture OF their charter that for any
injury which may be done to the public works of the
iald company, the perions 70 offending ON conviction
'ereoi ~ the ordinary coure of law hal pay three
times the amount OF the verditt, in every fuc cafe,
with double colts of fut, and judgment .al be enter
Cd accordingly: tina, If any perfou fhai forge or
counterfeit any note, BILL receipt, Of the fad Pre-
HS'ent ana Directors, Purporting the face thereof
20 pay to any one, or bearer, any fun OF money or
haii aid or ai, in forging counterfetng any fuch
note BILL or receipt, he, ie fhall on conv,c aion
thereof be confined in the Jail and pententiary heufe
than twenty years; that all the flock fublcribed for
to the lad company ha be held aud conveyed as real
eitate that 10 much of the Charter hereby granted to
the laid company as allows them to ue their fppofet
urPps capital, which they may have in any way they
may think proper, except as herein before excepted,
HAIL expire with The charter of the Bank of Virginia
eis At or before that time, the fame al be renew
ed by the Legislature; that no taxes .all be mpoled
upon any OF tine flock that the corporation ihall not
he doived by the failure of any meeting of the flock
holders or OF the Prefideut and Directors; but they
ihal fill meet in the be provided for by
the bye-!aws of the iad corporation. Thefe are the
ourneS of the propoied charter, which your petition
ers have respectfully aiked leave to fubmt but they
beg leave oberve, that any other plan which NAV
occur to this honorable body, be 5 calculated TO in
pre the ends propelled, win be readily accepted of OF
their part To whatever Aa be the decilion of this
honorable honle--your petitioners hall patiently fub-
mit-but as in duty bound they illall ever pray