The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-16

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4 Aiienbiy OF Virginia, Ut the next ielIor, pray
ing thar an al may pals incorporate company
Tor the purpoe Of cutting Canal the iou.h eide of
che falls of James River, otherw lie improving the
navigation ofthe river ior the paage of 2a,eaux and
alto for the Establishment of Bank in the town Of
Manchester. Augua Ii.
To ne A'1 zee Speaker and Gentltren IF tie Hore of
Delegates.
THE Petition of fundry iniab;tant. Of the town Of
Mancheiter respectfully Geweth: That one among
the great b,eTgs of the government they live under
and enjoy, is the right Of Representing their grevan
ces to the legislature. That before the a.ses River
Co"fsny progreied with tire improvements of the ma
vyaton OF that river, 10 far enttle them To the
receipt OF tolls Under their al Transportation Man
cheiier, commercial town was but little il any,
in.ef.or to TIE City OF Rcn,oud but finee then, ali
the means in the power Of that Company, have beer
pr''aed TO the advantages OF the latter, and to tbs
INJURY and rum OF the former. This was not intend
ed by the Legislature. The God Of Nature has given
10 both equal advantages. The Legislature has fixed
them oppoite on the fame rver---the full beneft OF
which Nlaiiehsaer now claims. 1t cannot be the po-
hey o. the legislature promote the commerce of ON.
pace IN preference to another equally eutited to it,
.ee'ion The fame Giicultes that eyi.tvsi in the
navigation OF the great falls TO Richmond, prefer.
themelves IN the navigation Of the fame to Manohe
ter. II this circumance iuffcicnt 10 procure the
charter, OF The James River Company, for cutting
what is called, the Richmond Canal is it not rusic-
ent to enttle the people CT Marcteaer to .inlilar
right in making Ike Canal on their fide of the ri
yer, TO avoid the fame falls The foerinp Laud of
the Legislature, ihould be alike extended to every
branch OF the commerce Of its country, and III every
direction convenient commerce. is felt by all def
crptions OK commercial competition between
towns can never fail TO produce great advantages to
the agricultural ntercn Of the surrounding country.
Nianohefer drocps while Richmond rears her head.
lheie il3s are too obvious to require proof. Let
every member of his honourable houle to fat,sfy him
!ei--look at the pl1ees-R Richmond ri.irg like
new feat ot Observation-Disclosures declining like = de-
ierted vsPe. And to what is this principally ow-
ing but to tho!e advantages which the former has
obtained over the latter, by means Of the qax-es Ri
"tr Canal advantages Afforded by the lee ature, Of
which your petitioners will complain ,o..4 they
can derive equal advantages, from fource of The like
nature.
Your petitioners therefore refpeaf!l,Y bep leave
to rePreient, to the honorable members of Ibis houfe
that Canal on the fouth fide of the flid falls. from,
the lower point OF the upper navie alton to pats
through Manoheiter. irto tidewater is much ,rore
practicable than the Richmond Canal was & ca, he
complicated for FUN far leis than that expended bv
the lanes River Company, at this time That
mould 1t be the Peaure of this honorable houfe, to
incorporate company fer cutting the propOies Ca
nal, Marcheher will he foon renored to her former
commerce. The moment the canal is complicated.
the people OF Manchester, will be able to renew their
commerce with the upper ard lower country which
Tor the want OF fuch canal, has dwinLled into al
mott nothng-owing the great Inconvenience of
croiing the river, befdes the expenfe and trouble
when there. The advantages derived by the people
OF Richmond from their Canal are feen on every
hand Give to Manchester a like Canal and Ike adj
vantages will retult to the people of that place and
TO all the agricultural intere fnth of it and as far
as the Tennehee and Kentucky lines wef the flames
River Company can have reaionale objection
they have omitted to do, what long fince for the be-
neft OF the community, they fhould have done. that
is. TO communicate with tidewa,er their charter
might have been claimed, upon the ground of frfei
ture but Tor the benign Pirit of the Legislature in pro-
noting work OF fuch great public utility.
Hence your petitioners acting under an n,nrei,op
that .here is too much Juice in their application to
be denied respectfully beg leave, for the attainment,
OF meaure, 10 much calculated to promote the pub
lie good, fate the outlines OF propoied charter
That thofe who hall fubfcribe for the ho,k
hereafter mentioned ihall be incorporated by the
name of The Pefdeat and Direl7or5 Of he Msys5.G,,
Canal Company, with the ufual rights and PRIVILEGES
of other corporations that their capital flock fial!
not exceed dollars that ih4re in
the faid Geek fhal not exceed so dollars: thar fnb-
fcriptiops for the fad capital flock ia he opened in
the town Of Mapohefer under the direction of
majority of them, and continued until
flares arc iubfcribed for in pcrfon or BY proxy
but perfon ihatl fubfcribe for more than
fhares, nor ihal he any time vote upon auv
greater number and the faid fubicrptions lall be
further kept open for tie term o3o days for the be-
ne of fuch perfons may chue to fubfcrbe for not
more than two flares that the fate may direct the
treafurer FOR the time being, to fibfcrihe for
3,ares that the Jaausy Risey COg6any NAV fub(cr:be
for flares: that other fnbfcriptons il,al be re-
ceived, until they have fbicrbed or refjed ar tLe
inltance Of the commoners that the properly of the
Afanebger Cara! Company ihall be conduG ed by tbir
directors, who fhall be Rock holders and citizen,
of Manchester or Richmond, of whom the Treafurer
for the time being, if the Rate ha flbfcribe for any
flares, fhall be ex-o: that as foon as the Ca
pi,al took fall be fubfcribed for the ccmmifioners
ihall convene the ftockholders certain day TO be
named, and at a certain place, in the town OF IMau
cheter, and they majority Of them in perfon or
by proxy hall proceed to appoint twelve directors in
cafe the treaiurer IS one, and thirteen, if he s not,
who fna form board, and proceed to the appoint
nent of Preident, Gather and other officers and
iervants. AL elections or appointments f,a be By
ballot. Removal from Manchester or Richmond
ball the feat Of Director, unies It be from
one Of thole places the other an vacancies whc
ther By removal, death, reGgnation Hlll be fIp-
Piled By the other Directors for the slime being that
the Directors, 70 to be appointed a con:icue in Of
fee until the fra day of January, preceding their
appointment, which hereby declared 10 be the day
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