Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-28
ELECTION LAW
MoSDAY, March u.

| Tn Saturday TIE OTntfe passed the Bills-l
! Authorizing the sloekhuldrrs 9th Bank of
| Virginia 10 establish m Office Of Discount aud
| Deposit in the county OF kenawha 2, 10 pro.
vide Tor thu construction ol "A Turnpike rond
! from Winchester to some point On the ONO
! River 3, Authorizing the Foard Of Publle
Works 10 subscribe Tor pat OF the stock OF the
| Beuyyille turnpike company ! H. Concerning
j the Mauchesie: turnpike,
/ They agree 10 the resolution requesting the
! Governor III correspond with the Governors oil
o ~ and Kentucky upon the subject OF the
Land Warrants loc ted IN said staIes by pea
sous who served in the Virginia line Oh con
fineutal establishment, during tho Revolution.
| A I'd also, to the resolution cnIhng for InfDrmH-
! ton from III. Presidents OF the bank oI fTgI-
u a aud Farmers Bank OF Virginia.
They have rejected The bills, Connect
ming Jurym.n ., Concerning WIN. Mcdaniel
Bills passed., Concerning John Morris
aud Nathan Spencer 2, Amending the several
acts au no izng loitery and the sale VI Ger.
| tain lots i, the town Of PUrt,montl, 3. DTec-
hog a survey from the town ol SUFFOLK III N inst
mo.d. to the Roenokc rnci \. Concerning
Michael aglsr aud Hopkins Nosln ; s, Re
leasing 10 Tho. NJ johnston OF Frederick sUurg,
the Commonwealth thls 10 II tract ol Land
6, Authorizing John A. Washington. Bushrod
G. Washington aud Geo. &. Washington, TO
sell lands therein mentioned
SlAUNlON RAIL WAY.
This bill, with The remaining amend .nent from
the Senate striking oui the 29ib seciDn lcIicG-
dug the road westward OF olaunlon) being Ia
ken up
Nj Williams Of Shenandoah, offered The fol.
lowing amendment 10 Mi Summers amend.
ment, pending since Friday
I" And he II further enacted, that the Compn-
pany hereby Incorporated. shall have lnll pow.
er and authority TO extend the lroad author.
ised by this act, to some point on ihe krna~ha
OF Ohio river within the STATE OF ViIgiu,a IN
their discretion, upon the same terms, with all
The same powers, privileges, ImmuDIles, rem
edles aud rights which are granted by this ACT
and subject 10 all the same duties, pains aud
ueutties, Yblcb are imposed thereby , add foi
that purpose full power aud authority is here
by given to the sud cOmpiny, from time 10
time, IN general meeting, 10 increase their cap
ilal sloak 10 such amount as may be ne cessary,
to cOmplH lie aud put III operaIio the whole of
sal road H. divided, thht the privilege herr by
granted 10 said company, to extend said road
/ ~ csCwardy from Sauntou, shall not avail
them ia any w,se, 50 as 10 authorizes the con-
meucement Of said western section, before the
q piration oil thee gears from The passing OF
tins act, nor unless the same shall be com-
menced within seven yeas from the passing
Of this act, and completed within seven
years thereafter Aud provided moreover,
that nothing IN lbls section contained, shall be
50 construed as 10 bar The COmmons ealIh OF
any company incorporated ny the Common
wealth from uniting the waters Of tbs James ~
Roanoke rivers with tue X enawba or OHIO by
any mode Of Improvement they may think
pr"p.r TO adopt, 50 that II be not dnse in such
manner, as toinj ure the rail road which may
have bern construct by ths company
hereby Incorporated: And proviGe.i further,
that II the state shall connect The sand eastern
aud "estera waters, by vail road through ths
valley OF tue Great keuawha, before tue Tail
road authorised by tIls section shall be con
siructed through the said valley, 1t shall, as TO
such part Df the rail road so contributed. su-
persede the rights granted 10 the company
hereby incorporated. reserying however 10 the
said company. tue right 10 ilhersect the =
! pro .emeat III ide by ibe state, or company
incor poratcd by The state, at any point west oil
the Blue Ridge Of mountains,--in the same
manner as the state or incorporated companies
are by this act, authorised TO in. ersect the rail
| road authorised thereby"
Mr.. Preston addressed the House n, con-
siderable lcns'hjin opposition 10 tue amend