Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-03-29


da'. ar Hew subscribers 70 b. admitted
Iha company empowered ioAaya land3 ron
denaej en1 lak, materials Tor construct NJ tn
work with al otter POWERS n,.dgh 10 Ike coz
ppmfloas.
Permission may be Granted by the legislature Ia
1 JOIN any othcriHc, road TO lhr ruil rcadofthe jam
/ fiF.r and hona~hb company, or 10 conduct II
/ rrass tie f1me The ktblEla turnpike 10 b
| k#pt opcn and IN eood rcppIr aud tolls not exec
! Ding f1oss los imposed may be demanded there
ca TIM extension Of aaid t1ynpkn 10 the mouth d
F. sondy rlf,r to be completed under the diree
a1u eftbeI present james rlscI company, or tn
Legislature shall direct and when completed tlJt1
b. transferable Tue new company,
TIN tolls allowed the company on Jnmes and
larksou'a rver, not 10 exceed m average Of three
cents pei, ton, Of 2,2io pounds per mile, and the
tolls upon corn wheat and o,lgr grains and grass
seeds flour, meal hemp, flax, cotton, tobacco and
all agricultural productions not to exceed two and
n han cunts per ton per milo, and upon SALT bar /
ron, pig non, ron castings aud minerals and fos-
sls, two cents per ton por mis, upon copl ono
cent per ton per milo, and upon lime lumber and
gypsum, one bali cont per ton per mtlo and when
tho Improvements are completed to f.yuetbure, the
tolls 10 he demundoblo b6tween Richmond and
lynrhbufg, but the tolls on articles which haYi
Passad The locks on the mountain ennal, shall not
exceed t~o cents per ton per olle, until the improve
mouts shnil be completed 10 the mouth Of he North
river III Rochbrdge mud Whcn completed to TINT
point, the new tolls to be paid IN eu Of the tolls
now allowed ON the mountain canal, ond whom ex-
tented above the mouth Of tue North rycf thtn Tho
new tolls 10 be received upon such extension nter
the sumo IS completed to Crows ferry, and above
that poIni Whenever section oftcn nilos IS finish
cd
K hn he fpf af
the lail road 10 The mouth thereof the tolls allow
cd not to exceed one cent per ton per mlc but on
salt, bar non, Pig iron and castings, not exceeding
half cent, and on lumber, lime, conl and GYPSUM
one fourth OF II cent per ton Per milo.
Upon the rnll road authorized the company 10
have the exclusive right Of Incorporation fnot
extended farther ebat than the ", stetn termination
OF the james nycG canal at or above LynchbufR
then lhc TOLLS allowed not 10 exceed an average o.
elshl ocnts pes ton and forpersons four cents each
pcrmle but # extended TO tho kanuwhn, the same
tolls pc, mile Tor arrIago west ofGrow's ferry at
the mouth of Louacy' S creek, and east thereof al
average toll OF iourccnla pen ton per milo ftom wc4t
10 cast GA oil articles o. propery and not exec
ding an average ofsDX cout Ter ton from castle
wost. and on PERSONS both wGye, offor cent each
pr mic The tolls upon lnbe. salt and minerals,
mol 10 eaeeeG the average above eoal lire
iounhs Of those averages, and on Gyp8um, one bali
thereof The tolls dfudu liable when one set OF
trucks Is completed and the company have pro
gIded themselves with necessary carriages, &c
Dividends 10 be made rs the works progress sc.
mi aunually, ont oi the surplus prosls, after pnyug
The dividends due 10 the old stockholders the ann0
al net pt0hs naver to exceed fifteen per ccnlum up
on lheIr eapal Annual reports Of The slate Of
TIN company obG made to tie board Of public
works.
An act to authorize a subscription on behalf OF
the eammonw cath to the stock OF the Winchoste,
and Potomac raj road company authorizes Oh
behalf of the state subscription not exceeding onc
fourth seventy five thousand dollars, TO be lnodo
| according 10 the act prescribing general conditions
on whlohs uch subscriptions shali be made ON behalf
! Of tho statc.
An act to amend tho net entitled an nct conca1n-
! inG the executive department, under the amended
constitution, pissed February 9Th, lS3l--prescrbes
thnt tieio shaIl be secretary TO the commonwealth
or clerk of the executive 10 be sppon ted by the go
vernon to be keeper Of the seal. Of state whose d.
~ It shall be 10 keep "a record ofthe executive act3
and file and preserve all papers belonging TO, an1
! perform all the e,crienl duties Of that department
rendering to tho governor, IN tho despatch Of exec
/ utIYe business, such services rs ho may require.
lie Is also 70 bo Librarian to the state. lie is en-.
powered 10 appoint an assistant cltrk and a copy
to the latter, not To oxceed TWO hundred dollars
| HIS own salary II be- the same as now allowed the
clerk ofthe council and librarian and the assistant
clck To be the rs now allowed that officer Of
the council The council ofstate 10 hbve a clerk
also to be allowed FIVE hundred do lars por year
! he rooms IN tho capitol heretofore used by the
,xecutye council be appropriated to the Of
the governor and council.
An net providing for special courts Of appealg,
provides, TINT when majority of the Judges Of the
count Of appeals arc Interested IN any cause, that
fact obc certified 10 the general court, who 70
! dc5guals such judges OF that count, not Interested,
as will make the number orthe special court Eve
with The Judges Of tho court Of appeals not intercs-
ted, who, any three Of whom, are to constitute the
/ court and try the canSe as TIC court Of appeals
might have done requires the clerk Of the court Of
/ appeals, from which tie oause proceeded TO attend
such spectral court with the records sc. and act as
cIeh thereto aud the judgments Of such co'.rt to be
certified 10 the cour below aud proceeded IN as il
/ the same had been determined by the court of ap-
| pcas. The Ike officers 10 attend the said coa,,,
nnd to receive the like compensation as those attel-
! ling the Of appeals. Each Judge Of such sp.-
cia court to nc allowed five dollars per day, and
! toll dollars for every twenty miles travelling
Special courts to be held al Richmond, 10 be sum-
muaed there on the 10Th OF December and at Lew
a5urg on the first Monday in July next after the
date oi such summons. Aud empowers the court
ofappeals If the parties consent thereto, to SUMMON
the Judges Of the general court themselves, to onq
stutc such special court without the intervention
OF the general court as above provided.
An act making appropriations 10 certain countiSs
iof coiiain purposes TO repair the roads AUD
bridges destroyed BY the late unprecedented treshet
IA tie 0h.odyer, approprutcs VI 500 10 the coun-'