Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-27
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Tuesduu. Feb. 25.

The Senate have passed the bills to amend an act con.
corning general eec,ions-allowng further time the
owners OF lots in the town OF LOvngston improve the
consolidating the Petersburg Rail Road Company to
increase their capital stock, borrow money amend
Turnpike Companyto incorporate the Vaucluse Mining
CompaDy-incorporatng the Trustees OF Rehoboth Aca-
And hev have Agreed to The rs, y; 1 d,rs,;n
animation of the country between the towns of Freder.
icksburg and Alexandra, with view the construction
OF road between said towns.
On motion OF Mr.. Dorman, the engrossed bill incor
pora,e the White Sulphur Springs Company, taken
MIR Glmer moved 10 amend the bill by the folio W ing
ryder:
Be it enacted, That the privileges hereby granted
shall cease aud determine, unless the propeiors the
said Springs shall, within eighteen months after The or
ganzation of Company cause the waters thereof
Be carefully subjected 10 thorough ANALYSIS by chemist
whose selection shall be spprovedby the Executive OF this
The ryder was read, &c, and adopted. and the bill
Coinnonweah-the result OF such analys TO be pub
ished Tor the benefit OF the community.
passed.
vide Tor the construction of road the Allegheny
Mountain, in the Counties OF Pende,on and
and opposed by Mr. Gregory the ayes or.
dered on motion OF Mr. Paeson, and the bill passed by
the following vote:
Aye.-Messrs. Gilmer, Damron, Niche, May.e, Col
ston, Wilson of b., M'Man MGinnis, Barbour, Jones
Of E. c. & W.. Marshall, French, Stephenson OF F. s.
NJ, Payne, Barton, Gibson, Cary, Vance, sioan Mullen,
Kncheloe, Gather, Bolts, Galsher, Fry, Hooe OF X c..
Duff. Hays. stoings, Janney. Beard, Harrison, Billings.
~ Cooper AIexandsr, Buck CsbeII. Waits, Parrott,
MLure Jones Of p, Savin Nash, Carroll, Hooe r of r.
W. Boothe. NJ Dowe jr., Dornan, Moorman, Waterman
Hopkins. Jones of s., Clemands. M'Coy, MCulIoch,
Maybcry, Cunningham, Brown and Ruiherfoord-59.
Noes-Nlessrs. Banks, (Speaker) Drummond, PouIson,
SouIhal, Booker Stuart. Pate. TurobuI, Daley, Pate
Wilson OF c., Scott, Baylor, Ball, Hale Of F., Woods
Hale Of Giles Smi, Of G., Hail of Grayson Spencer,
wood, Dabney, Carter, Kimbrough, May. Kennon, Gar
land OF NJ, M'CauIey Harvey, Epes, Williams, Adams,
Cole. Swanson; Dupuy WoOdhOuse shaods. Bare Crit
On motion OF Mr. ColsioD, the bill with ameDdme nts
from the Senate TO incorporate the stockholders OF the
Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad Company, was
taken up.
Various amendments were agreed TO- The last amend.
ment OF the Senate, Is TO insert the following tho end
oil the last section
"And whereas the Rail road authorized by this act
will form part Of the main northern and southern
between the city Of Richmond and the city OF
and the privilege OF transporting passengers the
and receiving the passage money will II is believed be
D the company and the General Assembly considers il
just and reasonable that those who embark in the enter
prize should be hereafter deprived Of that which forms
chief Dducemept TO the undertaking.
BE 1t therefore enacted and declared and the Gene
raj Assembly pledges itself TO the said Company That in
the OF the completion OF the said Railroad the
City of Richmond to the town Of Fredericksburg, within
the time limited by this act the General Assembly will
not tor the period Of thirty years from the completion Of
the said Rail- road allow any other Rail
ed between the City Of Richmond and the City OF Wash.
ogon. any portion OF the said distance, the proba
BILE effect of which would be diminish the number of
passengers travelling between the city and the other,
upon the Railroad authorised by this act or compel the
passage money Prouided however, that nothing herein
shall be construed as to prevent the Legis
lature, at any time hereafter from authorizing the
struction OF a Railroad between the y Of Richmond
and the Town Of Tappsbannock or UrbsDna TO any in
termediate points between II chnlond and sad Towns
fnd provided, Also that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prevent the GeDsrsf Assembiy from
charering any other Company Compsn'es 10
Rail- road from Fredericksburg TO the City Of Washing
On mo Of Mr.. Watkins, the ayes and noes
dered on The adoption Of the amendment.
Mr.. Mcdowell moved TO amend the amendment Of the
Senate, by adding thereto the following section:
BE further endcfed, That, should the General Assem-.
bly, deem expedien desirable do, II shall be At H.
berry, any time alter the expiration Of fifteen years from
the fret general meeting Of the sockboders 10 purchase
out the rights herein granted by paying agreeing TO pay
said company the whole actually expended IN The
trucon aud repair Of ad road and in the supply OF loco
motives for its use, with six per cent thereon, oi the
RODS which the portions Of The said total
expended which payment the General Assembly shall
make in ten equal instruments bearing interest from their
dates, in certificates Of public debt Irredeemabe for 20
years. and subject to the annual payment OF five per cent
thereon But the time OF making such purchase should
appear from the books and OF the company, that
its profits had netted six per cent upon s entire dsburse
ments shall In such be lawful for the General AS
semby TO take the road and other property OF said
paDy al valuation and pay therefor above; Provided
however, that the instruments certificates, as the case
may be, shall be ehsrgeable with the per rate