Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-04-12

eooh'y vi augusta, IL snail be lawful to
open books for receiving subscriptions
to the amount Of Three Hundred Thou.
sand Dollars, to be divided into shares
OF twenty-five dollars each. The said
books shallbe openedat Winchester, under
the Superintendent of David w. Barton
John Bruce. Philip Williams Jr., Abram
Miller, Jacob Sensency, Jacob Baker,
Charles II. Clark, Bsshrod Taylor, Na>
than Parkins and Isaac Hollingworth,
and said commissioners OF a majority of
them. shall have full power aud author
ity to open such books at such time, and
continue them open SO long as they shall
think proper. and also to cause books to
be opened at such other places in the
county of Frederick for the purpose of
receiving subscriptions to the stock of
said company, as they shall designate.
and 10 appoint suitable persons 10 SUPER
intend The same. Books shall also be
opened at Woodstock, under the super
attendance of William Morelaud, John
Subut, William w Magruder, William
OFT, David Crawford, Joseph IRWIN,
Samuel q. Williams, and James Allen
at Harrisonburg, under the superinten.
dance of Isaac Hardesty, Samuel Shack
lett, Robert Gray, Peschy Harrison. Ed
ward ii. Smith, John E!lenger, and
John kenney and at Staunton under
the superintendent of Jefferson Kinney,
Benjamin Crawford, John b. Brecken-
ridge, VIM. Poage, James Bell. Robert
Snapp and Samuel Clarke-which said
commissioners or a majority of them so
appointed for each of said towns of
W oodstock, Harrisonburg, and Staun-
ton, shall. in all respects. have the same
power and authority within their res
sPective counties, as is conferred upon
the commissioners appointed TO open
books otsnbscriptions at Winchester.
BE al further enacted, That when
shares to the amount of Forty thousand
Dollars shall have been subscribed, the
subscribers thereto, their executors, ads
ministrators or assigns, shall b. incorpo-
rated by the name and STYLE Of .'the
Valley Turnpike Company" subject 10
all the provisions OF the act entitled can
actprescribing certain general regulations
Tor the incorporation of turnpike com>
! panies,' and the several acts amen6atory
therot, and of the act prescribing certain
general conditions on which future sub
scTiPtions to the capital of Joint stock
companies shall be made on behalf of
the commonwealth, passed February
the eleventh, Gig teen hundred and
thirty-two, not inconsistent with the
provisions of this act provided that the
company shall be at liberty TO dispense
with summer or side roads to the said
turnpike, whenever they may deem it
proper to do SO, nor shall they be cons
! PEELED 10 make the said road more than
forty feet wide, eighteen feet whereof at
least shall be paved or Nc Adamized not
more than twelve inches thick, end pro
vided further. that said company shall
De required to commence the said road
at Winchester.
BE HJurther enacted. That said CONS
paDy may construct the said road along
the site of the present stage road, from
winchester to Staunton, passing through
the principal towns aud villages on the
SAID road, and as near the site thereof
throughout the whole, as the president
and directors of the said company NAV
prescribe. and the graduation of the said
road shall in no part exceed three and a
hall degrees provided, that in the con.
structioa Of the same, no hindranee or
obstruction to the trade upon the said
stage road shall be understood as author.
lied by this act, and in the event of the
necessity OF occupying existing roads or
ways, the said company is hereby res
| CURED before doing so, to provide other
roads or ways equally good, and are
hereby authorized to have assessments
and condemnation Of land for such pur.
pose, in the manner now prescribed by
law In other cases.
Be it.further enacted, That as .oon as
shares to the amount Of FORTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS shall be subscribed and paid
for, or secured to be paid, the board Of
public works is hereby authorized and
required to subscribe on behalf Of the
commonwealth, for number of shares
equal to SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, and
as often thereafter. as additional subs
| scriptioDs shall be made, to the stock of;
the said company by individuals, and
paid or secured TO be paid 10 the amount
oil TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, the
board OF public works is hereby author.
Ized and required to subscribe Cd behalf
OF the commonwealth, the further sum of
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, or in like
proportion TO the subscription by indi.
viduab, until the whole amount Of the
capital stock of said company shall be
filled I'd and provided the snhsrr;n,;onsl