Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-04-26
mont and Massachusetts Rail road Company provided

Vermont and Massachusetts Rail Road Company shall refuse
draw their road part thereof the of such other
Rail road Corporation, which may be authorised with
their Rail road upon the said Vermont and Massachusetts Rail
Road.
Section 5. The Legislature may after the expiration Of five
years. from the time when the said Rail road shall be opened for
use, from time time, reduce the Of tolls other profits
upon said road But the tolls shall not without the consent Of
said Company be reduced produce with said profits less
than ten per cent. per annum.
Section 6. And whereas the Legislature Of the State YER
mont at their session in October A. D. 1913, Incorporated the
Braleboro and Ftchbug Rail road Company and authorized
and empowered the build Rail road with single OIL
double track from the East village of said Brateboo Souhey
the South East line of said State of Vermont where will
most conveniently the Fchburg Railroad and empowered
said Baeboro and Fcbburg Railroad Company unite with
said Ftchbug Railroad Company with any other Company
that should be chartered between Fchburg and Baeboro
any way inconsistent with the laws Of Vermont, which said
Company might deem expedent promote the general interests
Of the Railroad from Boston Bratleboro now be it further
enacted that said Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad Com
pany hereby authorized unite with said Banleboro and
Fchburg Railroad Company, and with any Company or
Companies which may be incorporated and empowered
and extend Railroad from said Ftcbug said
Brateboro And when the said Companies extending be-
tween Ftchburg and Batleboro shall have united, the
stockholders Of Company shall become the stockholders
the other and the Companies shall constitute Corporation
Company and all the franchises property powers and privileges
granted acquired under the authority Of the said States
specvey shall be held and enjoyed by all the said stockholders
proportion the amount Of property held by them respectively
in either both of said corporations. Or If shall be deemed
convenient mode of unon the said Vermont and Masacu
sets Rail Road Company may purchase and hold the shares Of
capital stock such Intermediate road roads between the North
line Of Massachusetts and said East village Of Baueboro
Section I. One Of the Directors other officers Of
said Vermont and Massachusetts Rail Road Company as is
provided in the preceding Section, shall all times be nhab
tant of this Commonwealth, whom processes agans said
Company may be legally seved and said Company shall be held
TO answer in the jurisdiction, where the service made and
process is returnable.
Section g. The said Company shall keep separate accounts
of their expenditures Massachusetts and Vermont and in
case any part OF said be located and chartered in New
Hampshire that State ALSO and Commissioner shall be a-
pointed by the Governor Of each State which said road
hold their Offices for the years. reasonably
compensated by said Company who shall decide what portion Of
all expenditures Of said Company and of its receipts and profits
properly pertain that Of the road within and that part without
this Commonwealth and the annual report required be made
the Legislature of this Commonwealth shall be approved by the
said Commissioners and shall show the expenditures receipts and
profits belonging the respective parts said road each
States aforesaid.
Section o. The said Company the Stockholders therein
far their road shall be situated Massachusetts shall be
subject all the duties and liabilities of the Vermont and Massa-
cnuset oau Inc provisions oil
Act and the general laws of this State tie said
Company and the Stockholders therein would have BEEN had the
whole line Of said Railroad been located within the limits of
Massachusetts.
Section 10. The provisions contained in the four preceding
sections other than that giving hold the shares the
company companies between the North line OF this State and the
East village of BraeboroO shall take effect until the Legsa
Legislatures Of the State States in which said road shall
be located shall pass containing similar provisions
until said provisions shall have been accepted by the Stock
hoers of said respective Corporations legal meetings held for
hat purpose.
Section. H. The said corporation may with their Rail-
Dad upon the Fchbug Railroad any convenient point
own OF Ftchbug and the any part thereof paying
therefor such rate of toll compensation the Legislature may
rom time TO time prescribe that may be fixed under the
provisions Of any general law of this Commonwealth complying
With the rules and regulations which may be established by said
Ftchbug Railroad Company provided however, that said Yer
mont and Massachusetts Railroad Corporation shall not enter
pon said Ftcbug Railroad with any motive power unless said
Ftchbug Railroad Company shall refuse over their road
part thereof the of said Vermont Massachusetts
Railroad Company.
Section H. This Act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March I5th 1914.