The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-13
SALE OF THE
PORTSMOUTH & ROANOKE
RAIL ROAD
BE PUBLIC AUCTION.
tsAs,ss9 ssss ss.s3 &1aa all


Day OIL April last given their sent 10 sale of thr
sald Kan Road, according TO the PROVISIONS of the
det directing NE Board Of Public FORKS to sell III,
porfswo"h and Roanoke Raa Road, aud incorpora-
ing me purchasers thereof By The name Of The Sea6onya
ana Portsmouth Rail Road ,"--passru FebruervD7 n
1916 copy of " hch is hcrct,, sli incl pnil;l
Noucci Is hcrc1y given To all whom 1t may conccrn
that the Prcsi,en, and Directors of tb, Rrard ni
P f,3 Works viii: by their agent, proceed on
FRIDAY, the 4th day of September next AT u
oclock, before the Court House oc No, foIS Cnnmiy
in the Town OF Portsmouth, To sell by public n,,c
ton on the terms. Limitations, and provisions set
lorth IN said act, "al the estate. pt opcrtv nnd 81
iec's OF every nature and kind whatsoever and
whet csoevcr situated being, embraced by thr
morigngec executed by the Portsmouth and Ro.
an"ke RAN Road lmpany to the President md
Directors of the Board of Public Works. -, p1rti.u.
larry specified in tho said act.
such tile only viii be conveyed tu the purchase.
as INC commonwealth has To the said road proper
BY oRoER 0FTHE PRESIDENT & DIRECTORS
Of The Board Of Public TVorks
j. BROWN Jr Cd Aud;to,
MEMO The rtion of Ibis road which Ii ; in
North Carolina is ClAncd adversely To the mort
gIges OF the Board of Public Works, by persons
Who profess to hoo it under the laws of North Caro-
lima IL Is to be understood that the title to such
portion rs 70 DC a'ijudicaed according to the laws
at tue purchasers own haz,rd.
., ,;. M j. b. Jr., 2d Aud
The following is copy of the act referred to in
the foregoing notice - -
CHAR. llS.--An ACT directing the BOA RI of pub
liz Works to sell the Portsmouth aud Ro,,nko
Railroad, and incorporating the purchasers there
OF by the name Of the Scaboard and Portsmouth
Rail Road.
Passed February 81, 1916
i. BE IL enacted That so soon as the ockbodcrs
oil the !" Portsmouth, and Roanoke Rail Road Com
pany, on majority thereof, in any gene ra meet
ing; or special II ceng convened for such purpose
shal give their assent to sale of the PortslnoutL
aud Roanoke Rail RI adj, under the NOR ora res and
on the terms and conditions hereinafter SIT forth
the President and Directors of the Board OF Public
works shall sell all the estate, property aud effects
"I e. cry nat ure nd kind what socvcr and whcr So
ever situated or being, embraced by the mo, toaocs
executed by The Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail
h"a, Company To the President aud Directors of
the Board OF Public Works aGorcsaid; the first da
ted the fourth dav cf May eighteen hundred and
thitty,elght' recordei IN the Clerks Office of Nor
io'k county Court, and the second dated the four
tccnth day of October, eighteen hundred and tbir.
ty niue recorded in the County. Court OF Halifax
IN the state of North Carolina together with, ali
INC franchises, rights, privileges aad umuniticS
hc!onging or anpcrtaining To the Porsrnorth and
koanokc R"Il Road Company, well in Virginia
hSln North Carolina, upon the following terms
nc safe TO ne al pnNuc auction. before the Court
House OF Nn.frik County, in the town of Ports.
outh alter sixty days motto. Of tho Time md place
oy advertisement III such newspapers the Fre5i
dent and Directors of the Beard of Public Works
may select the purchasers to give bonds with an.
proved security TO the President aud Directors Of
me Board oil Public Works, !oT the proceeds, pay
able in six equal annual instalncnts. The pur.
chascrs pSo fdcfo by the purchase, shall become
~ ,I, i'n" C"rP9rae, by inc name aud style
ny;' and shall hold, use, chi " aud employ the
nv at 81 W I; p"P'ily ana eEcS'S OF eve
Comr.-,,,, ,,,,l, III ,L ~. et:: ' W wv present
and imnunities granted to and conferred upon il
S Nh p r. oy l'ilS o'ae ana the STATE
81 ~! s 10 rs manner as the lie
vi ''i'S "ta" can WahSicr them, subject
In all respects, and in every thing, to all the du
ad ;v T am" prha,.'Ss aeq.lrco' prescribed
snrcting tIe s, S' "pw lh iorcc re-
ny NS',P"Iy' "h', SUBJECT To tho
titled {. an Act nrnr;h; 80 " en-
iat,. 60 - - ii""! ccre',ih gehrraI Tegu'
NO.; >, 80. ,I a, foLa.lo, Oh hai'road Conpa,
III ''''; .r cieVcu' c'%htcrn hundred
nt ,,. J az S"l" Se.e 10 DC spRleGt To al
o. ,l56,i III ~ ,eu' % uur tTcsu'cd oy TIC
tbr rIairos OF ~; 80 ..'p'uN 9'o
priority uvor the rnortyo,,s f,,csid ~ , 30
f, ~ NJ; ~ 'Ic :, "'o cs1'G 10 INC frcsl
oG rc an directors OF the Board OF Public Works
} ;rhai ty,c rct, ,,r,c,,,,., -, - ,.,,,
DIicd md, ,b 10 '', ic si''1, DC s'P
f,banccrv G iI p;L % ;"c "PeI,ot Court oil
=, ,,,Ii,,;,, - c' , '', ;" '',e S - no"
an The BOARD Of pnbi; W,|G, ," ,l', H. hlvGs
ina, ~ ~ Ii ;,; ~ ~ az: ovneIs' "CSoru,
IF =pnh WI. L',' ~ Wv? Tl"I'ns OF ING boai"
The f,nr,h cii', ' Up, ~: 'saStS ''i way
October the fonrlccntb ci,c ,, hu
tv.uine and Of tho ri,i,n ~ - tt =. ~, tl
The Ports,notj s,J p o. D. Dc p reulors u
who shall in s,iJ s,;i lit H.
oritv over the snif claim Of ne pnad &c g. Ti
Works Aud iranv sn;, ,,r s,,;t, T.; h W uo ~,
now nendin% or sbsIi b hr g. t h.. ny or
nj ,Lc othnr circ,i, C,,,ar;on C,' ~ - IA "pE
Chauccry or in any of The County Court ~ ,I,;
coDn,ot,vr alth AGAINST fhe portsIoor,k - pL
nokc Rail Road COMPANY in which thc pncsiGo o"
and Directors of the Board of Puhlic VIII 80 -.
may be a necessary nortv tbc sn, sL II 10 10 -, VI
fcrrcd bv the Court in which s"ch -, %
pending to the Superior Court Of Cho,c GS ,i Io
Rc rnond Circnii TO be there occcJcd ~ .,o a.
cdcd Prorided bo,revfr Thai a,,v rar,,, - -,
such suit or suits who NAV tbinl, biu,scif o. IT,
se'vcs argticved by any decree Of said Ca,,r tiI
be entitled to apply Cor and if prorer r., n,,,a,,
super sedens from the court of sDoo,ls In s,,cb 90
:.
said Circuit Superior Court Of Chonccrv f,yy Tho
Richmond circuit.