Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-26
fiUsE OF DELEGATES.

AlospAr. Jan. 10, 1876.
4 Communication from the senate tina, they b.
svsd ,hr sis, eslilled ACT disercing JL ,.,mn
bel 'rsaa his nie, Ann Mara. and su act d,urcinp
Ihenp-on Adsms iTen HE wife, aIarpsrrt.
Reports fron Committees .rere received a, fJlovs -.
fn'm csnmi,ite Il nsds and Internal Nayjyatn,n
bill dfecsa The Busfd ii Public Woiks 10 sell the
fef'suvrih Ard Rtsnake Raj Road aud ncprporsiiso
me purchasers lherr b, The tie Sea Board and
kaa.ke Raj Rad Compshy
Iommi,lss for Sehuois and Colleges ,ep,r,ed hill
.sacera.nc Rob, ). Campbell. furmsr Steward Of tue
SiIg,sn Military ins,iia,. a, Lexington
tmnitse VI ella repsI,.d adversely TO the nr,ition
ci Melville lsis-. sor relisi from recs rance
RESOLUTIONS.
os ssssaa II Mr.. MIeDearmun,
Resiv~d. That the committee on the Mit, Laws
se7sse snta the e.peJi,n.y NJ reporting bill Tor the
hsttef srgsniza,itn II The Militia II The .uuniy Of An
Psaai'os aud the eouaiies frpm which it was form,
I'd
Ds msiion u Mr.. Tunsall- Re,oired. That. Sc
let committee Be appointed With su,hufy To bring IN
MI Increasing the capital OF the Roanoke Navigation
Company.
RICHMOND & OHIO Raj. ROAD.
The bill tot The Incorporation of tho Richmond and
Oais hail X ad occupied the greater part Of the SIT
ting.
Mr. Beck tdered several amendments to diY.r,p,
kee1ns 81 tise oil, ~h'ch were adopted rsrly with III,
coissni II Mr.. Lyons The PATTON He then offered /,
amend 'sfihes. BY striking all after the word same
IA the ieiieains section, and insen amend men,
&irA S,ilows:
10 The said company shall proceed with All r,a
saaos despatch In making the sarysysw determine
Use erai.n ul lhesaie Of The said had and shall with
IN t~e years ifon The passage OF tins act IN,
sane and actual, apun the cons fuctin of s,,,
taa ara nave place. under contract not hess than cir
~ aa'i al SID fssd sal e''n rie'@ 80 r~--..
Ate. The explrsun vi three years ifan. the passage al
Ibis act. not less Than hiiy miles annually of The same
1ader penalty Of The forfeiture any portion Of the road
ahich may be unfinished ana of their rish 10 ennsi,uc
s.y anfiian 81 The same aheh may have been con
G-"eed which "iieare Is declared To be absolute aud
compeie fran the lime tia, conditions of this se,
lion shall fail 10 be complied with"
pom failafe 10 comply wnh the requirements o
ihis secii,n, u shall be- law ul r the General
IN ~ Discretion 10 pass an act declaring the charter o
said compsay fei,ej. and max ing pruyis,n 6,r ths
sale 81 oil their prupery upon fair aud proper terms
Ano distribution al III. proceeds of said smonp III,
ssscAnoldefs sccfdiog 10 their respective lnefess Blu
ssch ale shall nol be required to iak. place under
sears iram the passage of such act. during which time
vsts cuntracip w.
lhe amendment WAS discussed by Messrs. Lyons and
bocsck aiief ~hirh the taken and resulted
ayes 50. noes so. So The amendurn, feel and III, see
t'pn remained IN iis original forp.
Mr.. Denison moved Ia amend the bill by striking ou
the 9Th s~cion. which is as lollnws:
y. he capita stock Of the said company shall b.
exempt from taxation. nor shall any tax he Imposed 40
." The diyideads Vi the said company arising out o. h
,sc"me oi the said railroad unless the nett ipcme
ans said Rad shall exceed six per cent per annu. il
~hieA case the dividends arising from the profits of The
e1mpany may be subject 10 the taxation as shall be
~ the tine imp Aed the dividends Of other comna
airs: Presided That ihe property Of the said compan,
ether than The said rallrusd aud s branches shs b.
sueci To ilxslion: had Prerded also, That the ,hir
ahh section Of the "a i'd general herein 5ere cited
psssro Marcia esvtnh one thousand eight hundred ant
sever, shall be imperative as to The corpora, ion
hereby created"
hs praas.iion excited earnest and arm d,ba, I,
f'ssen M1ssrs Denson and Lyons the former in fa
rni. the latter in opposition . the amendment
! he vsie being taken, the nendmen, wa. los, bv
drcdst majoriiy y
he bill vas then ordered 10 il. eour,ssms,,
IN III. Ians'als N '.ion. the House adjourned.