Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-04-17
AN ACT
TO INCORPORATE TIE LiNCIlBIRG
AND
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JE\NES,ltEpAiIRoAn

great Importance and hesyrs that with the nsseni and
operation Of The Safe of r"nucsscc an extension of
the same H. point Al at near the sWn ri Memphis unu
establish communication between the Atlantic ocean
aud the Msssapp liver. promotlyc OF the great pnr-
nasea Of International intercourse and ol National de
fence
BE il enacted 18TH General l.ylmLlg. That j.
shall b" lawful 10 apen haoks Of subscription IN the town
nl lynchbug under The direction ot llenry Davs John
4. Mccm, Samuel Metufkle. Charrs II ynrb lessc
llarr and KMepmel III Liberty under thu lIrer ION
d Robert Allen Il \. Donaj, tharlcs w GIL, Ehen
Nelms Robert tamrheil, afnrlelI T.. Lowry Goslayn,
A. Wnghcli, paschd Buiord, William 'rertv Jsrp,
Wilson, William X Jones. William Rai'oid II 5
SarngG, Jesse I. Hopkins, Rohwtt. Mitchell Henry
" Moac)y, fleesani Preston. aud NJ p Bnrhs; in Sa.
LEM under the direction Of Wm NJ peylan. William
Waite Elijah Metlnmlan. Powell II Hun, Geo.
W. Shanks, John II Guia, Leroy Campbell i.en &
laoghnmc, and Gc7fee Z. Tayl,c; IN Ghns,n,D,r
under he direction 81 jeremiah Kyle David llamo,t
Nm. Wade John Il ioean, John = RadfuI and
IL. A. Snily IA Ae"hefo, under the direction Of Benz,
+ Nysor, wed \. CUuln. Edwin Watson. DAVID +
Kent, Reason Ne1mllhon & J Il Alexander, IN Wy,bc
vile under the dfeenn of Geo 'pe stewart Enhrim
NeGayock, John 7 Matthews. james 81 Clair Rohc,i
trorkrtl and Robert Kent III Marion under the direction
ii james W Shelley, George W.Joncs, jas + Pendle.
ton, Edward ) Watson, Francis +. Staly. John w
Sehuolicld IN Abingdon. under The Il tecfIan Of John {
sreenway, John NJ. Preston. sc y Dunn lnln At
Minhlcil. Jacob lynrl. aud Daniel II 1npe N any
one OF them and in aneh other place u Places under
the direction "l such agents or deputies majority of
The commissioners nj either of The above named places
tha designate Tor The purpose Of receiving sobscrtons
To the amount oi twenty-five thousand shares Of one
bundled dolas each Ia constitute iaal capital sloc
I,r the purpose ii nal ~ awhold from the iown If
ihhelchbutS, by The most eligible uuie fhroaeh the
Southwestern pat ii Heinla some saitabIe mnpt az
the tennessee hue, 3qdn lie sane
say re- HTnihrr cnaeted. That whenever Twelve hun
- shares al stock shall have been subscribed the sub
scrbers the executors, administrators aud assigns sh
be. aud they hereby declared 10 bca body polite and
corporate under the and style ot'lhe iynchbug
and Tennessee Railroad Company" aud shall be sub
Ice all the provisions oi the act prescribing
general regulations Tor the Incorporation o railroad
ianes passed March the eleventh, eighteen hundred
and lhuly seven, and the amendments thereto.
). vi machines vago5s vehicles CARRIAGES belong
,n to the company ro9etber Nrh all their worbs and all
profits which shall from the "a ne, slal be- vesto
I'd IN their respective Shareholders otever. proportion
their respective shares aud shall bt deemed per
eonal estate ihe ills o sud company shall he fegula
ed and prescribed by he President ard Directors Of said
company Provided hanestf, that II "a any ilme herfal
the rates ofto & t'anspalliou shall enable the Pres
ldenl aud Drcema ail.f payment OF all necessary
pctscs aud after settling aPal tar y reasonable ol
the renewal and repairs The uad, Natehuuses deInrs
aud ahrr constructions and 81 The machines, cars other
vehicles ID transportation. IN divide than htaen per
cent the capital stuck invested. then the Legs'a
ture may rcdunr aud reduce the TOLLS and transportation
To enable the company 10 divide fifteen per cent
an" wv '"'''' '"' " 49, =, u 9''' '''o
shal BE- c""hr'"' 'o 'h',o'n' ana ''i'niofs nj me
company shall sem annually declare ana make such div
ldtnd OF INC H't pfal' 81 'h'' IONS rs 'fY may deem
advisable To- hr divided among the proprietor, 4 the stock
II proportion To lh'lr Respective sn'r'@
l. lh sad 'pmmuy a'alI pr coed With all due dl
Iprnce and reasonable dospllcI, makng the survey.
aud IN The prosecution Il sah road" ana shall within 'hr'e
years from the p'ssaee o 'hs act actually enter upon
HE construction ~ SUI 'o''' "'" nave paced nnncr
contract less than Ten miles OF the same and complete
aud pnt IN operation h'le tue expiration oi ianf years
from The passage I'll Tins he mo- Tess man len miles an
n4aIly Tor the same under penalty Z" the forfeiture OF any
portion ct SAID road "hieh my NOT DE nadef contract.
~ tn" construction thereof ro'nn'hrrd' winch forfeiture
Is declared tn be apse'e anu r"i"Pfe rom The ilme
tn conditions Of THIS see'nn sai tan 10 be complied
With
3 the company simll commence The construction
ii said road At the ioNn II ifhchIurg and proceed with
The same by '2nar c'nu"u' s'c'""H, except IN such
easoS as hr President ad directors may from Tie delay
aefason'd by The erection 81 bridges ana diiiienls passes
III any particular section direct pth'"isr or tie event
they shall determine iha me 'n'rrst OF The company,
and the public may De adFan''u ny H. lley may COIN
menee simultaneously III Inc eastern and western ter