Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-03-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
MokpAy. NIarch,,6fh fs4a.

was raken up, on motion Of Mr.. Kinney.
Mr.. Smith proposed an amendment to the effect
that the Board of Public Workssh shall cash the State
bonds and pay over the money to the company or
contractors. The amendment was lost, ayes 10,
hoes'l5.
The bill was passed by the following vote:
ASEs-Messrs. Woods. Thompson, Jr., Tyler,
Kinney, Barbee, Carlisle, lsbell, Shackleord Tate,
Stanard, Kane, Amber, Rodgers, McCauley PAR
riot and Fry-l6.
Avere,t. Pitts, Opie, dennis, Witcher, Smith and
Sloau=f0.
(Mr. Howard did not vote, having paited oh
with Mr.. French.)
To Incorporate The Blue Ridge Railroad Gonna.
ny, and tor other purposes.
]. BE 1t enacted by the General assembly, That
Tor the purpose constructing railroad from some
point at near Blair Park, i'm the county OF Abe
marie, being tic eastern base of the Blue Ridge, to
some polnt at Or near WaynesborouSh lin the coun
~ Of Augusta, being the Western base of the Blue
Ridge, including the necessary thiinel for rail
road through the Blue Ridge, the Board Of public
works, and their successors be lind they are here
by incorporated and made body polite, under the
name and style of"THe;B Blue Ridge Railroad COM
pany, and shall be subject to all Tile provisions of
ME act prescribing certain general regulations for
the Interpretation dfraii-oad COMPANIES" passed
March eleventh, eighteen hundred and thirty seven
2. BE further enacted, That the president and
directors of said company shall employ competent
engineer 10 locate said railroad SO as TO connect with
the Louisa railroad, at near Blair Park and to
extend tiience, including the tunnel aforesaid, to
some point at or NEAR Wayhesborough ard upon
the location Of said route and the record Of the Mats
and maps thereof in the clerks offices of the re-
spectve counties through which said road and tun.
mel shall pass the title thereto shall become ;,so
tdctO vested in the commonwealth for tile use Of
said road according to the provisions 6fthe dctaast
'afUtcsaid.
g. BE IT, fnfhe+ enacted, Ths, so soon as said
location shall have been completed, the said com
pany shall, after due advertisement in The public
prints, proceed TO let the contracts for the construc
tioa OF said tunnel and said railroad with heavy
rail, requiring bonds with approved secnfity for
the faithful execution of said contracts 4hUtidcd
That said company shall notcontract to pay in any
one year more than one hundred thousand dollars
a. BE t. further enacted, That for the purposes
aforesad, the president and directors of said compa-
ny shalt have power to borrow the credit of the
commonwealth, sum or sums of money not exceed
ing in tiny one year one hundred Thousand dollars,
agreeaby to the provisions of the act passed April
eighth, eighteen hundred ami thirty nine, ''authol
ring loans for the payment of certain subscriptions
and appropriations"
5. BE IL further enacted, That in case the Lou
lisa railroad company shall, within twelve this
frofh The passage of this act, accept the provisions
rheTef, the said Louisa railroad company shall have
the exclusive use of said road from Blair Park to
WaynesbOrOugh, when completed and in consider
alton thereof shah, at its expense, ever there
after keep in good repair said railroad and tes,nel
and shall annually pay into the treasury of the
commonwealth fifty cents for each passenger and
ten cents for each barrel of flour carried through
said tunnel, and ten per cent. ON the said Louisa
railroad companys charge for transportation of each
ton OF produce and merchandise, Except gypsum,
on which no toll shall be paid,) from any point
east of said tunnel to Waynes5oreugh, or from
Waynesbordagh 70 any point east of said tunnel
"A true statement from its books of the number of
passengers barrels of flour and tons of produce and
merchandise carried through said tunnel, and Gifts
charges on the produce and merchandise so carried,
the said Louisa railroad company shall annually re-
port to the Board ofpubc works Provided, That
1t shall aot be lawful for the Louisa railroad com
pany 10 charge fe the transportation of passengers
four, Produce or merchandise, over said road and
through said tunnel, al greater rate than for the
same distance on other portions of its road.
q. BE 1t further eneetoa, That whenever the
cost Of the construction of said railroad and tunnel
shall have been refunded to the commonwealth by
the tolls aforesaid or whenever the Louisa railroad
company shall secure the repayment Of such cost in
such mstaments as may he agreed upon by the said
l.. company and said Blue Ridge company, the title
TO said railroad and tunnel, quit and DISCHARGED
from the payment OF any toll to the commonwealth
shall be vested absolutely in said Louisa company.
z. BE further enacted, That for the purpose
of extending its road from the western terminus of
the railroad and tunnel herein-before authorized to
be constructed to The town of Staunton, and with
view to IFS extension in the direction of the town of
Covington, The capital stock of the Louisa railroad
company be increased one hundred and fifty :hou-
sand dollars.
8. Be IL further enacted, That the Board of pub |
Tic works shall subscribe on the part Of the com |
InnnwpaIth IN no 6 r
railroad company, in the proportion and upon
the terms sci forth in the act passed March eighth |
eighteen hundred and forty seven "providnp for |
the extension OF the Louisa railroad to the eastern
base of the Blue Ridge"
u BE further enacted, That in case the Louisa |
railroad company shall decline to accept the pro-
VISIONS OF this act as aforesaid the said Blue RIDGE
railroad company shall cause books to be opened at
such places, and under the direction of such com
'nissoners, as may be deemed proper, to receive |
subscriptions OF stock, in shares ofty dollars EACH
10 an amount not exceeding sixty thousand dol |
laIs' Tor the purpose of constructing railrsad to
the town of Staunton, and with view to its extern !
sion in the direction OF the town of Covington and
Tor providing every thing necessary for tTansporta
ton between Blair Park and Staunton.
III. DC further enacted, That when six hun |
dred shares shall have been subscribed by indyd |
ua!s and corporations other than the commonwealth
solvent and able to pay the same the Board of pub
tic works shall subscribe for nine hundred shares
and thereuPon the said Blue Ridge railroad compa-
ny shall commence the construction of said railroad
and afterwards, whenever one hundred shares are
subscribed by individuals and corporations as afore
said, the Board of public works shall in like man
ner subscribe One hundred and fifty shares, until |
the aggregate sum thus subscribed shall amount 10
one hundred anti fifty thousand dollars, which shall
be regarded as The capital stock of said Blue RIDGE
Company.
=, III; Ben further enacted, That in order to paw