Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-22

,;,. from lanes River TO the lenne, .Sa n,,,
s .,h ,,ro branches or stems, one rom Inc lo"n
WV ,nclhu,o and the other from The Town VI
n,asan.n On lanes River, 10 some common
IN, IN Tho comfy OF Roanoke; and from lnfhce
pv The same route 10 some FL point on me le An
s.se.e line The engineer so appointed, shdi,
nroceed forthwith 10 examine anu survey soH
lines and shall report thereon 10 inc Doalu y.
pubIic Works returning with ms lepot, Pi. ,pt
Mats and surveys Ui The respective lines' n'
as soon as may be thereafter, The Board oil fuo-
lie Works shall appoint i've dlscfee', iu'e'Nsen'
and disjnterested lieehoders, as commissioners
~. sbalI unon an examination Of The said re-
nor, and surveys, determine on and TX Inc Poln'
in The county OF Roanoke, al which me resPee-
rive branches or stems OF said railroad, from .ne
towns OF LyGchburs and Buchanan snai unne'
majority OF said commissioners concuii,ns
shall decide thereon, and they shall report 'neii
decision 10 The Board OF Public WoTKs.
2 That il shall be lawful to open DOCKS VI
Subscription IN the town OF Lynchbure unuef tue
d,rec,ion Of In The Town Of Buchanan, IN
de, The direction of -. In the Town I'll oaiein
under The direction OF -. In the Town Vi C", 70
tjansburg, under the direction Of" AZ 'i'
Town of Abingdon, under the uiiec'ion VI
And in The Guy OF Richmond, unuer ,he uneL
,inn nj -: or any Two OF hem-ano IN such
pr IDENTITIES as a majority Of The commissioners
=, s;,h.r NJ the above named places, shall desis-
nata for The purpose of receiving subscriptions
~ ,hc amount of lhiltytwo thousand shares, OF
6tv dollars each, TO constitute a JONI capl'di
s,c,L icee;her with the subscription hereinafter
,n,hnrized for the Stale TO the amount ot eisEiy
,nousaad shares, Tor The purpose oil making fai,-
Rad from James River 10 Tie Teunes. &c line, WIN
,wo branches or ems; one branch or stem lrch
N. Town oil Lynchburs, and The c!her branch or
STEM from the town Of Buchanan on James iiVtr
10 The common point in The county o. hoan'he
which shall have been determined on anu n1eu
by The commissioners aforesaid, anu nom sa'u
nninl by the most eligible common rouie through
The Sou hweslefn part OF Virginia 10 soihe SUI
able point en- The Tennessee line, and Tor pfoV'u-
inc every Thing necessary for transportation On
The 81 me-. -
3 Every subscriber shall, al The Time OF SUD
scrihina elect tu have The amount subscribed
nv MIN appropriated 10 thai portion OF Inc ran.
road extending irom The Tennessee line 10 Inc
mini Of iunciiun in the County oil Roanoke, or
n rrar norton rom said point 10 the town OF
I.ypchbure, or 10 thai portion iroHi sa'u Poin'
| "a The Town OF Buchanan and Tue coini',s-
siont RS shall designate such election ON Tue oohs
II subscription: and whenever the Board OF euo.
liz Works shah be satisfied by Inc cellhcate Vi
a majority oil The commissioners, al ehhet " ','e
| places heieinbef re designated Tor opening DOCKS
! OF subscription, (Which cefihca'e Shdh NC a.
| comnanled by a list Of The subscribers, ana De
a,,es,ed by The affidavit in legal form oil mol less
,ban three of lhe said commiss'oners,) that lonf
| ,hnusand shares of the said Capital STOCK nave
haen sub crlbed Tor by individuals and corpora
| ,.nns miner Than the SAFE, who re soVenl anu
! ml,v abe 10 paw towards constructing Tue :" I.
| Grst named %. ion OF said railroad, the saii
| b ard is hereby authorized and required 10 SUI
/ scribe in like manner, on The part Oh lne eoin-
| ,nnnwealtb. Tor six thousand shares Of SAID capt.
,,l stock. 10 b. Appropriated towards The CON
.,rncri,n Of said ponion; and as often thereafter
as additional subscription shall o. inaue IN liae
manner to said Stock, by persons, olhef 'ndh 'ne
Sta,e. who are solvent and fully able 10 pay, ana
The Board Of Public Works shall &c saihhea
,hsreot the said Board is hereby authorized ane
,.on;,pd 10 subscribe further, on behalf OF The
| commonwealth in like proportion as aoose :"
subsc, ip,inns by others Than The STATE, un'ii 'he
| wh,le amount Of The capita stock required ioi
the completion OF said first named potion OF saia
| ralfoad, not exceeding fiiy-ouf thousand u'e
hpndred shares in all, shall be filled up; anh
uhruever The Board Of Public WORKS snail be
IN like manner satisfied that seven thouaand
rwo hundred shares OF said STOCK nave been suo
sc,,b.d by persons solvent and iuliy aoie 10 pay
| other Than the STATE, Tor The second namtu Pol-
ton OF said railroad The said Buaro Is hereoy au
| tnor Zed and required y SUBSCRIBE ON .he par u
RIO commonwealth Tor len thousand eight hun
d,st shares thereof Tor said second named portion;
| and wl,oeye! in like manner satisfied ,haI ihrte
| ,hnusand shares Ui sail sock have been sub
scrihed by persons soiyen! and July able 10 pay,
/ o,ber Than The Slate Tor the last named portion
NJ said railroad, Inc said Buard is hereby aulho-
rizsd and required 10 subscribe on Inc paT oil me
/ commonwealth for tour thousand nye nundleo
shares thereof Tor said las! named portion;
4. So soon as ten thousand shares OF said STOCK
CHILL bav. been subscribed for By others than he
| SAFE. and by the Board oil Pubic WoiRs on be-
hat OF the commonwealth, as h''ch otIo!e airec-
ned ur constructing The hfs banned p"floh u sd'o
| r,,,road or 80 suou as eighteen lnoasaDd shares
ut said SOCK shall have been So suoscriore l"f 'he
second named pouioD OF said railroad or SO soon
=. seven Inousand FIVE hundred shares OF said
s,o,t snail have be- So SUBSCRIBED Tor the las
nam.d norton of said Ia road in all or any OF saIf
| .yco,s The subscribers, their executors aud ADM
| nis,ra,ors SUCCESSORS and assiaGs, snail DC, ahC
they are herehy declared 10 be BODY P"iiIlc aht
co,noIaie under The ia me and style OF The "Jame:
River and Tennessee Ra'lroat Company" anc
shall he "a! Jet TO all the provisions Of The g
nofescribins certain general regulations Tor Inc
| ;nrorooralion Of railroad companies, passed
| March lEe eleventh, eighteen hundred aad lhIty'
seven. ana ,he ameGdmen thereto
| /, The subscriptions al the CONNER" eai,h sildi
h. paIa gart passm with The payment OF indivin-
i sub cripinns; and for the purpose 81 pay ln9
mo ntsrriflion IN he part Of the commonwealth
,he BOARD q. pub.;c Works is hereby authoiz.c
| ;, harrow On The credit OF lie con!inonWeal b
| from lime Ia time such sum or sums as NAY u
necessary, asTeeoby IL the provisions 81 lht
a., q, assembly. au,horiz,ns loans Tor The payment
If certain subscriptions aud appropriations. pas
| sed ap,jlcish,h, cgheen hundred aud Ihirly-nine
| psopl!.a That he President andditec ors oisai
comrany snail, III no case, by sale, loan hyPHihe-
ca,inn Of cher teyicr sell or dispose Of The Staie
slock hereby authorized 4 less ihah lis par Va'lr
6 The Board VI Public Works SHAH appoint
one or mole o:Qxies for lie Sla;H, vino, in al
m.s,,uss OF lie stockholders, shall voIe in behalf
Of The Commonwealth On all question: what
ever. except The appointment OF directors, ana
| sail eiyc Dumltr Of woes equal - three
| 6ibs OF the whole numte! ui votes allowed BY
| Law 10 al the stockholders al said company. IL
cIut,pe The State; and SAID aTi shall appoint,
on brhs II Of the Gommon9 eailh, three Of the i've
d,r, ors required to be appointed by the AL q
| Matcn cl,yenh eighteen hundred and thirty
sevru, hcreinbe.oIe Ie.cIftd 10
! :. Now hsantins he provision contained N
lhe dane sectlun u tets ACT prescribing Tie man
neI IN WlIch sAD>c!t p'ioHs sHfii ue hhue' " ~,
o;uei piov,si,n herein con a'ncd, ali ne Frons Q!
| said a road dnl ii Each and every p1Tion
lhsfeoi. shall be divided among all the sockhoIc-
ers Of a id company Ia.biy IN proportion 10 n"
sock neld by mem; PJOUidsd That no stock
/ oo.ccf snail he alloWed 0 Participate in the d.
v,dents until that portion ol The railroad which
sucn 500 khoder has elected to subscribe Tor, as
required by the third section OF This ac, or some
pait ct sucn potion, shall have bren completed,
aud snal be IN actual use for ransperiali"h.
8. Inc siockholGers Of The "LynchbuTs and
Tennessee Railroad Company" Incorporated ~
an ac passed March ;Genly-iourh, cish-
seen nuuGred and ioiy-eight, NAV accept The
provisions oil this &C, in lea OF the charter gram
ed BY said act OF a.arch tweniy.iour'h, eighteen
bundird an! foT'y.eiehI; and lhe'euPon said
charter, and all The powers OF said company un-
der he same, shall b. deemed 10 be surrender d
and vacated. and said Stockholders shall be held