Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-04
From the Baltimora AmeriEan
The NORTH WESTERN Raj. ROAD

THE NORTH WESTERN RAIL. ROAD.
We are indebted to member of the VIRGINIA
Legislature ,-which body adjourned sine die on
Monday,-for the annexed copy of the Law pas
sed at the recent session, incorporating the North
Western Railroad Company. This Law it will
be seen, authorises the construction of Railroad
from point on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at or near Three Folks in Taylor county, to the
town OF Parkersburg on the Ohio river. 1t was
enacted at the instance of that portion of the
people of Virginia residing in the counties
through which the road is expected TO run, and
in order to afford them the benefits of easy and
rapid intercourse with the seaboard and the Ohio
river, from both of which they were debarred by
the Legislation which restricted the Baltimore road
exclusively to Wheeling as its western terminus.
The charter covers the whole ground of the 'sright
OF way which in years gone by was so earnesty
prayed for by the Baltimore Company and so
steadily refused by the Virginia Legislature
We take it for granted, now that this important
chartered privilege has been secured, that the peo-
pie of Virginia will adopt prompt and decided mea-
sures to give the Act vitality and the great enter
prise which it is designed to create, an early and
sure impetus to completion. The line of road
which it comprehends is prominent link in the
chain of the great bee line Railroad which, COM
mencing at Baltimore will run through Parkers-
cennes to st. Louis. 1t will form the shortest
and quickest route between Baltimore, Cincinnati,
and st. Louis, and will command the travel and
trade Of the West to its utmost capacity.
AN ACT
10 incorporate the Northeastern Virginia Railroad
Company.
!. Be at enacted, That it shall be lawful to open
books in Clarksburg, under the direction of JOS John
son, G. D. Camden, c: Vance, J. M. Bennett, D. R.
Neal, L. D. Morrell, B. Despard, John G. Stringer
William Logan, I'll. H. Phelps James NJ. Stephenson
and George Neal, Jr or any three of Them and in such
ether place places and under the direction of such
agents any three OF the above named commissioners
may designate, for the purpose OF receiving subscrp
tons to the amount OF thirty thousand shares of fifty
dollars each, to constitute Joint capital stock for the
purpose of constructing railroad from Parkersburg in
the county of Wood, to ntersect the line of the Balt-
and Ohio Railroad at some eligible and convenient
point at or the mouth of Three Fork in the coun-
y OF Taylor and for providing every thing necessary
| for convenient transportation on the same.
2. The said books shall be opened and the snbscrp-
tons received in the provided by the Code of
Virginia prescribing general regulations for the incor-
poraon OF railroad companies and when three thou
sand shares OF the said capital stock shall have been
subscribed the subscribers their executors adminstra
tors and assigns, sha be and hereby incorporated
into company polite and corporate by the and
style OF "'rhe Northwestern Virginia Railroad Com
pany" subject to al the provisions and entitled all
The benefits OF the aforesaid Code, except far the
provisions of this act are or may be inconsistent there
with.
g. The company hereby incorporated shall have full
right and privilege aud is hereby authorized and en-
powered, to nersect and their said railroad
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at the point
herenbeore designated and shall be entitled to all the
benefits of the 18th section of the passed March the
9th, 1S47 entitled can act to authorize the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company to construct the extern
sion OF their railroad through the territory of Virginia.
d. 1.-THE capital stock Of said company shall be n-
sufficient for the purpose OF this act the said company
shall have power and herebv authorised to
the by the addition of as many shares may be
deemed necessary; and said company shall have pow
to borrow money tor the purposes OF carrying on the
object of this act and to issue proper certificates evil
dences of such loans, and to pledge the property of the
company for the payment OF the and the interest
that may thereon; and said company shall have
power construct much OF their said railroad the
amount subscribed may allow and shall have two years
from the passage oithis act TO commence the same.
| S. So much and such parts OF the Code of Virginia
herenbeiore recited or OF any other may
be inconsistent with any OF the provisions OF this act
shall be held not 10 apply to the company hereby incor-
poraed far as the same may affect the charter gran
ted by this act Prouided ho,oeper That for all other
purposes the shall have the same force and effect
as it this act had never been passed.
RYDER.
The said Railroad hereby authorised to be construct
ed shall not STRIKE touch enter the ravne oil the Ohio
river Northward of the said town Of Parkersburg.
The road hereby authorised to be made shall not be
used for the transportation OF freight passengers lex
cept persons engaged in and materials for the
ton thereof until twelve months after the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company shall have completed their
road from Cumberland In the otae OF Maryland 10 the
terminus thereof in the city OF Wheeling, with grsdua
ton, masonry, tunneling and bridging for a double
track substantially equal in all respects that part OF
their road extending from cumberland aforesaid to
laid of iron weighing at least itty-tive pounds to the
neal yard with suitable urminus and every thing else
necessary for the daily transportation of freight and pas
sengers over the same to and from the said city OF
| Wheeling, and the same shall have been ascertaned
and certified by the Board of Public Works; and any
attempt the said railroad hereby authorised to be
constructed, except aforesaid shall forfeit the prv
gina Railroad Company. Provided, however, that the
restrictions and conditions hereby imposed in this section
| upon the said North Western Virginia Railroad Com
pany shall cease TO have effect whenever it shall be made
to appear to the Board OF Public Works that the city of
Wheeling hasreiused to subscribe pay the subscrp-
ton agreed to be made by her, aereeably to the
morandum OF agreement between said city and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, bearing date
the sixth day of july eighteen hundred and torty-seven