Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-14

aiOreSalt nor ShaI any injunction OF supeISeuedS oe
awarded by any Judg. or court TO delay tho pro-
gress of said work.
: SEe O. BE IL enacted Tint in the absence of any
contract with said Company in relation TO the lands
through which said road may pass, signed by the
owner thereof, or by his agent, or any claimant or
person in possession, which may be confirmed by
the owner, it shall be presumed that the land on
which said road NAV be constructed, together with
a space of one hundred feet or much thereof as
may be necessary for the construction and main
tenance of said road and 10 more, on each side of
the centre of said road, has been granted to the
Company by the owner thereof, and said Company
shall have good right and title thereto, and shall
have and enjoy the same, as long as the same be
used only for the purposes of the road, and no
longer; unless the person or persons owning said
land at the time that part Of the road which may
be on said land was finished, or those claiming under
him her or them, shall apply for an assessment OF
the value of said lands within three years next and
after that part Of said road finished and in case
said owner or owners or these claiming under him,
her. or them do not apply within three years next,
after said part finished, he she, or they shalbe
forever barred from recovering of said land hay
ing any assessment or recompensation therefor
Provided, nothing in this section contained shall
affect the right of fe1nes eovetS or infants until two
wears after the removal of their respective disa-
bilities.
SIC TO- Be II enacted, That if any person shall
wlfully or mallciously destroy, or in any manner
| hurt damage, or obstruet the said Railroad, or any
bridge or any vehicle used for in the tranpoTta
! ton thereon such person or persons so offending
shall be liable to be indicted, therefor, and,
! victon shall be imprisoned not more than six or
less than one month, and pay fine not less than
twenty dollars and shall be further liable to pay all
the expenses of repairing the same: and it shall
not be competent for any person so offending
against the provisions of this section to defend him
| self by pleading that he was the owner or agent,
/ or servant of the owner Of the land, where such
destruction, hurt damage injury or obstruction was
1 done or caused at the time the same caused or
! done.
SEC. IL Be 1t enacted, That every obstruction
to the safe and free passage of vehicles on said road
shall be deemed public nuisance and may be
abated as such by any officer agent or servant Of
the company, and the person causing such obstruc-
ton may be indicted aud punished for creating a
public nuisance
SEC. u. Be it enacted, That said company is
hereby expressly prohibited from carrying on any
banking operations; but may effect insurance on
lives and property transported on said rond.
SEC 13 Be IL endteea, That the officers, agents
and servants shall be exempt from serving on
juries and from working on public roads, and that
the capital stock of said company and the road
with its fixtures and appurtenances including work
shops. warehouses and vehicles of transportation
shall be forever exempt from taxation.
SEC. IA. Be 1t further enacted That the stock
heretofore subscribed for the extension of the Mis-
sissippi Central Rail Road through Hardeman cour
ty by way of Bolivar to Jackson Tennessee, shall be
good and valid under this charter according to the
terms of said subscriptions.
| SEC Is. BE IL further enacted That body cor
porate and polite is hereby incorporated and con
sttuted by the name and style of the Central South
ern Railroad Company, for the purpose of con
structing Railroad from point of intersection
with the Tennessee and Alabama Railroad, at Co
lumbia in Maury county by way Of Pulaski, il
Giles county, to the Alabama line in the direction
of Athens and Decatur, Alabama, to connect witt
any railroad that may be constructed from Decatur
Alabama to the said State line in the direction O
Pulaski; and the said Company shall have all tn,
powers and privileges, and be subject to all the re
strictions and liabilities provided in the charter o
the Nashville and Chattagooga Railroad and in tn
various amendments thereunto, except as herenaf
ter prescribed, provided nothing contained in thi
section shall be so construed as to require the aid
the State to said road
SEo l6 Bet enacted, That the capital stock O
said Company shall be one million of dollars to b
divided int, shares of fifty dollars each and tn
Company shall have power to increase the capita
stock to any amount sufficient to insure the com
petion of said road, and whenever one Thousand
shares of the capital stock shall be subscribed for
board of directors who shall elect President from
their nurnber-when a vote is to be taken eacl
stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote for eacl
share of stock held by him.
SEC H. Be 1t enacted, That Roger B. Mayes, S
D. Frierson, James H. Thomas W c. Whltthorn
R. A. L. Wilkes, George CAN'T, Thomas Martin
! Giles A. Reynolds Thomas E. Abernathey Dr. B
Carter, Tyree Rodes, Thomas r. Gordon, Davt
Maxwell be and they are hereby constituted
Board of Commissioners, majority of whom ma,
act, to manage all the affairs of said Company, I'm
til it shall be organized by the election Of Board
Directors, aforesaid, to procure the subscription
of Stock, by the appointment of an agent or agent
for that purpose, or in such manner as they ma
deem best to provide for experimental surveys G
routes for said Railroad, and for the payment 70
making said surveys, and for procuring said sub
scriptions out of such call on the Stock subscribe
for as they may deem advisable and out of tn
funds hereafter provided for but they shall not
compelled to require any partof the Stock subscrib
ed for to be paid in cash the time it is subscribe
for and at all meetings of said Commissioners the
may vote in person or by proxy in relation to tn
affairs of the Company before its organization a
aforesaid, and they shall require each subscriber
execute his note to the Company for one dollar 70
each share Of Stock subscribed for by him. and
shall be lawful for the to be sued for and re
| covered of such subscribers, in the name of tn
Company, whether organized as aforesaid or moi
to be used when paid IN defraylng the expense
incurred by the Company in the manner aforesaid
SIC - Be 1t enacted, That if said Compan
SHOULD rin the said Railroad continuous on the lin
Of any turnpike road, the Company shall have pow
er to do So upon such terms as the Company MAJ
agree upon with said Turnpike Company, by per
hitting such Turnpike Company to subscribe 70
such amount of Stock in said Railroad Company
the parties may agree upon in lieu of the value OF
or damage to said turnpike road, or otherwise, bu
said Railroad Company shall not be liable to pay t.
any Turnpike Company any damages for running
laterally WITH parallel or adjacent to any turnpike
road unless the Railroad should be run continuou:
upon the bed of such turnpike road
SEC. 10. Be ii enacted That it shall not be law
full for said Company to make any unequal discrIn-
nations in their charge for freight passage or in
the transportation of freight passengers in favor
of any roads that may connect herewith.
Sec. 20. BE IL further enacted, That the 18th
Se,tion of an act, passed December l l845, ncor-
poratng the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company, shall not be part of this act -
i Sec 81 Be II further enoeted That should any
of the Stockholders desire TO pay their Stock or
any portion thereof in work or labor required in
the construction Of said road they shall have the
right to do so; provided they will do such work Ito
be specified upon contract with the President and
Directors of said road on as good terms or for as
low price, as the Directors are able to get it done
| by others, and said Stockholders desiring to pay
their subscription in work shall have preference
over all others desiring the contract, and