Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-09-02
An Act to Incorporate tho Monsngahela and
RaVcnswood Rail Road.
Passed February "a, 1854.

Be il enacted by the General Assembly,
Tha, il shall be Lawful! to open books al Nor
gantown, in the county Of Monongalia, under
the direction OF E. W. Tower, E. G. Wilson,
Henry Daugherty, Daniel Haldeman and
James Shay; at Fairmont, in tho county OF
Marion, under the direction Of Jas. 0. Wat
son, James Neeson, John Musgraye, I. 5.
HaymonG and N. C. Cooper; at Carksbnrg,
in the county Of Harrison, under the dlrec-
ton OF Rezin X. Shinn. Stephen Allen, Aa'
ron Ctiss. Augustine J. Smith, and John ker-
sey; at Hanisvile, in the county Of Richie,
under the direction Of Cyrus Hall, Amos
Culp, Alexander Sutton, Lewis A. Phelps,
and William 7. Williams; st Rayonswood,
in the comfy Of Jackson, under the dltec.
,ion Of William Parks, Squire Rice, Henry
Filzhugh, Jr., B. Fleming, and Daniel 5.
Kemp; and OF such other place or places,
and under the direction Of such agent or a.
gents, as majority Of lhe Commissioners in
each Of the abovs.named counties may ap.
point, for the purpose Of securing subscrlp'
lions 10 the amour, Of four millions Of dol
lars, divided into shares Of one hundred dol.
lars each, TO constitute join, capital stock,
for the purpose Of constructing a railroad
from The Pennsylvania line, at or near where
The same crosses the Monongahela river,and
from thence up the ravine of said river TO
the junction of the Tygart's Valley \ West
Fork rveis; thence up the latter river to
some suitable and convenient point, at or
near the mouth Of Elk creek, in the county
Of Harrison, and from thence by the most
practicable route 10 the townof Ravenswood
in the county Of jackson, aud to terminate
at or not more than fourteen miles from SAID
town, in the county of Jackson. 4. Z.
iihe books shal,be opened. and the sub; ;
scripions raised, in the manner prescribed
by tho Code Of Virginia, prescribing general
regulations for the incorporation OF railroad
companies, and when twenty-five hundred
shares Of the said capital stock shall have
been subscribed, the subscribers, their heirs,
executors administrators, and assigns, shall
be and aro hereby incorporated and formed
into body polite and corporate BY the name
and style Of tie Monongahea and Ravens.
wood Railroad Company, subject 10 all the
benefits aud powers conferred by the pro-
visions Of the Code of Virginia in relation
10 railroad companies, except 80 far as the
provisions Of this act are OF may oe neon
si,,eul herewith.
II the capital stock of said company shall
be nsutlicieu, for the purpose OF this act,she
said company shall have power and are here
b. authorized 10 increase the same BY the
addition Of as many shares as may be deem
Ell necessary for the construction and equip.
men, Of said road, and the said company
shall have power 10 borrow money for the
purpose Of carrying out the object Of this
act, and to issue proper certificates or evl
dences Of such loans, aud torledge the pro
perly Of tho company for the payment ol the
same and the interes, that may accrue there
from, and said company shall have power tt
construct "a much Of their said road as the
amount subscribed will allow, and shall have
ten years from the passage OF this act tt
commence the said road, provided that saie
railroad shall not strike or enter the tavlne
of the Ohio river between the mouth OF the
Little Kanawha river and the mouth OF the
Little Sandy Creek, above the town oil Ra
venswood, in Jackson county.
This &C, shall be in force from lis passage
State Of Virgin;a, city Of Richmond, to tri'
| I,s.. George Tucker, Clerk Of the hols'
Of Delegates add Keeper Of the Rolls 9
Virginia, DO hereby certify that the totego
ing is lrne copy Of an act passed BY ih'
General Assembly Of Virginia the eth o
February, 1854.
Given under my hand this lin March
ST. C. TUCKER, CID,