Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-02-11
A Further Supplement- to the Act incor.
poratlng the MOnOngahela Nayiga.
ton Company.

ton Company.
Srcrtos /. Be /. caac:eSbyMe Senate
and House Of Representative ofthe
COMMONWEALTH Of PcsnsylUenis. IN gen
eral Assembly met. and Il is hereby en-.
acted BY the authority efthe sams-That
for the purpose of enabling the Monon-
cahela Navigation Company toaextend
their works, tho said Company are here
by authorized to increase their cap.
i,al by receiving subscriptions there
TO 10 any amount not exceeding three
hundred thousand dollars, and the said
company arc hereby required TO put
lock and dam number five under con-
tract within sixty days after the passage
of this act, and complete the same for
navigation by tho first day Of June, a.
D. 1855. and sooner If practicable. No.
6 to be finished by tho first day of De-
oennc-, 1855. and all tho balance ofthc1
work TO be finished within one year af
ter a subscription of $4,000 to lhg
stock of the company is made by.thy
citizens Of Faye,te and Greene coun,ief
Pa, and the citizens of Virginia. andi
no even; shall the work above No. i6b
delayed longer than the first day Of p
cember. lS57-Prosidsa, That the I'D
company shall not hereafter be liPle
for damages which may be done .Ifre.
perry lying in the vicinity ofany isr,'pH
Of their line, except as is proysed ty
On &C, entitled "An Act to auth fize taetl
Governor to incorporate cotpany 70
make lock navigation on lilo rtveI
Monongahela," passed the ast day 9.
March, 1886, and tho Act ots5th April
lS44.' H.
sgcr.os .. Tia, tho std company
arc hereby authorized to Fsue 'tock aud I
distribute tho same or lbo proceed. Ct
the sale thereof, pro ruh, amcpgst the
owners of the prcscn, sock of tio com /.
nany to an amount eolal 10 tho sum NJ
sums which may have been extended
in the construction other improvement
and which has not heretofore beet rep.
resented by stock in tho company aud
also for such further amount as may
hereafter be applied out Of the earnings
of the company towards tho constrac,.
ton Of tho extension hereby authorized
or to the payment of tho principal or in.
,ercst upon any bonds or obligations'o5
deb. which have been or may be issued
for the construction or extension OF said
improvement
SECTION s. That when lock and dam
No. S shall have been completed and
ready for navigation, tho oaid company
shall DO entitled to charge and receive
on any part Of their improvement, such
rates of toll and charges as shall be just
and reasonahlc-Prouidca, alDGys, ,hat
the net dividends shall not exceed the
Limitation prescribed by tho 9Th section
Of the Supplement TO an Act entitled
can Act to authorize the Governor 10
incorporate company to make lock
navigation on tho river Moncngancla. :"
passed June ~ lo9s' '"s 1l'a a, ,t'
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! SECTION d That al saose''P''onS
heretofore made to the S'oeS o. sa,'-
company are hereby 'egaI'Se :1 aaa mae at.
saIa anu ensstua' ~ ~; ~ ~ az sac,r a,,
purposes, not%'tnsssna'ng any Ss.', ,h -
."o "'"'u. Vi Nv .o' M =. .,;i conra,'', ors