The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-26
PRICE ONECENT.
LOCAL MArTrRs.

TWENTY THnD AusuAL Mss@yxo a,
s!ocxaoIpEKs or reE VIRGINIA CTsrsI RaIkoan =
The ssockholders Of this Company s,es st nsd
feliows Hall yesterday sfteraoon Ct o'clsck.
on motion, Col q Coleman Wns called to ths
chair, and Messrs Garrett cad C. ,. 81 Nethsr.
land appointed Secretaries.
va motion Of Mr.. w G Wickham, the Chairman a
appointed . committee Of thrss to receive and 70.
part upon proxies.
COMMITTEE. e.-Messrs J. Wood f.. VI G. Gickham
aud John Hunter Afsss brisf retirsmset : ano
rom vas reported in attendance
Va motion, she President vas requested to read
DIS annual report, which be peoceeeed to do,
nuer ,eaoing short times melton was made 70
on being put TO vote, was carried.
resol1tiou: p's'o @"a
, Where's. the Charleston and Memphis Ra,,ros,
1St ons 70 suspend Sabbath travel ON their rosas
Resolved, Tia. the President and n,,s.,,., =, a..
Virginia Central n.ilroad be leeuested ~ o,rssS ~
pond with the Die tory Of other Iises Of rnilroaa
10 connection vith ibis. and with th Post oice De-
poration OF the mails and passsDgsrs on the s.b.
Mr.. Lyons moved to lay the resolution on III !,
tao.e; aud the motion being pot to vote was los,
Mr.. B II. Msgruder offsred ths folio uirr rsso-
luton, a. . comp promise:
Resolved That it be referred to the President and
Drsctors 70 consider and examine into the txs
aiency Oh corresponding with the Directory of other
nes Of Railroad. and the Post Once Department
vi view to dispense with the traueportaiion e,i
Fort the result If their dsbera.ous 10 iho nsxs an
ausl meeting q the stockhoIders. previous to any
Mr.. Page, Of Hanover, moved to Law the sub..i-
tuts on the table.
The question being taken, and the Chair being
unable to decide. Mr.. Page withdrew the motion
to lay on the table.
BY general consent, the original resolution and
substitute we're then Withdrawn.
Mr. Lyons alluded, Ia appropriate terms to tn.
death OF Gen. WIN. I. GORDON, of Aiben,aris, and
offered the following resolution:
- kssS;ysd. Trat Gen VIZ. 2. GORDON having dc
parted this life SINCE our list meeting We desu it
due TO ourselves. as we'll to hs memory. TO sx.
pres cur deep regret for his DEATH aud the esteem
great excellence, ability, and l)fty Patriotism,
The resolstion was unanimously adopted.
MIR. B. Christian offered the folio wing resolution.
which was adopted:
tne hoAd vi this Cempany, between GordogSvitle
and Charlottesville, by the Orange ard Ale 3 dris
entitled IAN ac; autho'izi, z loan 10 the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad Com npanv" rassed March
s3th. lese be and the hereby asssuled to by
.nis company; and tbs Directory ID hereby author.
i1 81 to negotia.s the necessary arrangement
hr. John Hunter offered the following resoIu-
tion:
hc.o.ved. That the Report of ths presi,ent and
directors, and sccoApan, ing documents. be refer.
red to g committee of yen for sxaminatIon and
tnas they report to this meeting in the morning a.
proper.
The question, on being put, va, declared to b
carried.
division was then called for.
Mr.. Gisasbrook, of Richmond, moved q sealed
vote, but after some discussion, withdrew It,
Mr.. - Wood, Jr then offered the folio wing as q
substitute for Mr.. Hunters resolution:
This meeting has listened with pieasu re to the ro
port of the President and Directors. aud hail with
nigh satfaction the ammo oanceinent thar dividend
mag be expected by April nexs. The l..etins slsl
express great pls asure at Learning that sinki1
fund IL TO be set apart OF S100ea per annum 90 81
tngu1h the irdett dness OF the ,tmpany
Mr.. Cleveland offsrei the following. which Wa.
adopted as u substitute for the amendment of Mr.
Wood, and resolution Of Mr. Huuter:
Resolved. That the report If III, President and
ti.ectors be received and approved by this meeting
Mr Wellington Gordon, of Louisa preasnrs 4
preamble aad resolutions, requiring the Treasurer
to have prepared aud printed, quarterly, all ths
business of the Company in detail, including bills
vouchers, ETC., at cost not exceeding s. 400 pc
auDum.
the table, and the question being taken, Ii wa,
carried in the affirmative.
motion was made aud carried, that the meet
ing proceed now TO the election OF all ths officers
foNTAISE, Esq was thereupon nominated 70,
President, and NM. J. RpBERrsoN and NAra r.
tlILL Directors; aud the vote being taken, the,
were pnanimously reelected.
Mr. John Huutar offered the following rssolu
tion, which was adopted:
kssolvei. That the following be one Of the by law,
OF this Company:
The char niau OF every annual n seting shall sp
point Committee of seven, whose duty It sbsll b.
70 examine the report of the President aud Oirec
tcts for the ensuing year. with the accompanying
documents, and report thereon to the mex Injecting
of the St ckholders Immediately sitter the report q
the fIesidsnv and Directors has been presented
On motion, she Chairman was 70 Iuested to an.
point the committees Oh the Treasurer books and
accounts; aud to examine the roaS
The meeting then adj ,urned.