American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-06-18

Act Of incorporation, as it appears in
Chapter 1875, of the Legislative pro-
ceedings, which we think is very liber-
al and all our people should ask for
now:
AN ACT to rectvc and amend tie
several Acts Incorporating the Mon,
ongaheia Navigation Company. y.
Passed Apra7, 1858.
BE it enacted BY the general assem-.
bly,, that the act passed, March tenth
eighteen hundred and forty.seven, en-.
titled an act Incorporating the Monon-
gahela navigation company, and the
act passed March seventh, eighteen
hundred and forty-EiGc, entitled an
act to amend an act passed March
tenth, eighteen hundred and forty sew.
en-, Incorporating the Monogahcla nav
iSation company, be and the same is
hereby revived, amended and rc-enact-
cd so as to read as follows: ...
l. BE it enacted by the general as
sembly, that it shall be lawful to open
books Of subscription at Morgantown,
in the county of Monongalia, under the
direction Of Edwin w. Tower, John
Wallace, Marshall M. Dent, Henry
Dering, Alfred Ieager, George Nj. Ha'
gans, lsaac Scott, Frederick Furman,
Morgan l.. Boyers, or any one of them;
at Falrmout in the county of Marion,
under the direction OF Thomas S. Hay
mond, James Necson, II. G. Watson.
and n. Z. Cooper, or any one Of them
for receiving subscriptions to the n.
mount Of one hundred thousand dollars
in shares of twenty-five dollars each,
to constitute a Joint capital stock for
the purpose Of opening the navigation
Of the MoEongahela river from the
state line upwards to the town Of Fair
mont in Marion county.
,. as soon as eighty shares shall
have been subscribed, the subscribers
and their successors are hereby incor'
porated and made a body polite, by
the name and style of :hc Monongahe-
Ia Navigation company, subject to the
provisions Of the Code of Virginia APP.
plicable thereto.
3. Whenever the work shall be com
plctcd to Morgantown or dam finish
cd, such tolls may be cxactcd as the
said stockholders may determine.
4. The County courts Of Mononga-
lin and Marion, or either of them, may
subscribe such amount to the capital
stock rs they may sec fit to do but
bciorc'so doing, all the Justices shall
be summoned to a given day, the levy
to be made on such day, and a major
ity Of acting justices in the county to
concur therein. And in case Of sub
scription by the county court Of Mon
ongalla, no taxable subjects within the
borough of Morgantown shall be ex.
empt in the subscription made by said
county and each of the said counties
subscribing may raise the amount of
its subscription by county levy laid
on all taxable subjects other than white
tlthabics within their respective conn
ties, made so by the laws of this COM
monwcalth, and collected as other coun.
ty levcs.
S. BE it further enacted, that the
act passed March ninth, eighteen hun
dred and 'ffty'thrcc, entitled an act al
lowing the Monongahcla navigation
company further time of three years
to begin and complete their work, and
all other acts and parts of acs conflict
ing with the provisions Of this act, shall
be and the same is hereby repealed :;
and ten years are hereby allowed to
SAID company to commence its work.
6. This act shall lie in force from its
passage.
State Of Virginia, to wH:
hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true copy of an act passed by the
Generally Assembly on the day and
year first above written. Given un-
der my hand this 18th day of June.
1858.
Sr. G. TUCKER, C. I'D.
and Keeper Of the Rolls Of Virginia.