The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-21

with due diligence II shall be lawful for the proprte
tor Of the land upon giving to the SAID president
or any Of them zen cav NV dp eTty IN
which the land may lie: aud upon such spplicatyn,
the cou,f shall appoint five discreet and impartial
freeholders TO the damages to the owner from
the Condemnation Of his land to the use OF the CON-
pany. shall appoint day for their meeting. ana
ceedings on their part for the condemnation OF said
land. The fretholders 40 appoint D. any three OF
more q Whom . may aer proceed - i9e had
been appointed on the motion Of the president ana
directors Of said company and the court shall IN
sede them, or any of Them and appoint others IN
their stead direct another view and report to be
lege of appeal and when any such report ascertain
ing the damages shall be final and confirmed, the
court shall render judgement IN avoT % the pIopre
81. When the Judgment for damages shall be salts
fed by the payment of the money into court OF oth-
erwise the title of the land shall DO vested In the
company in the same manner as If the proprietor
had sold and conveyed il TO them
e. The president and directors for the purposes OF
this shall be at liberty to enter upon any ada
cent lands. and to cut dig, quarry and carry away
any w9Sd r1 Sav or .b saI not te c
down any fruit tree other tree used for shade or
ornament without the consent OF the owner. nor
take any timber gravel stone or Garth, constituting
part of any fence or building. For all damages oc-
casoned by the lawful exercise of this power, the
said company shall pay whatever SUM may be AS
sessed by three freehoders appointed to assess the
same by any Justice of the peace having jurisdiction
over the place, such appointment beng made efter
ten days thereof, with privilege of appeal to either
party TO the county or hustings court as the case
g. The said company shall have power to charge
the following rates of toll-that is to say, cent
for every foot passenger; five cents for every horse
three cents for every mule or ass three cents for
every OK bull or cent for every sheep, hog
or goat and for all other animals five cents each;
ard if passengers shall be conveyed the said
bridge in onnibusses or other like carriages, toll
of cent for each passenger may be charged IN ad-
dition.
written or printed certificates of the shares of stock
in said company and shall deliver one such certifi-
cate signed by the president and countersigned by
the treasurer, to each person, for the number of
shares subscribed by him which certificates shall be
transferable by him, subject, however, to all pay
| ments due or to become due thereon; and each
signee having first caused thetra1sfer assignment
for the purpose, shall thencetOrth become member
of the said company, and shall be liable to pay all
sums due, or TO become due upon the stock assigned
| to him: IrOrided, hoDerrr, That such assignment
shall no wise exempt the assignee or his representa-
tives from their liability to the company for the
of all such sums. il the assignee or his repre-
sentative shall be unable or fail to pay the same.
Is. Out of the tolls aforesaid and other income of
charges. the president and directors may divide to
| the stockholders not more than six per centum per
annum, first setting apart and investing not less
| than three per centum per annum OF the capital
stock towards raising fund equal to the cost and
replacement of the pershable structure otthe bridge
and towards restoring and keeping up the said fund.-
a. il may from time to time be diminished. During
! the first five years after the completion of the
| bridge, the tulS sntli hot Dc ut
der of the company but after that time, if more
than equal to the dividends aforesaid and the Keep
| ing up the fund aforesaid, beyond expenses, they
shall be reduced under the direction OF the trustees
of Manchester, or the proper municipal authorities
of that town. as to yield only an amount equal to
| the said purposes.
26 The said company snail ahDuaiiy report 10 tne
board of public works or otherwise. as the general
assembly may DIRECT, their receipts and disbnrse-
ments; and the privileges hereby grauted to them
are never to be Regarded as exclusive OF as standing
in the way of the establishment Of other bridges.
p. That the common nan OF Tue CITY OF richmond,
and the trustees OF Tue Town Oh manchester De- ana
they are hereby respectively authorized
on behalf OF theii respec1iFe GorPofatiohs 10 an
amount not exceeding louI hunilieu snates lor each
corpoIaGon % .it cptai stbCh a.oi t anu ~
oorfo" from tlihe 10 tnle, Oh peh Vi their irspec
tive corporations suGh sums OF money as wiz De re,
CURED 70 pay the sa1 suhscrptons ana 10 IeVy ana
collect such taxes as III their opinion VIII De neGessa