Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-01-26
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\ lDN ~ GHUSttA tssN
THAT the number Of directors OF me I,
lanes riyar and Kanawha company shall
be iheaeased by the appointment Of
!. FIVE additional DIRECTORS three 81 whom
shall be appointed By the Board Ct 81, FuD-
ilie Works. and twb by the stockholders
lin GENERAL meeting. That all Of said adj
ditionaI directors shall be residents oi the.
4 Kapawh aI[iyalley, and shall, with the.
I Presidehtlof the company, constitute a
hoard. Ao Bel known as the '.Kanawha
i BoardIY- which shall be entrusted with
1.-THE Ieuire control, management and 81
4 peffyisidh of the Kanawha improvement,
Esubiect!Ihoweser, 10 the instructions Of
4 the stok holders of said company. All
the authority now vested in the present
board ofdirectors oyer the Kanawha river
i shalt be vested in the new board OF d.
4 reetors herein authorized to be appointed;
j but said hew board pr directors shall have
no contTBl over nyEof the other works or
4 :ffairs oF said company. The Kanawha
4 board nltyl elect one Of their number to
n act as president Pho temPore, who shall
Il preside did discharge the other duties Of
II pfesidelft Of btu company, relating.to the
Il Kanawha river. in thef absence of the
i president. Three df said directors, with
1.-The president of the company, shall CON
-lstitule. aEquorlm, ahd in the absence q
the president bur of said directors shall
, constitute Is quorum. The said Kane:
! wha bosFd sIalt Nave power TO adopt
:. sudh bye4laws and Negotiations. and to ap-
point subj officers and agents as they
), may deem necessary for the management
ofthe KaiIawha Improvement PtdFtaedi
+ however,, if the action of~the 1kanawha
board oil Al question materially affecting
!, the general interests Of the company
SHALL in+the opinion ofthe president, be
Iinlnrious to- snch interests, he shall have
i the right to summon the two boards o.
5 directors to4 meet as one board, for the
] purpose Of considering and deciding such
; question: and #their decision shall be car
, RED iato7 effect" II /
The James River and Kanawha com.
pany are hereby aud lorised TO borrow 81
) credit ofIthe tolls on the Kanawha river
a sum Of money sufficient to improve the
I navigation Of The Kanawha river, iron
n the mouth thereof Id Loup-ereek shoals,
y and are hereby ant borisad 10 issue n.
bonds Of ID rtiRcates bf debt .bea,3o5p n
i terest at i rate nIot ekcce8ipa the rita q
Interest all1wetl Iby ali act Of The Genera
\ Assembly, passed March 18Th, 1856, en-.
Ntit[4l. "Ar act FOR The relief of railroad
and Jothef cbmpanies, and to regulate lie
4 terms on Wtfah theI NAV baE9T,t,,5wr mon:
~ - y and said comnaRv sLaIl 65of in s,,ia
II binds atahess rratytfan allowed IL s,.;d
u asf. Sabl f<.o5mnanHs ,ro alSo autbo,.isa,l
y tee anpIv skid tolE diroct1v 10, inn ,roy,,.
Eflent Of saidi riiTyeF I. ./~' '. s q.
q 10 serurd tie paxmento f the stipnla.
Eted interests op said hands and INA ,,lti.
I mate redomption Of tLe<nrincinal H.
| company is authorized and en,powereeltC
7 pledge -fbe NJ revenue nav sat,e j, i
I hand from the tolls on tho Kanawha5riy,
er, and the net revenue which. may here,
after accrue from tie tolls onthe said riy,
er and said company shall make sucl
I pledge by The EXECUTION ola deed Of trust
Neither the said bonds noFFanv other con.
tract Of TIE Kanawha Board shall be :
charge upon Or III any manner enforced
AGAINST the-ot Their property, resources ii
Icrcdil of ths mpanx.. ANY heirs d
prior claims that the State NAV hold OF
said tolls are hereby suspended in fasol
! of, such .partfes as NAV loan money t.
! said sompalry for the purposes Of this aet
/ or become the holders Jf slid bonds mn
4 til such loaH DR. loans with The aceru;ho
Interests thereon have been fully paid anc
4 discharged: Irori}ea, howeser, Wher
the debt With its a4cruiny interests
(which is Aetein authorized. 10 be con
tracted for the improvement ofthe Kama
wha river shall have been fullvfpaid ant
discharged tile State sIiali be- re e
) TO all the riphts and nriviI.(,es and. n.}i
! Fprities to which She was entitled ,,ay ;a,,
Ito the passage OF this act.
: The James liver andIKahawha GONNA
my are hereby authori4 ed, when the i'm
proyement lofl tba Kaba5lb j. 49, H. H.
been commercial To coEleet OH aIlartick.
| Transported onthe Kanawb. r;yor' =, H.,
= Of The tolls how authorized. he lonHsmcI
tolls as thev 4oap assoss ,,,nv;ta3 H.,
| do not exceed four cents MT ton narf mia
: but the toll cd timber t53,barf ma 81,
f Shall not exceEd one .fourth Of ona IN
, per ton pei .miEe;; upon salt one-halfo
, one cent per. ton per mile, and said con,
PAM are aiso Authorized 70 collect i ROT