Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-03-08

sthey may De indicted Tor mlsdemeanor, and W
convection, lined aud imprisoned b. any cou ryo y,
competent jurisdiction '0uft Of
&c. BE IL further ordained, That if snv ro
or persons shall wilfuliy aud maliciousv psrsOn
or in any manner hurt or damage, or shall u;IeSH
and malclously cause or aid or assist or o,"y
and advise any other person or persons tn d. tSei
or in any manner to hurt, damage ininro
struct the said railroad, or any bridge or r"h' w.
used Tor or IN the transportation thereon anv nv
TANK warehouse, or other property Of said con,na
such person or persons, so offending Shall 10 ff;f,
to be indicted therefor, and on conviction Sb.%T
Imprisoned not less than one or more ,baa oe
months, and pay tine not exceeding i've hnndS.1S
dollars, nor less than tHesty dollars at the LEU
ton of the court before Which said cenyic,;oD
take place, and shall be further liable 10 nav IN Sn'
Penses Tor repairing The same; and i shall No, "A
competent for any one Offending against iba NC
visions OF tins clause to dcenti himself by pIe,p
or giving IN evidence that ne was the owner aconS
or servant of the owner of the land where va
struct,on, hurt, damage injury or obstrnct;oo" ue
done at the time the same was done or capssd
be done. u 10
u. he ~ Jurtker ordained, That every obst,n.
ton to the safe and Tree pa sage Of vehicles on ssi
road shall be deemed public nuisance sna 0"d
abated as such by any officer, agent or serysa Os
said company, and the person causing such o,s,"'
ton may be Indicted for erecting bubble nu,Sanu
he SaIJ
ny shall have the right to take at the storeba-ta
they may establish, or annex TO their r,;Iroaa S
goods, wares, merchandse and produce inIendoIS gu
transportation to prescribe the rules of priority .n
charge and receive such Just and reason,hIc oa
| pensaton lot storage as they by rules NAV .s,.L
lish (Which they shall cause to be pulJiSba,E
! be fixed, by agreement, with the owners rt;i
may be dIstinc: from rates of Transformation. n
e'aed' mat tue SAID company shall not charge por
receive storage on goods, wares, merchandise .,
! produce which may be delivered 10 thp,, a. IL.;
regular Repositories for immediate rams, or, '''
and which he company may have the pnwrr >,
! transport immediately
| ~. lie u FURTHER Or,taiRed That the nro6tS n
! the company, or so much thereof as the General
Board may deem advisable, shall, when the a,F,;rs
of the company will permit be semi Annually 4,
Vided among the Stockholders in proportion to The
| stock each may own.
80 Be IL Jarthsr ordained, That the foowiD,
officers and servants and persons in the actna on
ployment of said company be, and they are hnroIr
exempt from the performance of Jury and oriiparrr
| militia duty: The President and Treasurer ,bs
Board OF Directors, Chief and Assistant Engineers
| the Secretary and Acc0uHtlnt cf the cnnpanv
keepers OF the repositories guards stationed On tia
road and at the bridges and rch persons as may Ia
working the locomotive engines and travelling " III
the cars for the purpose of attending to the trans
port OF produce, goods and passengers on the road
! 81. BE it further OrlaiRed That if the Iepi<I,
ture Of Virginia Shall sanction this charter and au
thorizes the construction of said road within the
limits Of Virginia to the Richmond and DanviIe
Railroad, and said road shall be so constructed the
said corporation hereby created shall nevertheless
have power and authority to construct and build
| one or more branches of said road to the Coal6ed
of Dan river, and the nayigable waters on Smiths
river in the county Of Rockingham, and are hereby
vested with the rights, powers privileges and i'm.
munitieS to build and Construct sand branch or
branches with which they invested to build Tue
main road; and the SAID road, with its branches au.
thorized to be constructed under this charter, shall
| be OF the same guage as the North Car lima Rail
! road; and the North Carolina Railroad COMPANY
Snail have the right under this charter to consrut
branch Of their road from IIIllsJUro, at or uear
| DanvIlle.
81. BE IL further ordained, That for the purpose
Of ascertainng the best route for SAID road and its
branches, and to locate the same It shall he lawful
for said company, by its engineers, servants and
agents to enter upon, examine and survey any land
or lands that they may wish to examine for such
purpose, free from any liability VII iteyer.
IS. lie 1t TarthcT ordained, That any one or
more of the solvent incorporate railroad companies
of the SAID States, and also the Confederate States
of America may subscribe for stock in said cOmPa
ny, and should the Confederate States of America
subscribe for and take the whole of such stock or
the larger part thereof power and authority are
given TO said Confederate States of America, to ap.
point for the time being the whole of the said d.
rectorS, anything in this ordinance to the contrary
notwithstanding, and at once locate and commence
the construction of said road and hold the stock
taken 10y them until individuals and corporations
shall be prepared to receive sn assignment OF the
same. or any part or parts thereof as hereiLailef
provided
IL. II - TI,oto
der the supervision Of the general commissioners
as by this ordinance provided, there shall be sub
scribed by the Confederate States of America in.
corpOrated companies or solvent individuals, not
less than one hundred thousand dollars of stock,
with the five per cent. thereon paid in, the tme Sa
be certified by said general commissioners to said
Directors, on which being done it shall be the duty
Of said Directors to have the names of such stock
holders recorded on the books of said company To-
gether with the stock subscribed by each, ana TO
cause to have issued to said stockholders certcatS
of stock in said company, Ito each in proportion to
the subscriptions made by them) when they shall
have paid up their subscriptions in iuil, including
! in their payments the five per cent. which they
shall have paid to the said general commissioners
and which the said general commissioners, as here
inbefore provided, shall pay to said company.
3D. b it further ordained, That as soon as SUB
scrIberS other than the Confederate States OF Amer
lca as herein proVldeu, Shall nave lhclT haheH "
stockholders recorded the books of said compaI!
as owners Of no less than one hundred THOUSAND
dollars of stock with the five per cent thereon Paa
in from and after that time such Stockholders !"
all general meetings, shall have power to elect i've
of the said nine Directors and the President oil The
Confederate States Of America, or such other per-
son as the Confederate States may determine 70
appoint four of said Directors and continue to %
SO until the stock of the SAID Confederate States o.
sale or transfer shall be reduced to less than hall Of
the entire stock of said company; then and from
and after that time the vote Of the said Coneera;
States Of America IN the election of Directors, a.a
OIL all other questions shall be in proportion 10 lO'
stock heldhy them: Proriied That at such elections
no stakeholder shall give more than two hundrS'
| votes.
So Be it further ordained. That fu'l right anu
privilege is hereby reserved to the State or to a
company hereafter to be Incorporated npder the aT
thority of this State to connect with the road hee
by provided for, any other railroad leading thGT
from to any part parts Of this State: Procure.
That in joining such connection, no injury shall J."
don. to the works Of the company hereby ineoFpO'