Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-22
The COnneIIsYfEIe and Soufhera Penn@S Kvnnia
Hallway Company.

An SC. has been introduced into the legislature
Abolishiug the charter Of the Pittsburgh and Con-
nellsvills Railway Company, far their right to
build line eastwsrdly of Connesvle is concerned,
With view 10 comforting the same privileges upon
another company, who viii complete the road as
originally designed. ne have received from Mr..
Householder Of the Senate, copy of 'an act to in
corporate the Connellsviile and Southern Pennsylya
MIA Railway Company; which Is as follows:
SIC. /. BE il enacted, &C., That e NJ Beechley,
Jonas Keim, W j. Schell. S L Russell, ohm Cessna,
Alex King, Job Mann, + Kimme Espy L Ander-
soa, John Miller, Joseph Johnston, J Hartley, Wu
j II Sewell, Geo Cass, j Mccullough, Daniel
II Muyaney, Thos ? II OK, J S Yost Wm Neon
key, Geo Aiekle. Alexander Stutzman, Geo D Wolf,
Wm J Baer, 4 Fl Coffroth, S Dufield, D Scott,
Fletcher James. Lyon J McIlyaine, J NJ Barndollar,
@ y Barnes, BENJAMIN Ashcom, Wu H Watson, Is.
rael Painter. K ID Barclay. Fred Watts, " n Watts
Edward II Biddle, Thos Biddle, + N Schrack, 4
Longstreet y kcConkey, J Vistar, C " hshcorn.
John 4 Lowrv, VIM H Sngluf, Theodore Snyder,
! G Eyerhart, Daniel Q Hitnar, 4 AcAllister, Wm
Doris, John g Miles, " Householder. Daniel Sa-
Ions, J Etnier. Wpl McCeliand ID o Gehr, 7 b
Kennedy, Peter Treas, James Nil, 4 X Mcclure,
Thomas Chambers, John 81 Copper, g r Messer-
smith, b Hsrnsher, and Daniel Washabaugh all of
the State Of Pennsylvania, aud Wnl B Ogden. J D F
Lanier, Samuel liiden, and l. Meyerof the State
Of New erk any FIVE Of them be and they are
hereby appointed commissioners TO open books, re-
eeIve subscriptions and organize company by the
name, style snd title of the Connellsgille and South
ern Pennsylvania Railway Company with power to
construct railroad from Councllsville 70 the MARY
land State line at such point and by such route
the directors may seem advisable ana to connect the
With any road or roads authorized by the State
oi Maryland and tn c0nnecs the same with the Pitts
burg and Connellsvle Railroad. or any other road at
near Connellsville now constructed or That may
hereafter De constructed or to construct road from
any point on SAID line to connect with any road
roads IH the SusquehRnnah valley or west thereof,
and VI lower make such bra hes the directors may
deem es! sden and Necessary The southern tier Of
tie OF Pinsy vania, With power TO extend any All Of
said branches 10 such point points the said direc
tors may advisable and all either Of them
With sny road rosds constructed tha may here
ater be constructed Of the SusQuehanns river and
that tie nid company shall have authority TO any
TalroSd OF railroads grade with it, main roads branch
and extensions.
sso. . That ho capital stock Of said company shall
consist Of ten millions Of dollars divided shares Of
htty dollars each; with the privilege Of increasing the
same from time to time to such the directors
may needfll.
SEc. 4. That the directors Of sad company be au-
tAori1ed 10 borrow from time such suns OF money
80 70 them may seem necessary provide for the
fEaction and equipment OF said railroad and branches,
and to issue bonds therefor sums of not less than one
hundred dollars eaeh at of nterest not to exceed
seven PER cent per snnumy TO be redeemed at such
and place rs t5e directors may upon and may
cure the s@ne by one or more mortgages from time to
time upon the whole, any part parts Of said rail
road is branches End extensions hereby authorized and
upon all or part OF the estate real and personal acquired
to be acquired thereto, helongny and npon all Of tho
corporate franchises thereof such part may be mort
gagged.
SIC 4 That the corporation authorized he created
by this act shall pay to the Pittsburgh Connesie
Railroad Company whatever may he found due to
them by the appraisers appointed by the Of this
Commonwealth for or bv reason of the exneneitures
made by them in npon any line of railroad soathward-
~ or eetwardy from Connesrile shall have the right
70 purchase from the Pittsburgh and Connes7ie Rail
road Company all the works so constructed.
SEC s. That the said Connellsvie and Southern Penn
tyiSania Railway Company shall be respect to the
Ffracon Of it, roads branches and extensions entitled
70 al tso privileges conferred by and be governed by all
the restrictions contained IN the entitled IAN Act
regulating railroad companies approved the nineteenth
Of February one thousand eight hundred and forty me-
and snail he entitled to all the rights conferred by all
general laws Of the Commonwealth relating to raiiroad
corporations.