The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-28


a BILL TO PROVIDE Fer THE IMPROVE
MEST OF THE NAVIGATION OF THE
GREAT KANAwHA RIVER.
WHEREAS, The Virginia Canal Com
pany has failed to comply with the pro-
visions OF its original charter, granted
by the Stale of Virginia on the 29th
day of March, 1861, and has also failed
to comply with the provisions of an act
of the General Assembly OF Virginia,
passed Sd February, 1866, which was
intended to re-enact and amend said
charter, and which last mentioned act
was approved by this Legislature, on
the 10Th day of February, 1866; this
Legislature, by virtue of the powers
reserved to it by the three before recited
acts. doth hereby announce and de-
clare, that by reason of the failure
aforesaid, all rights, interest and fran
chlseS of the said Virginia Canal Com
pany, withinl he jurisdiction of this State
have forever ceased and terminated as
fully and effectually as If neither OF the
a aforesaid acts had ever been passed.
And, whereas, the General Assembly
OF the State of Virginia having, by the
18th section of an act passed 23d March,
1850, entitled Gan Act to amend the
charter of the James River and Kama
whR Company" declared "that, in case
the said James River and Kanawha
Company shall not complete the canal
to Coyington, or the Western terminus
of the Virginia Central Railroad, with
in six, years from the passage of this
act, )" "alI the property, rights, fran
chises and privileges ofeyery kind and
description of the said com pany shall
be transferred to and become the prop
arty of the State;" and the said James
River and Kanawha Company having
accepted the provisions of said act, and
having failed to complete the canal to
CovingtoA or the Western terminus OF
the Virginia Central Railroad, within
six years from the sd March, 1860, so
much OF the property, rights, fran
chiseS and privileges OF said company
as are situated within the limits of this
State, became and were vested in the
State of West Virginia, by virtue of the
said 18th section of the act aforesaid,
and by virtue of the act passed Sd of
February, 1853, by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia, which transfers to the
State of West Virginia all the property
which the State of Virginh owned
within tine limits of this State:
The Legislature doth therefore de-
clare and announce that the Kanawha
river Is now the property of this State,
free from all claims, membranes or
control of any party, State or corpora
ton whatever. Therefore,
Be it enacted 6y the Legislature of West
HT1,Qi1id::
1. Daniel Polsley, John Hall, Charles
Waggeu er, James H.Couch, and Charles
G. Miller, any three OF whom are here
by authori Zed to act, are empowered to
open books of subscription at the town
OF Point PLEASANT and John Slack, Jr.,
Lewis Ruffuer, Clement Smith, Benia
min Il. Smith, John Williams, H.-C
Parsons, willia M n. Edwards, John
d. Lewis and William Dickinson, any
three of whom are authorized to act,
n.
scriptioD at the town ofCharleston; and
n. Dane Ellingwood, Edmund 81. Mil
Ter, Henry E Pierrepont, Abraham
Bininger, John p. Crosby, any three of
whom are authorized TO act, are en-
powered open books of subscription
in the city of New York, for the pur-
pose OF procuring inscriptions of stock
10 the extent, OF one million five hum
dred thousand dollars, in shares of one
hundred dollars each, to be expended
in improving the navigation of the
Great kanawha river.
2. As soon as one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars shall have been bona
become incorporated. and be body
polite, by the name OF 1.-THE Great
kanawha Navigation Company" with
a capital of not less than one hundred
and fifty thousand, nor more than one
million i've hundred thousand dollars.
8. The company shall have all the
powers, aud be subject to all the re-
26th October, 1868, entitled IAN act
providing for the formation of corpo-
rations and regulating the same" and
the acts amendatory thereof, SO far as
applicable, except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
4. All the right, title aud interest OF
the State of West Virginia in the ka-
nawha river are hereby released to and
vested in the company, and power and
authority are hereby vested in said
company to improve the navigation OF
said river by sluices, by side-l locks and
canals, or in such other manner as will
furnish at least five feet of navigable
water during the lowest stages of the
Kanawha, from its mouth to Loup
Creek Shoals, a distance of ninety
miles. -rs-E
s, All dredge and other boats in the
possession of the Kanawha Board, and
pertaining to the Improvement of the
river, with all other property of every
kind thereto pertaining, shall belong 10
the said company, when organized ;
but the said company shall pay OF and
discharge all debts and liabilities in
CURED for the purchase OF the same,
including certain mortgage bonds issu-
ed by the Kanawha Board, under au-
1hority of the legislature --..
good buoys and ring bolts wherever
needed for the guidance, safety and
convenience of navigators.
!. The company shall have power to
appoint receivers of tolls at such points
as it may Designate
3 Until the company shall have conn.,
plesed the Improvement of the river,
according to the provisions of this act
it shall have power and authority q
collect tolls at the following rates fol-
commodities transported on steam.
boats, datboats, barges and all Other
deS -ription of water craft, between
Charleston and the mouth OF the river
and in the same proportions for trans
portation for less distance. That is &C
saw On salt, mills per bushel; OF
wheat, beans. pears, dried fruit, ha1
and other seeds, one cent per bushel
on corn, potatoes, apples anc
corn meal, mills per bushel
on bacon, cents per leo pounds or
lard, butter, cheese and talloW, centS
per 100 poands; on sugar, cents pei
100 pounds; on coffee, 5 cents per To-
| pounds; on nails, iron and hemp,
cents per 100 pounds; on tiour, cents
per barreli on cider, vinegar and pickles
6 cents per barrel; on PORK, beef anc
molasses, s cents per barrel; on Hnseed
lard and refined coal or. petroleum oil
10 cents per barrels on crude petroleum
tor coal oil, s cents per barrel; on whts
XIV, rum, brandy, gin and foreign wine
cent per gallon: on native wine, il
CENTS per barrel: on ale and beer,
eants par half barrel, and In same pro
nortion for larger or smaller packages
Ion saIt fish, 10 cents per barrel; on
manufactured tobacco, cents pc