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


ing three million dollars, and TO borrow
any amount OF money not exceeding
two million dollars in all, as before
provided. T t1TlE ne 2 70 I1T1.
20. This charter shall remain and be
in full force for one hundred years from
its date. -l-
81. In the event that the said com
pany should elect, hereafter, to proceed
against the Virginia Canal Company,
or the James River and Kanawha Com
pany, by inQuisition, inquest or other
Judicial proceeding, more formally to
ascertain the termination of their fran
chises over the kanawha river, author
ity is hereby invested in il 20 institute
such proceedings in the name of this
State, and full benefit of such proee-
dure shall inure to the said company,
aud of the perfecting of its title to the
KanawhR river. l7.a -'cg r"sa,z1-
q If, hereafter, by authority Of the
legislatures of Virginia and of West
Virginia, any company shall be duly
organized to construct a water line
from the Ohio river to the waters OF
Chesapeake Bay, then the company
herein authorized may, with its con-
sent, become part of such enlarged
organization, or may sell its works and
franchises to such organization, upon
such terms as may be agreed on. In
no event, however, shall it prevent the
establishment of such through water
| line. @ s-e =9-1 d -Euu .-
%. The right is hereby reserved to
the Legislature to alter or amend this
act at pleasure.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ACT BEARING. Up
on THE FOREGOING GRANT.
PuSsed al Richmond, Va, Feb ls, 1857.
ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING To THE
IMPROVEMENT OF THE GREAT KAMA
VIVA RIVER.
1. Be IL enacted by the General Assem-
6ty Of YuginiG, That any lien which
this State may have upon the Great
kaaawha Improvement or river shall
be transferred to any company which
may be organized under the laws of
| West virginia 10 improve the naviga-
tion of said river, upon the delivery of
registered stock of this State to the
amount of eighty thousand dollars,
that being the amount of said lien, and
the board of public works are hereby
directed to make the necessary transfer,
/ upon the delivery to them of said
amount of stock to be cancelled.
2. The board of public works are
hereby directed TO instruct the proxies
representing this State IN a general
meeting of the stockholders OF the
James River and Kanawha Company,
TO vote for resolution transferring 10
| OF West Virginia for the Improvement
of the navigation of the Great Kanawha
| river, all the rights, interests, fran
chises and property of the James River
and kanawha Company in and to said
river: provided, that in the event that
the James River and Ranawha Com
pany, or ITS successors, shall construct
the water line from James river to the
Ranawha river, or railroad to con-
meet the canal with the said Kanawha
Improvement; or If the James River
and hanawha Company in association
with any other company, shall con-
struct such water line or railroad, then
the said James River and Kanawha
Company, or its successor, or the James
River and kanawha Company and its
associates, as the case may be, shall
have the right to a re-transfer of the
hanawha improvement upon payment
of its value, 10 be ascertained by- valu-
ers to be chosen by the parties, who
shall also determine the time and man
| ner OF payment, unless the Kanawha
River Company shall prefer to become
part of the James River and Kanawha
Company, or its successor, or of the
said company and its asso ciates, for the
construction of said water line or rail-
road, in which event it shall have the
right to do so, putting in Its work at its
value, to be ascertained in the manner
aforesaid.
3. This act shall be in force from its
passage-
A copy from the Rolls.
Teste-J. BELL BIGGER, c. II. d. and
Il. Of r. Of Virginia
a BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPILE
TON OF LINE Oh LINES OF RAILROAD
FROM THE WATERS OF THE CHEsA-
PEAKE TO THE OHIO RIVER.
l. Be it enacted 6y the Legislature Of
"a II ,
for the Covington and Ohio Railroad
company, which may be organized un-
der the act passed by the General AS
sembly of Virginia, on the 26th of Feb
ruary, 1866, and the act passed by the
Legislature of West Virginia on the Ist
day of March, 1866, entitled an act to
incorporate the CoVingtou and Ohio
Railroad company, to consolidate with
the Virginia Central Railroad company,
with the West Virginia Central Rail-
way company, with the Southside Rail
road company, with the Norfolk and
Petersburg Railroad company, or with
one or more of said companies. upon
the stock kholders of the companies pro-
posing to consolidate, in general meet
ing. ~ --l
2. The companies which mSy con-
solidate under the provisions of this act
shall constitute one corporation which
6AaAA &c WIN I'll Ano pTlN-
ileges, franchises and property which
may have been vested in either COM
pany prior to the act OF consolidation,
and shall be known as the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad company.
3. Should the consolidation of all the
companies not be effected at the same
time, it shall be lawful for the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company,
when formed by two or more OF said
companies, Afterwards to consolidate
with the remaining company or COM
panies.
4. It snail be the duty OF said cum
I pany, within six years after its organi-
ration, to complete the railroad from
Covington to the Ohio river, in a style
and with grades and curves notinferior
to those adopted by G. b. Fisk, ESQ :,
/ plans of said work; and they may se-
lect the mouth of Big Sandy river or
the mouth of the Great Kanawha river
as the Ohio terminus of their road, or
may construct branch of their road 10
both points, and may occupy the line
/ of the West Virginia Central Railway
Company, with its consent, from
Charleston to the Ohio river, and upon
terms to be agreed upon by said COM
| panies; and the said Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company shall have the
I right to construct an air line railroad
| from Richmond TO Charlottesville or TO
make such changes in that part of the
Central Railroad which lies between
I said points as viii shorten the same,
and shall have all the powers conferred
by the Code and laws OF Virginia which
may be necessary for this purpose.
s. Should the South-side Railroad
! Company and the Norfolk and Peters
Railroad Company, or either of them
become consolidated with the Coving-