Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-03-15
Charter of the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road.

the Potomac river ana 10 authoTlze Tue
Board of Supervisors Of Jefferson county
to submit to vote of the people, at spe-
cial election, the question of the subscrip-
ton to the capital stock of said company.
WHEREAS, An act has passed the Gen.
eral Assembly of Virginia entitled IAN Act
to incorporate the Shenandoah Valley Rnil-
road Company" in the following words and
figures
s.An act to incorporate the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad Company. Passed February
23d, 1867.
"Be it Eenacted 1y tie General Assembly:
THAT it shall be lawful to open books of
subscription in Harrisonburg, in the county OF
Rockingham, under the direction of s. A.
Coffman 4 henry Forrer and A. NJ. Newman,
or any two of them, in LaraY, in the county
of Page, under the direction of Peter B. Borst,
William Mines and Benjamin f. Grayson, or
any two of them; in Front Royal, in the
county of Warren, under the direction of
William NJ. Buck, Robert Turner and Thos.
N. Ashby, or any two of them; in Winches-
ter, in the county of Frederick, under. the
direction of Lloyd Logan, H. NJ. Brent and
Philip Williams, or any two Of them; in Ber-
ryville, in the county of Clarke under the
direction of David II. McGuire, William N.
in Staunton, in the county of Augusta, under
the direction of Nicholas K. Trout, Michael
6. Harmon aud George Baylor, or any two of
them; in Lexington, in the county of Rock>
bridge, under the direction of James S. Pax
ton, j. Med. Taylor and William G. Lewis,
or any two of them; in Buchannon, in the
county of Botetourt, under the direction of
John s. Wilson, William d. Couch and AL
phonso Finniy, or any two of them; in Fin
castle, in the said county of Botetourt, under
the direction of w. Z. McCord, T. G.. Good
win aud w. A Glasgow, or any two of them
and in Salon, in the county of Roanoake, un-
der the direction Bernard Pitzer, Frederick
Johnston and George w. Shanks, or any two
of them; and in Stanardsville, in the county Of
Greene, under the direction of Ohm b. White,
George j. Stevens, Wyatt S. Beasley, James
+. Appold, and William It. Sims, or any three
of them and in such other place or places,
aud under the direction of such agent or
agents as a majority of the commissioners at
either of the above named places may desig-
nate, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions
to the amount of four million dollars, in the
shares of one hundred dollars each, to con-
stitute joint capital stock for constructing
railroad from the town of Harper's Ferry in
the county Of Jefferson, or some other point
on the Potomac river, through the counties of
Warren, Page. at or near Port Republic, in
the counties of Rockingham, Augusta, Rock
bridge aud Botetourt, to connect with the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, at or near
Salem, in the county of Roanoke, with
branch from some suitable point on said road
to Harrisonburg, in Rockingham county also
branch from some suitable point on said
road, via. Stanardsville, Greene county, to
Gordonsville, in the county of Orange also
a branch from some suitable point on said
road to the town Of Lexington, in the county
of Rockbridee.
whenever two hundred thousand dollars
of stock shall have been subscribed. the sub
scribers, their executors, administrators and
assigns. shall be and are hereby declared to be
body polite aud corporate, under the name
and style OF the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company, and shall he subject to all the pro.
visions Of the Code of Virginia applicable 70
internal Improvement companies, except so
far as the same be consistent with the pro-
visions of this act.
eff the capitol stock ofsaid Company shall
be deemed insufficient for the purpose of this
act it shall aud may be lawful for the Direc-
tors, or a ma ority of them from time to time
to increase the same by addition of so many
shares as they may deem, necessary, for which
they may, at their discretion, cause subscrip-
tons to be received in such manner as may
be prescribed by them, or may sell the same
for the benefit of said Company, for any sum
not under the par value thereof; and the said
Directors, or majority of them. shall, by and
with the consent of the stockholders, in 4
general meeting assembled, have power to bor-
row money for the purpose of this act, and to
g
pledge the property of the Company by mort>
gage, or otherwise, for the payment of the
same and the interest that may accrue there-
on.
This act shall be in force from its passage;
therefore.
Be 1t enacted Gy tie Legislature Of Vest W.
J. That the same rights and privileges
shall be and are hereby granted to the afore-
said Company within the territory of West
territory of Virginia.
?. That the right is hereby granted to said
Company to locate their road in the State of
West Yirginia from the Potomac river, by a
route from the said river running not further
than half mile from the corporate limits
of the town of Shephcrdstown, and not fur
Their than the like distance from the town
of Charlestown, in Jefferson county, and
to the boundary line between Jefferson coun-
ty, in West Virginia, and Clarke county, in
in the State OF Virginia.
5. That the right is hereby granted to the
said Company to mako such branches from
suitable points on SAID road, within the county
of Jefferson, State Of West Virginia, as may
be found necessary or the public convenience
require.
l. That it shall be lawful for books of sub
scription, for the purpose of receiving sub
scriptions to the capitol stock of said rail
road, to be opened in Shepherdstown, in
the county of Jefferson, in this State,
under the direction of David Billmyer,
Samuel Knott and Jacob j. Miller, or
any two of them; in Harper's Ferry, in the