Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-03-05
HOUSE BILL NO 81.

Virginia TO The Potomac river; and &c
authorize the Board Of Supervisors Of
jefferson county TO submit to a vote o.
the people. al q special election. the
question OF the subscription to the cap
ilal stock Of said company.
WHEREAS an act has passed the
General Assembly OF Virginia entitled
IAN Act TO incorporate The Shenandoah
Valley Railroad Company" in the fol-
lowing words and figures
IAN &C. to Incorporate the Shenandoah
Vslleg Railroad Company. Passed
February 23d. 1867.
BE it Enacted By The General Assem-
bly,
That i. shall be lawful to open books
of subscription in Harrisonburg, in the
comfy of Rockingham, under the direc
lion Of S. A. Coffunan. Henry Fower and
A. NJ. Newman, or any two Of them. in
Luray, in the county of Page, under the
direction of Peter b. Borst, William
Mines and Benjamin f. Grayson, or
any two Of them; 10 From, Royal. in the
county of Warren. under the direction OF
William NJ. Buck, Rober, Turner and
Thos. n. Ashby. or any two OF them; IN
Winchester. Id the county OF Frederick.
under the direction of Lloyd Logan. H..
NJ. Brent and Philip Williams. OF any
two Of them; in BenyvilIe, in the county
Of Clarke. under The direction of David
II. Mcclure, William N. Nelson and
David Meade. or any Two Of them in
Stanton, in the county OF Augusla,under
The direction of Nicholas X. Trout. Mi
chsel Il. Hartman and George Baylor, or
any two Of them; in Lexington, in The
county Of Rockbrdge. under tie direction
Of James S. Paxton, J. Med. Taylor and
William C. Lewis. or any two Of them |;
in Buchanan. in The county Of Boseiour.,
under The direction Of John S Wilson.
William D. Couch and Alphonso Finnily.
or any two Of them; in FlncssIe. in The
said county of Boletours, under the dIrec'
ton of ". E. McCord. Il. G. Goodwin
and W. A. Glasgow, or any two OF .hem;
and in Salem. In the county OF Roanoke.
under the direction Of Bernard Pi,zer,
Frederick Johnston and George w.
Shsnks. or any two Of them ; and in
Sisnsrdsville, in the county of Greene,
under the direction Of John b. White,
George J. Stevens. Wyatt S. Beasley,
James F. Appold, and Willism i. Sims.
or any three Of them; and in such other
place or places. and under The direction
of such sgeD. or agents as majority OF
the commissioners al either Of the above
named places may designate, for the pur-
pose Of receiving subscriptions 10 the
amount OF four million dollars, in the
shares Of one hundred dollars each, 10
constitute joint capital stock for con.
siructing a railroad from The town Of Har'
per'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. Rockbridge and
Boletourl, TO connect with the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, at or near Sa
lem, in the county Of Roanoke. with
branch from some suitable point on said
road to Harrisonburg, IN Rocking ham
county; also branch from some suitable
point on said road, via Siansrdsvil!e.
Green county. TO Gordonsville, in the
county Of Orange; also branch from
some suitable point on said road 10 the
town Of Lexington, in the county OF
Rockbrldge.
Whenever two hundred thousand dol
lars OF stock shall have been subscribed,
the subscribers. their executors. admins
traitors and assigns. shall be and are here
by declared to be a body polite and cor
porale, under the name and style OF the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company.
and shall be subject to all the provisions
of the Code of Virginia applicable TO in
iernal improvement, companies, except so
far as the same be consistent with the
provisions Of this act.
III the capital stock Of said Company
shall be deemed insufficient for the pur-
pose OF this act; it shall and may be law.
full for the Directors. or a majority 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.
lions 10 be received in such manner as
may be prescribed by them. or may sell
the same for the bene6. OF said Company.
for any sun not under The par value
thereof; aud the said Directors. or ma.
joriiy Of them, shall, by aud with the
consent of the stockholders, in general
meeting assembled, have power to Dor
row money Tor The purpose Of this act.
and 10 isssSss proper certificates of such
loans and pledge gs property OF the
Company by mortgage, oieAhsrw,se' 10!
the psym Of the same and The inis!9fss
that may accrue thereon.
"This act shall be in force from its pas
sage )" therefore,
Be il enacted by The Legislature Of Vest
Virginia t:
/. Ths, the same rights and privileges
shall be and are hereby granted 10 the
aforesaid Company within the territory Of
West Virginia as are granted 10 them
within the territory Of Virginia.
2. Tha, The RICH, is hereby granted TO
said Company 10 locate their road in The
Stale OF Yves, Virginia from The Potomac
river, by route from The said river run
ming not further than one,hali mile from
The corporate limits Of The town OF SheP.
herdstown, and not further than the like
distance from The town OF Charleslown