The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-14

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The Senate blu Tor: the extension and
completion Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad came back from The House, with
amendments nom that body, yesterday, and
the Senate, agreed to the aI1enGmehts The
following Is the. bin ga passed by both
Houses. 1t now only requires the signature
OF the Governor to become law 80 n -;
BE It enacted By the. General assembly,
That the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company may build a work, branch Offs
road, from any point on the main line not
east OF Goshen nor west Of Covington to q
point on James river, In the city OF Rich
mond, or near thereto, in Henrico or Ches-
| terrified county, by such route as the COM
pany may select. #-EEt's rs:ttts..o17
9. The location of this branch shall not
interfere with the line OF the James river
and Kanawha canal, or its proposed en-
largement and improvement and If any
question shall arise as to the interference Of
any proposed location, the Board Of Public
Works shall, upon the application Of either
party, determine It between them before
the construction of the railroad. -----.---
g.. That the said company may build and
work branch Of its road from any point
on the main line, not west Of staunto1 nor
| east Of Charlottesville, by such route as the
company may select, to a point upon the
Potomac river in the city Of Alexandria;
| and should the said branch not run through
! the city Of Alexandria, then the said Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad shall make branch
| from said branch to the said city of Alexan-
dria: Prouided, That the said company shall
not be required to construct the branch into
Alexandra until after it shall have COM
pleted the said main branch to the Potomac
| river. ~. -. - d
4. That the said company may, if it shall
/! find it eXpedient, build and work branch
of Richmond, down the Peninsula, be-
tween James and. York rivers, to such
points not less than five miles below West
Point upon those rivers, or upon Chesa-
peake Bay, as the company may select.
5. If it shall be found in the location or
construction of the said branches, or of
| either Of them, that railroad, in actual
| operation, or under construction, or for the
making of which company has been char
tered and organized, will interfere or be in:
terfered with, 1t shall be lawful for the said
by contract of purchase or consolidation,
to acquire the ownership of such roads, or
anv of them, or to make such agreements
as may be found desirable in order to Sc
cure the use of such roads. or the benefits
of such charters, in furtherance of the pur-
poses Of this act. rs rg.s
6. The several branches herein authorized
to be constructed shall be liable to such
taxation as may be prescribed by law for
other railroads subject to taxation.
7. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage, and the work of constr uction under
it Shall be begun within three years after
the opening of the main line Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad from the Ohio river
to Richmond, and shall be completed within
| five years after such commencement Pro
vided, That this charter shall be subject to
any and all general railroad laws which may
at any time be passed by the General AS
sembly Of Virginia. I'll. =