Daily Republican., 1881-02-15
THE DELAWARE WESTERN.
Full text of an" bill now DendiaG
before tho Iegislaauro.

B, 1t enacted ny the Senate aud Houae
Of Representatives OF the State o.
Delaware in general assembly me-
(two thirds OF the members OF each
branch thereof conourring.)
Section !. That the Delaware Wet |
srn Railroad Company be and Is here
by author Eed " locate aud construct
railroad or railroads, beginning atsuoh
slis ibls point or points upon the pres
ant line OF its railroad as may De-
deemed most favorable, and extending
in south westerly direction and run
uing within ons-halt CT mile OF the
town of Newark, on the north side
thereof, 10 or into the State OF Mary
Hand at soma pcin, in the line dividing
White Clay Creek hundred from the
said State, and in northessterly di
reoLiou to or Into the S.ats OF Pennsyl-
yania, and for these purposes to emit
upon any lands necessary for i9cstiug,
aging out, or making the same, or for
tho erection otstation houses,oT freight
! or passenger depot, and shops, and
necessary sidings and turnousS, or to
procure sand, gravel, earth. or stone
for such use, and 20 obtain title and
riaht 70 TIE same, in the came manner
IS provided in sections II and IL OF an
| fct entitled ian act to Incorporate the
Delaware and Chester County Railroad
Company" passed at Dover, February
Is. 1857, and the amendments thersto;
uroyided, that the said powers, rights
aud privileges granted and conferred
in this section shall become null and
void, unless such extension or extern
sions upon the present line Of said rail-
lrosi. shall he commenced within two
years, and completed within hVe years,
| from the date Of the passage Of this
act, aud provided, also, that on any
j railroad, SO to be built, the rate OF fare
for passengers shall not excesd three
ce nts PER mile. but no single fare need
be less than fifteen oents; and the rate
to be- charged for freight of any KING
by the carload for distance exceeding
ten miles shall not Re more than hv'
csnts per ton per mile; and the who'll
charge for eight between any W.
points shall not be greater than tn
whole charge for tho samo kind am
Amount Of freight between more dis
tsnt points ON said road.
Ssotion 2. For tho location, cOrstruc
ton and operation OF such railroad o
railroads, the said corporation ma
from time TO time increase its capita
stock, and issue the same for cash, o
for work and labor done, or material
70 furnished, and generally shall and ma
have and exercise all the powers, priv
10 il.ges and franchises, and be subject
20 suoh provisions and restrictions rs ar
J" mentioned and set forth IN all such ae
or acts of assembly a. have bee
passed by the General Assembly OF TIL
State relative to the said Delawar
Western Railroad Conn any, or 10 th
Wilmington ard Western Railroa
y Company, whose successor 1t became
provided, however, that three Of th
direCtors Of said company shall rssid
In the State Of Delaware. And itsha
and may be- lawful for the said De!s
ware Western Railroad Company,
apy time when ii sb I'll be deemed eS
pedient 80 20 do, to operate any road E
to be constructed as its main or prime
pal line, and its present lineto LAuden
berg as branch line, and from time
time 10 lay ont, construct and orerat
sueh branches or extensions as may b
deemed expedient, Id the manner pr
vidsd for in section IL OF the said a.
entitled "An act to incorporate the De
aware and Chester County Railroa
Com pany." And said company ma
also. At any time take lease OF an
o lotber railroad or railroads or lease o
or any part OF its own railroad upc
such terms as may be mutually aSree
upon between the parties.
I Section 8. That it shall be lavf'
! I, for the said corporation to connect al
RAILROAD or railroads so built or 10
built, or any branch or branches, e.
tension or extensions thereof with al
railroad or railroads which are or m'
be incofp orated by this State, or Il
States Of Pennsylvania or Marylan
- and st any time or times when it mi
Y b. deemed expedient to merge and co
: soIidats It's capital stock, franchis
III aud property into and with the capt.
81 stock, franchises and property OF SUI
sfS railroad corporation or corporations
"a this State, or in Maryland and Pennsy
IS ysria or either Of said States; provi
III ing, any s4ch consolidation or conso
sIdatiops shall be made under the conc
a ticns, provisions, restrictions, and wi
~ the mowers and results mentioned 81
III contained in sections 4, s, 6, Z, 8 and
rs Of an act entitled IAN act 10 inoori
ns rate the purchasers OF toe Winnings
III and Western Rsilrosd," passed
I'll Dover, February %, 1877.
IT, Section a. That the State Treasur
IN b, and is hereby authorized ard dir'
o tad 10 accent and receive from the ss
sdg Delaware Western Railroad Company
,stE cross annual sum Of money, payat
lin semi aun ual payments, on the FL
~ day of October and the first day Of Ap
ss in each and every year, in lieu OF
III taxes (other than those upon passe
IN Ger recsipts) which may become d
u rom the said company under any ID
or laws Of this Stale, which shall be
IN The same proportion 10 their gross J
ID csints. from sources other than Nh
% passenger business that the sum
4 twenty-seven thousand dollars "
" bear to the like business OF the Phi
= delphis, Wilmington and Baltimol
q Railroad Company for the same yea
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