The daily gazette., 1881-03-25
THE NEW D. W. BILL.
FULL TEXT OF THE DELAWARE wEsr-
ERN's PROPOSED ROWING CHARTER.

The following is the full text of the
charter applied for by the Delaware
Western Railroad Company, for the con-
struction of railroad through Della
ware.
A further supplement to an act entitled
an act to incorporate the purchasers of
The Wilmington 81 Western railro ID.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF he resentatives Of the State of Della
ware in General Assembly met, two
thirds OF the members of each branch
thereof eoncurring. a5 tAnt
Sec. l. That the Delaware Western
Railroad Company, now the successor
OF the Wilmington Il Western Railroad
Company, be and is hereby authorized
to locate, construct and operate branch
or lateral railroad OF such length m the
president and directors may dete, nina.
beginning at such eligible point or psints
upon the line of the SAID company's
railroad now constructed or hereafter to
be constructed and extending down and
through the State of Delaware to anv
suitable point or points on the easteFly.
,outherly or westerly boundary line Of
State. Aud In the location, construc-
Ilon, use and operation of said branch
or lateral railroads said company is here
by invested with all the rights, powers,
privileges and immunitles as were con-
terred upon the Delaware Il Chester
County Railroad Company by the act
passed February 10Th, 1857, and upon
the Wilmington & Western Railroad
Company by the act passed March 10 b,
1859, and by an act to incorporate the
purchasers Of the Wilmington d Wes-
tern Railroad Company passed February
I'D, 1877, and any amendments or sup
plements to said several acts.
SEC. 2. Aud be it further enacted, thsA
In appropriatinR or condemning Ian o
for such lateral railroads or branches and
OF assessing damages to the owners
thereof when such lands are 81 tuate In
k9nt and sussex COUNTIES, then the ap-
phcation for such appropriations, con-
uemnatloL OF assessment shall be madA
to the SUPERIOR codrt of the county in
which the lands are situate, If in term
time, or to any i1dge of said court In
vacation, which court or judges thereof
for such purposes is hereby clothed with
all the powers conferred upon the Su-
perlor Court of New Castle county or
judge thereof In vacation by the several
acts aforesaid, bus the company may de-
post the amount of said damages to
the credit of the owner, If in Kent
county, In the Farmsrs' Bank of DeIa-
ware, at Dover, and If in Sussex county,
in the Farmers Bank At Georgetown.
SEC. And be 1t furthef enact "a, that
IN the location of said 5ranoh or lateral
railroads it shall be found necessary to
pass over any navigabls river, canal OF
creek by bridge Or other structure, is
shall be the duty of said company 70
construct and keep in repair q sufficie
pass or draw In said bridge or structure
over the deepest part OF said river, canal
or creek. for the purpose 70 letting
vessels pass and repasS through the Same
which draw shall at all times OF the
appro ch of any vessel or vessel be
drawn at the cost of said railroad COM
pany so aS TO admit the free passage Of
such vessel or vessels.
SEQ. 4. That this act shall be deemed
and taken to be q public act and the
power to revoke, alter or amend the came
Is hereby expressly reserved 60 the Leg
Islature and this ACT shall take effect
the date of It's passage.