The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-01

the same were wholly within the State of New
| York.
owned or guaranteed by any company having or
| beng authorized to construct a railroad con-
Meeting with the lines of railroad Of the
said Lebanon Springs Railroad Company, and 10
have any such company's aid by loan Of money
| or credit and by the raising of means and secur-
| ing any contract for such purpose in any manner
in which the company so aiding might do for the
| construction of its own railroad.
To change the northern terminus of the railroad
| from the Massachusetts, State line as declared in
the articles of association Of the Lebacon Springs
| Railroad Company to any point within the town
of Hoosick, in the County of Rensselaer,, or the
town Of White Creek in the County Of Washing
| ton.
To construct a branch to a terminus at the
| Vermont State line, at point of junction with the
| Western Vermont Railroad now known as the
| Bennington and Rutland Railway.
To construct branch with a terminus in either
or both of the cities of Albany and Troy,with the
same effects as If the line had been originally
fixed in the articles of association both as to the
main line and branches as the same are last abov G
| described and the termini thereof had been its
original terminus.
Also all powers and franchises conferred by the
| following acts, which were duly passed by the
Legislature of the State of Vermont, to wit:
IAN act TO incorporate the Vermont and New
York Railroad Company" approved November
End. 1865, and being No. 1874 of the laws of that
| year;
IAN act to amend an act entitled AN act 10 in
corporate the Vermont and New York Railroad
approved November End, 1885," approved No.
yember 18th and and being No. 1877 Of the laws Of
| that year.
IAN act authorizing the Bennington and Rut.
"land Railroad Company to consolidate their road
| with the road of the Lebanon Springs Railroad
Company" approved November 2lst 1867, and
| being No. 1855 Of the laws of that year.
AN act to enable the Bennington and Rutland
"Kailroad Company to aid in obtaining neces-
"sary railroad connections, approved March 2Sth,
1867, and being No. Of tie Special Sessions Of
| that year;
And the powers and franchises Of railroad cor
| poTations under the laws of Vermont, and the
powers aud franchise to build, own and operate Il
| railroad from Bennington to the Vermont State
line, being that portion of the railroad hereinaf
ter described, which is in the State of Vermont,
and TO transfer and convey such powers and fran
chises and any property and TO consolidate with
railroad companies.
And also the following described property to
wit:
All and singular the tracks or roadway of the
Lebanon Springs Railroad, from Chatham Four
Corners, in the County of Columbia, to the east
line of the st to of New York, in the town of Hoo
sick, in the County of Rensselaer,, and all the
lands acquired and hereafter TO be acquired for
| the purpose OF forming said track or roadway;
also the railroad of the said the Lebanon Springs
Railroad Company already built, and all the rails,
bridges, fences, stations, station-houses. wood
houses, buildings and other structures and appur-
| tenances thereunto belonging, and also all the
tolls, incomes rents. issues and profits OF any and
| all Of the same and all Of the above mentioned
| powers and franchises; and also all the rolling
stock. locomotives, tenders, snow plows. scrapers
| passenger cars, baggage, mail and express cars.
| freight, stock and dumping cars fiat cars and
cars of every description. All the machine shops
and blacksmith shops, and all the articles used in
the construction, replacing and repairing of
| roads and cars and in the running of cars; and
also the Vermont and New York Railroad con-
| structed from the terminus of the railroad last
above described in the town of Hoosick aforesaid
to the village Of Bennington in the State Of Yer
mont, including all the equipment and all the
above mentioned powers and franchises OF the
| said Vermont and New York Railroad Company,
belonging to or in sny wise appertaining to, or
which may at anytime belong to or appertain to
have belonged to or appertained to the same or
either Of Of said railroads or companies as well in
law as in equity; including also all property of
every kind name or nature Of or purchased by
| or now heretofore in the possession Of the
| Lebanon Springs Railroad Company, the Yer
| mont and New York Railroad Co, and John w.
Van Valkenburgh, as receiver; and William V.
X ynOlds receiver, and including also all
property. powers and franchises of every name
| and nature described mentioned in or subject
to the lien, of the mortgage executed by the Leb-
anon Springs Railroad Company, and bearing
date first Of July, 1867,
JOHN J.. HENNING, Referee.
Dated 10Th ofMarch, 1872,
CAMPBELL & PAIGE, Plaintiffs Attorneys,
llt6 100 Broadway, New York.