The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-01
FOR A CONSOLIDATION.
Bill introduced TO Merge Allied
Corporations of Roanoke.

The following bill of interest to citizens
of Roanoke, WAS introduced into the SEN
ate last week and referred to the commit
tee on roads and internal navigation:
A bill to provide charter for the Con-
solidated Railway and Electric Power
Company o. Roanoke
Be it enacted by the general assem- bly,
OF Virginia., that Jo I'm Gill, H. S. Trout,
Charles A. Lyerley, w. +. Winch, p. l..
Terry, Thomas Lewis, Il. Il. Fishburne,
James r. Terry. f. NJ. Colston and S.
Hamilton Graves, or such of them as
may accept the provisions of this act,
their .associates. successors and assigns,
be, and ikhey are hereby, Incorporated and
made body polite and corporate, under
the DaIne and style of the Consolidated
Railway and Electric Power Company,
and as such and by said name shall have
perpetual succession, maysue and be sued,
implead and be implicated, defend and
be defended in all conrts, whether law or
In equity, contract and be contacted
with; may make and have common seal,
and alter and renew the same at pleas
ure; shall have, exercise and enjoy all the
rights powers and privileges pertaining
to corporate bodies and necessary for the
purpose of this net, and by its stockhold-
ers make and have all proper bylaws,
rules and regulations.
2. The company hereby Incorporated
shall have power and authority to To-
cate, construct, equip, maintain and oper.
ate railways for transporting freight and
passengers, ana collect tolls therefor in
the city of Roanoke, towns of Salem and
Vtntcn, and the counties of Roanoke and
Botetourt. or in any or either of them
The said com pany may erect, construct.
equip and operate it's line or lines of rail
wAV. tOOQthPr it'll the nd
ances incident to or necessary therefor,
upon, over and along the streets and al
leys of said city, and the streets and al
leys of said towns and the public high
ways of said counties, respectively, or
any or either of them, providing the &C
oils of said city and towns and the
judges Of county courts Of the said coun-
ties, respectively, which and who are
hereby vested with authority so to do,
shall consent to the location Of such line
or lines OF railway on the streets, alleys
and highways within their respective
limits or jurisdiction. THE said company
may adopt and use electricity or such
other motive power 70 propel it's cars or
vehicles as it's board of directors ,lay
deem advisable, and the before named au-
thorities of said city, towns and the coun-
ties, respectively, through or into which
lis tracks may be Ibid may permit within
their respective limits.
The company hereby Incorporated shall
have power and authority to acquire, by
lease or purchase, patents on or pertain.
ing to electrical machinery, Iparatus
and appliances; to lease or sell the same;
to manufacture, use, lease or sell all cleo
tricrl apparatus and appliances: to gener-
ate or manufacture, use, sell, furnish and
distribute electricity in its various forms,
n Of ltsyht
end.for all other uses to W hich electricity
may be applicable, and to install. con-
struct, equip, operate and maintain all
necessary plants or works and appliances
used in connection Herewith; and tn
locate and maintain poles, wires and other
equipment on, over, or under the streets
and alleys of the city of Roanoke towns
of Salem aud Vinton, and the public high
ways of the counties of Roanoke and Bot.
etourt, or any or either OF them; provided.
the councils of said city and towns. and
the judges Of the county courts of the
said counties, respectively, which and
who are hereby vested with authority SO
to do, shall consent to such use of the
streets, alleys and highways within their
respective limits or jurisdiction.
4 The company hereby incorporated
may acquire by purchase, at public or
private sale, and use and operate the
works, property, franchises, rights, PRIV.
ileges and immunities of any existing
street railway company, or OF any exist
ing company authorized to or engaged in
manufacturing, generating, or furnish
ing electricity for any purposes whatso-
ever, whose railway plant or works, or
any part thereof. are at present situated
or in PROCESS of construction within the
city Of Roanoke, towns of Salem and Vim.
ton, ami county Of Roanoke, or any or
either of them; and as soon as. such pur-
chase shall have been made the company
hereby incorporated shall Immediately be
infested with, succeed to, and be entitled
to have, use. maintain and operate for it's
exclusive use, benefit, and profit all rail.
wav, plant, works. property, franchises.
rights, privileges and immunities of every
kind aud description of each and any Of
such company ur companies, and shall
perform all such public duties as would
have been performed by such compa or
companies but for snch sale and pur-
chase; provided, however, that the con-.
pany hereby created shall not be liable
for any debts of or claims against any
company or companies whose works,
plant, property, franchises, rights, privi-
leges, and immunities it may purchase ut
a foreclosure sale under q deed of trust
or mortgage, which are not ex pressly as
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