The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-18
SOUTHERN VERMONT
RAILWAY MEASURE
Text of the Charter for the Brattleboro'
Windsor Road Asked for by
the Central Vermont
Interests.
An Act to Incorporate the Southern Yer
mont Railway Company.

An Act to INCORPORATE the Southern Yer
mont Railway Company.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As
sembly Of the state OF vermont; ,, ma.
| section 1.-Charles NJ Hays, +. IL. Fitz
high George c. Jones. L. c. Smith, Sam
ne, II. Kilner. Ezra II. Baker, Albert Tut
! file and such other persons as may be asso
oiated with them, and their successors
and assigns, are hereby constituted and
created a body polite and corporate Dy
The name OF the Southern Vermont Kan
way Company" for the purpose ana VIII,
| the right of constructing, maintaining anu
oneratinp a railroad for public use IN the
conveyance of persons and property by the
nower of steam or otherwise, from some
noint in the town of Windsor, in the
county of Windsor, on or near the rail-
road OF the Central Vermont Railway
COMPANY to some convenient point IN the
+ town of Brattleboro, in the county oil
| Windham. s
| Said railroad may be extended from
some point in said town OF WINDSOR,
through the town of Windsor, the towns
of Weathersfeld and Springfield IN salu
county of Windsor, Rockingham, west
minister Putney, Dummerston ana brat,
tleboro in said county OF Wlndham, OF
through so many of said towns as snail DC
most advantageous, to some point In the
town of Brattleboro.
Said cornoration may, in its discretion,
instead of following the route above de-
scribed construct its railroad from such
Inoint in the town of Windsor, through
anv towns in the counties OF Windsor ana
Windham, to some convenient point on
tha New London Northern railroad IN the
town of Brattlebor :, ,;o,
Said corporation shall have and ENJOY
| the right of eminent domain, and shail
have full power to connect with, sell OF
lease to or consolidate with, or to ac'
nn;re NV purchase or lease, and to operate
anv other railroad within or without
this state, and may lay out, con
struct and maintain railroad VIII
single or double track on the route
designated by it's location as herelnaIIe.
provided; may build, erect, ana maintai !
suitable and convenient branches, ouiid
ings, stations, fixtures, machinery su.
tracks and terminal facilities. and othei
appurtenances, for the accommodation y
| the passengers freight and business Oh sa,'
railroad; may receive, take, nolu, pull u,oii'. &C.
nse and convey such real and personal es
tote as is necessary or proper in the Judg
ment of such corporation, tor the con
strnction. maintenance and accommoaa
| fion of such railroad as aforesaid, ana IL
structures and appurtenances, and as tne
nurposes of the said corporation may re Re
nmire: and by its corporate name siia
have perpetual succession, may sue ana "
smed. plead and be impleaded, and appear
Jafend and prosecute to final Judgment II
any court may have common seal am
alter the same at pleasure; and as sucl
CORPORATION. shall have the powers, rigntss
privileges and franchises incident 70 ran
! road companies and other corporations.
Sec 2.IThe said Southern Vernon
Railway company is hereby authorized y, Z
enter with its road upon and connect VIII
and use the roads of any other railroaC
CORPORATION or corporations operated D!
steam power, and may run its passenge,
or freight trains over the same tnrougi
the village of Bellows Falls, the points o
connection and the terms to be agrees
mon by said corporations, and II the cor
norations cannot agree upon the amour
re compensation to be made therefor OF
tbe noints and manner of such crossings
cnnnections. and use, the same shall o
determined by the Public Service eommis
sion on petition, service and nearing,
Sec 3.-The directors of said corpora
ton NAV regulate the time and manner aims II !
which passengers and property, shali :, .
Transported on said railroad, and estaoi 1s
tbe rates of toll therefor, subject TO Tn
provisions Of the general law,