Business

1883/1884
An ACT to declare valid certain contracts concerning railroad equipments and rolling stock, and other personal property to be used in and about the operation of any railroad.
An ACT to incorporate the Electric Company of Virginia.
An ACT to incorporate the Walker’s Creek Toll-Bridge Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Farmers’ Warehouse Company, at Blacks and Whites, Nottoway county, Virginia.
An ACT to incorporate the Cripple Creek Iron and Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1, chapter 43 of Acts of 1872-3, entitled an act to encourage Agricultural and Industrial Fairs.

1884es
An ACT to amend and re-anact sections 8, 6, 11, 15, 22, 34, and 38 of an act approved March 4th, 1884, entitled an act for the preservation of Oysters, and to obtain revenue for the privilege of taking them from the waters of the commonwealth.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 18, 72, 110, and 111 of chapter 1 of an act entitled an act to provide for the assessment of taxes on persons, property, and incomes, and imposing taxes thereon for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide for the mode of applying for licenses to transact any business in this state, and prescribing the amount to be paid as a condition precedent to the right to transact such business, approved March 15, 1884.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 13 and 48 of an act entitled an act for the preservation of oysters, and to obtain a revenue for the privilege taking them from the waters of the common wealth.
An ACT to incorporate the Old Dominion Accident, Insurance and Guarantee Company.
An ACT to authorize the Richmond and Danville railroad company to increase the number of its directors.
An ACT to provide the manner in which the Neison Improvement Company may obtain a license to operate its telephone, and fix the amount to be paid therefor.
An Act to incorporate the Farmers Bank of Hicksford
An ACT to incorporate the Abingdon and Laurel Railroad Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Dunsmore commercial and business college at Staunton, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 10 of an act approved February 25, 1884, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Greenville, Augusta county.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 7 of chapter 166 of Code of 1878, in relation to service of process against or notice to a corporation.
An ACT to relieve R. J. Caldwell from the payment of a fine.
An ACT incorporating the Willis River Improvement Company, for the purpose of the improvement and navigation of Willis river, in Cumberland county, Virginia.
An ACT to anthorize the Richmond and Alleghany Rail- road Company, or its successor company to issue preferred stock and to facilitate the reorganization thereof.
An ACT to authorize the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company to invest in, and operate railroads and transportation lines chartered by the laws of other states.
An ACT to allow George W. Butts to construct a causeway and erect a wharf or pier from the main land of Shackley Hill farm to Shackley Hill island, in the Nansemond river, in Nansemond county, and thence to the old channel of said river, for the purpose of shipping and receiving freight and passengers.
An Act to incorporate the Byrd Cemetery Company, in Goochland county.
An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk and Cape Henry Railroad Company.
An ACT for the relief of the sureties of J. H. Blair, late treasurer of Wise county.
An ACT to incorporate the Bowling Green Tobacco Association.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 106 of an act enti-
An ACT to require banks incorporated within the commonwealth of Virginia, to make stated reports to the auditor of public accounts.
An ACT to incorporate the Exchange Bank of Floyd county.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Clifton Forge in the county of Alleghany.

1885/1886
An ACT to amend and re-enact the Charter of the Suffolk and Carolina Railway Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the 13th section of an act entitled an act to incorporate Cumberland College, in Lee County
An ACT to incorporate the Chicago, Parkersburg and Norfolk Railroad Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 4, 6 and 7, of an act entitled an act to incorporate the West Rockingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company, in force March 22, 1872.
An ACT for the relief of Mrs. R. W. Davidson, of Floyd county.
An ACT to confirm the charter of the Richmond Exchange for woman’s work.
An ACT to incorporate the Rappahannock Valley Agricultural and Mechanical Society of Fredericksburg.
An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Life Insurance Company of Virginia.
An ACT to incorporate the Farmers Union of Cumberland, Buckingham and Prince Edward Counties.
An ACT extending the time for completing the organization and commencing operations of the Pulaski Iron Company.
An ACT to allow Robert A. Atkinson to erect a pier or wharf on James river, in the county of Isle of Wight.
An ACT to incorporate the Bar Association of the city of Richmond.
An ACT to authorize the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad company to make contracts for the use and operation or lease of connecting lines, and conferring certain other additional powers on said company.
An ACT to incorporate the Henderson, Roanoke, and Virginia railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Erin Hunting Club of Henrico and Hanover counties.
An ACT to incorporate The Loudoun County Telephone Company.
An ACT to authorize the construction of a railroad from Goodson to and through the Coal Mines of Russell, Dickenson and Buchanan,
An ACT to incorporate the Madison Court-house and Orange Railroad Company.
An ACT to allow Ezra K. Young, Warren H. Young, and Milton Young to erect a wharf at Franklin City, in Accomac county, for the purpose of shipping oysters.
An ACT to authorize the sale of the Moffett Registers belonging to the state.
An ACT to incorporate the Consolidated Abattoir company of Alexandria, Washington and Georgetown.
An ACT to prevent frauds upon the commonwealth, and the holders of her securities, in the collection and disbursement of revenue; and to repeal section 112 of an act approved March 15, 1884, entitled an act to provide for the assessment of taxes, &c.; and to repeal an act approved February 7, 1884, entitled an act to regulate the granting of licenses, &c.; and to repeal an act approved February 25, 1884, entitled an act to regulate granting of license, &c.
An ACT to amend sections 18, 24, 31, 32, 33, 39, 48, 54, 64, 81, 87, 88 and 89, of an act to provide for the assessment of taxes on persons, property and incomes, and imposing taxes thereon for the support of the government and public free schools, and to pay the interest on the public debt, and to provide for the mode of applying for licences to transact any business in this state, and prescribing the amount to be paid asa condition precedent to the right to transact such business, approved March 15, 1884, to add additional sections thereto, and to repeal sections 106 and 107 of said act, and chapter 196 of the Acts of the extra session of 1884.
An ACT to incorporate the Wythe and Speedwell Mining and Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to amend section 3, of an act approved February 12, 1884, incorporating the Norfolk Classified Building Association, of the city of Norfolk.
An ACT to incorporate the Dan River Mining Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 6 and 7, of chapter 177, of Acts of Assembly, 1883-’84, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the Farmville and Staunton River Railroad Company.
An ACT to provide compensation to John M. Forbes and M. Boswell Seawell, for certain professional services rendered by them, respectively, in behalf of the commonwealth.
An ACT to incorporate the Mendota and Moccasin Turnpike Company.
An ACT to require assignees or trustees to give bonds in certain cases.
An ACT to authorize the treasurer of Rockingham county to collect certain taxes, levies &c., accounted for by the late treasurer of said county, and remaining uncollected.
An ACT to incorporate the Farmville, Hampden Sidney and Worsham Telephone Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Surry, Sussex and Southampton Railway.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act to incorporate the Manchester Railway Improvement Company, and to change the name thereof to the Richmond and Manchester Railway Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Lynchburg and Southwest Railroad Company.
An ACT to compensate B. F. Bland for legal services rendered the commonwealth.
An ACT to allow William H. Ellis to erect a wharf at Franklin City, Accomac county.
An ACT relating to licensed warehousemen and others in this state, the storage of property therewith, and making certain warehouse and other receipts negotiable.
An ACT to incorporate the Patrick Henry telephone company.
An ACT providing a charter for Smith’s Warehouse Company, at Blacks and Whites, Nottoway county, Virginia.
An ACT to allow Thomas C. Kellam to erect a wharf for shipping produce on a tributary of Wachapreague inlet, Accomac county, Virginia.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section four of an act entitled an act extending the charter of the Franklin Society and Library Company of Lexington.
An ACT to incorporate the Rockbridge Savings Bank
An ACT authorizing the auditor of public accounts to allow to S. Russell Smith, treasurer of Culpeper county, credit for the sum of $64.75, amount of erroneous license tax charged against him.
An ACT to allow the Atlantic and Danville railway company credit ‘for the amount already paid as a tax on its mortgage recorded, as to part of the line, in the payment of the tax on a mortgage as to the whole line.
An ACT to incorporate the Southern Nurseries company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act in force February 21, 1882, entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia and Carolina railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Suffolk Light and Water Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Consolidated Security and Investment Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Boom and Log Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Ideal Beach railroad company, from Norfolk city to Sand bridge, in the county of Princess Anne.
An ACT to incorporate the Bristol Slate and Mining Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Surry and Smithfield railroad company.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Frederick county, to order a special election upon the question of building a house in Opequon magisterial district, for the purpose of holding magisterial courts.
An ACT to authorize the County of Madison to subscribe to the stock of the’ Madison Court-house and Orange Rail-road, on certain conditions.
An ACT to incorporate the Mineral Springs Railroad Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Montgomery Intelligence Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act regulating the reports of insurance companies, approved February 22, 1878, as amended by an act approved April 22, 1879.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Pharmaceutical Association, and to regulate the practice of Pharmacy, and to guard the sale of poisons in the State of Virginia.
An ACT to charter the Clinch river railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Chesapeake, Norfolk and Carolina railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the Wytheville and Iron Mountain railroad company.
An ACT to legalize the issue of certain bonds of the City of Roanoke.
An ACT to give to each stockholder a vote for each share he holds in incorporated companies.
An ACT to incorporate the Fauquier Telephone company.
An ACT for the relief of clerks, banks, &c.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Railroad and Transportation company.
An ACT to incorporate the Chesapeake Dry-Dock and Construction Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Warm Springs Valley Railroad Company.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Campbell county to provide for keeping the roads and bridges of said county in repair, and to assess taxes therefor.