Business

1885/1886
An ACT to incorporate the Wythe, Bland, Carroll and Grayson Telephone Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 18 of an act approved March 7, 1884, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of North Danville.
An ACT to provide that all corporations hereafter chartered in this state shall pay their taxes in money, or forfeit their charters.
An ACT to amend, re-enact, extend and renew the charter of the Staunton Gas Company.
An ACT to provide compensation to Wyndham R. Meredith for services rendered the Commonwealth.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the 18th section of chapter 235 of the Acts of 1871-’72, entitled an act to provide a new charter for the town of Suffolk.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 7 of chapter 166, Code of 1873, in relation to service of process against or notice to a Corporation.
An ACT to incorporate the Western Branch Railway Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Prince George Lumber and Transportation Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Lynchburg Perpetual Building and Loan Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Fredericksburg and Valley railroad company.
An ACT to authorize Lodge No. 20, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in the town of Smithfield, to borrow money to pay for repairs on their building.
An ACT to relieve William H. Cole, of Halifax county, from the payment of license tax.
An ACT to incorporate the Morotock Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 17, 1884, entitled an act to incorporate the Iron Mountain Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Construction Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 8 of an act approved March 7, 1884, entitled an act to amend and re-enact the charter of the town of North Danville, as amended by an act approved August 23, 1884.
An ACT to amend and re-enact Sections 3 of an act en-
An ACT for the relief of Isaac N. Bussells.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 3 and 4, of chapter 141, of the Code, in relation to the acceptance and payment of bills of exchange.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7, of chapter 159, Acts of 1883-4, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Greenville, Augusta county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved March 10, 1884, entitled an act to amend an act approved January 18, 1884, entitled an act to incorporate the Lynchburg, Halifax and North Carolina Railroad Company.
An ACT to allow William P. Birch and Isaac J. Melvin each to erect a wharf along their shores on Chincoteague island.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Mineral-Belt Railroad Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Durham, Blue Wing and Clarksville Railroad Company.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Claremont, in Surry county.
An ACT to incorporate the Powell’s Valley railroad company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of chapter 193 of the Code of 1873, in relation to the adulteration of food or drink.
An ACT to establish a ferry across the James river at Claremont, Surry county, Virginia.
An ACT to regulate the assessment and collection of Taxes in the hands of Notaries Public and Clerks of Courts.
An ACT to incorporate the Hungar’s Transportation Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4, of chapter 142, of the Code of Virginia, in relation to limited partnerships.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2, chapter 147, Code of 1873, in relation to warrants for small claims.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2 and 3 of an act passed January 15, 1867, entitled an act to establish and incorporate the Augusta county fair, as amended by an act approved January 20, 1874, changing the name to the Baldwin Augusta fair.
An ACT to allow John W. Sturgis to erect a wharf.on Accohannock creek, in Accomac county.
An ACT to incorporate the Colored Agricultural and Industrial Association of Virginia.
An ACT to incorporate the Danbury and Parkersburg Railroad Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections a and 3, chapter 94 of Acts 1881~-’2, of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Richmond Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to incorporate Glade Mountain Manganese Company.
An ACTF to incorporate the James River and North Carolina Railroad Company.
An ACT for the relief of William S. Wilkinson
An ACT to authorize and enforce the Norfolk and Virginia Beach railroad company to exercise control over the lands sold at Virginia Beach, for the proper regulation of drainage and other sanitary matters.
An ACT to incorporate the Appomattox, Red House and Hat Creek railroad company.
An ACT to allow Wat. T. Seawell, of the county of Glou-ster, to erect a pier or wharf in said county, for the purpose of shipping oysters, &c.
An ACT to incorporate the Madison Courthouse and Gordonsville Telephone Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Roanoke and Southern Railway Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Smithville and Drake’s Branch Telephone Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the act of assembly passed 15th January, 1867, entitled an act to incorporate the Charlottesville and University Railroad Company, and the act amending the same approved March 6, 1871.
An ACT to incorporate the Mechanics and Merchants Bank, located in the city of Manchester.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9, of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Powell’s Fort mining company, approved March 4, 1878.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 7, chapter 166, of the Code of 1873, as amended by an act approved March 18th, 1884, entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 7, chapter 166, of Code of 1873, as amended by an act entitled an act to amend and re-enact section 7 of chapter 166, Code of 1873, approved February 17, 1886, in relation to service of process against or notice to a corporation.
An ACT to authorize the trustees of Holcombe Hall association to borrow money, and to enable them to provide for the repayment of said money.
An ACT to authorize the Treasurer to adjust the claims of the Commonwealth against the sureties of the Planters and Mechanics Bank of Petersburg.

1887es
An ACT to incorporate the Roanoke Rolling Mill company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 62, chapter 57, Code 1873, in relation to chartered companies.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia and North Carolina wheel company.
An ACT to authorize the Lynchburg, Halifax and North Carolina railroad company to consolidate with the Roxboro’ railroad company, the Durham and Roxboro’ railroad company, and any other railroad company in the State of North Carolina.
An ACT to incorporate the Roanoke and Northwestern railroad company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 31 of chapter 1 of an act to provide for the assessment of taxes on persons, property, and income, and imposing taxes thereon for the support of 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, as amended by an act approved March 6, 1886, and to add two sections to chapter two of said act, approved March 15, 1884.
An ACT to incorporate the Chester Clay working company.
An ACT to amend and consolidate into one act the laws relating to the public printing and binding, and defining the duties of the superintendent of public printing, and to repeal chapter 185 of the Acts of Assembly of 1879-80.
An ACT to incorporate the Botetourt improvement company.
An ACT to incorporate the Fredericksburg Street railway company.
An ACT for the relief of W. T. Edwards, inspector of oysters for the city of Portsmouth.
An ACT to allow Mills R. Minton to erect a wharf or pier in the Cypress creek in Isle of Wight county.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Mining and Improvement company.
An ACT to incorporate the Aldie and Leesburg telephone company.
An ACT to incorporate the Bland county railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the Alexandria real estate, investment, trust, and title company.
An ACT to incorporate the Danville and Seaboard railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Bristol coal and iron company.
An ACT to legalize certain subscriptions of the town of Goodson, Virginia, to the South Atlantic and Ohio railroad company upon certain conditions.
An ACT to incorporate the Holy Neck lumber and transportation company.
An ACT authorizing the West-end land company of Norfolk city, to construct a toll-bridge across Smith’s and Glebe creeks in Norfolk county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 2 of an act approved March 1, 1886, entitled an act to incorporate the Fauquier telephone company.
An ACT to incorporate the Chesterfield and James River railroad company.
An ACT to allow George W. Amory to erect a wharf at Fore’s landing, in York county.
An ACT to incorporate the town of Banister in the county of Halifax.
An ACT to incorporate the Roanoke cotton mills.
An ACT to amend the second section of an act entitled an act to incorporate the City and Suburban railway and improvement company, approved May 2, 1887.
An ACT to amend the charter of the bank of Portsmouth.
An ACT to incorporate the Southwest Virginia mineral land company.
An ACT to incorporate the Arcola and Aldie Telephone company.
An ACT to incorporate the Pulaski water company.
An ACT to allow Lloyd S. White to erect a wharf on Nassawadux creek, in Northampton county.
An ACT to provide for bringing suits against receivers in certain cases.
An ACT to protect the Crab industry of the common-
An ACT to incorporate the Dickenson county railway company.
An ACT to authorize and enable the Fredericksburg and Chesapeake railroad company to consolidate or merge its stock, property, and franchises with those of any company authorized to operate a connecting line of railroads.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 2, 3, and 4 of an act of the general assembly, approved February 20, 1886, entitled an act to incorporate the Virginia Construction company.
An ACT to define the name and amend the charter of the Big Quarry slate company.
JOINT RESOLUTION rescinding joint resolution here- tofore adopted relative to the granting of licenses, &c.
An ACT to amend and re-enact an act approved February 12, 1886, entitled an act to incorporate the Roanoke and Southern railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Company
An Act to incorporate the Mount Pony granite and railway company.
An ACT to incorporate the Shenandoah Land and Anthracite coal company.
An ACT to incorporate the Mercantile club.
An ACT to incorporate the Metropolitan quick transit bridge company.
An ACT to incorporate the People’s illuminating company of Norfolk city and county.
An ACT to incorporate the Southwest Virginia mining company.