Industry

1872/1873
An ACT to Incorporate the New York, Norfolk and Charleston Railway Company.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact the first and fifth Sections of the Act entitled an Act to Incorporate the Virginia and Northwestern Railroad Company.
An ACT in Relation to the Norfolk and Southern Railroad Company
An ACT to Amend the Ist, 4th and 7th Sections of an Act entitled an Act to Incorporate the Burkeville, Lunenburg and Mecklenburg Railroad Company
An ACT Authorizing the Old Dominion Coal Company to Construct a Railroad from their Coal Mines, in Powhatan county, to James river.
An ACT to Incorporate the Danville and New River Narrow Gauge Railroad.
An ACT to Amend the first Section of an Act entitled ‘‘An Act to Amend an Act to Incorporate the Valley Railroad Company,”
AN ACT to Authorize the City of Richmond to Contribute to the Building of a Railroad from Keysville to Clarksville.
An ACT to Authorize the Washington City, Virginia, Midland and Great Southern Railroad Company to Extend its Railway from Alexandria to a Point on the Potomac River opposite or near to or above the Cities of Washington or Georgetown.
An ACT for the Encouragement of Immigration.
An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act passed March 14, 1860, entitled an Act to Incorporate the Branch Coal Mining Company.
An ACT to Incorporate the Valley Mining and Manufacturing Company
An ACT to Incorporate the Augusta Paper Mill Company.

1874
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 8, of an Act entitled an act to Incorporate the Pittsylvania and Patrick Railroad Company
An ACT amending second section of the act incorporating the Bloom Grove Quarrying, Mining and Manufacturing Company reducing the capital stock of said Company.
An ACT to incorporate the James River Coal Company.
An ACT to extend the time for Repairing and Rebuilding Mills and Machinery burned during the War.
An ACT to Incorporate The Giles County, Iron Company.
An ACT to authorize the Richmond, York River and Chesapeake Railroad Company to subscribe to the Stock of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Richmond Steamboat Company.
An ACT Incorporating the Virginia Porcelain and Terra-cotta Company in the County of Augusta.
An ACT to Change the Name of the Union Lead-Mine Company and Reincorporate the same under the Name and Style of the Wythe Lead and Zinc-Mine Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the Ist section of an Act Entitled an Act to Incorporate The Brock’s Gap, Hardy and Hampshire Railroad Company, Approved March 381, 1878, and to Change its Name.
An ACT to Authorize the Valley Railroad Company to Construct a Free Macadamized Turnpike Road from the Town of Fincastle to the said Company’s Railroad.
An ACT to Incorporate The Virginia Chemical and Mining Company.
An ACT to Incorporate The Blacksburg Railroad Company, in the County of Montgomery.
JOINT RESOLUTION Directing the President and Directors of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company to Commence the Work on the Road to Cumberland Gap.
An ACT to Extend the Time within which The Farmville, Charlottesville and Stanardsville Narrow-Guage Railroad may be Commenced and Completed.
An ACT Repealing the Charter granted to the Manchester Cotton Mills, by the Judge of the 2nd Circuit, and re-incorporating said Company.

1874/1875
An ACT to incorporate The Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth sections of an Act to authorize the Formation of the New River Railroad, Mining and Manufacturing Company, approved March 7th, as amended by an Act approved April 2d, 1873.
An ACT to Punish Unlawful Dealing in Pig Iron and Railroad Iron by Irresponsible Persons.
An ACT to secure Iron Ship-building Yards in, and Steam-ship Communication between the State of Virginia and Europe.
An ACT to incorporate The Virginia Midland, Mining and Manufacturing Company.
An ACT allowing C. Beverly Turner to Erect a Pier or Wharf, at Burwell’s Bay, on James River.
An ACT to incorporate The Virginia Deep Run Mining Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 25 of chapter 56 of the Code of Virginia 1878, in relation to the alteration of Roads, Canals and Streams.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in the Congress of the United States to oppose any increase of the Internal Revenue Tax on Manufactured tobacco.
An ACT to create a Board of Harbor Commissioners of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and for the Preservation and Improvement of the Harbor of Norfolk and Portsmouth.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Longdale Iron Company.
An ACT to confirm a Law passed by the Legislature of North Carolina, entitled an Act to incorporate The Elizabeth City and Norfolk Railroad Company, ratified the 20th day of January, 1870, and an Act supplemental thereto, ratified the 24th day of January, 1872.
An ACT for the Encouragement of Land Purchasers and actual Settlers in Virginia, and to repeal an Act approved March 29, 1878, entitled an Act for the Encourgement of Immigation.

1875/1876
An ACT to incorporate the Birmingham Coal and Iron Company.
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Etterick Manufacturing Company, in the County of Chesterfield.
An ACT to amend section two, chapter seventy-nine of an act entitled an act incorporating a Company to Construct a Turnpike Road across the Warm Springs Mountain
An Act to Incorporate the Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow-Gauge Railroad Company, and to transfer to it certain Franchises, Rights, Privileges and Properties of the Virginia and Kentucky Railroad Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section five of an Act entitled an Act to Incorporate the Roanoke Valley Railroad Company
An ACT to amend the Charter of the Valley Railroad Company.

1876/1877
An ACT to establish a department of agriculture, mining, and manufacturing, for the stato.
An ACT to confirm the charter of the New Market river bridge company.
JOINT RESOLUTION requesting the Roanoke navigation company to report certain information to the next general assembly.
An ACT to incorporate the Petersburg and North Carolina railroad company.
An ACT for the formation of the New river mining and manufacturing company.
An ACT to amend certain sections of the act to authorize the formation of the New river railroad mining and manufacturing company, as amended by acts approved 2d April, 18738, and 15th March, 1875; and to change the name of the said company to that of the New river railroad company.
JOINT RESOLUTION in regard to the sale of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections 1 and 7 of an act entitled an act to authorize the formation of the James river and New river railroad company, approved February 29, 1875.
An ACT to authorize Henry F. Jones and Thomas Newman to erect a pier-head on York river, near Skimanon creek, in York county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 4 of an act to incorporate the Old Dominion telegraph company, approved March 29, 1875.
An ACT to amend and re-enact section 1 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Danville and New river railroad
An ACT to authorize the erection of a boom in the Mattaponi river.
An ACT to amend an act to incorporate the Eastern Branch turnpike and toll-bridge company, approved March 14, 1872.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the 3d, oth, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th sections of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Bristol coal and iron narrow-gauge railroad company, and to transfer to it certain franchises, rights, privileges, and properties of the Virginia and Kentucky railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Wytheville mining, manufacturing and hotel company.

1877/1878
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to the reduction of the present Federal tax on manufactured tobacco.
An ACT to authorize George G. Tyler to erect a boom in the Mattaponi river.
An ACT to amend the charter of the Straight-shoot railroad company, to change its name to the Richmond and Alleghany railroad company, and to extend its limits.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the first section of the act incorporating the Bristol coal and iron narrow-gauge railroad company.
An ACT to incorporate the Alleghany Mining and Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Vance Manufacturing Company of the city of Norfolk.
An ACT to incorporate the Peninsula Railroad Company.
An ACT to amend and re-enact the 6th section of an act entitled an act to revise the laws relating to the inspection of tobacco, and warehouse charges, and to insure the proper delivery of tobacco to the consignees, and to repeal all acts on the subject which were in force on the lst January, 1877, approved April 4th, 1877.
An ACT to authorize the Potomac, Fredericksburg, and Piedmont railroad to extend its road, to receive donations, and to change its name.
An ACT to incorporate the Altoona coal and iron company.

1881/1882
An ACT to authorize the trustees of Martha Washington College to borrow money.
An ACT to incorporate the Virginia Coal and Iron Company.
An ACT to provide for the more efficient collection of the revenue to support government, maintain the public schools, and to pay interest on the public debt.
An ACT to authorize the board of supervisors of Louisa county to borrow a sum of money for certain purposes.
An ACT to authorize Henry N. Price to construct a tramway to Smithfield, in Isle of Wight county, Virginia.
An ACT in relation to the Peninsula Railroad Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Potomac Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to fix the times for holding the terms of the circuit court of Bedford county.
An ACT to incorporate the Botetourt manufacturing company.
An ACT to provide for working and keeping in repair the public roads in Amherst and Nelson counties.
An ACT to change the location of the courthouse of Dickenson county.
An ACT to amend and re-enact sections two, five, six, seven, and eight of an act entitled an act to incorporate the Richmond and West Point Terminal Railway and Warehouse Company
An ACT to authorize the Washington, Cincinnati, and St. Louis railroad company to adopt a standard gauge.
An ACT to allow Abel A. Lake to erect a wharf at Franklin city, in Accomac county, on Chincoteague bay, for the purpose of shipping oysters.
An ACT to authorize the Upper Appomattox Company to increase its capital stock.
An ACT to provide for the relinquishment to the United States of title to, and jurisdiction over a space within limits, to be determined by accurate survey, between certain latitude and longitude, for the purpose of establishing a quarantine hospital, and erecting a building for the temporary storage of the cargoes of infected vessels.
An ACT to incorporate the Richmond Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to authorize the stockholders of the Richmond and West Point Terminul Railway and Warehouse Company, to change its name to the Richmond, Danville, and Southern Railway Company.
JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the purchase of Temple farm and Moore house.
An ACT to incorporate the James River and Blackwater Railroad and Lumber Company.
An ACT to authorize the erection of a pier, or wharf, at or near the mouth of Lyon’s creek, in the county of Isle of Wight.
An ACT to incorporate the Iron Belt Land, Mining, and Development Company, of Virginia.
An ACT to amend section 4 of chapter 100 of the Code, in relation to catching fish for the purpose of manufacturing the same into oil or manure.
An ACT to incorporate the Moccasin Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to incorporate the New River and Southwest Virginia Mining and Manufacturing Company.

1882es
An ACT to incorporate the Botetourt manufacturing company.
An ACT to incorporate the Richmond Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company.
An ACT to incorporate the Atlantic and Danville Narrow-Gauge railroad company.