Chap. 198.—An ACT to incorporate the Pilgrim Travelers’ Society.
Approved March 2, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That Lawson
Brown, Isaac Burks, W. E. Jefferson, Lee Crittenden, and
William B. Wood, and such others as may be associated with
them, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and
corporate, by the name and style of the Pilgrim Travelers’
society, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be
impleaded, and do all and every act necessary to enjoy the
powers conferred by this charter.
2. The objects of said society are to aid its sick and bury
its deceased members, to assist members to bury their wives
and children, and to aid the families and widowed mothers of
deceased members. .

3. The society may hold any real or personal estate: pro-
vided the real estate does not exceed ono acre of land, and
the personal estate does not excced in value the sum of five
thousand dollars.

4. The said society shall have the power and authority to
make and adopt a constitution and by-laws, rules, and regu-
lations, for the admission and expulsion of its members ani
their yovernment, the clection of its officers, and to define
their duties, and for the sate-keeping and disbursement of its
funds, and trom time to time, to alter, amend, or repeal such
constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations: provided that
the same be not inconsistent with the constitution and laws
of the United States or the state of Virginia.

5. This act shall be in force from its passage, and shall bo
subject to amendment, alteration, or modification, at the ploa-
sure of the gencral assembly.

Chap. 198.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of an act
entitled an act to confirm a Jaw passed by the legislature of North
‘Carolina, entitled an act to incorporate the Elizabeth City and Nor-
tolk Railroad Company, ratified the twentieth day of Junuary, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy, and an act supplemental thereto, ratified
the twenty-fourth day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-
two, and approved on the twenty-third day of February, eighteen
hundred and seventy-five.

Approved March 3, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That section one
of an act entitled an act to confirm a law passed by the legis-
lature of North Carolina, entitled an act to incorporate the
Elizabeth City and Norfolk railroad company, ratified the
twentieth day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy,
and an act supplemental thercto, ratified the twenty-fourth
day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, ap-
proved on the twenty-third day of February, eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-five, be amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:

§ 1. Therefore be it enacted by the general assembly of Vir-
ginia, That the before recited acts be and they are hereby
ratified and confirmed, except as hereinafter excepted, and
that the same rights and privileges shall be and are hereby
granted to the Elizabeth City and Norfolk railroad company
within the territory of Virginia as are granted to it within
the territory of North Carolina, subject to the exceptions
and limitations herein prescribed, the provisions of the
seventh section of the first act, above recited, shall not be
operative within the territory of Virginia; the said company
shall be subject to the same pains, penalties, and obligations
as are imposed by said acts, and the same rights, privileges,
and immunities which are reserved to the state of North
Carolina, or to the citizens thercof, are hereby reserved to
the state of Virginia and her citizens, except that the said
company shall not make, or authorize to be made, any lateral
road or roads within the territory of Virginia without the
consent of this legislature; that the said road shall not
approach the city of Norfolk by a line west of the eastern
boundary of Nansemond county; that in obtaining a right
to any lands through which the said railroad may be
extended, or to any timber or earth which shall be necessary
to the construction or repair of said road, or other works or
necessary buildings, within this commonwealth, the Eliza-
beth City and Norfolk railroad company shall proceed in the
manner prescribed by chapter fifty-six of the Code of Vir-
ginia of the edition of eighteen hundred and seventy-three,
and be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and advantages
of said chapter; and except, also, that any injury which
may at any time be done within the limits of Virginia to the
said road, other works, or necessary buildings, shall at all
times be punished according to the laws which may be in
force in this commonwealth; but nothing herein contained
shall be construed to authorize the said company to construct
a bridge across that part of Elizabeth river commonly
known and designated as the harbor of Norfolk and Ports-
mouth, or between the said harbor and Hampton roads, nor
to use any county road, except to cross the same. The said
company may, at its discretion, increase the number of its
board of directors to any number not exceeding thirteen, a
majority of whom shall constitute a quorum, and shall be
subject to the general railroad laws of the state.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Chap. 198.—An ACT to incorporate the Pilgrim Travelers’ Society.
Approved March 2, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That Lawson
Brown, Isaac Burks, W. E. Jefferson, Lee Crittenden, and
William B. Wood, and such others as may be associated with
them, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and
corporate, by the name and style of the Pilgrim Travelers’
society, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be
impleaded, and do all and every act necessary to enjoy the
powers conferred by this charter.
2. The objects of said society are to aid its sick and bury
its deceased members, to assist members to bury their wives
and children, and to aid the families and widowed mothers of
deceased members. .

3. The society may hold any real or personal estate: pro-
vided the real estate does not exceed ono acre of land, and
the personal estate does not excced in value the sum of five
thousand dollars.

4. The said society shall have the power and authority to
make and adopt a constitution and by-laws, rules, and regu-
lations, for the admission and expulsion of its members ani
their yovernment, the clection of its officers, and to define
their duties, and for the sate-keeping and disbursement of its
funds, and trom time to time, to alter, amend, or repeal such
constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations: provided that
the same be not inconsistent with the constitution and laws
of the United States or the state of Virginia.

5. This act shall be in force from its passage, and shall bo
subject to amendment, alteration, or modification, at the ploa-
sure of the gencral assembly.

Chap. 198.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section one of an act
entitled an act to confirm a Jaw passed by the legislature of North
‘Carolina, entitled an act to incorporate the Elizabeth City and Nor-
tolk Railroad Company, ratified the twentieth day of Junuary, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy, and an act supplemental thereto, ratified
the twenty-fourth day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-
two, and approved on the twenty-third day of February, eighteen
hundred and seventy-five.

Approved March 3, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That section one
of an act entitled an act to confirm a law passed by the legis-
lature of North Carolina, entitled an act to incorporate the
Elizabeth City and Norfolk railroad company, ratified the
twentieth day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy,
and an act supplemental thercto, ratified the twenty-fourth
day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, ap-
proved on the twenty-third day of February, eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-five, be amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:

§ 1. Therefore be it enacted by the general assembly of Vir-
ginia, That the before recited acts be and they are hereby
ratified and confirmed, except as hereinafter excepted, and
that the same rights and privileges shall be and are hereby
granted to the Elizabeth City and Norfolk railroad company
within the territory of Virginia as are granted to it within
the territory of North Carolina, subject to the exceptions
and limitations herein prescribed, the provisions of the
seventh section of the first act, above recited, shall not be
operative within the territory of Virginia; the said company
shall be subject to the same pains, penalties, and obligations
as are imposed by said acts, and the same rights, privileges,
and immunities which are reserved to the state of North
Carolina, or to the citizens thercof, are hereby reserved to
the state of Virginia and her citizens, except that the said
company shall not make, or authorize to be made, any lateral
road or roads within the territory of Virginia without the
consent of this legislature; that the said road shall not
approach the city of Norfolk by a line west of the eastern
boundary of Nansemond county; that in obtaining a right
to any lands through which the said railroad may be
extended, or to any timber or earth which shall be necessary
to the construction or repair of said road, or other works or
necessary buildings, within this commonwealth, the Eliza-
beth City and Norfolk railroad company shall proceed in the
manner prescribed by chapter fifty-six of the Code of Vir-
ginia of the edition of eighteen hundred and seventy-three,
and be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and advantages
of said chapter; and except, also, that any injury which
may at any time be done within the limits of Virginia to the
said road, other works, or necessary buildings, shall at all
times be punished according to the laws which may be in
force in this commonwealth; but nothing herein contained
shall be construed to authorize the said company to construct
a bridge across that part of Elizabeth river commonly
known and designated as the harbor of Norfolk and Ports-
mouth, or between the said harbor and Hampton roads, nor
to use any county road, except to cross the same. The said
company may, at its discretion, increase the number of its
board of directors to any number not exceeding thirteen, a
majority of whom shall constitute a quorum, and shall be
subject to the general railroad laws of the state.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.