Chap. 149.—An ACT to incorporate the James Rivet Marine Railway and
Ship Building Company.

Passed February 4, 1867.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
Thomas W. McCance, Richard O. Haskins, William C. Tomp-
kins, and such other persons as shall hereafter be associated
with them, shall be and they are hereby incorporated and
made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style
of The James River Marine Railway and Ship Building
Company, for the purpose of constructing and managing a
marine railway, with suitable steam or other power for haul-
ing out of the water, ships, vessels, boats and river craft of
all sorts, with authority to contract for the repair of the
same, and return them to the water; or to contract for the
construction and equipment of ships, vessels, boats and river
craft of all sorts, in the county of Chesterfield, in the state
of Virginia; and they are hereby invested with all the rights,
privileges and powers conferred on like bodies politic and
corporate, by general statute law of this state, now in force,
and made subject to all thé regulations and restrictions pre-
scribed by such general statute laws.

2. The capital stock of said company shall not be less than
thirty thousand dollars nor more than one hundred thousand
dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars
each; and that said company shall have the right to purchase
and hold land in the said county of Chesterfield, in one or
more parcels, not exceeding twenty acres.

3. This act shall be subject to modification or repeal at
the pleasure of the general assembly.

4. This act shall be in force from its passage.
CuAp, 150.—An ACT to incorporate the Henrico Manufacturing Company.
Passed February 4, 1867.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
Lewis E. Harvie, John B. Harvie, Thomas T. Giles, their
associates and successors, or g majority of them, are hereby
constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and
style of The- Henrico Manufacturing Company, for the pur-
pose of manufacturing all kinds of machinery and articles
that may be manufactured or composed in whole or in part
of iron, steel or wood, cotton or wool, as may by the stock-
holders of said company in general meeting be determined;
and are hereby invested with all the rights, powers and privi-
leges, and made subject to all the rules, regulations and re-
strictions provided and. prescribed in the Code of Virginia,
so far as they are applicable to and not inconsistent with the
powers and rights herein granted.

2. That the capital stock of said company shall not be
less than twenty thousand dollars nor more than four hun-
dred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hun-
dred dollars each; and each stockholder shall be entitled to
one vote in the meeting of the stockholders for every share
of stock held by him; and the said capital stock may be in-
creased by the company from time to time to the maximum
limit.

3. That the company may hold land not exceeding two
acres in the city of Richmond, and fifty acres in the county
of Henrico, and have authority to fix the number of direc-
tors, to make such by-laws as it may deem necessary and
proper for the management of its affairs, and may hold its
meetings at such places as said company may from time to
time elect. ,

4, This act shall be in force from its passage, and subject
to amendment or repeal, at the pleasure of the general as-
sembly. .

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Chap. 151'—An ACT to authorize the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company to secure certain liabilities of the Piedmont Railroad Com-
pany.

Passed February 4, 1867.

Whereas it may be necessary for the Piedmont railroad
company, in order to meets its liabilities incurred in con-
structing its road, depots and necessary works, to borrow a
sum of money not exceeding four hundred thousand dollars,
on such terms and at such rate of interest as may be pre-
scribed by the president and directors of said company; now,
for the purpose of facilitating such loan,

1.. Be it enacted by the general assembly, What the Rich-
mond and Danville railroad company be and it is hereby
authorized to endorse the notes, guarantee the bonds or oth-
erwise secure the debts of the said Piedmont railroad com-
pany, incurred or to be incurred as aforesaid, in such manner
as the president and directors of the said Richmond and
Danville railroad company may determine.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.