Chap. 204.—An ACT to incorporate the Abingdon and Rich Valley Turn-
pike Company, in the County of Washington.

Passed February 16, 1867.

1. Beit enacted by the general assembly, That for the
purpose of constructing a turnpike road from the town of
Abingdon, in the county of Washington, to a point (on a
new location lately made for a road from Saltville to the
Abingdon and Russell turnpike) not west of White's mill, or
east of Joseph W. Davis’ farm, in the Saltworks valley, the
route of said road between the divergence and terminus to
be selected and fixed upon by a majority of the stockholders
hereinafter incorporated. It shall be lawful to open books
for receiving subscriptions to the amount of two thousand
dollars of capital stock, divided into shares of ten dollars
each. The said books shall be opened under the superinten-
dence of Joseph E. C. Trigg, Adam M. Shultz, A. G. Thomp-
son, Jacob Hagy, William J. Hayton, James C. Ireson, James
Ryon, Jobn J. Dutton, Jacob. H. Grubb, William Litteral, J.
Teeters, William Y.C. White, Newton K. White, James. K.
Gibson, John R. Cardwell, A. R. Mallicate and Samuel Pres-
ton, or any three of them, at either Abingdon or Adam M.
Shultz’s, and at such other places, under the direction of such
other commissioners as a majority of the above-named com-
missioners may appoint; and it shall be lawful for said com-
missioners to receive subscriptions, payable in money, labor,
(to be done on said road), or any article of merchandise,
trade or other property, common and saleable in ‘the county,
at such price and payable at such times as may be agreed
upon, at the time the subscription is madt, between the com-
missioners and the subscribers. :

2. When stock to the amount of five hundred dollars shall
1ave been subscribed by good and solvent persons, the stock-
10olders, their executors, administrators and assigns, shall be
ind they are hereby incorporated into a company by the
lame and style of The Abingdon and Rich Valley ‘Turnpike
Yompany; subject to the provisions of chapter fifty-six of
he Code of Virginia, and not inconsistent with the provi-
ions of this act.
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3. Be it further enacted, That so soon as the sum of seven
hundred and fifty dollars of the capital stock shall have been
subscribed, it shall then be lawful for the stockholders of the
said company, after one month’s public notice given, to
assemble in the town of Abingdon and elect three superin-
tendents of the said road, whose duty it shall be to let to
contract and superintend the construction and making of the
same. ‘The said stockholders shall also have power to make
such by-laws and appoint such other officers as they may
deem necessary and proper in the construction: of the work.

4, The said company shall appoint a surveyor or engineer,
to survey, grade and locate the said road, at a grade not to
exceed four degrees, nor of a less width than twenty feet,
except on hillsides, where digging is necessary, and at such
place to be at least fifteen feet wide. |

5. ‘Phe said company shall commence the construction of
said work within one year from the passage of this act, and
complete the same within two years thereafter.

6. This act shall be in force from its‘passage.