Chap. 267.—An ACT authorizing the National.Coal Mining Company to
construct a railroad to James river from their coa] mines in Chestoriield
and Powhatan counties.

Passed February 28, 1867. ,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the Na-
tional coal mining company be and they are hereby autho-
rized to construct a railroad from their coal mines in Ches-
terfield and Powhatan counties to some convenient point on
James river, between Bermuda Hundred and the town of
Manchester, in Chesterfield county, for the purpose of trans-
porting coal and coke, and other articles produced in or
incident to their mining or manufacturiag operations; and
there is also hereby granted authority to said company to
connect with other railroads leading to points on the James
river herein mentioned.

2. That the said company be allowed five years to begin
the construction of said railroad or connections.

3. That the said company, in relation to the road or con-
nections hereby authorized, shall be entitled to all the rights
and privileges, and subject to all the restrictions and liabili-
ties provided by the Code of Virginia in regard to railroad
companies, as far as applicable: provided, that the consent of
the owners of lands, over which said road or connections
may pass, shall first be obtained.

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