Chap. 101.—An ACT to Authorize the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas
Railroad Company to Acquire and Sell Lands.
Approved March 6, 1871.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
lawful for the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas railroad com-
pany to acquire by purchase, hold in fee simple, and sell lands
along its railway, and within five miles thereof, and issue bonds
or certificates of stock for amount of such purchases, and exe-
cute a mortgage or trust deed on said lands, or any part thereof,
to secure the debt or liability thus incurred: provided, the
lands thus acquired shall not exceed two hundred thousand
acres, and shall not be held for longer than fifteen years, except
for village lots, depots, machine shops, and other necessary pur-
poses connected with the business of said company.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.