Chap. 87.—An ACT to Incorporate the Amherst Turnpike Company.

In force February 13, 1872.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
it shall be lawful to open books under the direction of Thomas
Whitehead, Taylor Berry, Wm. Sandidge, Henry Loving, John
S. Tucker, P. H. Drummond, Bernard Campbell, John Peers,
Henry E. Smith and Arthur White, and such other person or
persons as any three of the above named persons may appoint,
and at such time and place as they may select, for the purpose
of receiving subscriptions to a joint capital stock, not exceed-
ing in the whole one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be
divided into shares of fifty dollars each, for the purpose of
constructing a turnpike road from Amherst Courthouse to a
point at or near Sandidge’s mill, in said county, with authority
to construct in connection therewith branch roads or lateral
works, not exceeding twenty miles each in length, and extend-
2. When five thousand dollars shall have been subscribed,
the subscribers, their executors, administrators and assigns,
shall be and they are hereby incorporated into a company, by
the name of the Amherst Turnpike Company, subject to the
provisions of the general laws of the State applicable to such
corporations, except so far as modified by this act: provided,
that the said subscriptions shall be paid in as may be required
by the board of directors when organized.

3. The said company shall have the privileze in making said
road, or any part thereof, to use gravel, rock, sand, or any
other material, which will maintain a good road in all seasons
of the year, as to them shall seem most expedient. The said
company shall be and they are hereby authorized to erect gates
across said road, and to charge tolls according to law, so soon
as six miles thereof, commencing at Amherst Courthouse, shall
be completed, and on every succeeding mile thereto as it may
be completed.

- 4. The said company, in constructing said turnpike, shall
have the right to use the bed of any public road, and shall
have control of the entire width of said road, so far as they
may extend their turnpike along the line of the same.

5. The said company.is hereby authorized to receive and
hold land or other property in payment of subscriptions to the
capital stock, and to convey and otherwise dispose of the same:
provided, that they shall not at any time hold more than twenty
thousand acres of land in any county, nor shall they hold more
than two thousand as aforesaid longer than five years.

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