Chap. 369.—An ACT to Amend and Re-enact an Act passed December 19,
1866, entitled an Act to Incorporate the Southwestern Virginia Mining,
Smelting and Transportation Company.

-@ Approved April 2, 1878.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
Zera McDaniel, James M. French, William G. Mustaw, F. F.
Repass, Harmon Newberry, H. C. Newberry and S. H. New-
berry are, and such other persons as may hereafter be asso-
ciated with them, shall be and they are hereby incorporated
and made a body politic and corporate, by the name and style
of the Southwestern Virginia Mining, Smelting and Transpor-
tation Company, for the purpose of mining for coal, iron, lead,
copper, zinc, manganese, silver, oil, salt, plaster, and any or
everything of value found under ground in the counties of
Washington, Smyth, Bland, Wythe, Pulaski, Giles, Tazewell,
Russell, Scott, Lee, Wise and Buchanan; and they are hereby
invested with all the rights, powers and privileges conferred
on such bodies politic and corporate, in relation to joint stock
companies, and subject to all the restrictions and regulations
in relation to joint stock companies and corporations generally,
contained in the Code of Virginia, and any law amendatory
thereof, excepting where the same may be inconsistent with
this act; and the capital stock of said company shall not be
less than forty thousand dollars nor more than four millions,
to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each.

2. Said company shall have power to purchase and hold
lands or any other real or personal estate in the said counties,
and shall be authorized to subscribe to or purchase stock in
any other company in said counties, and shall have the power
to mortgage, sell and convey any stock or interest owned by
them in realty or personalty in the aforesaid counties. It shall
be lawful for said company to construct railroads from any
lands, minerals or mineral waters, owned or controlled by said
company, to connect with any railroad now built or to be here-
after built in the aforesaid counties: provided, they do not
invade the lands, rights and privileges of others, without just
compensation, to be agreed upon by the parties or ascertained
according to law. |

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