Chap. 30.—An ACT incorporating the Radford Tron Company, and for
other purposes.

Passed March 20, 1867,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
John B. Radford, Edward Hammett, W. E. Eskridge, Albert
G. Pendleton, L. T. Watson, Charles Wood, John Fulton,
G. C. Wharton, J. G. Cecil, J. A. Walker, Richard W ood,
David Scull, C. J. Worrcll, Percival Roberts, and such = per-
sonk as may be hereafter associated with them, be and they
are hereby created and incorporated and made a body politic
and corporate, under the name and style of The Radtord
Iron Company of Virginia, in the county of Montgomery,
on or near New river, for the purpose of mining tor coal,
Iron or other ores, and manufacturing the same, or working
old iron in any manner whatever, and with the privilege of
making such dams, locks, railroads connecting with other
roads, and any other facilities essential to the said operations
and in accordance with the general laws on such subjects,
and shall be subject to all the provisions of, and restrictions
contained in, the filty-sixth and fifty-sev enth chapters of the
Code of eighteen hundred and SIXty.

2. Be it further enacted, That the eapital stock of said
company shall not: exceed two millions of dollars, in shares
of one handred dollars each; books of subseription to be
opened at such times and places as any three or more of said
persons may determine; and the said company shall have
the authority to purchase and hold lands not exceeding
twenty thousand acres, and may sell, convey, lease or en-
cumber them.

3. This act shall be in foree from its passage, and shall be
subject to alteration, amendment or repeal, at the pleasure of
the general assembly.