Chap. 322.—An ACT to Incorporate the New River White Sulphur Springs
Company.

Approved July 11, 1870.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That for the pur-
ose of constructing a turnpike road from the New River
hite Sulphur Springs, in the county of Giles, to a point on
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad, at or near New river rail-
road bridge, in the county of Pulaski, the particular location
between the points named to be selected by the company here-
inafter incorporated, it shall be lawtul to open books for receivin
subscriptions to the amount of three thousand dollars of capita
stock, divided into shares of ten dollars each. The said books
shall be opened at the New River White Sulphur Springs,
under the direction of William Eggleston, John Tyer, Joseph
H. Hoge, John C. Snidow, and Wm. H. H. Brown, or any three
of them; and at New river bridge, on the Virginia and Ten-
nessee railroad, under the direction of Gabriel C. Wharton,
James H. Tyler, Ryland R. Weisiger, John Sifford, and Joseph
L. Loyd, or any three of them; and at sach other places, and
under the direction of such commissioners, as a majority of the
above named commissioners may appoint; and it shall be law-
ful for said commissioners to receive subscriptions, payable in
labor to be done on said road, or any article of trade, mer-
chandise, or other property, common and saleable in the said
counties, and at such price, and payable at such time as may
be agreed upon at the time the subscription is made between
the commissioners and the subscribers. .

2. When five hundred dollars shal! have been subscribed by
good and solvent persons, the stockholders, their executors,
administrators, and assigns, shall be and they are hereby inoor-

orated into a company, by the name and style of The New

River White Sulphur Springs Turnpike Company, subject to
the provisions of chapter fifty-six of the Code of Virginia,
where not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

3. Be it further enacted, That so soon as one thousand dol-
lars of the capital stock shall have been subscribed, it shall be
lawful for the stockholders of said company, or a majority in
value thereof, after twenty days’ notice, posted at New River
White Sulphur Springs and at New river bridge, to assemble
at said New River White Sulphur Springs and elect three of
their own body superintendents of the said road, whose duty
it shall be to let to contract and superintend the construction
and making of the same. The said company shall also be au-
thorized to elect such other officers and enact such by-laws as
to them seems best for the management of their work.

4, The said company shall appoint a surveyor or engineer to
survey, grade, and locate the said road—the grade not to ex-
ceed four degrees and the road to be not less than fifteen feet
in width.

5. The said company shall complete the construction of said
road in three years from the passage of this act.

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