Chap. 59.—An’ ACT to Incorporate the South-West Loudoun Turnpike
Company.

In force April 16, 1870.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be
lawful to open books at the following places in the county of
Loudoun, namely: at Leesburg, under direction of John
M. Orr, Fenton M. Henderson, George R. Head, George K.
Fox, and Andrew J. Bradfield; at Clagett’s Mill (Wood-
bourne), under the direction of A. H. Rogers, William Ca-
ruthers, Jonah Nixon, Benjamin F. Taylor, and Levi White;
at Circleville, under the direction of Samuel N. Brown, John
H. Simpson, Owen Hamilton, John Aldridge, and Samuel
Simpson; at Philemont, under the direction of Henry Mill-
holler, Joseph Nichols, and William Piggott; and at Mounts-
ville, under the direction of F. M. Carter, John R. Carter,
George B. McCarty, J. H. Benton, and William Gaines; at
Bloomfield, under the direction of R. C. Littleton, Jesse Por-
ter, Fenton Furr, Townsend Frazier, and Alfred M. Carter; ©
at Union, under the direction of John A. Carter, J. Welby
Carter, R. H. Dulany, W. A. Reedér, and John P. Dulany; at
Lincoln, under the direction of Phineas Janney, Isaac Nichols,
Aquilla Janney; and at Hamilton, under the direction of
George W. Janney, Samuel Crockett, John Hughes, and Thorn-
ton Nichols, for obtaining subscriptions for the purpose of
building a turnpike from Leesburg, in the county of Loudoun,
to Rectortowra station, on the Manassas Gap railroad, in Fau-
quier county, or any intermediate point that the company here-
inafter named may designate, either temporarily or perma- |
nently: provided, that any two of the persons named at each
place shall constitute a quorum for business.

2. Be it further enacted, That the sections shall be, as
nearly as possible, five miles in length, and not to exceed five
in number between Leesburg and Rector’s Cross-roads: pro-
vided, that the first section shall end at A. M. Janney’s mill.

/ 8. Beit further enacted, That when ten thousand dollars
shall have been subscribed, the subscribers, their executors,
administrators, and assigns, shall be incorporated into a com-
, pany under the name and style of The South-west Loudoun

urnpike Company, subject to the provisions of the Code of
Virginia, except as herein provided, and that the ultimate
capital stock of the company shall be not more than two hun-
dred thousand dollars. |

4. Be it further enacted, That said company is hereby
authorized to build lateral or branch roads through Lincoln to
Hamilton and Purcellville, and to Oatland Mills or the Lees-
burg and Aldie turnpike, and in any other direction not
exceeding ten miles in length.

5. Beit further enacted, That the subscribers may desig-

nate at the time of subscription, to which section their
subscriptions shall be applied, and that no portion of said
‘subscriptions shall be applied to any portion of the road other
than that named: provided, that the first instalment of two
dollars per share may be applied to surveys and other general
expenses of the company.

6. Be it further enacted, That there shall be a president
and six directors apportioned to the sectionsand lateral branches:
so that all classes of stockholders may be represented in the
board, and that in case of the death, resignation, or other
incapacity of a director, the board may elect a successor to
serve until the next general meeting.

7. That said road shall be ranted twenty feet wide, and
shall be maeadamized for one-half of its width, and the said
road shall be constructed for a distance of five miles before any
tolls can be lawfully demanded; that the grade of the road
shall be not more than seven feet to the hundred, and the side
ditches and culverts shall be so arranged as to keep the water
off the road.

&. Be it farther enacted, That this company may, with the
consent of the Leesburg and Aldie turnpike company, use its
toll-gate for the first section, upon such terms as to division of
tolls as shall be fair and equitable, it being understood that the
first section of this shall end at A. M. Janney’s mill.

9. Be it further enacted, That said company, with the con-
sent of the authorities of Loudoun county having charge of
the edunty roads, may occupy any county road, county bridge
or turnpike abandoned to the county lying along its route, or
the route of any of its branches or lateral roads, and that the
county of Loudoun, or any township in it, may subscribe to
the capital stock of said road an amount not exceeding one-
third for the whole county, or one-third of the cost, as to the
township, of the road located within the said township; and
for such purpose, may issue its bonds, said bonds not to be
paid in any faster rate than private subscriptions shall be
realized: provided, that the township of Leesburg may sub-
scribe one-third of the cost of the section ending at A. M.
Janney’s mill: provided, that no toll shall be charged upon
any abandoned turnpike used by said company, but said com-
pany shall not be compelled to keep said abandoned turnpike
In repair.

10. Be it farther enacted, That this act shall be in force
from its passage. |