Chap. 229.—An ACT for the incorporation of the Old Dominion Min-
ing Company.

Approved March 29, 1876.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
John F. Tanner, William B. Gray, John Tyler, Salmon Adams,
J. H. Ray, and William E. Tanner, and their associates and
successors, or a majority of them, are hereby created and
constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and
style of The Old Dominion Mining Company, for the purpose
of owning and possessing, and selling real estate in the coun-
ties of Louisa, Spotsylvania, Goochland, Henrico, Fluvanna,
and Buckingham, not exceeding ten thousand acres in any
‘one county, and of mining, smelting, milling, and gonverting
ores; and by that name and style shall have perpetual suc-
cession ; may contract and be contracted with, sue and be
sued, plead and be impleaded in all courts and places: have
a common seal, and all the rights and privileges of a corpo-
ration, and be subject to all the rules, regulations, and re-
atrictions imposed by the Code of Virginia in relation to
joint stock companies, so fur as they are applicable to and
not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

2. That the capital stock of said company shall not be less
than forty thousand; nor more than two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred
dollars each; and said capital may be increased to the limit
aforesaid, from time to time, by the directors of the said
company. .

3. That the company shall have authority to make, from
time to time, such by-laws and regulations as it may deem
necessary or proper for the management of its affairs. May
fix the number of its directors, and may hold meetings in
the city of Richmond, or elsewhere, as a majority of the di-
rectors may determine; and in all general meetings of the
stockholders, present in person or by proxy, shall be entitled
to a vote on each share of their stock.

4. This act shall take effect from and after its passage, and
shall be subject to amendment, modification, or repeal, at the
pleasure of the general assembly. ,