Chap. 20.—An ACT to amend the first, second, and third sections of an
act entitled an act to incorporate the Saltville and Coal-mine railroad
company, and to change the name to the Norfolk and Cincinnati rail-
road company.

Approved January 14, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the first, second, and third sections of the act entitled an act
to incorporate the Saltville and Coal-mine railroad, be and the
same are hereby amended so as to read as follows, viz:

§1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That A. H. Bronson, E. C. Hoag, Dwight M. Lowrey, and
William G. Clark, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and William
B. Aston, of Russell county, Virginia, and F. M. Imboden,
W. K. Armistead, and A. . Starrett, of Saltville, Virginia,
and such other persons as may associate with them, be and
they are hereby made and declared a body politic and corpo-
rate by the name and style of The Norfolk and Cincinnati
Railroad Company, and under that name and title shall suc-
ceed to all the property, rights, privileges, and obligations of
the said Saltville and Coal-mine railroad company, and shall
he and hereby is authorized and empowered to survey, locate,
construct, equip, maintain, and operate lines of railway of
such gauge as it may adopt from any point on the Norfolk
and Western railroad, between Emory and Wytheville, through
any of the counties of Washington, Smyth, and Wythe, to
any point or points in any of the counties bordering on the
state of Kentucky, and also to any point or points in any of
the counties bordering on the state of North Carolina, or to
any point on any road leading to tide-water, by such practi-
cable routes as may be deemed most advantageous for the
development of the agricultural, mining, and manufacturing
interests and resources of the country traversed thereby.
And said company is invested with all the powers conferred
by the Code and general laws of the state, and subject to all
the restrictions of the same relating to railway companies,
and not inconsistent with this act.

§ 2. The capital stock of the company shall be one million
dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, which
may be subscribed for and held by any corporation engaged
in mining, manufacturing, or other business, in this state or
elsewhere, other than a railroad company. And any portion
not taken up by subscription may be disposed of in such
manner as its board of directors may determine in further-
ance of the objects and interests of thecompany. And should
it become expedient to declare any portion of the capital
stock a preference stock, the same may be done by a major-
ity of the stockholders at any legal mecting, regular or called.

§ 3. It shall be‘lawful for said company to receive and hold
the title to all lands acquired by purchase, or in payment of
subscriptions for stock, as provided in the Code, and to
occupy, manage, improve, develop, lease, or dispose of the
same as fully as a natural person may do. And it is hereby
provided that neither the Norfolk and Cincinnati railroad
company nor the Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow Gauge rail-
road company shall exclusively occupy any mountain pass
on the lines of either of them, but that such passes shall be
used by both companies on such terms as they agree upon;
and in case of failure to agree upon said terms, the matter
shall be referred to and decided by the board of public works
of Virginia. | .

2. This act shall be in force from its passage: provided the
work of actively constructing this road be commenced within
two years, and completed within ten years, from the passage
of this act; otherwise this charter shall be void.

Chap. 20.—An ACT to authorize the Common Council of tho city of
Petersburg to purchase and donate certain lands, and to issue and sell
bonds therefor.

Approved April 7, 1882.

Whereas the city of Petersburg, through its common coun-
cil, has offered to donate to the state a suitable location for
the Central lunatic asylum; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the com-
mon council of the city of Petersburg be, and it is hereby
authorized to purchase such real estate as may be selected
by the proper authorities, as a suitable site for the said
asylum, and to pay for the same out of any funds of the said
city of Petersburg under the control of said council,. and
donate the same to the state of Virginia for the purpose
aforesaid, and the said council may, in its discretion, issue
and sell bonds of the city of Petersburg for such sum as may
be necessary for the purpose of raising money to pay for such
property; such bonds, if issued, to be payable within twenty
years, and to bear such a rate of interest, not exceeding six
per centum, as the said council may deem best.

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

Chap. 20.—An ACT to amend the first, second, and third sections of an
act entitled an act to incorporate the Saltville and Coal-mine railroad
company, and to change the name to the Norfolk and Cincinnati rail-
road company.

Approved January 14, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the first, second, and third sections of the act entitled an act
to incorporate the Saltville and Coal-mine railroad, be and the
same are hereby amended so as to read as follows, viz:

§1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That A. H. Bronson, E. C. Hoag, Dwight M. Lowrey, and
William G. Clark, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and William
B. Aston, of Russell county, Virginia, and F. M. Imboden,
W. K. Armistead, and A. . Starrett, of Saltville, Virginia,
and such other persons as may associate with them, be and
they are hereby made and declared a body politic and corpo-
rate by the name and style of The Norfolk and Cincinnati
Railroad Company, and under that name and title shall suc-
ceed to all the property, rights, privileges, and obligations of
the said Saltville and Coal-mine railroad company, and shall
he and hereby is authorized and empowered to survey, locate,
construct, equip, maintain, and operate lines of railway of
such gauge as it may adopt from any point on the Norfolk
and Western railroad, between Emory and Wytheville, through
any of the counties of Washington, Smyth, and Wythe, to
any point or points in any of the counties bordering on the
state of Kentucky, and also to any point or points in any of
the counties bordering on the state of North Carolina, or to
any point on any road leading to tide-water, by such practi-
cable routes as may be deemed most advantageous for the
development of the agricultural, mining, and manufacturing
interests and resources of the country traversed thereby.
And said company is invested with all the powers conferred
by the Code and general laws of the state, and subject to all
the restrictions of the same relating to railway companies,
and not inconsistent with this act.

§ 2. The capital stock of the company shall be one million
dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, which
may be subscribed for and held by any corporation engaged
in mining, manufacturing, or other business, in this state or
elsewhere, other than a railroad company. And any portion
not taken up by subscription may be disposed of in such
manner as its board of directors may determine in further-
ance of the objects and interests of thecompany. And should
it become expedient to declare any portion of the capital
stock a preference stock, the same may be done by a major-
ity of the stockholders at any legal mecting, regular or called.

§ 3. It shall be‘lawful for said company to receive and hold
the title to all lands acquired by purchase, or in payment of
subscriptions for stock, as provided in the Code, and to
occupy, manage, improve, develop, lease, or dispose of the
same as fully as a natural person may do. And it is hereby
provided that neither the Norfolk and Cincinnati railroad
company nor the Bristol Coal and Iron Narrow Gauge rail-
road company shall exclusively occupy any mountain pass
on the lines of either of them, but that such passes shall be
used by both companies on such terms as they agree upon;
and in case of failure to agree upon said terms, the matter
shall be referred to and decided by the board of public works
of Virginia. | .

2. This act shall be in force from its passage: provided the
work of actively constructing this road be commenced within
two years, and completed within ten years, from the passage
of this act; otherwise this charter shall be void.

Chap. 20.—An ACT to authorize the Common Council of tho city of
Petersburg to purchase and donate certain lands, and to issue and sell
bonds therefor.

Approved April 7, 1882.

Whereas the city of Petersburg, through its common coun-
cil, has offered to donate to the state a suitable location for
the Central lunatic asylum; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the com-
mon council of the city of Petersburg be, and it is hereby
authorized to purchase such real estate as may be selected
by the proper authorities, as a suitable site for the said
asylum, and to pay for the same out of any funds of the said
city of Petersburg under the control of said council,. and
donate the same to the state of Virginia for the purpose
aforesaid, and the said council may, in its discretion, issue
and sell bonds of the city of Petersburg for such sum as may
be necessary for the purpose of raising money to pay for such
property; such bonds, if issued, to be payable within twenty
years, and to bear such a rate of interest, not exceeding six
per centum, as the said council may deem best.

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