Chap. 216.—An ACT to incorporate the James River and Blackwater
Railroad and Lumber Company.

Approved March 6, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
R. K. Turner, W. D. Turner, C. T. Mountcastle, and John S.
Norsworthy, or such of them as may accept the provisions of
this act, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic
and corporate, by the name of the James River and Black-
water railroad and lumber company, for the purpose of manu-
facturing lumber, cutting wood, and otherwise operating in
the same, and for the purpose of transporting lumber, wood,
merchandise and produce, and by that name may sue and be
sued.

2. That the said company shall have all the powers, rights,
and franchises necessary and proper to locate, construct, and
maintain a railroad, for the purpose of transporting wood,
lumber, and such produce and merchandise as may be brought
them tor transportation, from some point on Blackwater
river, near Proctor’s bridge, in Isle of Wight county, Vir-
ginia, to some point of James river, at or near Burwell’s bay
in said county, with the privilege of constructing branc
roads, none of which shall exceed twenty miles in length.

3. That the said company shall have power to hold and
employ such machinery and appliances as their business may
require, and may purchase and hold such land and timber as
may be necessary for the successful operation of said busi-
hess and road.
4, The capital of said company shall not be less than
fifteen thousand, nor more than fifty thousand dollars.

5. That the said company shall have power to build a wharf
on James river, and for that purpose may condemn land not
exceeding one acre. |

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

Chap. 216.—An ACT to incorporate the James River and Blackwater
Railroad and Lumber Company.

Approved March 6, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
R. K. Turner, W. D. Turner, C. T. Mountcastle, and John S.
Norsworthy, or such of them as may accept the provisions of
this act, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic
and corporate, by the name of the James River and Black-
water railroad and lumber company, for the purpose of manu-
facturing lumber, cutting wood, and otherwise operating in
the same, and for the purpose of transporting lumber, wood,
merchandise and produce, and by that name may sue and be
sued.

2. That the said company shall have all the powers, rights,
and franchises necessary and proper to locate, construct, and
maintain a railroad, for the purpose of transporting wood,
lumber, and such produce and merchandise as may be brought
them tor transportation, from some point on Blackwater
river, near Proctor’s bridge, in Isle of Wight county, Vir-
ginia, to some point of James river, at or near Burwell’s bay
in said county, with the privilege of constructing branc
roads, none of which shall exceed twenty miles in length.

3. That the said company shall have power to hold and
employ such machinery and appliances as their business may
require, and may purchase and hold such land and timber as
may be necessary for the successful operation of said busi-
hess and road.
4, The capital of said company shall not be less than
fifteen thousand, nor more than fifty thousand dollars.

5. That the said company shall have power to build a wharf
on James river, and for that purpose may condemn land not
exceeding one acre. |

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