Chap. 131.—An ACT changing the name of the Buckingham mining
and development company to the Southern improvement company,
with authority fora further change, and providing for the mode of
issuing certain stock.

Approved May 5, 1887.

Whereas the Buckingham mining and development com-
pany was incorporated by an act of the general assembly of
Virginia, approved February fourtcenth, ciyhteen hundred
and ‘eighty: two, entitled an act to incor porate the Bucking-
ham mining and development company; and whercas the
franchises of the said company were enlarged and extended
by an,act of the said general assembly, approved | March thir-
ticth, cightcen hundred and cighty-seven, entitled an act to
extend the charter of the Buckingham mining and develop-
ment company; and whereas it is now desired to change the
name of the said company without impairing its rights, fran-
chises or obligations; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the gene ral assembly of Virginia, That
the name of the said Buckingham mining and development
company be and the same is bereby ¢ shanged to the Southern
improvement company; and by the name of the Southern
improvement company it shall have its common seal, con-
duct its operations, and have, exercise, and enjoy cach and
all of the powers, rights, and franchises granted by the two
acts aforesaid, and each of them, including the additional and
extended powers and franchises granted by the said act ap-
proved March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and cighty-seven.

2. The name of the said company may hereafier be again
changed in such manner and to such effect as the stock holders
may in general or special meeting determine upon, a record
of any such future change, certitied by the president and
secretary of the company, 10 be filed in the office of the secre-
tary of the commonwealth. A copy of any such record, cer-
tified by the said secretary of the commonwealth, shall be
evidence of the chanyve of name therein set forth without any
proof of handwriting.

3. All capital stuck of the said company which may be
issued pursuant to section three of the said act approved
March thirtieth, eghteen hundred and eighty-seven, shall be
issued and disposed of in the mode prescribed in section four
of the act aforesaid, approved February fourteenth, cighteen
hundred and eivhty-two.

4, This act shall be in force from its passage.