CHAP. 22.—An ACT to amend an act entitled an act to amend an
act to incorporate the Norfolk city railroad. Approved July
8, 1870.

Approved December 19, 1889,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the
second section of an act approved Julv eighth, eighteen
hundred and seventy, entitled “an act to amend an act
to incorporate the Norfolk city railroad company ” be
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

2. That it shall be lawful for said company to lay out,
construct and equip, maintain and operate, with horse or
mule power, or cable, electricity or any other motive power, a
single or double-track railroad in the city of Norfolk,
throughout the entire length of Main street, down Market
square to the ferry wharf, up Church street to the “ fair
zrounds,” in Norfolk county, and also through such other
streets or parts of streets in said city as the directors may
determine, and also to such other points in the counties of
Norfolk and Princess Anne not exceeding twenty miles in
length from the limits of the city of Norfolk, with single
or double track, and to be operated with horse, mule, steam
power, electricity, cable, or any other motive power: provided
that before such work shall be commenced in said city,
the consent of the council of said city shall be obtained
thereto. And in order to enable the said Norfolk city rail-
road to-extend its operations over any street or roadway
already occupied (or that may hereafter be occupied) by
some other railroad or street-car line, power shall be, and
is hereby, granted the said Norfolk city railroad company
to connect, unite physically, or consolidate with any other
railroads or street railways now existing or hereafter incor-
porated, by and with the consent and upon such terms as
may be agreed upon with such railroads or street railways.
Said Norfolk city railroad company may lease or sell the
whole or any part of its street railway and appurtenances
to anv other connecting railroad or street railway, or may
lease or acquire from the owners of such other railroad or
street railway the whole or any part of its railway or
appurtenances upon such terms as may be agreed upon
between it and such other railroad or street railway.
3. This act shall be in force from its passage.