CHAP. 462.—An ACT further supplementary to an act approved
March 17, 1884, entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate
the Virginia Mineral Railway company, approved March 6,
1880.

Approved March 8, 1890.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That the Virginia mineral railwey company is also author-
ized to locate, construct, and operate in the counties of
Montgomery, Pulaski and Wythe, and in the counties ad-
joining thereto, such lateral or short lines extending from
or tributary to the main line, or on the New river division,
or on the North Carolina extension of the Norfolk and
Western railroad company, between such points and by
such routes as the board of directors may determine, and
as may from time to time be required to afford transpor-
tation facilities to the public and reach the mining, manu-
facturing, timber, or other operations in said counties,
and the said company may connect or unite its said road
with that of any other company, or consolidate or merge
its capital stock, property and franchises with those of
any other company operating or authorized to operate a
connecting line of railroad (not a competing line there-
with), upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the
board of directors of the companies so uniting or connect-
ing, merging or consolidating; and for that purpose power
is hereby given to it and to such other company or com-
panies to make and carry out such contract as will facili-
tate and consummate such connection, merger, or consoli-
dation; provided, that a copy of every such contract of
consolidation and merger shal] be filed in the office of the
board of public works.

2. That nothing herein contained shall be construed to
give said railroad company any exclusive rights or privi-
leges which can be held or used by the said company sim-
ply as obstructive to prevent the location or construction
of other roads; provided, that said Virginia mineral rail-
way company shall avail themselves of the privileges of
this act so far as the construction of a railroad from Ivan-
hoe, west, in the county of Wythe, within the period of
twelve months from the passage of this act; and further
provided, that the privileges granted the Virginia mine-’
ral railway company under this act shall not be construed
to prevent any other company from constructing a line of
railway from Ivanhoe west.

3. All taxes levied upon the said railway company by
the state shall be paid in lawful money of the United
States, and this act shall be subject to amendment or re-
peal at any time by the general assembly.

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