Chap. 159.—An ACT to ratify, confirm and enlarge the charter of the Norfolk
wharf, warehouse and terminal company, to confer upon it the rights and
obligations of a railway and transportation company as prescribed, and to
change the name thereof to the Norfolk terminal and transportation com-

pany.
Approved January 27, 1896.

Whereas the corporation court of the city of Norfolk, did on the
third day of May, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, grant a charter
of incorporation to the Norfolk wharf, warehouse and terminal com-
pany, as follows:

To the honorable, the corporation court of the city of Norfolk,
Virginia: The undersigned desiring to be constituted a body corpo-
rate under the style and for the purposes hereinafter set forth, do
make, sign and acknowledge the following certificate as required by
the statute in such case made and provided :

First. The name of the corporation shall be the Norfolk wharf,
warehouse and terminal company.
Second. The purposes of the corporation are: to take, hold, use,
nd dispose of real estate in the city of Norfolk, Virginia; to buy,
rect, maintain, use, and dispose of in fee or by lease for years,
I such wharves, docks, piers, warehouses, and passenger and
reight depots as in the estimation of said company may be advan-
ageous in the prosecution of its business; and to furnish terminal
facilities for transportation companies or persons engaged in the
Transportation business; and to do a general warehouse and forward-
ing business; to borrow money and execute therefor its bonds or notes
and secure the payment of the same by deeds of trust or mortgage
on any or all of its property, both real, personal and mixed; to de-
velop the water front of all property which it may acquire; to sell
off for any purpose such portions of its real estate as it may not
need for its own purposes; to own operate and dispose of steam-
boats, tugs, barges, and other vessels in lawful employment; to sub-
scribe to, purchase, or otherwise acquire and hold and dispose of the
stock, and bonds and notes, or either, of any corporation chartered
under the laws of Virginia; and to bargain, sell, use, hypothecate,
or otherwise dispose of the same as it may deem best for its interest ;
and any Virginia corporation may subscribe to, purchase, or otherwise
acquire and dispose of the stock, bonds and notes of this company.

Third. The minimum capital stock of the company shall be one
hundred thousand dollars, and the maximum capital stock shall be
one million dollars, said capital stock to be divided into shares of
the par value of one hundred dollars per share.

Fourth. Its principal offices is to be kept and its chief business tc
be transacted at Norfolk, Virginia, though its directors and stock:
holders may meet lawfully at any point in the state of Virginia
upon reasonable notice.

Fifth. The said company proposes to hold real estate not exceed
ing forty acres in quantity.

Sixth. The officers who for the first year are to manage the affair
of the said company are as follows: President, Decatur Axtell
secretary, C. E. Wellford; treasurer, T. O. Barbour, each one o
whom resides in the city of Richmond, Virginia. The directors ar
as follows: Decatur Axtell, Richmond, Virginia; C. E. Wellford
Richmond, Virginia; T. O. Barbour, Richmond, Virginia; H. T
Wickham, Hanover county, Virginia; J. W. Elliott, Norfolk, Vir
ginia; W. L. Williams, Norfolk, Virginia; Dawson McCormick
Norfolk, Virginia.

Seventh. All taxes and other debts which shall become due to th
state of Virg nia by this company shall be paid by the company it
lawful money of the United States.

Witness the following signatures and seals this, the first day o
May, anno domini eighteen hundred and ninety-three:
State of Virginia, city of Richmond, to-wit:

I, Louis P. Ecker, a notary public in and for the city of Richmond
and state of Virginia, do hereby certify that Decatur Axtell, C. E.
Wellford, and T. O. Barbour, whose names are signed to the fore-
going writing, bearing date the first day of May, eighteen hundred
and ninety-three, have each, this day, personally appeared before
me in my city aforesaid, and each for himself acknowledged the
signing and execution of the said written certificate.

Given under my hand this, the first day of May, at my office in
my city aforesaid. -

Louis P. Ecker, Notary Public.

State of Virginia, city of Norfolk, to wit:

I, W. W. Wilson, a notary public in and for the city of Norfolk
and state of Virginia, do hereby certify that J. W. Elliott, W. L.
Williams and Dawson McCormick, whose names are signed to the
foregoing writing, bearing date on the first day of May, eighteen
hundred and ninety-three, have each this day personally appeared
before me in my city aforesaid, and each for himself acknowledged
the signing and execution of the said written certificate.

Given under my hand this second day of May, at my office in the
city aforesaid.

W. W. Witson, Notary Public.

Commonwealth of Virginia,
Corporation court of the city of Norfolk:

In re Norfolk wharf, warehouse and terminal company.

The foregoing certificate, setting forth the purpose and desire of
certain persons to obtain a charter, being duly signed and acknow-
ledged as the law requires, having been presented to the corpora-
tion court of the city of Norfolk, and the same having been care-
fully considered: now, on the motion of counsel for the signers of
said certificate, it is adjudged that a charter of incorporation be, and
the same hereby is, granted to the subscribers thereof, on the terms
and with the privileges and powers therein set forth, that is to say:
(one) That T. O. Barbour, C. E. Wellford, Decatur Axtell, all of the
city of Richmond, Virginia; and J. W. Elliott, W. L. Williams and
Dawson McCormick, all of the city of Norfolk, Virginia; and all
other persons, such as may now or that may hereafter be associated
with them, their successors and assigns, are hereby constituted,
erected and created a body politic and corporate under and by the
name of the Norfolk wharf, warehouse and terminal company, and
by such name shall have the general powers, and be subject to the
general restrictions prescribed by the laws of Virginia in regard to
such bodies politic and corporate; including, among other rights
hereinafter named, the right to have perpetual succession under the
limitation of the general law of the land, the power to sue and be
sued, to make and haveacommon seal, and alter and renew the
same at pleasure, and the right to make all such by-laws and rules
as if may deem necessary for its welfare.

2. That the said company shall have the right to take, hold, use,
and dispose of real estate in the city of Norfolk, Virginia, the
amount of such real estate not to exceed forty acres to be held at
any one time, and to develop the same; to buy, erect, maintain and
dispose of, in fee or by lease for years, all such wharves, docks, piers,
warehouses, slips and passenger and freight depots, as in the estima-
tion of the said company may be advantageous in the prosecution
of its business ; and to furnish terminal facilities for transportation
companies or persons engaged in the transportation business; and
to do a general warehouse and forwarding business; to borrow money
and execute therefor its notes or bonds and secure the payment of
the same by deeds of trust or mortgage on any or all of its property ;
to guarantee the payment of the debts of any other Virginia corpo-
ration and to secure the faithful performance of such guaranty by
deeds of trust or mortgage on any or all of its property, both real,
personal and mixed; to develop the water front of all property
which it may acquire; to sell off or otherwise dispose of for any
purpose, such portions of its real estate as it may not need for its
own purposes; to own, operate, and dispose of steamboats, tugs,
barges and other vessels in any lawful way; to subscribe to, pur-
chase, or otherwise acquire, hold and dispose of the stock and bonds
and notes of any corporation chartered under the laws of Virginia;
and to bargain, sell, use, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of the same
as it may deem best for its interest; and any Virginia corporation
may subscribe to, purchase, or otherwise acquire and dispose of the
stock, bonds and notes of this company.

3. That the minimum capital stock of this company shall be one
hundred thousand dollars, and the maximum capital stock shall be
one million dollars. Said capital stock to be divided into shares of
the par value of one hundred dollars per share.

4. That the principal office of said company shall be kept, and its
chief business shall be transacted at Norfolk, Virginia; though its
directors and stockholders may lawfully meet at any point in the
state of Virginia, upon reasonable notice.

5. That said company may purchase, hold and convey, either in
fee or for a term of years, or as security for debts, real estate, not
exceeding in quantity forty acres.

6. That the officers who for the first year are to manage the affairs
of the said company, are as follows:

President, Decatur Axtell; secretary, C. E. Wellford; treasurer, T.
QO. Barbour, each one of whom resides in the city of Richmond, Vir-
ginia, and the directors shall be as follows: Decatur Axtell, who re-
sides in Richmond, Virginia; C. BE. Wellford, who resides in Rich-
mond, Virginia; T. O. Barbour, who resides in Richmond, Virginia;
H. T. Wickham, who resides in Hanover county, Virginia; J. W.
Elliott, who resides in Norfolk, Virginia; W. L. Williams, who re-
sides in Norfolk, Virginia; Dawson McCormick, who resides in
Norfolk, Virginia.
7. The said company shall pay all its taxes or other dues to the
state of Virginia, or the city of Norfolk, in lawful money of the
United States; and it is further ordered that no notice of the time
or place of opening books of subscription shall be necessary, and
that the clerk of this court record the foregoing certificate, and this
decree, as the law directs, and certify the same to the secretary of
the commonwealth.

Done in open court, in the said city of Norfolk, this the third dar
of May, eighteen hundred and ninety-three.

D. TucKER BROOKE,
Judge corporation court, city of Norfolk, Virginia.

Virginia:

In the clerk’s office of the corporation court of the city of Norfolk,
on the third day May, eighteen hundred and ninety-three:

The foregoing charter of the Norfolk wharf, warehouse and ter-
minal company was this day received and duly recorded, and is
hereby certified to the secretary of the commonwealth for record in
his office according to law.

Teste: Law. L. Warine, D. C.

One hundred and forty two dollars and fifty cents.
Commonwealth of Virginia,
Office of the Auditor of Public Accounts,
Richmond, May fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety- three.

This is to certify that W. A. Young, clerk of the corporation court
of Norfolk city, has paid into the treasury one bundred and forty
two dollars and fifty cents, fee on charter of Norfolk wharf, ware-
house and terminal company, less his commission.

Gro. V. MonctrRgE,
acting auditor of public accounts.

Commonwealth of Virginia, May fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-
three.
Charter lodged and recorded.
H. W. Fiournoy.
Secretary of Commonwealth.

And whereas it is desired to change the name of said company and
to extend its powers as hereinafter set.forth; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the said
charter of the Norfolk wharf, warehouse and termina] company 13
hereby ratified and confirmed.

2. That said company shall be known by the name of the Nor-
folk terminal] and transportation company, or such other name as
the stockholders of said company may hereafter choose, and mav
connect, consolidate or merge with any wharf, warehouse, railway,
steamship or other transportation company doing business in or
near Norfolk.

3. Said company shall have the power to connect its works with
those of any other transportation company, and to construct, main-
fain and operate such lines of railway as may be necessary for
its business, and to acquire, use and occupy any of the streets of the
tity of Norfolk; provided that before said company shall begin to
construct its railway or other improvements upon or in any of said
streets the consent of the councils of said city shall be obtained
thereto, and under such terms and regulations as said councils may
prescribe.

4. Said company is further authorized to construct, purchase, or
lease and operate a branch railway from any of its works in the
city of Norfolk by the most available route to Sewell’s Point, or such
other point on Hampton Roads, or the Elizabeth river, as may be
deemed most convenient for the interchange of passengers, freight,
and other traffic with steamboat lines, barges, and vessels of all
kinds, and it may also maintain and operate a line of steam or other
vessels between the port of Norfolk and Newport News, Fort Monroe,
Hampton, and any other port or ports, foreign or domestic; and it
shal] have the right to connect with any other transportation or rail-
road company; provided, however, that the work of construction of
any railroad authorized by this section shall be commenced within
two years and completed within five years from the first day of July,
eighteen hundred and ninety-six.

5. Said company is further authorized to construct, own, use,
transfer, and otherwise enjoy wharves, docks, warehouses, piers,
elevators, passenger and freight depots, and all other terminal facili-
ties in the city of Norfolk, and to connect such improvements with
each other and to make any and all contracts with any such trans-
portation, wharf, warehouse or terminal company as may be conve-
nient for the proper transaction of the business of the company.

6. Said company shall have the right and power to acquire, by
condemnation, such lands to be used for wharves, docks, piers,
depots, and other terminal facilities as may be necessary for the
proper and convenient conduct of its transportation business, and
all necessary rights of way for the railways hereinbefore authorized.

7. The capital stock of said company and bonds issued under any
mortgage or either of said stock or bonds may be issued, subscribed
for, sold or otherwise disposed of in such manner and for such prices
and upon such terms as the stockholders in general meeting may

irect.

8. This act shall be in force from ite passage.