Chap. 284.—An ACT to incorporate the Portsmouth and Pinner’s Point draw-
bridge company.

Approved February 11, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That A. E.
Warner, M. D. Eastwood, A. B. Butt, A. E. Etheredge, William G. Mau-
pin, junior, C. W. Murdaugh, senior, and Walter C. Brooks, their arso-
ciates, successors and assigns, be, and are hereby, created and con-
stituted a body politic and corporate by the name of the Portsmouth
and Pinner’s Point drawbridge company, with full and adequate pow-
ers to build, construct, own and operate a bridge across Scott’s creek, a
branch of the Elizabeth river, from some point in the city of Ports-
mouth or county of Norfolk on the south side of said creek, to some
point on the north side of said creek, in the county of Norfolk, and
to acquire and hold so much land as may be necessary for the con-
struction and operation of said bridge: provided, however, that the
bridge hereby authorized to be built shall be constructed with a
suitable draw, and in such a manner as not to interfere with navi-
gation or the passage of vessels, steamers and other river craft: pro-
vided, further, that the bridge of the said Portsmouth and Pinner’s
Point drawbridge company shall not abut upon any land on the
north side of Scott’s creek to the east of the western line of the pro-
perty purchased by Mister H. Walters from J. 5S. Wise and wife, and
now owned by the Norfolk and Carolina railroad company ; and pro-
vided, further, that no road leading to the said bridge shall cross the
tracks of the said Norfolk and Carolina railroad company at a point
east of the western line of the property purchased by the said H.
Walters of J. W. Cotton and now owned by the Norfolk and Carolina
railroad company.

2. The capital stock of said company shall not be less than five
thousand dollars, nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars, divided
into shares of one hundred dollars each. The above named incor-
porators, or any three of them, are hereby created a commission and
authorized to receive subscription to the stock of said company in
such manner as they deem necessary, and keep the same open uatil
the minimum capital has been subscribed; thereafter they may call
a meeting of the stockholders, who may organize the company. As
soon as the said bridge is completed the said company may demand
and receive such reasonable tolls as may be prescribed by its by-
laws, not exceeding, however, the present rate of tolls charged by the
Norfolk county ferries.

3. This act shall at all times be subject to amendment, alteration
or repeal by the general assembly.

4. All taxes assessed upon said company shall be paid in lawful
money of the United States, and not in coupons.

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