Chap. 210.—An ACT to incorporate the Norfolk bieyele road company.
In foree February 7, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That Samuel Q.
Collins, A. B. Seldner, Charles J. Colona, Ro W. Shultice, M. Hof
heimer and W. W. Starke, and such other persons as may hereafter he
associated with them, be, and they are hereby, made a body corporate
and politie under the name, style and title of the Norfolk bievele road
company, with full and adequate powers to construct, establish. miin-
tain and operate roads or paths for bieveles, trievcles and velicles of a
similar character from some point at or near the present limits of thie
city of Norfolk, Virginia, to some point or points in the eounty of Nor-
folk in said state on or near Ches: apeake bay or Hampton roads, with
the power also of prolonging or continuing said roads or paths to or nem
Virginia Beach, in the county of Princess Anne, in said state, and alse
with the power to acquire by gift or purchase, or by condemnation. ac-
cording to law, of so much land as may be needed to construct, build
and operate said roads or paths: provided, that said roads or paths shall
not be less than ten feet nor more than fifty feet in width.
2. The said company shall also have full and adequate power to con-
truct, maintain and operate parks of not more than fifteen acres of land
‘ach, with suitable buildings thereon, along its roads or paths, with
ower and authority to acquire said lands by gilt or purchase: provided,
iowever, that said company shall at,no one time own more than five
1u ndred acres of land.

3. Books of subscription to the capital stock of said company may be
»pened in the city of Norfolk, Virginia, under the supervision of any
hree of the above named corporators, who are hereby authorized to act
is Commissioners.

4. The capital stock of said company shall be not Jess than five thou-
sand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars, to be divided
nto shares of ten dollars each.

5. The said company may collect tolls or charges for the use of said
‘oads or paths: provided, said tolls or charges shall not exceed the sum
of two cents per mile for any one person. And the said company shall

rave the right, power and authority to make such rules and regulations
for the use of said reads and paths as it may deem proper, not incon-
sistent with the laws of the state of Virginia or the United States.

6. The said company shall have perpetual sneceession, have the power
to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended in
ull courts, whether in law or in equity, and have a common seal and
alter the same at its pleasure; and shall also have and enjoy all the
rights, powers and privileges appertaining to corporate bodies and neces-
sary for the purposes of this act.

7. Said company shall elect or otherwise provide for the election of
such oflicers as it may deem necessary or proper, and shall have the
power and authority to make and pass such rules, by-laws and constitu-
tion as it may deem requisite or proper for the government and operation
thereof and the transactions of said company: provided, the saine is not
inconsistent with the laws of the state of Virginia or of the United States.

S. All taxes or other demands due or to become due by said company
to the state of Virginia shall be paid in current money of the United
States and not in coupons.

9. The general assembly of Virginia reserves the right to alter, amend
or repeal this act at pleasure.

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