iron company, and that the latter company are desirous to be -permitted to increase the maximum of their capital: foundry and Tre Power to augment 1. Be it therefore enacted by the general assembly, That the union Union of Virginia of the said Virginia foundry company with the Tredegar company, degar companies be, and the same is hereby declared to be lawful; and that the said legalized. Tredegar iron company be authorized to increase their capital capital. stock to the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, at such times and in such manner as may be agreed upon by the stockholders in general meeting. 2. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. CHAP. 260.-An ACT incorporating the Virginia copper mining company in the county of Amherst. Commencement. mining company 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That Henry R. Roby, Virginia copper and such other persons as may be hereafter associated with him, incorporated. shall be, and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of The Virginia copper mining company," for the purpose of mining for and manufacturing copper in the county of Amherst, and they are hereby invested Rights, powers with all the rights, privileges and powers conferred on such bodies politic and corporate, by an act, entitled, an act prescribing gene- Acts 1836 7, pp. ral regulations for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining companies," passed February the thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and are made subject to all the restrictions and regulations prescribed by said act. 66 and liabilities. 74-79. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of the said Capital. company shall not be less than ten thousand dollars, nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each; and the said company shall have the right to purchase Real estate. and hold land, not exceeding five hundred acres, in the said county of Amherst. 3. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 261.-An ACT incorporating the Virginia mining and manufacturing company. Commencement. and manufacturing company incorporated. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That John Sharff, Jacob Virginia mining Sharff, and such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them, shall be, and are hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of "The Virginia mining and manufacturing company," for the purpose of mining for coal and other minerals in the counties of Berkeley and Morgan, and of transporting the same to market. The said company are hereby Rights, powers invested with all the rights, privileges and powers, and made sub- and liabilities. ject to all the restrictions and regulations prescribed by the act, entitled, "an act prescribing general regulations for the incorpora- Acts 1836-7, tion of manufacturing and mining companies," passed February the thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven. The capital Capital. stock of said company shall not be less than ten thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and said company shall have the right to Real estate. purchase and hold land, not exceeding ten thousand acres, in the counties of Berkeley and Morgan. pp. 74 79. Power to con. struct rail-road. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said company be, and are hereby authorized to construct a rail-road from their said mines to Rights and powers some suitable point on the Potomac river; and for such purpose, the therefor. Acts 1836-7, Pp. 101-112. Commencement. Buchanan manu incorporated. Rights, powers and liabilities. said company, and the president and directors thereof, are hereby invested with all the rights and powers, and made subject to all the restrictions and penalties prescribed by the act, entitled, "an act prescribing certain general regulations for the incorporation of railroad companies," passed March the eleventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven. 3. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 262.-An ACT to incorporate the Buchanan manufacturing company. (Passed March 3, 1838.) 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That John Timberlake facturing company and Jesse A. Strange, and such other persons as may be hereafter associated with them, shall be, and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of "The Buchanan manufacturing company," for the purpose of manufacturing cotton, wool and iron; and they are hereby invested with all the rights and privileges and powers conferred on such bodies politic and corporate, by an act, entitled, an act prescribing general regulations for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining companies," passed February the thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and are made subject to the restrictions and regulations prescribed by said act. Acts 1836-7, pp. 74-79. Capital. Books for subscriptions. Real estate. Commencement. Burlington manufacturing company incorporated. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall not be less than thirty thousand dollars, nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, to be raised by subscriptions in shares of fifty dollars each; for which purpose, books may be opened under the superintendence of Allen B. Magruder, Jesse A. Strange and John S. Wilson, at Buchanan; at Fincastle, under the superintendence of Mathew W. Pettigrew, Henry W. Bowyer and Thomas Godwin; at Big Lick, under the superintendence of Frederick Johnston, Edward Watts and James M'Clannahan; and at Salem, under the superintendence of J. F. J. White, William C. Bowyer and William C. Williams, in conformity with the rules prescribed by the above recited act. 3. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right to purchase and hold land, not exceeding two hundred acres, in the vicinity of said manufactory. 4. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 263-An ACT to incorporate the Burlington manufacturing company, and to amend the charter of the Fleet's manufacturing company. [Passed March 23, 1838.] 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That Mordecai Barbour, Smith Capron, Robert Shanks, Hugh Doonor, Samuel R. Caldwell, James Lynch, M. Kenney and Joseph Finn, and such other persons as may be hereafter associated with them, shall be, and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of "The Burlington manufacturing company," for the purposes of manufacturing silk, cotton, wool, flax and metals, into any or all of the various articles of which they are capable of being made, in the county of Dinwiddie; and they an and liabilities. are hereby invested with all the rights, powers and privileges con Rights, powers ferred on such bodies politic and corporate, by an act, entitled, act prescribing general regulations for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining companies," passed February the thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and are made subject to the regulations and restrictions prescribed by said act. scriptions. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said com- Capital. pany shall not be less than fifty thousand, nor more than five hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and to be raised by subscription, for which purpose Books for subbooks may be opened in the town of Petersburg under the superintendence of J. B. Varnum, Geo. Bolling, Dr. J. E. Cox, N. Page, M. Brown, Charles Boswell, Lewis Lunsford, Abel Head and Daniel Lyon, in conformity with the rules prescribed by the above recited act. 3. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the Real estate. right to purchase and hold land, not exceeding five hundred acres, in the county of Dinwiddie. turing company 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Fleet's manufacFleet's manufacturing company to manufacture cotton, wool, hemp what to manufacand flax in addition to the other articles mentioned in their charter; ture. and that hereafter, the annual meetings of the company shall be Annual meetings. held on the last Monday in April instead of the first Monday in May as now directed. 5. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 264-An ACT to revive and amend an act, entitled, "an act to incorporate the Columbian manufacturing company in the city of Richmond." (Passed April 3, 1838.) Commencement. facturing company 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the act, entitled, Columbian manu. an act to incorporate the Columbian manufacturing company in revived, the city of Richmond," passed March the thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, be, and the same is hereby revived, and that the company thereby incorporated shall be changed from Philip Haxall and company, Richard B. Haxall, and others who may have become owners of stock in the said company, to R. B. Haxall, William Williams, W. H. Haxall, and others who may become their associates. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of the said com. Capital. pany shall not be less than eighty thousand dollars, nor more than five hundred thousand dollars, and that the shares in said company be changed from five hundred dollars to shares of one hundred dollars each. 3. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. CHAP. 265.—An ACT to incorporate the Cottage iron works company. (Passed March 21, 1838.) Commencement. Whereas Samuel P. Parsons and Samuel S. Saunders have re- Preamble. presented to the general assembly, that they have land in the county of Hanover, on which there are indications of a large quantity of iron ore, which they are anxious to explore and work, and to enable them to accomplish their object, they ask of the legislature an act of incorporation: Therefore, works company 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That a joint stock Cottage iron company for the purpose of manufacturing pig iron, and if found incorporated. Rights, powers and liabilities. expedient by the company, also the manufacturing of wrought iron and steel, in all their varieties, in the county of Hanover, under the name and style of "The Cottage iron works," in the county of Hanover; and the company is hereby invested with all the rights, privileges and powers conferred on such associations by an act, enActs 1836-7, pp. titled, an act prescribing general regulations for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining companies," passed February the thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and is made subject to all the restrictions and regulations prescribed by said act. 74-79. Capital. Books for subscription. Real estate. Commencement. Exeter manufacturing company incorporated. Rights, powers and liabilities. ་་ 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of the said company shall not be less than thirty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to an amount not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, reserving to the first subscribers the right to take any additional stock that the stockholders holding a majority of the stock may from time to time order and direct: Provided, The maximum capital shall not exceed the said sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; for which purpose books may be opened under the superintendence of Samuel P. Parsons, Samuel S. Saunders, Henry Clarke, William J. Clarke, Nathaniel C. Crenshaw and Charles P. Goodall, or any one or more of them. 3. Be it further enacted, That the said company shall have the right to purchase and hold land, not exceeding six thousand acres, for the purpose of the said manufacture, and for no other purpose whatsoever. 4. This act shall be in force from its passage. CHAP. 266.--An ACT to incorporate the Exeter manufacturing company. (Passed January 17, 1838.) 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That a joint stock company for the purpose of manufacturing cotton, wool, hemp, iron, brass and steel, may be established at Exeter mills, on the land of Robert Shanks, in the county of Dinwiddie, under the name and style of "The Exeter manufacturing company," and said company is hereby invested with all the rights, privileges and powers conActs 1836-7, pp. ferred on such associations by an act, entitled, " an act prescribing general regulations for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining companies," passed February the thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and is made subject to all the restrictions and regulations prescribed by said act. 74-79. Capital. Books for subscription. Right to continue grist mill. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall not be less than twenty thousand dollars, nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, to be raised by subscription in shares of one hundred dollars each; for which purpose, books may be opened under the superintendence of Joseph Bragg, Archibald M'Ilvaine, Joseph Swann, Abel Head, James Lynch, Samuel Caldwell, Robert Ritchie, Robert B. Bolling, and John Bragg, in conformity with the rules prescribed by the above recited act. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said company to hold and continue the grist mill at present established Regulations there. On the aforesaid lands; and the company and their miller shall be subject to all the provisions of the laws of this commonwealth, respecting the proprietors of water grist mills, and their millers. for. 4. Be it further enacted, That said company shall have the right Real estate. to purchase and hold land, not exceeding five hundred acres, in the counties of Dinwiddie and Chesterfield. 5. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. CHAP. 267.-An ACT establishing a manufacturing company in the town of Falmouth. [Passed April 6, 1838.] Commencement. facturing company 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That Duff Green, Wil- Falmouth manuliam Brooke, jr., and John M. O'Bannon, and such other persons incorporated. as may be hereafter associated with them, shall be and they are hereby incorporated, and made a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of "The Falmouth manufacturing company," for the purpose of manufacturing cotton, wool, hemp, flax and silk in the county of Stafford; and they are hereby invested with all Rights, powers the rights, privileges and powers conferred on such bodies politic and corporate by an act, entitled, "an act prescribing general re- Acts 1886–7, pp. gulations for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining companies," passed February the thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, and are made subject to the restrictions prescribed by said act. and liabilities. 74-79. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company Capital. shall not be less than thirty thousand dollars nor more than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and the said company shall have the right Real estate. to purchase and hold land not exceeding five hundred acres in the said county of Stafford. 3. This act shall be in force from the passage thereof. CHAP. 268.-An ACT to incorporate the Mansfield manufacturing company. [Passed March 9, 1838.] Commencement. facturing company and liabilities. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That a joint stock com- Mansfield manupany for the purpose of manufacturing cotton, wool, hemp, iron, incorporated. brass and steel, may be established at Mansfield mills on the lands of Robert Shanks in the county of Dinwiddie, under the name and style of "The Mansfield manufacturing company," and said com- Rights, powers pany is hereby invested with all the rights, privileges and powers conferred on such associations by an act, entitled, "an act prescribing general regulations for the incorporation of manufacturing and mining companies," passed February the thirteenth, eighteen. hundred and thirty-seven, and is made subject to all the restrictions and regulations prescribed by said act. 2. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said com- Capital. pany shall not be less than twenty thousand dollars, nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, to be raised by subscription in shares of one hundred dollars each; for which purpose books may be Books for subopened under the superintendence of Joseph Bragg, John Dunn, Archibald G. M'Ilvaine, William M. Atkinson, James M'Farland, Charles F. Osborne, Ashton Johnson, Robert Ritchie and Abel Head, in conformity with the rules prescribed by the above recited act. scription. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Right to continue company to hold and continue the grist mill at present established grist mill. on the aforesaid lands; and the company and their miller shall be Regulations there for. |