About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

An Act to incorporate the Nashville and Knoxville Railroad Company. 1853-1854 720 (1853)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0180 and id is 1 raw text is: 720 bank shall keep a list of the denomination of all notes hereafter to be set apart to be cancelled. WM. H. WISENER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. EDWIN POLK, Speaker of the Senate. Passed, March 3, 1854. CHAPTER CCCXVIII. AN ACT to incorporate the Nashville and Knoxville Railroad Company. WHEREAs, It is of great importance, and necessary to the best interests of Tennessee, that direct and. continu- ous railroad communication should be had between the north-eastern and south-western extremities of the State, for the purpose of connecting with similar im- provements now finished, and being made, through Vir- ginia and other States, terminating on the Atlantic sea- board; and with the contemplated great Pacific railroad terminating at San Francisco, as well as for the purpose of developing the agricultural and mineral resources of the interior of the State; enhancing the value of lands; increasing the popplation; creating new markets for the productions of the soil; affording increased means of transportation; giving greater facility to travel; re- ducing taxes; and promoting harmony and good will between the various and conflicting sectional divisions which, now exist in the State: And, whereas, in fur- therance of this object, a charter has been granted for a central railroad from the Mississippi rivvr to Nash- ville. Therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennesse?, That, for the purpose of estab- lishing a communication by railroad between Nashville and Knoxville, the formation of a company is hereby authorized, which, when formed, shall be a body corpo- rate, by the name and style of The Nashville and Knoxville Railroad Company, and by said corporate name shall be capable in law to bay, receive by gift, bold, sell and convey, real and personal estate, as here- inafter provided; make contracts; sue and be sued; to make by-laws; and to do all lawful acts properly inci- dent to a corporation, and necessary and proper to the

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most