LAWS OF THE UNION.

BY AUTHORITY.

PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF The


NINETEENTH CONGRESS.
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AN ACT TO amend an act, entitled "An act to
incorporate company for making certain
|, Turnpike Road in the County of Aexandra,"
passed thirteenth July, one thousand eight
hundred and thirteen.


Whereas, by an act, entitled " An act in
cooperating company to establish turn
pike road from Wiley's tavern, in the coun-
ty of Fairfax, to d point of intersection on
the Little River turnpike road, or on the
line of the district of Columbia" passed by
the General Assembly of the State of Nir-
ginia, it is provided, that the company there
bv incorporated may, at their discretion, To-
cate their said road SO as to intersect the
Little River Turnpike Road, or the line of
the District of Columbia; in the latter case
of intersecting the line of the District of Co.
lumbia, the said road may terminate at some
distance from the town of Alexandria


BSn enacted By the Senate and House OF
Representatives. ofMe United States IT H.
merica in Congress assembled, That the
Commissioners to be appointed under the
act Of Congress to which this is an amend
ment, for locating and marking the road
herein mentioned, shall have power to lay
out the same from any point OF intersection
on the line of the District of Columbia, if the
said Virginia Company shall so locate their
road, to such point in the line of the Corpo-
ration of Alexandria, as they, in their judg-
ment, may think it; and the said company
incorporated by the act to which this is an
amendment, at their annual meeting in
March, shall elect, from among the Stock
holders, a President and four Directors, to
manage the concerns of the Company for one
year, and until others are appointed in their
place.


9SEc. 2. -fud be il further enacted, Tha,
the rates of toll heretofore fixed by the said
act, shall be considered as the rates for two
miles, and thar the Company shall have pow
er to demand and receive, in the same pro.
portion, for greater or less distance: Pro
vided, The tolls to be collected thereon shall
not exceed the rate of tolls on the Little
River turnpike road, for the like distance
and that Hugh Smith, Robert j. Taylor
Richard NJ. Scott, John C. Vowel, Thomas
Vowel, Thomas Sandford, William Fowle
Humphrey Peake, and Thomas Peyton, b,
added to the Commissioners named in TIL
said act, for taking subscriptions to the sai
stock.


SEC. 5. .fnd be II further enacted, Tha
if, at any time hereafter, the said road shal
become free under the provisions of the sal
act, then, and in that case, the Levy Coul
of the county of Alexandria shall thereafte
keep the said road in repair at the expens
of the said county.


JOHN W. TAYLOR,


Speaker of the House Of Representative


JOHN c. CALHOUN,


Vice-President of the United States, al


President of the Senate.


ArpaovEn-May 90, 1896.


JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.