Chapter 148. to authorize the extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to a point on the military lands at Fortress Monroe, Virginia
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CHAP. 148.— An Act to authorize the extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company to a point on the military lands at Fortress Monroe, Virginia.July 3, 1884. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company; Extension of railroad authorized. That the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company is hereby authorized to extend its road from the present terminus thereof, on the waters of Mill Creek, county of Elizabeth City, Virginia, to a point on Hampton Roads, on the lands of the United States at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, upon such terms and conditions as to location and otherwise as the Secretary of War may approve: *Provided,* That the privilege herein*Provisos.* extended shall be construed as a limited easement only, having in view purposes beneficial to the military reservation at Fortress Monroe, and subject at all times to the order of the President of the United States: *And provided further,* That the said Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company shall construct and maintain thereon a suitable station, convenient and at all times accessible and open for the military transactions of said Fortress Monroe.
Sec. 2. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act. Sec. 3. That this act shall be in force from its passage. Approved, July 3, 1884.