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{From the minutes of the
Directors' Meeting of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac RR,
April 21, 1862} |
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| The President brought to the attention of
the meeting the subject of the possible occupation by the military
forces of the United States of this city and Rail Road and asked the
views and instructions of the Stockholders as to what course should be
pursued in such a contingency as to the disposal of this Company's
movable property and the functions of its officers, proposed as a
means of eliciting those views and instructions for the deliberations
and action of the meeting the following resolutions |
| 1st |
Resolved that in the event of the
occupation of this city by the Military forces of the United
States, The President and Directors of this Company be and are
hereby instructed as far as may be practicable to cause the
Locomotives, Cars, & other machinery of the rail road to be
removed to some place of safety, and as to so much thereof as it
may not be practicable to so remove that the President shall
give notice that it cannot be removed to the Secretary of War. |
| 2d |
Resolved, That in the event of such
occupation the authority and functions of the officers and
employees of this company, except for the purpose of preserving
its books, papers, and other property and of settling its
previous business and accounts shall during the continuance of
such occupation be superseded; as shall also the compensation
now paid to them respectively; except that all officers and
employees, then in the service of this company except the
President shall receive one months pay in advance, beyond what
shall be due to them at the date of such suspension and that the
Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Machinist shall continue to
receive respectively after the expiration of that month such
portions of the compensation now received by them respectively
as the Board of Directors exclusive of the President shall deem
it proper to allow. |
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| After some discussion, on motion, the
first resolution was adopted. |
| The second resolution was then on motion
of Mr Ellis amended by insertion before the word "Treasurer"
in the (13th) thirteenth line the word "President" and also
by striking out the words at the beginning "the occupation of the
City of Richmond by the Military forces or other authorities of the
United" so as to make it read: |
| Resolved that in the event of the
occupation of the City of Richmond by the Military forces, or other
authorities of the United States, the authority and functions of the
Officers and Employees of this Company, except for the purposes of
preserving its books, papers and other property and of settling its
previous business and accounts, shall during the continuance of such
occupation be suspended; as shall also the compensation now paid to
them respectively except that all officers and employees then in the
service of this Company except the President shall receive one months
pay in advance, beyond what shall be due to them at the date of such
suspension, and that the President, Treasurer, Superintendents, and
Master Machinist shall continue to receive respectively after the
expiration of that month such portion of the compensation now received
by them respectively as the Board of Directors exclusive of the
President shall deem it proper to allow. |
| After some discussion the Second (2nd)
Resolution was then also adopted. |
| On motion of Col Crozat the vote adopting
the first of these two resolutions was reconsidered and then on motion
of Mr. Myers, the first resolution as to the removal of the machinery
of this company was indefinitely postponed. |
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