Nebraska advertiser., 1862-06-12
OFFICIAL.
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed az hs Second Session IF tie thirty
ON Isl Seventh Congress. IgFf.lFg
lPuBLIc-No. 64l- y
An ACT to Incorporate the Washington and
GEORGETOWN Railroad Company.

AN ACT to Incorporate the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company.
Be Il enacted by tie Senate and House o.
Represen tatives cJ the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That Eliab King
man, Franklip Tenhey, ]. J. Coombs, Sayles
j Bowen, Charles II. Upton. Henry Addison,
Hallet KilbOuFn, and their associates and as
signs, be and they are hereby created a body
corporate, under the name of the "Washing-
ton and Georgetown Railroad Company" with
authority tc coustrnct anil lay down adOuble
track railway, with-the necessary switches and
turnouts, in the cities OF Georgetown and
Washington, in the District OF Columbia,
through and along the following avenues and
streets Commencing on Bridge street, at the
intersection with High street. or at such point
on said Bridge street east thereof, in The city
Of Georgetown, as may be designated here
after BY the corporate ,antharities thereof,
along said bridge street to It's Intersection with
the street running to the tubular bridge over
Rock creek To Pennsylv ania avenue in the
city of Washington ; along said avenue to
Fifteen Street west ; along said street south TO
said avenue along said avenue To- the foot Of
the Capitol grounds; thence around the south
err boundary Of the Capitol grounds anil
aleng their southern boundary easteffv 10 PEN
nsylvania avenue; along said Pennsylvania
avenue to Eighth street east, or Garrison street;
and along said street south to the navy yard
gate, with a lateral T0ad running along the
eastern front of the Capitol from the southern
to the northern gate, andthence BY "a" street
to the depot of the Baltimore ard Ohio rail-
road and thence from said depot through
First street west to PennS ylvali avenue, so
as to interScct with said main road also, a
double or single track branch railways, CON-
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down Seventh street west TO Pennsylvania
avenue and to the Potomac also, q railway
commencing at Boundary street and running
down Fourteenth street west and New York
avenue to Pennsylvania avenue to a point of
intersection with said aforementioned railway
with the right to run public carriages thereon
drawn By horse power, receiving therefor a rat5
Of fare not exceeding five cents a passenger
for any distance between the termini of either
of the said main railway, or between the ter
mini Of either of the said branch railways, or
between either terminus of said main railway
and the terminus Of either of said branch
railways Provided, That the use and main
tenance of said road shall be subject to the
municipal regulations of the cities of Wash
iDgtou and Geprgetown, respectively. within
their several corporate limits, and that when
ever the Capitol grounds shall be enlarged
then the said routes shall be made to conform
thereto.
Sec. ,. And be it further enacted, That
said roads shall be deemed real estate, and
they together with other real property and the
personal property Of said body corporate, shall
be liable to taxation as other real estate and
personal property in the cities aforesaid, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided. ve
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the said railway shall be laid in the centre OF
the avenues and streets. as near as may be,
without inter citing with or passing over the
water or gas pipes, in the most approved man.
ner adapted for street railways, with rails OF
he most approved patterns, to be determined
by the Secretary of the Interior, laid upon an
ever surface with the pavement Of the streets:
and the space between the two tracks shall
not be less than four feet nor more than six
feet, and the Carriages shall rot be less than
six feet in width, the guage TO correspond
with that Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Sec. 4. and belt further enacted, That
the said corporation. hereby created shall be
bound to keep saidtracks, aud for the space
of two feetbeyond the outerraii there of, and
also the space between the tracks, at all time.
well paved and ia good order, without expense
Lothsullited States or 10 the cities of George
town and Washington.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
nothing in this act shall prevent the Govern-
ment, at any time, at their option, from alter
ing the grade or otherwise improving Penn
sylvania avenue, and such. other avenues and
streets as may be occupied by said reads, or
the cities Of Washington and Georgetown
from so altering or improving such streets aud
avenues as ma. be under their respective an.
thori;y and faqfFol, and in such event it shall
be the duty OF said company to change their
said railroad so as to CO. form 70 such altered
grade and pavements.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
this act may at any time be altered, amended
or repealed BY the Congress Of the United
States
Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That
nothing in This act shall be so construed as tC
authorize said body corporate to issue any
note, toFen, device, script or other evidence
Of debt to be used as a curTercy.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the capitol stock Of said company shall not be
less than three nor more than five hundred
thousand dollars, aud that The stock shall be
| diyidedin to shares Of fifty dollars each. and
shall deemed personal property and transfera-
Bile in such manner as the bylaws OF said
company may direct.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, Thai
the said company shall place frst-class cars OF
said railways. with all the modern improve
ments for the convenience aud comfort OF pas
sengers, and shall ran cars thereon during che
day as often as every five minutes, except as
to Seventh and Fourteenth streets, and or
these once in fifteen minutes each way, anc
until twelve O'Clock at night as often as every
half hour; and through day and night as much
of ener rs pubic convenience may require