Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-05-19

Sec. I. Aad be 1t furtAer enacted,
That the directors shall have full
power to make all such bylaws az
they shall deem necessary for the reg
ulation, management and disposition
Of the stock, effects, and property Of
the said company, aid for the proper
execution Of the business OF the COM
pany, so as the same shall not be con-
trary to this charter, TO the laws Of
the United States, or to the UrdiAan-'
ces of the city of Washington.
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted.
That nothing in this act shall bs so.
construed as to authorize the said
company to issue any note, token. de-
vice, scrip, or other evidence OF debt
to be used as currency.
Sec. 9. And te ii further enacted,
That if any person or persons shah
wilfully destroy, or, in anywisc, injrre'
the mains, pipes, apparatus, or other
WORKS, property, or appurtcnanccs be"
longing to and used Ivy said company
in manufacturing gas or in furnishing
the same to consumers thereof, the
person or persons SO offending shall,
for every such offence, forfeit and pay
to the said company the spp of FIVE
dollars, and shall, in addition TO said
penalty, remain liable to said company
for any loss or damage occasioned by
the offence. .....-.
Sec. 10. Aid be 1t further enacted,
That the said company is hereby in
corporated upon theexpiess conditions
that it shall furnish gas to all the con-
sumcrs thereof containing fifty per
centum more illuminating power than
that which is now furnished by the
/" Washington Gas-light Company"
and at cost not exceeding two dol
lars and fifty cents per thousand cubic
feet and failure to comply with
these conditions shall operate az for
feiture of this charter.
Sec. IL. And be It further enacted.
That the said company shah not he
authorized to sell gas until it shall
have produced to the Mayor of the
city of Washington and to the Secre-
tary of the Interior satisfactory evil
dence that it has laid down, in prop
er and workmanlike manner, in tie
avenues and streets Of the said city,
gas mains of an average diameter of
at least six inches and total length
OF not less than twenty-five miles
nor shall tle said company connect
its gas mains with the pipes supplying
the Capitol and other pubfic buildings
belonging TO tho United States, or
sell gas, until it shall have produced
TO the Secretary Of the Interior satis-
factory evidence that it has erected
and in operation good and substantial
works and holders capable Of manu-
featuring and storing quantity Of
gas, of the quality aforesaid, sufficient
TO supply the consumption at all times
required in the Capitol and public
buildings aforesaid. And unless the
said company shall have complied
with the requirements and conditions
in this section prescribed within two
years from the passage of this act, the
said act shall be null and void Pro-
rded, hOscerer, That said company shall
have the nrivilege. at any time with
in the said two years, of lighting with
the gas manufactured 10y it some one
street distance not exceeding one
mile. ....'
Sec. l2. And be IL further enacted,
That each OF the stockholders in the
!" Union Gas-light Company of the
District Of Columbia shall be held La
ble in his or her individual capacity
for all the debts and liabilities of the
said company, however contracted or
incurred, to be recovered by suit az
ether debts or liabilities, before the
court or tribunal having jurisdiction
of the case.
Sec. l3. Aad be IL further enacted,
That this act may at any time be al
tered, amended. or repealed by the
Congress of the United States.
Approved, April 8, 1864.