Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-29

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sssd company, aa1 f~ tbs sx-ez-son q the
bsssaea e< fhs eoaPsny. - - he s.ns shall
Nd b eootr.ry te tina eh2rssr. % the Lava Il
the Unisrd Seases. % 20 the orainxaces a
the city ef ws>hing.na-
See D. Asi k q vfier ensael. Thss
nothing in this &C; shan BE- % cssssru-d q to
suthsr,se the said company to is-a< any zpss.
token, device. scrip. q osher evsdeser sf dets
to Be I'D - essse.ey.
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II any Psssoa a pssso sAall villslly dssesoy
O. in anyvise iajsss IL aAi.A piPsH appar.-
tus, o. Other vorkA. property. = appu1-saa-
ees Belonging % snA ussd Sy cid esapsay
in manufacturing gss - b fasui.Aiae the
persons 20 offending shsll, fos every such Of
fence. forfeit and pay the said comp.ny the
sum Of i've dollars. and shall. in addition to
said penalty, remain liable to said company
for any lose or damage occasionsd BY the of.
fence.
Sec. 10. Asd5e 4 sysAev eaaesed, That
tho said company 10 hereby incorporated
upon the express conditions that Il shah fur
nish gas to all the consumers thereof contain
ing fifty per centum moro illuminating pow
er than that which ia now furnished by tho
Washington Gas.light Company" and At q
cost not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
per thousand cubic feet; and . failure %
comply with these conditions shall operate as
forfeiture of this charter.
Sec. II. Aad be It .fxrk1ev enacted, That
the said company shall not bs authorized to
sell gas until it shall have produced to the
mayor Of the city Of Washington and to the
Secretary Of the Interior satisfactory evidence
that it has laid down. in proper and work
manlike manner, in tho avenues and streets
Of tho said city, gas mains of an average
diameter Ct at least six inches and . total
length. of not less than twenty-five miles {;
nor shall the said company connect its gas
mains with the pipes supplying the capitol
and other public buildings belonging to the
United States. or sell gas, until it shall havs
produced to the Secretary Of the Interior sat-
isfactory evidence that it has erected and in
operation good and substantial works and
holders capable Of manufacturing and storing
4 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 require
ments and conditions in this section pre-
scribed within two years from the passage Of
this act, the said oct shall be null and void {:
Provided, Aorscer. That said company shall
have the privilege. at any time within the
said two years. of lighting with the gas
manufactured by it some one street distance
not exceeding one mile.
See. 12. A~d be it further enacted, That
each of the stockholders in the " Union
Gas-light Company" OF the District OF Co.
lumbia shall be- hold liable in his or her in
dividual capacity for all tho debts and labil-
tiles Of the said company, however contracted
or incurred, to be recovered by suits as other
debts or liabilities. before the court or tribunal
having jurisdiction ofthe case.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That
this act may at any time be altered, amend
ed. or repealed by the Congress Of the United
States.
Approved, April 8, 1864.