The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-09
OFFICIAL.

s<pkeS Thai tks provisions 81 hs hfst section OF Al
act Tor The government Of PERSONS Ia certain fisheries
on the nilesesRth Of Jnns, In the year
thousard eight husdred aud thirteen shall extend
apply 10 master or skipper and sesmen Of vessels
tks bnrthea Of twenty tons or upwards, qualified &c
corans is law for varying the mackere fisheries
bound IRON pert IN the United States he employed
such fisheries In the same way # sush is cries a
been embraced in said act: PoeJsd That the agre,
msnt med In said Section shall bs duly made iudorse
snd counteIslgned.
Approved. March s, 1863,
Az Aer ts incorporate the Colnrri Union Brnevolen
BE- a. enacted tg III, SHdte aud House Of Representatives
81 N. Eiits SUITES 0T Amtrica ia C-agT,Ss dS@iatteo
That GurdeR snowden, Charles Brown, James Virgin
Sandy Alexander, Henry Logan, Charles WILSON liehf
Brooks John Shorter, Joseph Shorter and then assoc
stes and successors be- and they hereby constituted
anddeclsIed 10 BE- body polite and corporate by IN
and title Of the Colored Union Benevolent Asoe
on located In the city OF Washington and by its coro
rate said ssxs lion shall have perpetual Sces'"
with power 10 aud be sued, TO impesd and DO IA
pleaded In any eonrt Of the United Stale OF tn'
Distict Of Columbia, NJ competent jnIi uctlop: 10 ~
eeise subscriptions gifts and dement's, ana 10 m"Ae H
ruler and bylaws shall he deemed necessary sh ~
pedsut for the government Of thu ss'oriaion anu ~
alter The same irom time 10 time IN s'm NOUS = ~
he prrnerbed therein I+ori6sd "l'"'y', ln' surn ~
and BY laws SHALL bs in howi-r lnconss'eh, WIN IN
rop.ritou .ud law OF the United STATES, OF WIN the
objects OF the association. The objects OF me HssooA
tion hereby declared 10 he I" provide ipi ns az M
comfort of such members shall he sick uiN,peu "'
ereudrnt ami Of the families Of n'h mcnor- ~ '''t
where the proper officers of th- association Nhai H''h' It
az np.n md also 10 pruyid r tho decent n''ln"n'
Of .urh persons may die in membership q" thSHNNo'
eon Lelnn .ins 10 tbs families OF such uienbers'
ST.. . arb . f"rtfsr saoci,d, That aid association
shall have power 10 hold real sstcnr personal ana mAea
estate, by pw.hsss, Gilt, or d"vi-" tor Tue p"P"'e
Of .uch association and u" ohtr, ana 10 '"sc, , ~
convey 'wA real estate. or mixed F'ais' OF r'''ons
property ~ may be devised donated I" sl'h Sns"a
lion nd The !es.iu. OF .al. Of which will promote the
interests of t.iG association. =,
ss :: sad b, % jj,rii,, ,aocttd That Congress hal
L.. e.. Ii IA
/. this bet
!. Arrra,.l. asrss ,sos.
Az As4 10 atnspd an Act entitled "Ar Act Ia pcorpo
rata IL. Metre r.llsr Eslnsd COMPANY r the District
T 1T Celunhis."
BET sse.td ky Ms Se4te a,1 Hts~ et Representatives.
n Aa tat>a Mgits II A@eri'@ ~ t.a5',ss s"tat'r'
Tic sa act entitled AN act TO incorporate thu Metro
Iiiisp Railroad Company in the District of Columbia,
approved thly first. eighteen hundred and siyyur be-
and tn. hereby is, amended hereinafter set FORTH
namely, that the iirs section be. and hereby is auocd
by striking out all after tha word. slun3 II street north
to serentrnth street west nter,cctn the double track
road ami inserting: also double spsle track rail
way tnencius at the intersection Of street north
aud foip<t-a-balt street wset son. -Four andi-laif
street vees To- the gate Of the Brsen,; aIso dbc
"ingn TIRE ek branch railway conDicucna at the inter.
rretiop OF Ninth street west aud the Ngshirs tcn canal
sians Ninth street TO street north, along
horti to Twelfth street wost, aud sIons Twelfth sr2e,
wrt to tho Washington canal srd MARYLAND avenue 10
The fotesss River: eao double single track branch
islusy COMMENCING ihe intersection of Massachusetts
arc stree, porh, scns Massachusetts avenue
10 tttts ssfth. slop5 street north the circle with
the pr, lese Of ~ epdp, The ssd branch road any
slr1o street uorth h Fork creek, the bridge
ger Foes creek % T#ter street Geors.sY alqna Va
ter street IN S.ofs,tevu 10 Green sreet slols tY4en
Gtss. ta 'sy street. end slops Gay street aud Fiat
To faystts street Geprsetows. with the privilege Of
sssns =. Wy ss 70. tss sav ~ eptfsiies "ta Sew
minus c3 sld fui street north, alsus street north
% First ttest ss.f along First street er.t - last Capitol
stNt, so1S Est Capitol s;reet 60 Ninth street ezst
f71S Itutb l. with rfn.h
10 fdn tobic ssyri~gss thefe+n GAVIN by ctse r,Wer
revolving hersor rate OF ,s not exceeding eight cse
per passenger for any eissace hetweep the terA,in
either al the saId siaa riivays between the teaini
.. raid branch railways between ethef terminus
said main railway aud the terminus Of either Of said
usHce Of the sail rcs shall be subject 10 the municipal
regulations u the city Of Washington within IT. corpo
rate liE!iis
SIC 9. Ind be Il f,rthe saae.ta That section right
he, and hereby l.. amended by striking out the We d
hte hundred thousand dollars, end inserting the worts
one million dollars: irortt6 That the directors vi
sad metropolitan Railroad Company shai have power
require tns subscribers to the capital stock pay tn,
amount by them respectively subscribed such lime In
such manner. and in such insalments they NAV deem
pioper and ii any stockholders shall refuse neglect
10 pay anv nstaniens, required by resolution ri s
hoard o. directors, after reasonable notice OF the same,
Tue sid board OF directors may sel al public aacuon
As highest bidder many shares Of said stock shall
lmS said instaimenis, iend the highest bidder shall he
number Of shares for the assessment ue) under such
general resnstions ~ hsy b. adopted 10 the bylaws OF
sasd eproration or Aay ade for and collect the in
aus court o. t,omr-tent Jurisdiction.
SEc T. q! b. JaTher Enacted, That section sol eli.
teen be, r hereby H. 80 amended 10 allow the said
efpoG three years from the date of the approval of
this net 1wieh 90 compiets thu railways hefan des.
seriss md those decrbel in the net 10 which this Il
amendment. '''''
SEC. l. Ind BE- Il further enacted That the twenty
second be, and hereby t. amended by striking H.
wors sat the rate u twenty five fJr one dollar and In
serting he words at the tte Of sixteen for The dollar
SIC. D. tni BE- JitrLter Enacted, That the provision
pfUiubting exclusion from nj r
color already applicable the Metropolitan .ilro,i i,
hereby extended 10 every other railroad In the District
Columbia.
Approved March Q, 1865
Al Acr icorpora tie the Continental Hotel CoupanY
OF the City Of Washington.
Be a,Aaeta by the Snas and House If Pepy,s,a,a,e,s
Z he tasa &etss Of lme,1ca il C5aqyrSs assaulted,
lehry D.. Cooke John W. Fornsy, Of Washington city
stephen fisaagan. William o,srlsld, Ir, j. Warren
o9wn. os Maine, Thornton Smith, George d. Eelloe,-
and deofa. Powman, Of Philadelphia and their nssoc |
DIES and az persons who hereafter may be holders
y the stosk hereinafter mentioned, shah be- and they
are hereby, declared to BIZ constituted body polite OF
ponte BY the style Of the Continental Hotel Company
10 have perpetual succession to lie carate In law Of
u1s ana nehg hued 70 ays common seal and 10 hava
aou fectSe enjoy, and take, either by absolute con.
eSance Ia lee simple or upon ground rent and in case Of
conveyance upon sfouhd rent with bower TO eyacute
ne covenant Tor securing the payment thereof
ueh feai estate az may be necessary proper ss he
instruction OF hotel in the city OF Washington with
acb supplementary buildings rs ifiay b. alapcd io ami
1fHi Part Of me generl lNn and design thereof win
over To furnish anal tq,D t.c same fur the urcomr1I
n ana use Of any pagtifs who may Je ,l,rotis OF rc,t
* and e'y1yting the same and the real estate or .py
art thereof, wien i'll the opinion of said nn Il
Jay lac proper 10 do So to sell and convey any pr
m or persons who may be icsiruus Of pI,las ,y iL
mo furniture and equipment thereof
81, ~" 0e II Farther rHdce, That the tapaI u
ck Of said corporation shall not exceed two niIlin
sfs divided into twenty thousand shares Of one hun.
tn dollars each, and that il shall be hold M per~unal
operty, aud may be transferred under such reaul tlms
the CORPORATIONS shall Judge conycni.ut
SEC D. fdd bt It finthe' cadcto That .rner,l n,..t
% tse cofporators shall be annually held on III. ! :,
dhd Monday of January, for the election of five mana
- ana the transaction VI other burlnes.; but II snr
etinS Or slection slal not ID en- take placr tho crn
Ion snail mol or thai clse te dissolved but sacb meet,
&c eecfch Shall take place rs soon thereafter as may
one week public bottles thereof being iJst given IN
eas tNo daily Newspaper in the city OF Washington Of
d. Ard 81 fttrser seocfcd, That the election nj III
aaFs shall be BY ballot from s,nong The corporation u
mat IN the enactment Of BY laws for the govern &c
OF tue corporation and its officers and in The de- on
On OF all questions, whether OF election of officers nv an
hscmcnt OF corporatofs either besauss OF thr no
nqueney in paying tor the amount OF stock BY then tn
chased OF the corporation for other causes and on an
questions VI tho eetihXs Of the corporation tho cor
itofs present either 10 person by proxy shall ,-y wa
" vote once for each share OF stock held by them
't.b itd te u teysAer enacted That the manage
continue IN Office until their succcssors.rs cloett.l:
eh"i elect president from among thcslselves /
,y fscsncics in their number wlc. her ccine,i by Jc
a, RESIGNATION, or refusal 10 act and shall have M,
~ ana entire control VI the affairs and interests
= 'pahs,e except 70 Tar ~ may he otherwise provi
hese r,p.,;u Three members shall be az -
-. u :, Is9 BE- further eoaesoo That " ,0'un c
I.ssesu pe duly elected, tho persons NJ IA, - 4
sioh OF t.iis stt -bsl, b. held 10 - o'n ,I
aek; . maaaSetr o. I
no. l. Ard !, II fp,lt,y ,sse,e,s Ger spd authority I