The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-06
OFFICIAL.

approved ON the nastssbth Of Juns in The year one.
fssasaii eight hundred and thrt-en, shall extend and
the barthen Of twenty tons or upwards qualified az
cefding Law for carrying on the Iaaekere fisheries
such fisheries In the same way II such h-series he'd
been esnbfacsd In said aet 10eia,d, That the agree,
On, named in said section sha 10 duly made lndrs.t
aud counterslgnsd.
Approved. March 3, 1851.
Az Iog 10 Incorporate tho coloyed Ubion Rensvolsn
Association.
b, Il sRaestd tf hs Senate and Hc4ss qf Representatives
- the tts3 &ates Of -ilacrie2 i C1agress c'st4tld
That Garden Snowden. Charles Brown, JaInsA Wright
Sandy Alexander, Henry Logan. Charles ilson Henry
Brooks, John Shorter. Joseph shorter and tes associ
etss and successors be- and hey hereby constituted
snddeSlsred 10 be body polito and corporate, by In.
ond title Of the Coord Onion Benevolent Associa
ion isatsd In ths city Of Washington and BY ls eoIpo
tate xai association ss have perpssusl suceessor
with power 10 sas and be- sasd TO Inpesd Shd DO In
PLEADED u any toc,s ii the rnited States or Of The
District u copiahls, Of Competent jnri setoh 10 re
cs!sa subscriptions sfts and benefits, all TO make sac
rn!es end bylaws pha be aseEea hseessaE, end *
petisnt Tor tia ssssrnusnt Of the association sna "
alter the sane from tns to time IL such mode - shs!
10 prescribed therein: Proe 1'ags rhst suen rules
and by laws she'll be in noriae Inconsistent WIZ .ne
constitution and laws of the Gnlled Ss.es or with the
object OF the association The objects OF III" asAoois
rion hereby declared TO be 10 Provide Tor hs care anu
comfort Of suck members shalt be sick, dirabied or
dependent and o: the families Of such members ~ easts
where the proper officers Of the association Gieetu IL
aS peiien and also To provide ior tha af-eat
Of such persons may die In membership oi th4 AaAoe'
zion or 6elon to the families OF such meneers
SEQ T. lid Je Il frther enacted, That said ASSOCIATION
shall have power hold real etseor personal ana hNtu
estate by pnrehase gift, devise for tho purposes
NJ .uch association and 10 other ard to lease SELL or
,anyey such real estate or mixed estate or personal
property faoy be devised donated q, such o.4ocs
ton and the lefsing or sole of which WI onof III"
Interests OF ssid soeisIion.
are g. Apa " IL f-stter sgRietJ, That Congress shall
hers ths tsltst any time TO modify Aansna al fe3rA
Ills set
Approved. aaseaG. rDss,
As Az. % srssna ~ Ar, entitled An Acs TO icorro
tsts tbe Mosrotsissn ksrcsd fssspsMs Ia the nsire
af CsaE6a."
Sst .aact,r} by s aet- -i Hc.ss n Representatives.
aS n, I4ss>ti Stes 81 f~sriee "a Congress assembled
That an act ssed "Ah act 70 incorporate the Metro.
pelitnn Rsrgd Company IN the District Of coniaba
approved July FIRST. eighteen hundred and sixty -four, BE-
nna the sans hsasy u.s. eaeied aS hereinafter set forth
namely, that The frat section be- end heraby it, smeni"d
by striking out all after tho words aong street north
10 Seventeenth street west intersectin2 the doublera
r,d" and nsertlny also double single truck rail.
way. commencing at the intersection OF d street north
rhd koaraldhalf street west, along Four and-l half
,reet Nest TO the Tats OF th. arseal uso double
'Inse trees branch vewer, commencing At tho inter
ortieB ot Ninth street west asd tho sshng;on canal
tlehg Ninth street we, TO street north along street
North 20 fNslith street Hesi, and HlGng fTaith street
'rN~i 90 ID. Washington canal ena IaFylena
the fotopee River: also double srsiu ,rac branch
railway commenting ut the rtercc,ion Of Massachusetts
10 street uorth slns .s.t north 70 The circle. mith
the pr,il.Heai extending tho -d branch rD tine
along strPu' north 60 Rock erses, the bridge
aver EosksYsekto Water rtrtat GcorgetoNb along VA
-r srrat ip Georgetown 20 3rten street soss Greer,
reetia dsy street, and slouS Gay stres End First trci
IL E4vsits etFeet. .or5a1wn, wh ths privilege Al
eaas s0s tius the rssa IN operation rfesa Sew
t.-nsa strs. sY.t IL t- Capitol ro. The pss.pf
aisas ~ SID yss An street a,rta sisss s.et north
10 lsss' street ssst ssaas s,st sress sss 20 Bet tt
sye-t, sIssa Ess GriEa ctr-st Is Ssih ,srett east
srst III l. he
sin piieir carriages ta-sc-p drawn By hoss. P.Der
receiving th.fiaf fsie 81 4ft RAJ hScst5G ii
7tr ;s,stpser, r aus distance hs~sop tina tersini
"ititrot ths ssd psaia raiiWssts between se ifmiu
II ssid hrssvh rslusvs er between i,h-f terminus
a4is pain railway nu1 the terminus OF riscr 81 -si-
hraari, railways: iySei1sG. That it use and ian,-
sHnee 1T she aid stall he ,rbjet 81 tbe uica
rsgue'ions Of the city or Washington within - corro
rate limits e"t'
Sc y t.ta h. frtter c7s.sct4a That section czki
BE- and hereby IT, smeudod BY striking out the wo IL
Eve hundred thonssad doaf- and inserting the WORKS,
million doIsrs'' Jtoride&. That tbs directors %.
said Metropolitan Railroad Company shall have power 20
require the subscribers Ia the capital stock 10 pay thc
sicap by tbsm respectively subscribed st such time in
such meher, and in suck ipstaImcnta they may dneh
rr9rsr aud II any Stockholders shall refuse Degac
to ia, aur inslsneas AZ required By resolution u the
,ord Of directors, eter reasonable notce OF the same
'le said board Of feterf mas sell a: public auction e
,hs hiahcst bidder, DsGy sha-ee 81 raid stack as shall
l~y saii iusslaieas tard the Highest bidder shall he
skeu to By TIE peften be Oilers to purchase the lcss;
nnoher u shares fer the nsessnent dual under snch
general regulations MAY be adopted in the bylaws
said cprraop or may sue Tor and ctct the .sine In
any ceurt et e,,npr,eht jurisdiction.
os.. 81 isd 6r u Jhstssr esstcd That section Soy ELL
he, tli! herebs Is, amended to allow tho said
,raradon three years from tia date Of ts approval
,hS act In iShieh 10 corets the railways herein dos
@rhsd atd those deseiihod In the act to which this IL
i'fner.ssaent.
ST.. i! .isa be 4 etlter enacted, That the twenty.
.l<ond Le, and hereby IT, amended by striking Out the
WARTS cat tho rate Of tTeny five for one dollar" amt IN
sertlng the words at ta rata Of sixteen for The dollar
SsS. o. 4tad best j.Tisr eRaeie That tho provision
prohibiting any exclusion from any ear on account oi
.oer, already applicable to tho Metropolitan ksilro9 l.
hereby extended 10 0yery othcrfallstd In tho D.erlct u
Columbia.
Approved, March o. 1866.
AZ Aef 10 c5ipola to the Continental Hotel COMPANY
Of the Clty Of Washlpsion.
D. Il eseted 1y IRE 7siis end iiouse If Estgselatys
Il "a. ts8te3 sdts 81 America in tgsJygse asssgte
lhnt Lewis bai,1onieo Of New York chs, D. b. ftnpoh
itopry u. tosa, John y. Fcrnet, Of Washnsion City
Btoen. Of Maine Thornton Smith, t'osres D. Reliogg
nd George Povnen, of Phlledephls and tlleif sssoc
et ami oil frtn no aow or hsreatt may be hedera
are hereby, declared 10 be esnstutei boy eotic or
eorpofSte blythe stsle OF the Continanai Hotel lpans
SO hate tspetaal succs ssiop, to Do capable 10 law Of
hold, rscese snjoy, and take ethtS By ob-olote con
vsyancs In fse smpls or upon grcnt faht Ri In cso Of
conveyance upon ground rent with power 10 eSeenta
The nseeiy eovsnant for r'cnring tho pssmen, thereof
ofa hotel Ia the city OF Vashineon with
inch supplementary buildings may be A,lapte. and
ofm Fart OF the general plan and design thereof with
lswcr TO furnish and equip the sae for the aceomHia
ion and nsd Of any parties ho mag be- desrouS OF
hg and occupying the same. and the real stto Gny
pert thereof when in the opinion Of sald corporation il
nay be proper to do to sell and TO 0nvey any per-
ION or persons 0ho may he DESTROYS Of purchasing the
aiae fatnlture and equipment thereoE
SR2 Ind be II further eIeoced That the capital
loch OF said corporation shall not ssceol two million
ollsrs divided into twenty hUnsni shares OF hun.
LED dollars each aud that il shall he held personal
property and may be transferred under sneh regulations
y the corporstora shall Judge nsenlent.
sEc g. asi De IL further sac.tsi That Eaupral meet.
Ok Of tAe catporaorS shsll be annually hold on the
eoni Monday Of January for the election of five
srs and the ransction Of other hnsnefs hut II sueh
,eefius election shsil then take place the eerp
aron sall for that b. dissolved. hat such
~ election shsl tass place thereafter may
e. one weeks pnbc notice thereof being first gil 10
lr@st TWO daily newspapers In the city o. Washington
SIC t. And b. further eaesta, That the election Of
sha be by ballot from among the eerperstors
Id that 10 che enactment Of ~ Laws for the saTerH-
sion Of all question: whether Of election al s:Srs
Of eorporstofs, either becanse Of II M
In paying for the amount Of stock by Ter,
urcbsssa OF tho corporation, or for other canss ald
Il questions at the meetings OF the corporation, the Gar
Orators present either IN person or bs proxy sha ,ey.
rally vote for each shore Of stock held BY hs.s
ssc ). And b. IL further enacted, That the mans gere
af continue Ia olcs until thsIr successors are ae is
hey shall eiset president from anicn1 thevy elycs
u1pB vacancies in their number, Whether orcssiy ,s M
ta'h. resignation. refusal act a.id shall, nv re t
heIs aud entire control Of the a4irs and int rests al
ne company except far DE otherwise nroyile
:. ,he eo'porstors. Three members shai be onor,u,
y these MEETINGS
Sc. q. Iad Il b, further .noet,d rhat .,, -, -
tIail be duly electd tho persons ne rp. Ia tas
r.. section Of this se, ssi be held 90 be rr,noasr, o.
- such ~ "'' P'"'" aH' TnsnocN
sT / .ira b ftvtaes saeesss Thar esas,.s. ma.
slsef stnsaa- Or rso~al sNss sha-sr