The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-12
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approved ON the nineteenth of june in the wear on
thousand eight hundred and thirteen shall extend an
apply to the master skipper and seamen Of vessels
the burthen Of twenty tons or upwards qualified n
cording to law for carrying the mackerel fsberie
bound from port in the United States TO be employed
such fisheries ~ the same way as If such fisheries hs
been embraced In said act Provided That the agre
ngnt named in said section shall be duly made ndorse
and countersigned.
Approved, March 3, 1866.
AN ACT to incorporate the Co,ored trnon Rensxo,e,
Association
re uenacted by the Senate and House of Representative
g me United States of America in Congress assemble,
5 mat burden snowden, Charles Brown James Virgil
3anuy alexander, Henry Logan, Charles Wilson, Henri
BROOKS John Shorter, Joseph Shorter and ther assoc
ates ana successors, be- and they hereby constitute
naa nd to &c body polite and corporate BY tn
tion located in the city of Washington and its
rate name said association shall have perpetual secesso
with power to sue and BE sued, to impead and be i'm
pleaded, in any court of the United States or of tn
District Of Columbia Of competent uridction: TO re
ceive subscriptions, gifts and benefits and to make suci
ru and bylaws shall be deemed necessary and ex
pedient for government of the association ana e
alter the same from time to time In such mode as sh
be prescribed therein ocidsd aoays That such rules
and by laws SHALL be In nowise inconsistent WIN tne
constitution and laws of the United staes OF WIN
objects of the association The objects OF the assooa
on hereby declared to be to provide ier me cas anu
comfort Of such members shall be SICK disaDeu OF
dependent and of the families Of such members cas- CO
where the proper officers of the association shall deem II
exponent, ana 10 pToSiue oeeoh'
of such persons may die in membership Of the assoc
alton or belonging to the families Of such members
ssc q And6e further enacted That said association
shall have power to hold real etateo personal and mix
estate by purchase, gift, or devise for the purposes
of such association and other and to lease, SELL or
convey such real estate mixed estate or personal
property as may be devised or donated to such assoc
tion and the leasing sale Of which will promote the
interests Of said association.
SEC AND De It farther enacted That congress shai,
have the right at any time to modify, amend or repeal
this act
Approved, March3, 1885
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to ncorpo-
rate the Metropolitan Railroad Company in the District
of Columbia
Belt enacted by the Senate and Hosss Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of America IN Congress assembled
That act entitled IAN act to incorporate the Metro
politan Railroad Company in the District of Columbia
approved July first eighteen hundred and be,
and the hereby H. amended hereinafter set FORTH
namely that the first section be- and hereby u.s. amended
by striking out all after the words "aong street north
to Seventeenth street west interesting the
road and inserting also double or single track rail-
way commencing at the intersection of street north
and Fourandhalf street west, along Four anda hall
street west to the gate of the arsenal also double
single track branch railway commencing at the inter
section OF Ninth street west and the Washington canal
along Ninth street west to street morrill, along
north to Twelfth street west and along Twelfth street
west to the Washington canal and MARYLAND avenue
the Potomac River also double single track branch
railway commencing at the intersection OF Massachusetts
avenue and street NORTH along Massachusetts
W ulOnR nOrtn circle,
the privilege extending the said branch road any tint
along street north to Rock creek the bridge
over Rock creek to Water street. Georgetown along Wa
ter street in Georgetown to Green street. along Greer
street to Gay street, and along Gay and First
to Fayette street. Georgetown with the privilege of
tending at any time the road in operation from Sew
entesnth street west to the Capitol the present
minus OF said road street north along NORTH
to First street east along First street East CapitO
street along East Capitol street to Ninth street east
along Ninth street east to street south, with the righ
to run public carriages thereon, drawn by horse power
receiving therefor rate Of fare exceeding eight
per passenger for any distance between the termni
either OF the said main railways between the ermin
OF said branch railways between either terminus
said main railway and the terminus of either of sait
of the said road shall be subject to the municpa
regulations of the city Of Washington within its corpo
SEC. q And be it further enacted, That section eight
be- and hereby s amended by striking out the words
"ve hundred thousand dollars and inserting the words
one million dollars Ior'ded That the directors OF
require the subscribers to the capital stock to pay the
amount by them respectively subscribed at such time in
such manner and in such insalents they may deem
proper and If any stockholders shall refuse neglect
to pay instruments required by resolution Of the
board Of directors after reasonable notice Of the same
the said board of directors may sell at public auction to
the highest bidder 50 many shares of said stock shall
pay said instruments (and the highest bidder shall he
taken to be the person who offers to purchase the least
general regulations may be adopted in the bylaws of
said corporation, may for and collect the in
any court OF competent jurisdiction.
SEC. g. and be further enacted, That section seven
teen be- and hereby is amended to allow the said
corporation three years from the date of the approval of
this act In which to complies the railways herein des-
scrbed and those described in the act to which this
amendment.
SEC. H. And be it further enacted, That the twenty
second be- and hereby is amended by striking the
words sat the rate of twenty five for dollar and in
serng the words at the of sixteen for the dollar
SEC. .. And be it further enacted, That the provision
prohibiting any exclusion from any on account Of
color already applicable to the Metropolitan Railroad Is
hereby extended to every other railroad in the District Of
Columbia.
AN ACT to incorpora e the Continental Hotel Company
of the City Of Washington.
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representative,
OF the United States Of America in Congress assembled
That Lewis Dslmonico' of New York City D. B. French
Stephen Flanagan, William Overfield, Jr., ]. Warren
Brown OF Maine, Thornton Smith, George D. Kellogg
and George Powman, of Philadelphia and their assoc
ates and all porsons who hereafter may be holders
OF the stock hereinafter mentioned shall be- and they
are hereby declared to be constituted body polite OIL
corporate by the style of the Continental Hotel Company
to have perpetual succession to be capable in law Of
sung and being sucd to have seal and to have
hoid receive enjoy, and take, either by absolute con
conveyance upon ground rent with power to execute
the necessary covenant for securing the payment thereof
os real estate as may be for m
such supplementary buildings may be adapted to and
form part of the general plan and design thereof with
power to furnish and equip tho for the accommoda
tion and use of any parties who may be DESTROYS of rent
ing and occupying the same and the real estate any
part thereof when in the opinion Of said corporation
may DC proper to do to sell and to convey to any per
son or persons who may be DESTROYS of purchasing the
same furniture and equipment thereof
Sec. And be 1t further enacted That the capital
stock of sad corporation shall exceed million
dollars divided into twenty thousand shares OF hum
red dollars each and that shall lie held as personal
property and may be transferred under such regulations
the corporators shall Judge convenient.
SEC. 8. and be 1t further enacted That general meet
ing of the corporators shall be annually held the
second Monday of January for the election of five
meeting election shall not then take place. the corpo-
ration shall not for that be dissolved but such meet
ing election shall take place thereafter may
be- one weeks public notice thereof being first given in
least two daily newspapers In the city OF Washington
SEC 4. and be ii FURTHER enacted, That the election OF
managers shall be by ballot from among the copoTators
and that Ia the enactment OF by laws fol- the govern
medt of the corporation and its officers, and in the de-
cison OF all questions whether Of election of officers
Of copOrators either because OF their
delinquency Ia paying for the amount OF stock by them
purchased of the corporation, for other causes and
all questions at the meetings OF the corporation the cor
Porato present. either In person or by proxy shall sew
orally vote for each share of stock held by them
SEC And be 1t further enacted, That the managers
snail continue in Office until their successors are elected
ney shall elect president from among themselves,
vacancies In their number whether occasioned by
ah resignation, refusal to act and shall have the
and entire control of the affairs and interests OF
G ompany, except far may be otherwise provided
nj th eorporators Three members shall be quorum
Ut S snese meetings. .---5tl.r
osa az. And be further enacted That until other
6rs, aa be duly elected the persons named in the
,hs ssi Of this act shall be held be managers Of
as such. anu shaii nave power ana s"thoriy
at anv tina; any oe further enacted That Congress may
Apnrova, MY, alter amend, repeal this charter