The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-05

arin,yed oa The nineteenth of Jure In the year one
sppy TO ths skipper and Of vessel. o
the burtheh Of twenty tons or upwards, qualified
rorng te law for carrying on the mackercl fisheries.
hound FROM pert IN the United States 10 be employed in
sueh fisheries. in the way II such fisheries had
h-en embraced IN said zet Prorid,d, That the agree
pgn named in said section shall bs ml, made, nlosed
and cOunter-gned.
Approved March s. lssa.
~ Acr 4" incorporate the Colorel Union Benevolent
Association,
Be ds"oefsd by he Senate and House IF Representatives.
GjN' United Sdtrs n iaerjca Ia tHaqfsss abcd,
That Gurrlen Snowdcn Charles brown. James Wright,
SANDY Alexander. Henry Logan Charles Wilson, Henry
brooks, John shorter Joseph Shorter and thes associ,
acs and be- and they hereby, constituted
sndeclsr-d 10 bc body plitc and corporate, by The
n'ns and title Of tn. Colo.e MON Be,e,oen ,-soc'
i"n located in the city Of Washington and by ito coPo
rate said association shall have perpetual succession
with power to AMI be sued ~ impleai and be MI
pleaded, in any eour, Of til. United States orof Tho
District Of Columbia uf eeihPetsnt Jurisdictions 10 re-
eive subscriptions gifts and benefit snd 10 naks .nch
rules aud tysss shs he de.p4ed necessary and ea
psdsnt Tor the government of the nssoeiat", ana
alter the same from tune TO iiri In such mole ~ snail
be prescribed therein Frori.6 dirays That tneil fues
and hy laws shall be in s"wi-e ihconss's" VIZ. WIN ~
constitution and ms OF the United states Or WIN ''
object. of tho association This objects OF u. asSooi'
u, mr., hereby declared TO be 10 provide for the care and
comfort Of such member. shall ba SICK dsbieu u
dependent. amt of the families oil such h.h'oef "a 'f.
where the proper officers ii the as-ccltt"h shaiI
Npecni ami also 10 provide for fhe decent lh'feh'
~ uc! persons may die In n"inhcrshp"i ,hr "sSoi
alton or belonging to the families Of s,'ri NJ hpris
SIC . tadb, fiibsr enacted, That said associali"
hall have power Ia hold real estaeor personal ami hhNrd
estate. bs purshase, gilt. ar devise for the purpes
81 such association ami no o'h"r anu |" Ie'se sr' "i
convey such real estate IniNe'i estate, or person."
property. may he devised ar donated To shch "seoyf
ton, aud the leasing sale of which viii promote INC
interests of said association. :,
$50 3 4,d b. il Jgyiier ,Doc,d That Congress shall
have the right ut any time, 10 modify, smsnd N repeal
This act
Approved, Msrch3, lse,.
An Ace 10 amend IN Act entitled IA Act 10 ineorio.
rate the Metropalitsh Railroad co'apssy III The District
Of Columbia"
Bel .aa,tsa by he &pste .us ssse If Representatives.
" the limited States Of Aacrfee ta Csaa,tse assembled
That an act entitled An act to incorporate the Metro
potsn Railroad Company in tbs District of Colanha,
approved July nrst eighteen hundred and tyfonr be-
and the hereby s amended hereinafter set forth
ausy that the first section be- snd hereb, Il. amended
by striking ont oil after the words "olong street north
10 Seventeenth street west lnt-rsns the double track
road and inserting: also double or single track rail-
way. commencing ut the intersection of street north
and FouF.tat,a-half street vest, along for anda half
street the cate of the ar=cral: also double ur
ing eraok branch railway commencing NJ tho inter.
rcon Of Ninth street west and the Washington canal
)on: Ninth street west to street north. nlobS street
nifti t. Twelfth street west and along Twnrth street
~"-, TO the Washington canal snd Aarshnd avenue TO
tho Potomac Ryer also double single track branch
railway, commencing ut the intersection nj Massachusetts
avenue and II street north. along Massachusetts, avenue
10 street north. along street north to the circle, with
t'r privilege al extending. The said branch road NJ any time
along stree. north 10 Rock creek. srross The bridge
Rock creek tn Water street. Georgctuen along Wa
street in Georgetown to Green street, along Green
stree. TO Gay street. and along Gay street ad First street
70 fayeits street GsorSeown, with Tbs privilege OF ex'
;-adns time the voad IN operation from Ser
tpistnth west the Capitol from the present. ter
ainps OF said read street norh along street north
Ers str-- east sionx First street east 30 Fast Capitol
-trrst sloay Hest Capita street 10 Ninth street east
slony Ninth street rss 10 street south with the tight
70 pnhiie esrriags thareeh drawn by horse power
RECEIVING thersr rate Of FIRE not exceeding eight cents
-r passenger Tor ANY defiance between the tersn Of
either OF ts said msn reitwsys or between the ermin
al rsd branch railway, or between either terminus Of
aid pi.n railway and the terminus Of eitkcr VI said
hrsarh railways: F,sfard. That the and naiutc-
III II. said road shall he suffice, 10 the municipal
regulations Of the city of Washington within its c"lo
u,te limits.
sea- Ind h Il fyfbs' e,ectsd. That section eight
,s and hereby Is, amended by striking out the >
five hundred Thousand dollars. and inserting the w.r>
QUO million dollars = Pora,d That tie director. of
aid Metropolitan Railroad tonpa shall have power {"
r4r" the Subscribers 10 the capital stock to pay the
amount l., them respectively subscribed ut such time in
such MANNER aitd IN such inst;mcn. they MAY deem
proper: aud il ANY stockholders shall refuse neglect
pay stalmcnt- required ya resolution OF the
ttiri nj directors after reasonable notice ct the
the aid DO r OF directors sell ri public auction.
l,c highest bidder. man, shares of .ad stock rs shall
pr, said insalnch,s, (and the highest bidder shall he
taken tn lie the porsnn wls onrie to purchase the ct,
1h,hcr Of shares for the assessment duel under such
general regulations may liz #optrd in e h,-law< Vi
-ai corporation may sue fol and collect the in
an, court of competent jurisdiction.
Sc. 3. .4ad BE- IL ft,ftcr esecd, Jhat section seven
teen he. and hereby il, aIaend. As 10 allow the said
corporation three Yeats from the date Of the nprro,al o.
thi, ACT in which 10 sonpl.. the railways herein dies,
rrihct asd iht.- described in ib- act To which this is an
amendment.
SIC l. lad he IL ft,di,f .uertc5, That the twenty
second be. pml hereby H. amended by striking out the
wurds nt the rate Of twenty five for dollar, and in
'clting The words "a, the rate Of sixteen Tor tbs dollar
SEC. D. Tad hs Il Flrtte,' enacted, That the provision
prohibiting any eNcu.ol from any car on account Of
color irc'ty applicable to the Metropolitan Railroad, !,
hereby extended 10 every other railroad in the District ol
Columbia.
Approved. March 3, 1868.
AS ACT to pcopors tie The Continental Hotel Company
ii the City of Washington.
Dc .na-t by Tie Sspats and House Of Representatives
That Levi, Dcfnouco of New York City, b. D. French,
Henry d. Cooke, John ". Forucy, Ut Washington city,
stephen Flanagan. william !ncrield, Jr. j. Warren
B:omn ri iiaue Thorn!cr Smith, George D. Kellogg,
and George ploaan q Philadelphia and their sss oci.
ers aud i'll persons ,o hereatterny be holders
Of ihe stock hereinafter mentioned shall he, aud they
ate hereby declared TO he constituted body polite
corporate by the sys oil the Continental Hotel Company,
10 have perpetual Succession. 10 be capable In law "
suing and being sued, to have seal aud 10 have
hold receive. enjoy, and take either by absolute
vsysnce ~ fee simple or upon ground rent and IN Of
eon'eyarer upon ground rent with power to execute
fcnecrsSary covenant for securing the payment thereof
such rei estate As may be necessary proper for The
construction Of hotel In the city Of Washington, with
-uch supplementary bindings may be adapted 10 and
form part OF the general plan and design fereuf with
power 10 Furnish and equip The Tor tho accuiHi-
lion anil use Of any parties who may bc dirJu. Of
ing and occupying the and the real estate
part thereof, when in the opinion 81 sail corporation il
may le proper TO do So to sell and 10 convey 10 any per-
son persons who may be dcsiroUs Of purchasing The
same furniture aud equipment thereof
So. tHd be IL ttothcr eH0etsdl That the capital
stock of sail corporation shall not exceed two million
dollars divided into twenty thousand shares Of one hun.
'lrc dollars each and that itaid be held a. personal
property, and may bo transferred under >ch regulations
as tho cor,orttors shall Judge r,aiyenirnl
SIC g. Ind be- fit,f,er enoted That general Meet
ing OF the corpGrhtors shall be annually held the
scrond Monday Of January or the election Of five
gers and the Transaction Of other business but IL such
election shall Got then take place. the corpv.
ration shall for that b. dissolved but such meet
Ing election shall take place ~ soon thereafter may
BE- weeks public notice thereof being irst given Il,
least daily newspapers In the city o. Washington
Sac. T. And be further enacted That the election W
nRsers shall b. by ballot from sI1ous The corporstos
md that in the enactment Of by laws for the .eis.
nedt Of the corporation and Its officers, and "a hs -.
on Of all questions, whether Of election o. otisers or
OF corporaors either ecsss of their
delinquency In paying for the amount Of atoE by them
purchased Of the corporation or for oths causes and ON
III questions at the meetings Of the corporation the cor
postor present either in peesvn on by proxy shall sew
rally vets once for each soays stock held ty them.
s' dd0 b. u Jartfil eSiet,d, That the managers
shall continue in Office tl their are elected
tAeS shall elect lSfsident from among themselves
SIMPLY yacancs y their humber whether ocrssione b,
''l resisli.sei Or refusal IL net and shall have The
1'al a.s etif9 control Of the affairs aud interests al
ohipany, except 50 far may be Otherwise provided
.! the Snr"fators Three members .hall b. u anoruu
ut t,eSs n,nctur. 1"s
."S,o, tad 1t 3. i,rihsr esaefsd That until ot,.
a. sn'u be dnly elected the persons named in ,hs
ilo s @ VI WIS act shall be held 10 be managers al
~ such, ~ ' new power abo sahWHy
e. :; i"o ., 4 frth,r enacted That Ceu.rey mo.
lnnrxsd Me, sitsr sansnd repeal this thsrter