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

OFFICIAI. vll @Vh
ssmbed That the provisions Of tile NIT section Of .
act for the government Of pepons in certain fisheries
approved on the nineiaent OF June in the wear >,
thousand eight hundred aud thireen shall extend !,
apply to the master skipper and Of vessels
the blfthen OF twenty tons upwards auaIi6ed
cording to law for carrying on the mackerel ishai
boundfrom port in the United States TO be
been embraced in said act: Provided That tbc aa
gnt named In said section sha be duly made indors
| and countersignod. - ''''~' ''''''
Approved, March g. 1865 aHt7f
AN ACT 10 incorporate the Colored Union Beneyole
Association
nc enacted by the Senate and House of Represe,,t,
That GmrSa S S V Amef1ca IN Congress ass,,aJl,
Sal "u a,h ohowden, Charles Brown, James Wrgl
R noy Aiexander Henry Logan, Charles Wilson Hen
ates 'ohn shorter, Joseph Shorter and thew Assoc
and be- and they are hereby, constitute
~a,a a,' 10 be body polite and corporate by IL
name and title Of the Colored Union Benevolent ascot
% located IN the city OF Washington and by its corp
ae name said association shall have perpetual successio
| WIN power to sue and be sued, to lplead and be in
Pleaued, In any court Of the United States of III
| rct OF columbia, of competent juriidiction: to r.
e SUBSCRIPTIONS, gifts and benefits and to make sue
nues ana bylaws as shall he deemed necessary and ex
peent ior the government OF the association and Z
er the same from time 10 time in such mode as sai
be prescribed therein Provided ai,odys That such rule
Il anu by laws SHALL be In nowlse Inconsistent with TIE
constitution and laws of the United States or win ia.
oects Of the association. The objects oil tue assoola
on are hereby declared 10 be 70 provide or the care anu
comfort of such members shall be sick distilled OF
dependent and Of the families Of such members IA eases
where the proper officers OF the association shall deem
expedient and also provide for the decent nteret
of such persons may die in membership oil hs i'soci
alton or belonging to the families OF snc members
/ SEC 2 1ndL further eaacted That said association
shall have power hold real esator personal and mixed
estate by purchase, gift or devise, for the purposes
of such association and other and to lease, SELL or
convey such real estate, or mixed estate or personal
property may be devised or donated to such ssoc'
o and the leasing or sale OF which will promote the
1 interests of said association.
Size. 3. And be further enacted That Congress shall
have the rshtat any time to modify amend or repeal
Approved. aarchs, 1866
AN ACT to amend Act entitled IAN Act to incorpo
of Columbia"
Ben enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
Me United States Of America in tsngress dssemoted
lnat an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Metro
poltan Railroad Company in the District Of Columbia"
approved July first eighteen hundred and xtyour be,
and te same hereby H. amended as hereinafter set or
by striking out all after the words alohg II street north
to Seventeenth street west ntefsectng the doubletrack
road" and inserting: also double single track rail-
way, commencing at the intersection Of street north
and Fonrandahlf street west, along Four and half
street west to the gate of the arsenl also double
single track branch railway, commencing the inter
section OF Ninth street west and the Washington canal
along Ninth street west to street north along street
north to Twelfth street west and along Twelfth street
west to the Washington canal aud Maryland avenue to
me Potomac River also double single track branch
railway commencing at the intersection of Massachusetts
avenue and ii street NORTH along Massachusetts, avenue
TO street NORTH along street north to the circle with
extending the said branch road any time
along street north to Rock creek, the bridge
over ROCK creek to Water street. Georgetown along Wa
ter street In Georgetown Green street. along Green
street TO Gay street. and along Gay street and First street
enS;y % srse with the privilege of
street west to the Capitol from the present ter
Of SAID road on street NORTH along street north
. First street east along Prt street east to East Capitol
reet along East Capitol srset to Ninth street east
ong Ninth street east to street SOUTH with the right
% run puoc carriages thereon drawn by horse power,
ecevg therefor rate of fare not exceeding eight cents
PEI passenger TOR any distance between the termin of
er OF the said main railways, between the ternini
anu Srcn railways or betwe en- either terminus Of
san mann raifway and the terIsnus of either of said
branch Railways Presided That this use and mainte-
ce oi the saAd roaa shall be subject to the municipal
regulations VI the city Of Washington within its copo-
rate limits. II
Sec 2 ind be further enactet, That section eight
be- and hereby is amended by str liking out the words
five h. inbred thousand dollars NJ ID inserting The words
one million dollars - P0pided That tho directors of
said Metropolitan Railroad Company shall have power
unlmt by them respectively subscribed ut such Time, In
uch manner and in such nstaments as they may deem
ana u any stockholders shall refuse or neglect
pay any nstalments required by resolution OF the
oar6 Of directors, after reasonable notice Of the same
he sad board of directors may sell at public ancton
he bidder 80 many shares Of said stock as shall
pay said nstalmenis, (and the highest bidder shall be
aken to be the person who offers to purchase the least
number OF shares for the assessment ue under such
general regulations may be adopted In the yaws of
said corporation or may for and collect the same in
any court Of competent jurisdiction. ..,.et.
teen be- and hereby Is US allow the said
corporation three years from the date of the approval of
crb+d and those described in the act which this Is an
amendment 't Il. .lt .rlNfNit 80.
SEC. A. And be Il further enacted That the twenty
second be- and hereby is amended by striking the
words "at the rate Of twenty five for dollar and in
sorting the words sat the rate of sixteen for the dollar
SIC s. And be IL further enacted That the provision
m an carr IN pf nc
color, already applicable to the Metropolitan Railroad is
hereby extended oevery other railroad in the District
Approved, March 8, 1856. Ho<
An ACT to incorporate the Continental Hotel Company
$40 of the City Of Washington. li9lt
Be enacted BY The Senate and House Of Representatives
That Lewis Deimopco Of New York city, b. B. French
Henry D. Cooke, John W. Forney, of Washington City
Stephen Flanagan. William Oyerfied, Jr, j. Warren |
Brown, of Maine Thornton Smith, George D. Kellogg |
and George flownan of Philadelphia and their associ
ate and all persons who now or hereafter may be holders
OF the stock hereinafter mentioned shall be- and they
corporate by the style of the Continental Hotel Company
to have perpetual succession to be capable in law Of
suing aud being sued to have SEAL to have
hold, receive enjoy and take, either by absolute
yeyance in fee simple Or upon ground rent and in
conveyance upon ground rent with power to execute
the necessary covenant for securing the payment thereof
such real estate may be necessary proper for the
Of hotel in the city OF Washington with
sucH De auapteu 10 ana
form part OF the general plan and design thereof with
power to furnish and equip the for the accommoda
lion and use of any parties who may DO DESTROYS of rent
ing and occupying the same and the real estate any
part thereof when in the opinion of said corporation it
nay be proper to do TO sell and convey to any per-
ION or persons who may be DESTROYS of purchasing the
anne furniture and equipment thereof r.
SEC And be further enacted, That the capital
took Of said corporation shall not exceed two million
olars divided into twenty Thousand shares of hun
red dollars each, and that it shall be held personal
ropery and may BIZ transferred under such regulations
8 the corporators shall judge convenient |
Sec. g. And be ii further enacted That general meet
NJ of the corporafors shall be annually held the |
.cond Monday of January for the election Of five mana
ers and the transaction of other business but II such
Getting election shall not then take place. the corpo
on shall not for that be dissolved but such meet
, weeks public notice thereof being first given in
least two daily newspapers I'm the city Of Washington
SEC 4. Ind be further enacted, That the election Of
anagers shall be by ballot from among the corporators
d that in the enactment of bylaws for the govern
edit of tho corporation and its officers and in the de-
anchsement of eorporators, either because of their
linquency in paying for the amount OF stock by them
rchased Of the corporation for other causes and on
questions at the meetings of the corporation tho cor
ators present. either in person or BY proxy, shall sew
ally vote once for each share of stock held by them.
a continue in Office until their successors are elected
10y shall elect president from among themselves
ppy vacancies in their number whether occasioned by
eslgnaon, refusal to act, and shall have the
and entire control of the affairs and interests OF
~ Pahy except 80 far as may be otherwise provided
hso eorpoiators Three members shall be quorum
Ba o; and IL be further enacted That until other +
raj ss,; DC duly elected the persons named in the ii
sad OF this act shall be held to be managers Of