The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-09

over ROCK creek to Water street. Georgetown, along Wa
ter street in Georgetown to Green street. along Green
street to Gay street, and along Gay street and First street
to Fayette street. Georgetown with the privilege of
tending at any time the road now In operation from Sew
enteenh street west to the Capitol from the present ter
minus Of said road street north along street north
to First street east along First street east to East Capitol
street along East Capitol street to Ninth street east
along Ninth street east to street SOUTH with the right
to run public carriages thereon drawn by horse power
receiving therefor rate Of fare not exceeding eight cents
per passenger for any distance between the termni Of
either OF the said main railways between the termin
of said branch railways between either terminus of
said main railway aud the terminus OF either OF said
branch railways: Procided That the use and mainte
of the said road shall be subject to the municipal
regulations of the city of Washington within its corpo
SEC q And be it further enacted That section eight
be, and hereby is amended by striking out the words
five hundred thousand dollars" aud inserting the words
million dollars " Fovfdd That the directors Of
said Metropolitan Railroad Company shall have power to
require the subscribers the capital stock to pay the
amount by them respectively subscribed ut such time In
such manner and in such instruments as they may deem
nropor and If any stockholders shall refuse neglect
To nav any 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
the highest bidder 40 many shares of said stock as shall
pay said instruments and the highest bidder shall be
taken to be the person who offers to purchase the least
general regulations may be adopted In the bylaws
said corporation may for and collect the in
any court of competent Jurisdiction.
Sec 3. Agd be it further enacted, That section
teen be- and hereby s amended aa to allow the said
corporation three years from the date Of the approval Of
this act In which to compets the railways herein des
scrbed and those described in the act to which this
amendment
Sec. L. And be II further enacted, That the twenty
second be- and hereby is amended BY liking out the
words sat the ratio Of twenty-five for dollar and in.
sorting the words sat the rate Of sixteen for the dollar
Sec. 8. and be 1t further enacted, That the provision
prohibiting any exclusion from any car on account OF
color already applicable to the Metropolitan Railroad lie
hereby extended to every other railroad In the District Of
Columbia.
Approved, March 8, 1885
An ACT to incorporate the Continental Hotel Company
Of the City Of Washington,
Be enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives
of he United States Of America Congress assembled
That Lewis Demonico, of New York City, b. B. French
Henry d. Cooke John W, Forney, Of Washington City,
stephen flanagan, William 0vsrfeld, Jr, J. Warren
Brown, Of Maine, Thornton Smith, George D. Kellogg
and George Powman, Of Philadelphia and their assoc
ate and all persons who hereafter may be holders
of the stock hereinafter mentioned, shall be- and they
are hereby declared to be constituted body polite or
corporate BY the style the Continental Hotel Company
TO nave perpetual succession, to be capable In law Of
SUNG and being sued to have common seal and to have
nolo recevs enjoy and take, either by absolute
u zee simple or upon ground rent and in Of
conveysnce upon ground rent with power execute
covenant for securing the payment thereof
construction Of hotel In the city Of Washington with
such suppspeptry buidngS q may be adapfsd 70 and
form PAT u &s gsnssl pssa and dsisa tSxses W.T.