The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-28
OFFICIAL,

send That the provisions of the first section of Au
act for the government of persons in certain fisheries
approved the nineteenth Of June id the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen shall extend and
apply the master or skipper and seamen of vessels OF
the hurthen OF twenty tons or upwards, qualified ac
bound from port in the United States to be employed
such fisheries, in the way as If such fisheries had
been embraced in said act: Provided That the agree
mgnt named in said section shall be duly made Endorsed
and countersgned. r.
Approved March g. 1866.
AN ACT to incorporate the colored Union Benevolent
=. r..ta-- Association.
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Rewese,atatipes
Vhe United States of america Congress assembled
That Gurden Snowden, Charles Brown, James Wright
Sandy Alexander, Henry Logan, Charles Wilson, Henry
Brooks John Shorter, Joseph Shorter and their assoc
ates and successors be- and they hereby
declared to be body polite and corporate, by the
name and title of the Colored Union Benevolent Assoca
ton located in the city Of Washington and by its corpo
rate name said association shall have perpetual succession
with power to sue and be sued, to mpead and be i'm
pleaded in any court Of the United States orof the
District OF Columbia, Of competent jur dction to re-
ceire subscriptions gifts and benefits and to make such
ru es and bylaws shall he deemed necessary ana OK
pedien for thegovernment of the association and to
alter the same from time to time in such mode az sha
be prescribed therein: Iforded qi,odyS That such rules
and by laws shalt be IN nowse inconsistent with the
constitution and laws of the United Sta'es or WIN the
objects of the association, Tho objects OF me assooia
ton hereby declared to be to provide for the care and
comfort of such members shall be sick, disabled or
dependent and of the families of such members III cases
where the proper officers of tho association shaii
expedient and also provide for the decent nerment
of such persons may die in membership Of the asoc
alton or belonging to the families of such members
SEC g and IL further enacted That said association
shall have power to hold estater personal and mixed
estate by purchase gift or devise for the purposes
of such association and no other and to lease SELL or
convey such real estate mixed estate, or personal
property as NAV devised donated to such assoca-
ton and leasing sale of which will promote the
interests of said association.
sec B. and be il further enacted That Congress shalt
have the rights any time, to modify, amend or repeal
this act.
Approved, March3, 1866.
An ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo
rate the Metropolitan Railroad Company in the District
Of Columbia"
Belt enacted by he Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES
Of tie Uaied ats ot lHejtea IN Congress assembled,
That an entitled IAN act to incorporate the Metro
politsn Railroad Company in the District of Columbia
approved July first eighteen hundred and tyour. be-
and the same hereby is amended hereinafter set forth
namely that the first section be- and hereby it, amended
by striking out all after the words aong IL street north
10 Seventeenth street west tersecting the double track
road and inserting also double or single track rail-
way, commencing at the intersection Of ID street north
and Fourandi-haf street west along Four and half
street west to the gate of the arsea also double or
single track branch railway, commencing at the inter
section of Ninth street west AND tho Washington canal
along Ninth street west to Mstree north along street
north to Twelfth street west, and along Twelfth street
west to the Washington canal and Maryland avenue to
te Potomae Rver also double or single track branch
railway commencing at the intersection of Massachusetts,
avenue and street NORTH along Massachusetts
to street north along street north to the circle, with
the privilege of extending the said branch road any time
along north to Rock creek across tho bridge
over Rock creek to Water street. Georgetown along Wa
ter street in Georgetown to Green street. along Green
street 10 Gay street and along Gay street and First street
TO Fhyette street. Georgetown with the privilege OF
tending any time the road now in operation from Sew
cneenth street west to the Capitol from the present ter
minus OF said road on street north along street north
to First street east along First street to East Capitol
street along East Capitol street to Ninth street cast
along Ninth street SOUTH with the right
III nun lubic thereon drawn hy horse
receiving therefor Fate of fare not exceeding eight cents
per passenger tcf any distance between the termni of
either of the sad main railways between the teinin
of said branch railways between either terminus of
said main railway and the terminus of either of said
branch railways: PTocided, That the and mainte
of the said road shall be subject to the municipal
regulations of the city of Washington within its corpo
rate limits. tn
Sec . And be it further enacted, That section eight
be, and hereby it, amended by striking ont the IDS
five hundred thousand dollars" end inserting the words,
one million dollars - Prsrided That tho directors Of
sail metropolitan Railroad Company shall have power to
require the subscribers to the capital stock to pay the
mount by them respectively subscribed at such Time in
such manner and in such instruments they may deem
roper and if any stockholders shall refuse neglect
to pay any instruments, required by resolution of the
hoard of directors after reasonable notice of the same,
The said board OF directors may sell at public auction
the highest bidder so many shares of said stock shall
pay said instamens, (and the highest bidder shall lie
taken to be the person who offers to purchase the least
number of shares for the assessment due) under such
general regulations may be adopted in the bylaws of
said corporation, or may sue for and collect the same in
any court OF competent jurisdiction.
Ssc. g. Aud be flrter 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 conlplets the railways herein des-
crbed and those described in the to which this an
amendment '-4" .-' ts'
SEQ. 4. And be ii further enacted, That the twenty
second be- and hereby is amended by striking out the
words at the rate of twenty five for dollar and In
sorting the words Eat the rate of sixteen for the doar
Sec b. And be IL further enacted, That the provision
prohibiting any exclusion from any account Of
color already applicable to the Metropolitan Railroad L.
hereby extended to every other railroad in the District of
Columbia I'D
Approved March 8, 1856. /