The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24
OFFICIAL.


bills for gas furnished to other consumers IL paid at the
office of the company within days from the rend-
ton thereof
Approved, January 80 1865,
AN Act to amend an entitled San Act to incorporate
the Metropolitan Railroad Company in the District Of
Columbia" approved July first, eighteen hundred and
sixty four.
Be it enacted BY lie Senate and House of Rprsse,tdpes
ofHe United States Of America in Congress assembled
That section seventeen of the act to incorporate the Metro
poan Railroad Company, Of the District Of Columbia a
proved July FIRST eighteen hundred and sixtyou be, and
the is hereby, amended to extend the time for
the completion Of their railroad line except that part
thereof between Seventeenth Street and the Capitol for
one year from the passage of this act POpded however
That the line from Seventeenth Street and the Capitol be
completed equipped an drumming within thirty days from
| the passage of this act.
Approved, January 3d. 1865.
An ACT to amend the Act entitled San Act to amend
and extend the Charter Of the Franklin Insurance Com
pany" approved second March, eighteen hundred and
thirty-eight.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
ofMe United States Of imeyicd IN Congress assembled,
That the amend and extend the charter of the Frank
lin Insurance Company, passed on the second day Oh
March, eighteen hundred aud thrtyeght, be, ind the
same Is hereby extended and continued in orce Tor the
period of twenty years from the ninth day OF April eig
teen hundred and yeght the time at Wneh ha snen
the said Franklin Insurance Company and all legal rights
accrued acquired and all legal obligations entered into
by said company between the ninth day OF April eighteen
hundred and yeght and the date Of this act be- and
the hereby made valid for all legal purposes.
SEC O. And be further enacted, That the franklin In
surance Company hereby authorized TO increase their
capital stock to amount not exceeding two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
Approved, January 30, 1865.
AN ACT for the Relief of certain friendly Indians of the
Sioux Nation in Minnesota.
WHEREAS certain Indians of the Sioux nation did, during
the outbreak In Minnesota In eighteen hundred and six
ty-two at the risk of their lives aid in saving many
white men, women and children from being massacred
and in consequence of such action compelled to
abandon their homes and property and are now entirely
destitute of the means of support Therefore,
BE 1t enacted by the Saats and House of Representatives.
9t the United States Of Amerfca IN Congress assembled
the President of the United States be- and he hereby
s authorized and requested to examination to be
made in relation to all the facts pertaining the action
Of the said Indians and to make such provision for their
welfare as their necessities and future protection may re-
quire
SEC. o And be further enacted That for the purpose
Of carrying out the provisions of this act the of
thousand five hundred dollars be- and the same Is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated onehird of said sum to be paid and
expended for the benefit of Anrpe-tuO-kecha, John
Oheray and the remainder for the benefit of such other
Indians shall appear specially entitled thereto for their
friendly, extraordinary and gallant services in rescnng
white settlers from massacre in Minnesota: Irorded,
That not than the sum Of five hundred dollars shall
be expended for any one Indian except the chief above
metoned and that the Secretary of the Interior shall
report to the next Congress the OF the Indians for
whose benefit the shall be expended and the amount
| expended for each.
Approved, February 0, 1865.
AN ACT to extend to certain Persons the Employ of the
Government the Benefits of the Asylum for the Insane
in the District of Columbia.
BE IL enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Representatives.
of the United States Of Ameyica IN Cbgress dssembied
That during the continuance of the rebellion civilians
poyed tho service Of the United States in the quarter
masters department and subsistence department OF the
army who may be- may hereafter become insane while
in such employment shall be admitted the order OF
the Secretary of War; the as persons belonging to
the army and navy to the benefits of tine asylum for the
insane in the District of Columbia as provided in such
other by the fourth section of the Act to organize
institution for the insane OF the army and navy and of
the District of Columbia in the said District" approved
| March third, eighteen hundred and ffty-fve
| Approved, February 0, 1868.
AN Act provide for Acting Assistant Treasures De-
| positres of the United States in certain Cases.
BE enacted by The nak and House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of Ame,ica Congress assembled,
That in of the sickness unavoidable absence of any
assistant treasurer OF dpositary of the United States from
his Office he may with tho approval Of the Secretary of
the Treasury authorize the chief clerk other
clerk employed therein to act in his place. and to dis
~, or 's Tb ~ 81 ,bs sue" oc nond
given by the principal of the Office shall BIO held to cover
and apply to the acts OF the appointed TO act IN his
place in such And pr0rief further That such act
ing officer SHALL for the time being be subject to all the
liabilities and penalties prescribed by law for the official
misconduct in like cases of the assistant treasurer or de-
positary respectively for whom he shall act.
Approved February Ia, 1865.
pany of Wellington
Be IL enacted by the Senate nd House of Representative
Of the United States Of aerica in Congress assembled
That James Harper T.omas Patton c. H. Moody, JOIN
W. MagIii, John NJ Reilly, L. Fcuy Valentine Blanchard
Thomas j. Fisher, Hudson Taylor, Augustus \. Perry Il
Walker James Montgomery, Joseph j. May, any five
them be- and they are hereby authorized and empowers
to receive subscriptions the capital stock compan
to be denomnated The National Union Insurance Con
pany OF Washington who shall open book for that pun
pose in the city OF Washington at tho time and place
be by them designated of which they shall give day
notice in two more of the daily papers of said city,
shall keep the open until twenty thousand shares
fifty dollars share each shall have been subscribed;
any person Of lawful age and citizen of the Unite
States shall be permitted to subscribe upon paying v
dollars on each share at the time Of subscribing And
shall be lawful for the said corporation to have
SEAL sue and be sued plead and be impleaded and hay
and exercise all the rights, privileges and immunes c
4 the purposes of the corporation hereby created.
SEC. And De further enacted That the affairs of til
company shall be managed by nine directors to be electe
annually by ballot the second Monday of July by til
stockholders by their legally empowered agents.
each share of stock shall enttle the holder thereof
vote the election to be held at the Office of the compan
at general meeting of the stockholders convened for thu
purpose, by ten days public notice in two of tn
daily papers of the city of Washington: Provided Thu
the first election for directors shall be held pursuant
ten days notice given in Of the daily pape
of the city of Washington by the persons named in I'll
first section Of this act any five Of them who shall
sgnate the time when and the place where said electio
shall be heidi and the stockholders shall then and ther
elect nine directors to serve until the next ensuing ee
ton provided for in this act And at the first easun
meeting OF the directors after every election they sha
appoint of their number president Who togethe
with themselves, shall hold Office until the next ensun
election as herein provided for and five members Of sal
board shall compose quorum And in that elet
ton Or directors should not be made when pursuant th
act il should have been made the company for that
shall be dissolved aid it shall be lawful within fort
days thereafter to hold and make election for director
in such manner the bylaws of the company may pr
SCRIBE and the president and directors for the time ben
shall be continued in office, until such election take plac
And in tho event of DEATH resignation removal Of
director from Office his place for the remainder of his teri
may be filled by the president and directors for the tim
being, in such manner the by laws may prescribe.
SEC. g. And be 1t further enacted, That the president
directors shall have power to appoint secretary and sue
other officers, agents and clerks may to them appea
proper, to Tx their compensation and pay the same
SEC. And be further endcted, That the capital stoc
shall be called in and paid in such nstalments and PR
portions and at snch times and place. the president
directors for the time being may require and dcsignat
who shall give fifteen days notice thereof in two nor
daily papers of the city of Washington And II any stocl
or neglect to pay such proportion or instament at tn
time and place appointed such stakeholder subscribe
transeroe assignee SHALL at the option of the presder
and directors forfeit to the the company all his he
their right title and interest in and to every share
which such stament has not been duly made and fires
subscriptions may be opened for the same in such
the BYLAWS may prescribe the president and dire
tors may, at their option, commence suit for the same
against the holder of said stock for the amount
the nstalment proportion unpaid: Provided Tha
stakeholder subscriber shall be permitted TO vote
any election for directors at general specl
meeting of the company whose shares any instaent
arrrages may DO due more than fifteen days previau
| | thereto.
Sec g. And be II further enacted That the presiden
and directors for the time being shall have power to
dain, establish and put in execution such rules regula
TONS ordinances and bylaws they may deem essenta
l r. Al.