Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-07-11
OFFICIAL.
Laws of the United States.
Passed at The Second Session Of the Thirty
Eighth Congress.
OFFICIAL

tPUBtIc--NO. 1901
An Act to incorporate the Continental Hotel Company Of
the City Of Washington.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Repreenta.
tves of the United States of America Congress assem-.
hed, That Lewis Demonio0, Of New York City, D. B.
French, Henry d. Cooke John v Fornsy, Of Washing
Warren Brown, Of Maine, Thornton smith. George b.
kellogg, and George powman, ofPhiladslphiA and their
associates anu ali persons who now hereafter may
holders Of the stock hereinafter mentioned shall be- and
they hereby declared to be constituted body polite
corporate by the style Of the Continental Hotel Com.
pany 10 nave perpetual sucesson T. ba capable In law Of
sueing and being sued, 10 have seal, and to
have hold receiye enjoy, and take, either by absolute
conveyance IN Zee simple or upon ground rent and in
case Of conveyance upon ground with power to
eeute the necessary covenant for securing the payment
ereo huoh real estate as may be necessary proper for
the construction OF hotel In the city OF Washington
with such supplementary buildings may be adapted
aud form part Of the general plan and design thereof with
power to furnish and equip the for tue accommuda-
on snd ue ofany parties who may deslrous rent
ing and uocupgng tho sqme and the roa estnte or nnv
pirt thereof whom in the op nl Of said corpora
may be proper to do so, to sell aud nvey to any ps
son or psradns who may b. ds.rous of purchasing the
same this furniture and equipment thereof
Sec. . land be it further enAeted,l That the carl.
ta stock Of said corporation shall TWO million
drot dollars each and that 1t shall be held as
property and may be transferred under regulations
as the corpJiatora shall judge con enlent
soc. D. Atd lie II further enacted That general est-
ing Of the rufpurators shall be annualiV held on the
second monday Of January ior the election Of ve
gers and the ganacon " other business; but If such
meeting eectiun shall not then take place the oorpo-
ration shall not for that Gauss be dssnye1, but such
meeting election shall take place soon ther. after as
may be, one wees public notice thereof being first given
In at least two daily newspapers In the city OF Washing
ton
Sec And i3 II further enacted, That the election of
managers shall he by lat from among the corpora.
tor aud iHt tho enactment Of bylaws for the govern
mtnt 81 tile corporation and its officers and the ecipon
of all Questions whether oi a., ction of officers dis
itanehsnent Of c0fprators, either because OF their
delinquency n paing for the amount Of stock by them
purchased Of The coTpotA1n for other causes and on
AL questions at the eeugs Of eorpoiAton the
parHiors praent either ia person BY proxy shall
raT vote ouee for each shtrs of stock held by them.
Sec. o. And be 1t iuTthur ouAeted That tho managers
shall continue In ONCE until lher are elected
they shall Oeoi president ON among themselves
supp vacancies in their number whether Occasoned by
DEATH resignHton refusal act and shall have tho
general aud entire control Of tho Affairs aud iuleress
the company except so lar ny be otherwise provided
by the cofporat1ra Three members shall beA quorum at
these meetings.
SIC. D. And be It further enacted That until other Off
eer shall bo duly elected the persons named In the rst
section Of his shal held to be managers Of tho said
corporation and shall have power udnuhorty such
see Z. And bu it further enacted That Congress may
at any time hereafter alter amend repeal this charter
APPROVED, March q, 1866,