The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-03
OFFICIAL.


thousand eight hundred and thirteen, shall extend anl
apply the skipper and seamen of vessels
the bnrthen of twenty tons or upwdrds, qualified
corllng Ia law for carrying the nackerel lshere.
hound from port in tho United States to be employed
sch fisheries, in the way If such ifs! cries ha.
been embraced in said act: Pfociiea That the agree
ilnn named III said section shall be duly made naoaC
and countersigned.
Approved, March O. 1861
Az Acr TO incorporate the Colorea Union Beneyolri
Association.
BE Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
q The Tinted SoteS Of America ia Congress assemble
That Gurdsn Snowden, Charles Brown, James Wright
SANDY Alexander, Henry Logan, Charles Wilson, lienr
Brooks, John Shorter, Joseph Shorter and their sssoc
ates and SUCCESSORS be- and they hereby constitutes
ana declared to be body polite and corporate, by tn
name and title Of the Coloret Union Benevolent Assocta
ton located In the city Of Washington and by it, copo
rate said association shall have perpetual succession
with power to sue and be sued to mplead and be i'm
pleaded, In any court Of the Uuted States orof tn
District Of Columbia Of competent juIi dieon: to 10
csive subscriptions gifts aud benets and to make s'lcl
rules and by-laws shall be deemed necessary and eS
pedient for the government of the association AMI
alter the same from time to time In such mode as sheI
be prescribed therein Provided oleayS, That such rules
ard bylaws SHALL be in nowse inconsistent WIN tle
constitution and laws Of the United Stao- oI WIN w
objects of The association. The objects OF Tho a;foot
ton arc hereby declared TO be 10 provide gl te care ana
comfort Of such members as shalt be SEX usaVt u
dependant, and of the families Of such meoGte ~
where the proper officers of the association shn de u
expedien and also to provide for the decent inferno az
Of such persons may die in membership oil me h'so'
alton or belonging the families of such members
SIC 2 and 6e Ii further enacted That said association
all have power 10 hold real cstater personal ana
estate by purchase gift, or devise, Tor the purposes
of such association and other and TO lease, SELL or
convey such real estate or mixed estate Or personal
property may lie devised OF donated u such as8oe
on and the leasing sale Of which VIII promote inc
interests Of said association ,
age 8 Ind be ii further enacted That Congress shall
have the right any time to modify, amend OF repeal
this act
Approved. Msreha. 1865.
Az ACT to amend Act entitled San ACT TO ineofpo
the Metropolitan Railroad Company IN the Disict
Of Columbia"
Bet enacted By he Snats aid Hosse 81 RspTessdtatipes
Of The Tinted States OF .inerfca IN Congress assembled
That an act entitled IAN act to incorporate the Metro
potan Railroad Company In the District OF Columbia,
approved July FIRST eighteen hundred and sixty be-
and the same hereby s amended hereinafter set forth
namely that the first section be, and hereby ~, amended
by striking ont all after the worls along street north
10 Seventeenth street west nersecihg the double
road and inserting: also double single track rail-
way commencing at the intersection Of street north
md FOnr-anda-huf street west, along Four anda.half
street west 10 the gate Of the arsenal; also double
'ngle track branch railway, commencing at the inter
ton al Ninth street west and the Washington canal
long Ninth street west To street north along street
lorh to Twelfth street west and along Twelfth street
vest to the Washington canal and Maryland TO
he Potomac River. also double single track branch
way commencing at the intersection OF Massae usetts
venue and ii street north, along Massachusetts avenue
street north along street north to the circle with
he privilege of extending hesad branch road at time
llong street north TO Rock creek the bridge
'yer Rock creek to Water street. Georgetown along Wa
ter street In Georgetown ~ Green street, along Green
reet to Gay street, and along Gay street and First street
Payette street, Georgetown with the privilege of en-
ending al any time the road now In operation from sev-
Aneenth street west to the CAPITOL from the ter
minus OF said road on street north along street north
First street east along First street east to East Capitol
street, along East Capitol street to Ninth street east
ong Ninth street east to street SOUTH with the right
run public carriages thereon drawn by horse power,
receiving therefor rnte Of fare not exceeding eight cents
per passenger for any distance between the tergni OF
1.-THE, Of the said main railways or between the termn
'lu niun railway anu ,hs aerimhus oil ei,her OF saiu
ch nv H aa4stasu' a'at ts use anu iiaie
regulations OF the city of Washington within its eorpo-
rate LIMIT.
Sri" 2 Ind Dc l.rfaer enacted That section eight
five hundred thousand dollars and inserting the wort
one million dollars Porided That the directors of
said Melopoan Railroad COMPANY shnll have power to
require the subscribers TO the capital stock 10 pay the
S them respectively subscribed Al such time In
proper and if any observation-disclosures as they may deem
to pay any instruments On required by resolution sFlfet
oard Of directors after reasonable notice of the same
the said board Of directors may sell at public auction to
he highest bidder many shares OF said stock shall
pay said instslments land the highest bidder shall he
taken TO be the person, Who oilers to purchase the least
aunbsr Of shal ey for the assessment duel under snch
general regulations az sy be adopted In the by Jaws OF
said CORPORATION or NAV siia for and coet ths in
any court of co,npetent jurisdiction
Sc g. And be ii further enacted That action seven
teen be- and hereby H. so amended us to allow the said
corporation three Years from the date of the of
Ibis act ia which 10 compets the railways herein ,es
scbed and those described In the act 10 which this an
amendment.
Sgc t. Ind he IL further eadsi.l That The twenty.
.ecoad he and hereby TX amended by striking opt Tho
words Sat the rate Of twenty Ave fox one dollar and in
,erng the words "t tho rate Of sixteen ior the ioar
prohibiting any exclusion from any car on Account of
;ooT already applicable the Metropolitan Railroad Is
lorcy extended to every other railroad in The Dist, lei Of
Columbia
amnrnssJ ,Iarc,, q 1915
Az Ann 70 t,,.r. T.. A. ,,.,,.., NJ, o.
VI u"e 'is Vi "s7n'hg.'h'
Be IL eaad By the S7,ats and House of PepTsssntuires
y the tnted States Of America in C5,aoyss. assembled
That Lewis Demonico Of New York City, D. b French,
stephen Flanagan, William Oyerfieli, Jr j. Warren
Brown, of Maine Thornton Smith, George D. Kellogg
md George Plowman Of Philadelphia and their associ-
ate and all persons who now or hereafter NAV be boes
pf the stock hereinafter mentioned shall be- and they
are hereby, declared to be constituted body poito or
corporate by the style Of the Continental Hotel Company
to have perpetual recession to be capable In Law Of
suing anj being sued to have common seal aud 10 have
hold Give. enjoy and take either by absolute CON
Feyanee In fee simple upon ground rent and in case Of
conveyance upon ground rent with power 10 execute
The necessary covenant for securing the payment thereof
such real estate may he necessary proper for the
construction Of hotel in the city Of Washington With
uch Elementary bindings may be adapted 70 and
orm part of tho general pau and design thereof with
lower 10 furnish and equip the or o accomnoa.
ion and use of any parties who NAV he Asris Of rent
ng and occupying The same and the real esatc r any
ar thereof when in the opinion of said coronation ii
aay be proper to do So to sell and to convey my per-
on or persons who uay be desrois of purchasing the
SIC. Lind Be IL further encctedl That the capital
took 81 said corporation shall not exceed two million
oars divided into twenty thousand shares of one hun
and NAV h tronsar,as na sr ,c as