Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-07-07
fPupLIc-No. lis.l

An Act amend Act entitled An Ast to incorporate
the Metropolitan Railroad Company In the District Of
Columbia"
He it enacted by the Senate aud Ioute of Representa
tlyes OF the United States Of America in Congress
sembled hat entitled "An Incorporate the
Metropolitan l,atoad Company in The District Of Colum-
bia approved July hrtt eighteen hundred and alxiy
four be, and tho tAne hereby TO- amended as hereinafter
forth, namely, that the section be- and hereby H.
amended by striking cut all after the Worda along
street north TO seventeenth street west nterseeng the
double track ioAd, ana intsrting double single
track railway, commencing the Intersection OF street
north and PuurandA hall street west, along furandA
bali street west 10 the gate Of the hrssna AlsO double
snge track branch railway Celnme ncing at the inter-
section OF Nlnth street west aud the Washington canal
along Ninth street west street nOTlh al0aR
north To Twelfth street vest and along Twelfth street
west 90 tue washington canal ana Maryland aveDue to
the Potomac river also double single branch
niway commencing at the intersection Of Massachusetts
avenue aud street northi along Massachusetts, avenue
street north along street north 10 the circle with
privilege Of extending tho said branch any
time along street north to Rock creek the bridge
Rock creek to Water street. Geogetown along Wa
street in Georgetown to Green street. along Green
Gay street and along Gay First street
to Fayes street, Geofgetewn with hs privilege Of ex
tending At m0 this oad nov 10 operation from Seven
eenth street west 10 the on the present erm
nus Of said road street north along street north
to First street east along First street to East Capitol
street. along East Capto street to Ninth east along
Ninth east to street SOUTH with the right
public carriages thereon drawn by horse power receiving
therefor Of fare not exceeding eight cents pas
sangor for distance between the termini Of either Of
the said main railways between tue termin Of said
branch railways between either terminus Of aad main
ways; fIOsided, That the aud maintenance Of the
said road shall lie snect to the municipal regulations OF
the city oi Washington within Its corporate limits.
, And be 1t further enacted, That section eight be-
and hereby is amended by striking out the words Eve
hundred thousand dollars and inserting the words one
million dolArs PrSrded, That the directors Of said Ne
trOpoan Railroad Company shall have power to require
the subscribers to the capital stock to pay the amount by
them respectively tubscfbed at such time, In such
ner and in such inslamsnts they may deem proper
aud any stockholders shall refuse neglect to pay any
inslamenis required by resolution OF the board Of
directors after Reasonable Roee Of the same, the ssid
board Of directors may sell at public auction to the high.
bidder many shares VI said stock ehal pay said
the person offers to purchase the least number OF
the due under such general
aOns may DO adopted In the bylaws Of said corpora
on may sue for and collect the In any SQUIRT Of
4 competent Jurisdiction.
Sec D. And be it further enacted That section seven.
teen be- aud hereby 10, amended allow the said
corporation thIOs years from the date Of the sppovA Of