Smyrna times., 1865-03-09
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session of the IHirtv.eig1t1
Congress.
[PusLIc- No. 1921

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Az Acr to incorporate the metropolitan Railroad
80 Company" m the District Of Columbia.
"a ne q eadcted by the Senate and House " repre-
ssatatiDcs Of the United States of 4neric", :" Con-
gfes$ asseaa6led, That Alexander II. Shepherd Nich
ara Waliach, Lewis ClephaDe, Samuei r. hrown'
N'thAn'el Wilson, Frankhn ienney' Matthew o.
E,lGTy, Samuel Fowler John l'ltllc, j. - Mche-
d IA, .yles ]. Bowen. John H. Senincs, ID. u For
ncy, William W. Rapley, WIN. q. Moore, Thomas
Lewis, john B. heaSby, and Charles III. Nichols and
,ulr as .e4teS aud assigns be and they are hereby
..aicd bOiy Corporate, under the name of he
M tlOt"Jlit'n RaiIOad Company" with authority
% instruct and lay down a double.t-AcK railway,
witt the necessary switches and turnput<, in the city
al W1shIngtHn IN the District ofCulumbia, through
aud aLmg The following streets: Commencing at the
junction ot street north and New Jersey avenue,
at the north side of the Capitol; along the cast side
Of New Jersey avenue to ID street north; along ID
street north, and along G street north and Indiana
avenue To the mei section of north with In
dI1ua aF"nuc along Indiana avenue, ID street north,
aud Louisiana Avenue 10 Filth street west; along
Fifth street west to + street north; along street
ndth 10 Fourteenth street west; alIng fourteenth
street west |" street north; along street north,
a1rOSS FentSylvdHIa avenue, to the junction ui New
ItampShre avenue and twenty .tnlrd str. ct west
tience a"hg New Hampshire lv nue. to t!Ic Circle
AlS dod 'le or single track hr inch IiWav, com.
mencihg at The intersection oi ID street forth aud
New Jersey avenue; along Nr'v Jersey avenue tu
l" vi 'sSachusctts avenue; al dasSa chuScirs
hnc 10 ii street north; along street north to Sew
nteenih street west, iatersecing the double track
road. Also, double or single truck road from the
lhtcrsec TON Uf Fifteenth street west ana street
nnrth, connecting with the dJubeiIack road at FIi
ae n'h street west; along street north 10 New TOrk
aVennC; along New York avenue TO Ninth street
NeA; and alOIg Ninth street west TO re Wl,hing-
boa canal; with the privilege of extending the s,Id
branch 70 I'd ut any lime along Ninth street wlst To-
VI street north, along VI street north to Twelfth
street west, and along Twelfth street west t. tin.
" 'Shi"gton canal aud Maryland avenue to the Po-
- "ac riEcF with the right to public carriages
! tr on drawn by horse power, receiving thrrcfIr
E'tc "i 'd.c not exceeding live cents pass ;nrer for
aIy distance between the termini Of either of the
Sd nl I'm railway, or between the tcrmn of either
"i S1id br"nch railways, or between either terminus
oi Sld MAN railway and the terminus of either Of
sAid branch railways: PrO1ided, That the use and
m 'i1tsn nce of the said road shall be subject TO tie
h hlcipAl regulations Of the city of Washinpt. n
within IT'S Cor p rate limits.
Sc :! .iHt be it further enacted, That said roads
E II be deemed real estate, and lhey together with
I'll real property and personal property Of said
NY corpOrAic, shall be liable tu taxation as other
Z "a estate aud personal property aud to iccu>e for
t'eiF vehicles or cars Ia The cities Aforesaid, except
a. hereinahef provided, aud that all other c,rprI.
.rS n the District of Columbia hLretolurc nryanized
Hke purposes shall be subject To paw license as
provided IN this section.
> {. 3. lad be IL further .uoet,d Tina, the ..;.,
r'llwdy shall be laid in the centre of The avenues
ana cts, Excepting New Jersey avenue aud there
IL snail Dc land as hereinbctUre pr vidcd f,ri as near
Us may b., without interfering with or passing over
't' "a'cI or gas pipes in the most approved manurr
ad'Ptcd pr street railways, with rails nf the most
Pr'cu patterns, TO be dete fmined by the SccttLI
ry "i lnieriOr, laid upon an even surface with
.'" payment of the streets; and the space between
''c Two tlc%s shall not be less than four feet nor
'"c 'ii"h six ieet aud the Carriages shall not DC
rSs 'aah Six icct IN wIdh the guage 10 correspond
"''' ulat OF the Baltimore and DINO railroad.
81 " q hHd he further enacted, I'hu the said
e9IporaL'n hereby created shall -L, hound Ia Keen
,..r , aud Tor the space of two feet b.yund the
ir,ck !, sifsTssots Sndeulso the space between fle
w;,bnn, a,a Nae,S we'll paved aud IN GOOD order
Of Washington. ,t .... s''atCs OI To the c'ty
Sc D. .tnd be'f Jarther enactvd, P, =, ,u.,.;. =.
tai~ act shall prevent tie Government a, - y y
al t"Jf option. from altering the grade or otfery;
i4Pio''hS all aVsnnes aud streets occupied by sa
I1Id, or The city of Washington from -, atetnp O
iApr'NlhI sueh streets and avcnurs and the ewcI
ages ticrc"' as may be under their respective au
tnofy ahd control and Ia such event il shall be In
dIty of SAID Company TO change their said railrua
30 a. To c"ntprm to such grade and psvemcnt.
Scc. D. dnd be 1t Jarther ehacted, That this ne
rHay at any time be altered, amended, or repealed b.
the Cpn.Ie,s nf the United States.
Sc. I. .lnd BE- it further eHGcted, That no,hin
ia tins act shall be cUnsrncd 10 authorize sal
lE'dy cUrioratc to issue any note, token, devic,
scrip, or other evidence Of debt 10 be used as cu
= r-mcy.
G Sc. ). And be it further enacted. Tint the ga,
al tuck "i said company shall be not less than tw
h9f m1rc than. five hundred thousand doIIars, in
that the stock shall be divided into shares Of fit
ddlars each. and shall be deemed personal propcrt
Transferable 10 such manner az the bylaws of So
Company may direct.
Sc .. .ind Be IL further en0cted, That the sa
company shall place irst-class cars on said railway
with all the rIDdcrn improvements for the conver
chce aud comfort Of passengers, and shall run ca
thereon during the day as often every four mi
utes nn the Route from the Capitol, via the B,tmo
and Ohio railroad depot aud departments, 10 the Ci
Gle; and on the other routes once in fifteen mnut,
eaeh way and until twelve o'clock at night as oftC
As every halt hours and throughout day and night
often as pub bllc convenience may require.
Sec. lD. And be it further enacted, That said cor
plhy slall procure such passenger rooms, ticket
Ices, stables. and depots at such points as the bu.
hess Of the railroad and the convenience Of the pu
49, sasay feanire. Ard tic said company is heret
.i'afized 10 lay such rails through transverse
,,,r,,s sseess as may be necessary for the exclus
.y;,b ,I.e ~ uesonnrctng the said stables and depo
Le,4ho ,n sa,I,aa, racks. And the said company
buildings as may BE- noas-~.e Is 'n''us
roo'n. ueket otceA, .hlss, and dspots @ above % me
zee; ~. dna esh farihsr enacted. That ali ar
Giles II ya,e that mays be inadyer,sn,, ie =. s'
OF The ears or other vehicles Of ,bs
s'll be ta'sn 10 their priasipa depo, and en,srrs
a book Of record Of unclaimed goods. wI,;cI, g..
shall be oIsn 10 the inspection of ,he public a.
reasonable hsars of business.
SC. ~, tAad be- 10 furfser snscted. Thit, will
i've days after the passage of this act, the corpo
tors aaIaei the first seciiou or majority Of the
or Hany i'siuse 10 act, then majority oft femu
der shall cause books Of Subscription to the cap
seocE OF said company to be opened and kept OF
~ sosns copvunient and accessible place in the
OF Washington, ftom nine o'clock ini the foren
Eii hye o'clock In the afternoon, for period TO
hxed oy said corl,orators, not less than two ds
tu"iess The whole stock shall be sooner subscri
"r5 and said corporators shall give public notice
Adsertisemeait In the daily papers published in
Is caiy Of Washington, of the time when and the pI
where aid hatlks shau he nnanad Ard snhxcril