The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-14
OFFICIAL.

act for tho government OF persons In certain fisheries
approved on the nineteenth of June, in the wear one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen, shall extend ant
apply TO- the master or skipper and ssamen of vessels 0
s sor iar' 70 law II st .ws saryv, .Spa on or ~, upwards, qualified siSs, as
bound from q port In the United States to be employed
suen fisheries, n the same way a. If such fisheries ha'
mgnt named In said section shall be duly made, indorss'
Approved, March 3, 1866. E
AN Act to incorporate the .Colored Union Benevslen
~ Association.
Be II enacted by the Senate and House of Representative
That Gurden Snowden, Charles brown, James Wright
sandy Alexander, Henry Logan, Charles Wilson, Henr,
BROOKS, John Shorter, Joseph Shorter, and their associ
etes and successors, be, and they are hereby, constituted
anddeclared to be a body polite and corporate, by the
name and title of the Colored Union Benevolent Assocta
ton, located in the city of Washington. and by its corpo
rate name said association shall have perpetual succession
with power to sue and be sued, to implead and be i'm
pleaded, IN any court of the United States ORE OF the
District OF Columbia, of competent juri diction; to re-
ceiye subscriptions, gifts and benefits, and to make such
rules and bylaws as shall be deemed necessary and OK
pedieDt for the government of the association, ana TO
alter the same, from time to time, In such mode as shall
be prescribed therein: Prooided, altcays, That such rules
ana bylaws SHALL be IN nowiss incSnss.ena VIII t the
objects of the association. The objects of the assooia
ton are hereby declared to be TO provide for the care ana
comfort of such members us shall be sick, disabled, or
dependent, and of the families Of such members, IN cases
where tho proper officers Of the association shall deem it
ex pedjent, and also to provide for the decent internent
Of such persons as may die in membership of the associ-
alton or belonging to the families OF such members.
sbaI have nawer to hold reaI estate or nersonsl and mixed
estate, by purchase, gift, or devise, for the purposes
of such association and no other, and to lease, sell, or
property, as may be devised or donated to such associa-
ton, and the leasing or sale of which will promote the
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That Congress shall
have the righta at any time, to modify, amend or repeal
Approved, Marchs, 1866.
AN AoT to amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorpo-
rate the Metropolitan Railroad Company in the District
of Columbia" Like t.....
Belt enacted by lie Snae and House of Representatives
9f the United States Of America IN Congress assembled,
That an act entitled sAn act to incorporate the Metro
politan Railroad Company in the District of Columbia
approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, be,
and the same hereby is, amended as hereinafter set forth
namely, that the first section be. and hereby is, amended
by striking out all after the words "along ii street north
to Seventeenth street west, intersecting the double track
roau, ana inserting: also a double or single track rail-
way, commencing at the intersection of d street north
aho four-and-a-llalf street west, along Four and-a half
street west to the gate of the arsenal also a double or
section of Ninth street west and the Washington. canal, |
along Ninth street west to nj street north, along NJ street
LOTT TO Twelfth street west, and along Twelfth. street
West 70 the Washington canal and Maryland avenue to
the Potomac River; also a double or single track branch
railway, commencing at the intersection of Massachusetts
avenue and ii street north, along Massachusetts avenue |
TO n street north, along X street north to the circle, with |
me privilege Of extending the said bran CHI road at any time
Rock creek to Water street, Geore.etown. along Wa
street in Georgetown to Green street, along Green
freet to Gay street, and along Gay street and First street
% fayette street, Georgetown, with the privilege of ex-
ending at any time the road now in operation from Sew |
snteanth street west to the Capitol, from the present ter
minus OF said road on A street north, along A street north
to First street east, along First street eas to East Capitol
street along East Capitol street to Ninth street east,
aiong Ninth street east to L street south, with the right
10 run public carriages thereon, drawn by horse power,
therefor a rate of fare not exc eeding eight cents
passenger, for any distance between the termini of
of the said main railways, or bet ween the terinini
VI edlu tlanCh RAILWAYS. or between nifhar tprminus nr
said main railway and the terminus Of either of said
branch railways; froeided, That the use and mainte.
resuiations Of the city of Washington within its corpo-
be, and hereby is, Amended by striking out the words
hve hundred thousand dollars" and inserting the words,
%. one million dollsrs;' Prorided, That the directors of
ad Metropolitan Railroad Company shall have power to
equire the subscribers to the capital stock to pay the
mount BY them respectively subscribed at such time, in
UGH manner, andip such instalments as they may deem
and if any stockholders shall refuse or neglect
o pay any instalplents, as required by a resolution of the
,oaia 81 uiresto!s after reasonable notice OF the same,
ne SAID board of directors may sell at public auction, to
he highest bidder, 80 many shares of said stock as shall
pay said Instruments, (and the highest bidder shall be
number oil shares for the assessment duel under such
general re POPULATIONS as may be adopted in the bylaws of
SAID corporation, or may sue for and collect the same in
count of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 3, And be 1t further enacted, That section seven |
teen be, and hereby is, 80 amended as to allow the said
corporation three years from the date of the approval of
this act in which to complies the railways herein des-
scribed and those described in the act TO which this 10 an
SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That the twenty
second be, and hereby is, amended by striking out the
words sat the rate of twenty five for one dollar,' and in
sorting the words at the rate of sixteen for the dollar"
SEC. s. And be 1t further enacted, That the provision
prohibiting. any exclusion from any car on account of
color, already applicable to the Metropolitan Railroad, Is
hereby extended to every other railroad in the District of
Columbia,
AN Act to incorporate the Continental Hotel Company
Of the City of Washington.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives.
q Me United Nates Of America IN C6ng'ess assembled,
Henry d. Cooke, John W. Forney, of Washington City,
stephen Flanagan; William Overfleld, Jr, J. Warren
Bro nao, of Maine Manu., rn0r nj Smith, George , ?, Kellogg,
ates, and all persons who now or hereaftef may be holders
of the stock hereinafter mentioned, shall be, and they
by the style of the Continental Hotel Company,
to have perpetual succession, 20 be capable in law Of
hold, receive, enjoy, and hke, either by absolute con.
veyalice in fee simple or ppoi ground rent, and in case of
ne s1nssyancs upon g 81 ;nS .s rs"t with IT,. power to execute Sssa
construction o. hotsI in the city Of Wellington with
suppleprnfary buildings az may be adapted to and
part If the general plan and design thereof, with
lower to dnrnish and equip the same for the accommodate
ion apf use of any parties who may be DESTROYS of rent
ng md occupying the same, and the real estate, or any 9
faft thereot when in the opinion Of said corporation It 4
lay be proper to do so, to sell and to convey to any per- T
~N''' 'hc Ahil ~ Sill u DuItHtSluRI Ia l -
.me furniture and equipment thereof n
SEC. q And be it further enacted That the capital u
ock OF said corporation shall not exceed two million al
oiiars, divided into twenty thousand shares of one hum 81
dollars each, and that 1t shall be held as personal
'operty, and may be transferred under such regulations
the cofporafors shall judge convenient.
SEC. 8. ana De further enacted, That a general meet j
& OF the CorporatOrs shall be annually held on the
cond Monday OF January, for the election of five mana
rs, ana the transaction OF other business; but if suck
seting or election shall not then take place, the corpo-
lion shall not for that cause be dissolved, but such meet
z OF election sn0ll take plnca q O snnu tbaraoSxor m ,av
one weeks public notice thereof being first given in III
least two daily newspapers in the city OF Washington III
'Ec. q. And be IL further enacted, That the election of n,
shall be by ballot from among the corporators, "a
that In the enactment of by laws for the govern an
1t of the corporation and its officers, and in the de- aaaa
on Of all questions, whether Of election of officers or III
reimbursement of cogpprators, either because of their nm
in paying for the amount OF stock by them a.
chased " the corporation, or for other causes, and on wa
at the meetings of the corporation, the COR y,
.tors present, either in person or by proxy, shall sew
ly vote once for each share of stock held by them.
B. And b. ii further enacted, That the managers
! continue in office until their SUCCESSORS are elected; Jol
shall elect a president from among themselves, !
lliy vacancies in their number, whether occasioned by u
n, resignation, or refusal to act, and shall have the u
raj anu entire control of the affairs and interests of cIu,
no cnrror,tnrs ~. - 80 ny piotluo and
nese m,etinns '"eo "'""ei' nal "e d quorum and
70, G. And = he s,xnu .uu. m the
ers shall be iu,y h., .n a''e ~" uh,h o'M' ten
stSuon OF this act shall be held to be managers of aNn a.
ncb '"rporaton, and shall have power and authority tice
&c. Z. and Le II ,,,rtLu. whe
ny time hereafter % a,tsr enacted, That Congress may the
ppfoyed, March 3. lSs5 ""e"u' !" repeoi MS charser' hunt
on Il
y providing for the Consnona,. inter