The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-16

or the year ending the thirtieth of June eghtee
hundred and sxtyfye, and for other purposes be- an
ne same hereby Is amended by adding thereto the fol
lowing proyso Provided further That in actions Inv
against executors, administrators or guardians Ia wic
may be rendered for against them neithe
party Snail be allowed to testify against the other 90
any transaction with, statement by the esator ints
tate or ward unless called testify thereto by the
sue parry OF required to testify thereto by the court
approved March 3, 1865
II AN AcT in Relation to the Naval Observatory.
Beft enacted blythe Senate and House of Reprssptots
H.. ut onea Sates q America IN Congress assembled
.nt 80 hueh OF the hrst section of the act of third
one thousand eight hundred and forty eight en-
an ars masking appropriations for the naval ser
Vceior he year ending the thireth of June one thou
sand eight hundred and forty M reonires that t
superintendent of the naval observatory at
Guy shan De captain commander, lieutenant in tn
navy be- and Is hereby, repealed and no officer of tn
navy employed as superintendent shall receive otbe
than the shore duty pay of his grade.
Approved March 3, 1865.
AN Act to extend the Provisions of the first sseton
An Act for the Government of Persons In certain Fish
cries approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundre,
and thirteen A""'' W
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House of Representa
tires of the United States of An,srica in (5,arsss nv
sebled That the provisions of the rst sectiG
act Tor the government Of persons In certain fisheries
approved on the nineteenth of june in the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirteen shall extend an,
apply to the master skipper aud seanen of vessels
the ourthen Of twenty tons or upwards, qualified &C
corning 10 law Tor carrying on the mackere fisheries
bound from port in the United Statos to be employe
such fisheries in tho way az If such tsr cries hal
been embraced in said act: Provided That tho agree
mgnt named in said section shall be duly made ndorsot
Approved, March 3, 1865.
AN ACT to incorporate the 'Colored Union Bepeyoen,
| .-'t Association
BE 1t enacted By the Senate and House OF
9As United States Of America IN Conoysss Gsssrbled
That burden Snowden, Charles Brown, james Wight
sandy Alexander, Henry Logan, Charles Wilson, Henry
Dooks Jonn shorter, Joseph Shorter and their assoc
ses anu SUCCESSORS be- and they hereby constituted
ahddeclared 10 be body polite and corporate by the
name ana ute OF the Colored Union Benevolent Assoca.
uon located 10 the city Of Washington and by its corpo
rate name said association shall perpetual
with power to sue aud be sued to implead and be I'm
Pleaaea n any court Of the United States of the
District OF Columbia, of competent juridlcton to re.
ceive subscriptions, gifts and benefits and to make such
and bylaws as shall be desped necessary and ex
pedent for the government of tM association and to
alter the same from time to time, In such mode as shall
be prescribed therein Provided always That such rules
and shalfl be IN nowisc Inconsistent with the
OBJECTS OF the association The objects of the assooia.
ton are hereby declared to be provide for the care and
comfort OF such members as shall be SICK disabled or
dependent and of the families of such members In cases
where the proper officers Of the association shall deem
expedent and also to provide for the decent nte1ment
of such persons may die in membership of the ascot
alton or belonging to the families Of such members
SEC q Andbe further enacted, That said association
shall have power to hold real esatr personal and mixed
of such association and no other, and to lease sell or
convey such real estate, or mixed estate or personal
property may be devised donated to such assocs
tion and the leasing or sale Of which will promote the
interests of said association.
SEC. g. And be 1t further enacted That Congress shall
have the right at any time, modify, amend or repeal
Approved, Marcha, 1886.
of Columbia"
Belt enacted by the Senate and House of Rtprssenatpes
q Me United States Of America in Congress assembled
That an act entitled AN act to incorporate the Metro
potan Railroad Company I'm the District of Columbia
approved July first eighteen hundred and sixty ourbe
and the same hereby IS amended as hereinafter set forth
namely that the frst section be, and hereby Is amended
by striking out all after the words "aong street north
to Seventeenth street west ntersectng the double track
ts. Ssros or single track rail-
and Four-andA-half street west along Four nd half
street west to the gate Of the arsenal also double or
section Of Ninth street west and the Washnrton canal
along Ninth street west to street north along street
north to Twelfth street west and along Twelfth street
the Potomac Rvsr also double single track branch
railway commencing at the of
avenue and street NORTH along Massachusetts avenue
70 street north, along street north the circle with
the privilege Of extending the said branch road any time
along street north to Rock creek across the bridge
ter street in Georgetown to Green street along Green
reet Gay street and along Gay street and First street
. fayette street. Georgetown, with the privilege of az
ending at time the road now In operation from Sew
ntssnth street west to the Capitol from the present
minus Of said road oh street north along street north
First street east along First street east to East Capitol
long Ninth street east to street SOUTH with the right
run public carriages thereon drawn BY horse power
eeevng therefor rate OF fare not exceeding eight cents
er passenger for any distance between the tsrmni of
lther OF the said main railways between the termn
said branch railways, between either terminus of
Nd main railway and the terminus of either of said
ranch ;dSd hat ~. /
ance of the said road shall be subject to the municipal
gulaons Of the city of Washington within its corpo
SEC. q And be it further enacted That section eight
}, and hereby Is, amended by striking out the words
five hundred Thousand dollars and inserting the words
Id Metropolitan Railroad Company shall have power to
qure the subscribers to the capital stock to pay the
by them respectively subscribed such time In
ch manner, and In such nstalnents they may deem
oper and If any stockholders shall refuse neglect
pay any instruments as required by resolution OF the
said board of directors may sell at public auction TO
e highest bidder so many SHARES Of said stock shall
y said instamens, (and the highest bidder shall he
ken to be the person who offers purchase the least
lmber of shares for the assessment duel under such
neral regulations as may be adopted In the bylaws Of
u t "a OF may sue or and collect the same in
SEC s. Ard De further enacted That section seven. y
en- pc and hereby % 50 amended as to allow the said e.
Is act In which to complies the railways herein des az
bed and those described in the act to which this
lendulent | pr
SEC. 4. And be II further enacted That the twenty.
ond be- and hereby is amended by striking out the OF
rds at the rate OF twenty-five for dollar and IN M
ting the words at the rate Of sixteen for the dollar "
SEC O. And be IL further enacted, That the provision "
'hbiting any exclusion from any account Of
or already applicable to the Metropolitan Railroad Is ~
eby extended to every other railroad in the District Of
umbis. g-, 70
Approved, March 8, 1865. ~
Aor to incorporate the Continental Hotel Company r
-'------o Of the City Of Washington m,
Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Representatives be
the United States Of America IN dngrsss assembled tn,
IT Lewis Demonico Of New York City. D. B. French aft
nry D. Cooke John W. Forney, of Washington CITY liy
phen Flanagan, William Overheld, Jr, j. Warren ha,
,wn Of Maine Thornton Smith, George D. Kellogg cur
George Plownan, of Phsdelphia and thsr ascot spe
and all persons who or hereafter may be holders
he stock hereinafter mentioned shall be- and thew tio
hereby declared to DO contributed body polite ar me
porate by Of the Continental Hotel Company All
have perpetual succession, to be capable In Law * and
and being sued TO have common SEAL and 10 bsvs III,
D. receive enjoy, and take either BY abaonts ~nn he
In fee simple or upon ground rent and In csss If be
upon ground rent with power to execute err
necessary covenant for securing the payment thsrs I'D
real estate may be necessary or pronsr r ~ edit
structou Of hotel u the city Of xith nor
supplementary bulldin may be ADOBE q "a lest
part a u gsuegNl PIN apd dsign thsesoS wtfh 4