The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-10-04
OCTOBER 4, 1866.

accounts tor fees, emoluments, and allowances by
the clerk OF the circuit and criminal courts of the
District of Columbia, the accounting officers of
the Treasury shall not hold said clerk responsible
for any fees charges not actually collected by
him from the parties liable therefor whenever the
1allure to make such collection shall be shown to
result from the insolvency, non-resdence or other
inability OF the parties liable therefor; and the
affidavit of said clerk that he has in vain used dine
diligence to collect said fees, accompanied by a
certificate of the district attorney that he believes
that the money cannot, by due diligence, be col
lected, shall be held and deemed sufficient proof
Tor the allowance to said clerk of all the fees and
charges not actually collected by him; and said
clerk shall thereupon be entitled to q credit in
all settlements of his accounts heaetofore made
in which he is charged for said uncollected fees
and said former settlements are hereby opened
for the purpose of giving him said credit upon
his affidavit and the certificate of the district at
torney belng produced to the proper accounting
oincers, In support OF the credit so claimed by
him.
SEC 2. And be it further enacted, That the
clerk of said circuit and criminal courts of the
District of Columbia shall be credited in all set
Elements of account (made heretofore or which
may be made hereafter) out of the fees collected
by him. or dne to him, salary of TWENTY-FIVE
hundred dollars per annum for his services as
clerk of said criminal court during the period in
which he has received no compensation for his
said services; and in all settlements made or to
be made, he shall be allowed out of his said fees
collected by or due to him. in either of said courts
his proper and legal allowances, and all proper
expenses; and it shall be the duty of the PROPER
accounting officers to restate all former settle
ments of said accounts and settle the same in
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all laws
and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions
OF this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved, May 26, 1852.
CHAP. LXXIII
An Act to incorporate the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re
representatives. of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That Eliab Kingman, Fran
kiln Tenney, j. j. Coombs, Sayles J. Bowen,
Charles FL. Upton, Henry Addison, Hallet Kill
bourn, and their associates and assigns, be and
they are hereby created body corporate under
the name of the ''Washington and GEORGETOWN
Railroad Company" with authority to construct
and lay down double track railway, with the
necessary switches and turnouts, in the cities of
Georgetown and Washington, in the District of
Columbia, through and along the following ave
nues and streets: Commencing on Bridge Street,
at the intersection with High Street, at such
point on said Bridge Street east thereof, in the
City of Georgetown, as may be designated here
after by the corporate authorities thereof along
said Bridge Street to its intersection with the
street running to the tabular bridge over Rock
Greek to Pennsylvania Avenue, in the city of
Washington; along said avenue to fifteenth street
West; along said street South to said avenue;
along said avenue to the foot of the Capitol gro
unds; thence around the southern boundary of
the Capitol grounds; and along their southern
boundary casterly to Pennsylvania Avenue; a
long said Penns sylvauia Avenue to Eight Street
East, or Garrison Street; and along said street
south to the navy-yard gate, with lateral road
running along the eastern front of the Capitol
thence by ''A'' street to the depot of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad aud thence from said
depot through First Street West to Pennsylvania
Avenue, SO as to intersect with said main road
also, a double single track branch railway,
commencing ut Boundary Street North and run
nlng down Seventh Street West to Pennsylvania
Avenue and to the Potomac; also, railway COM
mencng at Boundary Street and running down
Fourteenth Street West and New York Avenue
to Pennsylvania Avenue to point of interscc
tion with said aforementioned railway, with the
right to run public carriages thereon drawn by
horse power, receiving therefor rate of fare not
exceeding five cents passenger for any distance
between the ter1nni of either of the said main
railway, between the termini of either of the
said main railway, or between the termini OF eth
er of said branch railways or between either ter
minus of said main railway and the terminus of
either of said branch railways: Provided, That
the use and main n-enance of said road shall be
subject to the municipal regulations of the cities
Washington and Georgetown, respectively, with
in their several corporate limits, and that when
ever the Capitol grounds shall be enlarged, then
the said routes shall be enlarged, then the said
routes shall be made to conform thereto.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said
roads shall be deemed real estate, and they, to-
gether with other real property and the personal
property of said body corporate, shall be liable
to taxation other real estate and personal pro-
pcrty in the cities aforesaid except hereinafter
provided.
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That the said
railway shall be laid in the centre of the avenues
and streets, as near as may be, without interfer-
ing with passing over the water or gas pipes,
in the most approved manner adapted for street
terms to be determined by the Secretary of the
Interior, laid upon even service with the pa
vement of the streets; and the space between the
two tracks shall not be less than four feet nor
more than six feet and the carriages shall not be
less than six feet in width, the gauge to CORES
pond with that of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said
corporation. hereby created, shall be bound to
keep said tracks, and for the space of two feet
beyond the outer rail thereof, and also the space
between the tracks, at all times well paved and
in good order, without expense to the United
States or to the cities OF Georgetown and Wash.
ington.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That moth
ing in this act shall prevent the Government, at
any time, at their option from altering the grade
otherwise improving Pennsylvania Avenue,
and such other avenues and streets as may be oc-
cupied by said roads, or the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown from so altering or impro-
wing such streets and avenues as may be under
their respective authority and control, and in
such event it shall be the duty of said company
to change their said railroad as to conform to
such altered grade and pavcments.
Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That this act
NAV at any time be altered, amended, or repealed
by Congress of the United States.
Sec z. And be it further enacted, That moth
ing in this act shall be construed as to autho-
rze said body corporate to issue any note, token,
a currency.
See s. And be it further enacted, That the ca
pital stock of said company shall be not less than
three nor more than five hundred thousand dol
lars and the stock shall be divided into shares of
fifty dollars each, and shall be deemed personal
property transwerable in such manner as the by
laws of said company may direct
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That the
said company shall place tirst-class cars on said
railways, with all the modern improvements for
the convenience and comfort of passengers, and
shall run cars thereon during the day as often as
every five minutes, except as to Seventh and
Fourteenth streets. and on these once in fifteen
minutes each way, and until twelve O'Clock at
night as often as every half hour and throughout
day and night as much oftener us public conVe-
nience may require.
SEC 10. And be it further enacted, That said i
company shall procure such passenger rooms,
ticket Offices stables, and depots at such points
as the business of the railroad and the convc-
nience of the public may require. And the said
company is hereby authorized to lay such rails
through transverse other streets may be ne
cessary for the exclusive purpose of connecting
the said stables and depots with the main tracks
And the said company is hereby authorized to
purchase or lease such lands or buildings as may
be necessary for the passenger rooms. ticket Of
fcers, stables, and depots above mentioned.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That all
articles of value that may be inadvertently left i'll
any of the cars or other vehicles of the said COM
pany shall be taken to their principal depot and
entered in a book of record of unclaimed goods,