, 1867-03-15
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the second Session Of the Thirty
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TPUBLIc REsoLUTIoN-No. ii

he a FeSOtrCd nv me f1tHtttt Hft" hV"'' - ~,
,,s,nfatires of hs United States Of 4mer'ea I"
0on0r,,, a.sem5Ied That Samuel P. Brown,
Francis Maitingly Noble D. Larner, MArshai'
Brown, aud Joseph l.. Pearson, and their asses
ciates and assigns be, and are hereby, creaieu
-,hodv cornorate under the name of the "Wash- !
ipeion County Horse Railroad Company, win |
authority 10 construct and lay down a double |
or single track railway, with the necessary |
switches and turnouts in the county OF WASH |
ineton, in the District of Columbia, as follows;
{ Commencing at Boundary street at its intersec-
tion with Fourteenth street, and along the Four
teenth street road in a nOrtherly direction, to
point where said road ntersects new road re-
Gently opened by the levy court, and along said
new road in an easterly direction, to the SeF-
eptb street turnpike and along said turnpike IN
southerly direction to Boundary street: Proct-
deH That the consent of the Board of Directors
of the Seventh Street Turnpike Company be first
obtained for the use Of their road, with the right
{ to run public carriages thereon, and receiving
therefor a rate of fare not exceeding ten cents
passenger for any distance on said road.
Sec. 2. 1nd5 ii further enacted, That the said
railroad shall be deemed real estate, and it, with
the other real and personal property of said body
corporate shall be liable to taxation as other
real estate and personal property in the county
aforesaid, except hcreinafter provided.
SEC g. And be IL further enacted, That the said
railway shall be laid in the most approved man
Der adopted for street railways. Aud the tracks
shall not be more than six nor less than four
feet apart, and the guage the same as that OF
the street railways in the city of WashiGgtca.
@ SEC A. Ind be il further encr'ed, That the
trscts ec IL saia railway shall be laid in such
manner as will least ip;eiefe with the ordinary
travel Of the roads over which the said tracks
shall be laid.
SEC. 5. IndJe il FURTHER enacted, That this act
may at any time be altered. amended, repeal
ed by the Congress Of the U"Ited States.
SEc. s. And JeH fHfhsr en1cfel That nothing
a.. D.. .frt nal TO, ft,,riv
said body corporate to issue any note, token,
device scrip, or other evidence Of debt to be
used as currency.
Src I Ind be Il G,rther epocted, That the cap
it'll stock of said company shall be not less than
two nor more than five thousand dollars, and
that the stock shall be divided into shares Of
. fftv dollars each, ami shall be deemed personal
property, transferable in such manner as the
by-laws of said company may direct.
SEC. g. Ind be it tarjhsr ea1cted, That the said
company shall place first class cars on said rails
way, with all The modern Improvements for the
convenience and comfnrt Of passengers; and
shall ruu cars thereon daily as often as the pubs
lie convenience may roq"ire.
SEC. o. i86 Jt it (ur'hCr enacted, That said
company shall procure such passenger rooms,
ticket Offices, stables and Gepots at such
points as the business Of the railroad, and
the convenience Of the public may require. And
the said company is hereby authorized to lay
such rails as niay he necessary for the purpose
of connecting said stables aud deputs with main
tracks. Aud the same company is hereby au-
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SEC 10. And be IL further enacted, That all ar
tices of valnr ihst may La i'"l Vo"t~atiy left in
the cars or other vehicles of said company
sbou bc t,krp to their princinal dpuot and on
toro1 IN a L,oL of record of unrI,i,,od rood
which hook shall he omen to the -ipspeciinp Of
tho ruIli, at ali reasonable hours of hu.incss
Ssr II 1yYLeH fyr5Lsr cDgc,eJ That said
cornoratiop shall on demand of tho presi5,,
of Tho limited States Secretary of War or Sc
retorr of tho N,vv r,usa IN H.. trarsnort.d 80
said railway any frriqbt ears I,dan Win tr.ib,
tnr m. rso of The I7ri,eJ Sta,as. ,ha "g;,t'-s
cansi,, srrb scrvire ~ be done shall nar
r,asonsb bl. cor,nen.,,ior tLoref,, P''
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"a , =, I r. ", ''Pi',' SUM VI
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h.. ,,r I - iI'I so' Po'u'orS, not Iess
,,Isi .u,n '"o a"sS anu S"Il corporation shali give
puohc notice, 9y advertisement in the daily
p"P.is Pu"''sneu " tne Guy oI washington, OF
'Se I''ie "nen' anu tue place wnere, SUD books
snan -oe opened, ana SUBSCRIBERS upon SAID
oooAs 70 'he c"P'tai STOCK OF me company shall
oe heil 10 Tue stoekhoiders: fT0'ded, That evI
suoS'''oeI S"'' P'y' AT 'Hr ''he OF suoScriN
S,"E' HeuE nte per een'uh oi the amount oy
H'' suoS1'.oeu 70 tne treasurer appointed by
u wa Fo'"to''i or us subscription shalI oe nun
"nu 'o'.' a l'ISer amount 'hah tne capital
s'Ov" o' s",u company shaIi nave oeen sub
Ol"'u' '"e oooNs s""i' ue cio'el' anu Tue said
olPo'"'o'S "'nSi III 'ne urst Sec'on shaii
Io.'n""n P'''eeu 10 "po'''n s"lu C'pit"l STOCK
""E ,"' S"oS''ov,s pro r'''' anu make Puo>
I p'o'.,'"'.,o" o' '"g nu'"o'F oi shArrs aIot,
eu 70 '''"' "n''n S"'l, oe u'he anu Completed
on 'ne same uly tnat lhe books are closed: FRO
vn.ay4,'"r, lnn' holnlng sn"l oe received IN
81 'uv '"e"'! nv per oen'un At Tue
i'H' u Su'st ''o'us' except money ANA when
I1e oooNS Oi SuoS,''pl 10 Tue capital stock
VI s''I company Sn''I oe closed, the corporators
hHuheu' IN tue hrs' seeuon' or majority OF them,
then majority Of the remainder, shall within