Nebraska advertiser., 1867-02-21


Al Act 70 authorizes teTho Chesapeake RsY ana
Potomac River TidsWater Cant Company 20 en-
tr the District Of Columbia, and extend thor
Canal to the AnaeOsta River at any Point above
Bsnning's Bridge
Be- snaofed By the Senate and House Of Rep
Congress Assem6ied,
That aThe Chesapeake Bag and Potomac River
Tide-Water Canal Company !, incorporated By the
general assembly Of th0Stats Of Maryland, at the
January session thereof, eighteen hundred and
~sixty-zix By an act entitled @An act % i1oorporats
the Chesapske Bay and Potomlc River Tide water
CAMS Company, " be- aud tho same are hersby,au-
thorized to extend tdeir canal from the point where
II stTikesthe boundary line Of sho.D District to the
Anacostia River any p9int thereon ABOVE Ben
ning's bridge.
seq 3. And be il further enacted, That the
said. company are hereby authorized and empoW
cred to take purchase, snd hold, for the purposes
Of this act, so much real estate and other property
as shRl be necessarily required for lhe proper con-
~gtruction Of the ex'enaoa aforesaid and for the
construction Of air proper AM cenT ,nisnt basis,
locks, reservoirs docks and wharpee to bo'eon-
neeted with said extension. Aad Whsle the said
company shall nol be able 20 procure such real
estate By purchase from the owner therrof, or The
owner thereof shall De a fsmgne covert infant, non
eompus msntis, imprisonment, OF re idsnt beyond
the District Of COlum5ia, then application may b
msds By the president Of sud compqny b the
chief justice # tbs supreme c1utt Of the District
Of C1lupbia, Tor the appointment Of thrss psrsoas
who shall be freehOlders IN said District, az 4 elnn Z
mis- ion Of inquest Of damages, and who sh 81 q
upon and inspect any pFophrty proposed to be taken
by said company for the purposes ~c)nsemp'assd By
this act and before any person 80 appointed as
such commissioner shall proceed to act, he shall
take al oath or Affirmation that be will fairly and
truly Falne tie damagos sustained BY the 0Wner
or owners 6fany property By the use and occupa
ton Of any such real estate, water Fights, o. Other
shalt reducetheif fgquisition or fading to g~ritiny
and sign and seal the same, audit shall h 4 b. re
turned to the said chief justice, who shall file the
same in the of e Of the register Of deeds Of III.
city Of Washington. B It no such iHqui>.t:on sh i
be bad until after ten daj's notice Thereof has
lean served on the owner Of the real estate so to
be taker, when be resides in the Dist let Of Ooiun
bia, or by publication Of NOTICE mons or m1rs Of
the daily newspapers published in the city Of Wash
iagten, Tor twenty days where such ownsr resides
beyond said District. When the owner is a FAM
me covert, the notice shall be to her AMI her hus-
band when he is a miner, 10 his guardian and
when he is non Q mpOS n ntis to his committee,
or the person having charge Of bis estate. The said
report shall be c0nfrmsi By ths supreme court of
the District Of Oolumbis at its next tRrm after the
return Of srid report, unless FOR eau = shown 10 tho
contrary. AMI where COOL eaussisi thus shown,
the said CHIEF justice shall set aside said Inquest
and appoint another similar comaissil IN. WIN shall
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shall lie taken returned, fled, aud eDhhrmed, or
set aside Tor good cause shown, Ia the same man.
ner as Ii FIRST inqufsition was taken, returned,
6.el, and coahrmel. Such inqu.sitio1 shall de-
se,ibe TIE proper t1kel by mites AMI bounds,
and the valuations thereof shall be paid or tender
cd within ten days after the confirmation Of such
inquisitioD by said district conrt; and when such
valuation &C damages are 50 paid o. rendered, said
company shall have o fall and perfect right to en-
ter upon, use, occnpy, and enjoy aly property so
valued during it' corp rate existence, and all ex-
peDses incurred by such inqaiiiiJa shall be paid
By said company.
Sec. 3. And be It furthcr enacs.d, That It
shall be lawful for said company to levy. demaud
and recsiYe such tolls aad rents for the use Of the
wharves and docks Of said company on said extern
SION, or for freit Transported ny sill company, or
for che pas sage tho "a said extension Of boats,
RATS, orany ether water craft as q minority Of
the directors At any regular mss;iay shall assess
6srtfef: Pnnrttcd, Ehat ~ ceaEzs2 of tie
Dnitsa 8te7ss - aiItfmts atTe peN z % ia-
81
Sec a, 4t14 ft4
lie highway Tor the tra1sp,ftaffs of 81 gooIs ,oom
mldilies, or produce Of every kind and description
and for all canal boats, RATS, or other water crafts
Of every kidd w-ateSer, upon tie payment Of such
tolls OF rents as.are az aOrizo1 t901 imposed By
this act.
Sec. 5. And be IL further ena ted, That the
said company shalt per mit all pablo property be-
longing to the Unitel States tn pass through said
canal exten ion free Of all yharge Of Ill and the
said cOmpanyshall, from lime g. tim as moy be
required lay before Congrcssa just and true scs-
count OF ~ irr ceip's AID exPend 4 e5- on sill
sxtens ot, with q. stat msat :. th3 eioLr profits
thefeof.
Sec. 6. Ami be Il further enacted, Tat, sub
iect to to the afsres il PROVISIONS o. tnis All all
and singular the provisions Of the Aforesaid acs Of
the general assembly Of the State Of M~Fyiani. en-
titled IAN act to incorp9rIte the Chesapeake Bsy
and Potomac River Underwater Canal Company"
relating to the powers liabilities, aud authority Of
said company 10 operating nj using their canal,
shall toks effect and ap7lg to the exleEsiOn afOre
said in the District Of Columbia.
Sec. z. And be it further enacted That this act
shall be deemed 0 public act, and shall take effect
ard be in force from and after les ~passs6e, and
hall be subject to alteration Of repeal BY Con-
gross.
Approved July 26, 1866.