Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-20

days allowed for the President TO send his
veto not expiring until tomorrow. Tue veto
message was nearly completed to-day. hut
not In time to be transmitted to the Senate
therefore u will be necessary for Congress to
pass the bill again after they reassembie, and
the President will then spEd In his veto.
THB ORpEE MUsrxRISs OUT GEN. SuoTT
REVOKED D-SreciaI orders No. 534 Just ISIS
fIOm the War Department is a. follows: by
direction Of the President so much of special
orders No. 4s5, dated November 18Th, 1861, as
m listers out OF the U. s. Service, Brevet Mai
Gen X. X. Scott, u S volunteers IL hereby
revaked.r Ii will remembered that by special
order No. 495 Gen. ID F. Sickels and Gen. X.
X. Scott weee honorabiy mustered out Of the
service, and the above order revokes so much
Of the same Is Isla tes to Gen. Scott.
TIE DIsrRIcT IN CoSeRRss Mr.. Pomeroy
has Introduced in the Senate . bill (which
was referred to the District Com mittee) 70 10.
corporate the "Washington City Land and
Building Company" The bill enacts that
John X. Evans, Lewis Clephane, Alexander
4. Shepherd, Richard NJ. Hall, Moses Kelly,
Crosby :. Noyes, john ID. Defrees. and Zalmon
Richards, and their present AID future associ-
atss are made body polite ami corporate. by
the name and sty Of the Nv ashin ington City
Land and Bulldog Company" and by the
same name shali have perpetual succession,
and shall be able 10 sue and be sued, may
plead and be i'm pleaded, in all courts Of law
and equity in the District OF Columbia aad
elsewhere.
The officers of the said corporation shall be
o President, o Vice President a Treasurer.
and such other ofhcers As may be deemed na-
csesary for the purposes thereof; and that ths
arrangement Of the stock, property, and affairs
OF the said corporation shall be Conducted by
or under the direction Of the President, the
Vice president, and seven trustees, who shall
constitute board of managers.
The persons named shall, Immediately after
the passage OF this act. meet and proceed to
organize the said company, by the election Of
one OF their number as President, and one as
OF snch persons as added TO their existing
numbers will make nine, TO constitute a
board OF managers, and shall open books of
subscription TO the capital stock OF the said
The capital stock of the Corporation shall
not be less than two hundred thousand doll
lars, nor more than one million dollars, to be
divided into shares of five hundred dollars
eaeh, which shares msy be made payable In
weekly or monthly in II ments, as NAV be de.
Rrmined by the said Board OF Managers: Pro-
subscriptions to the said capital stock shall not
be extended beyond ten years: and provided
further. that no dividend shall b. declared or
paid to any member Of the said corporation un-
til the capital stock thereof shall amount to
hve hundred thousand dollars, inclusive of
stock subscriptions and Accumulated interest.
The corporation shall meet 10 general meet.
Ing, annually, IN the month OF January. and
may also meet as much oftener as II shall
deem expedient and that at any such meet.
ipes seven members (the President, Vice Pres
quorum for the transaction Of business; that
At such annual meeting the President,
Treasurer, and Board Of Managers shan be
elected, who shall contin ne In ONCE for one
year, and until others are chosen in their
stead, and shall. before entering upon the du.
ties OF their office, respectively take an oath
faithfully to discharge such duties, and the
President and Treasurer saalI give bonds in
the penalty each Of fifty thousand dollars for
the faithful discharge OF the daties OF their
As soon as the sum of two hundred thousand
dollars ehall be subscribed upon the BOOKS OF
the said Corporation, there shall be general
meeting OF The stockholders called, who shall
proceed 70 organize by the election OF proper
officers and said Corporation when duly organ.
lied may proceed to invest It's funds, &c in
the purchase Of lands, houses, lots, leases and
its OF the District OF Colum bia, and shall nave
power to sell at any time the lands, houses
lofs,leases and real estate so purchased, ,at pub.
nc or private sale and may rent. lease, mort
gage, improve, subdivide. and generally IN ke
such disposition OF the Same and upon such
terms and in such manner az it, the said Dor.
poration, may determine is best for the interests
OF all parties concerned therein; and in
case OF any such sale, lease, mort
gage, or other transfer of the said
property as aforesaid. the same shall be made
re
porate seal, signed By the President and conn
tersigned by the Secretary of the Board of
NJ Managers, and duly acknowledged by the
PRESIDENT: PrOrided, That no real estate held
by the said corporation shall be aIio We'd TO re.
main unimproved In the hands of the company
ior more than two years; that no frame vel
ling house shall be erected by said corpora.
tion; that all dwellings erected BY il shall be
provided with all necessary pipes for water
and gas throughout; and. Prorfded further,
TDat the said corporation shall not oe author
ized 70 receive, as rent for any property be.
longing to II. more than ter Der cent. per An.
Dum, exclusive OF taxes and Insurance
upon the amount expended upon said pro-
No oficer, trustee, or apy other person
ch arged with the duty Of investing the funds
OF he said corporation, shall borrow any por.
tion thereof, or use the same. except In pay.
ment OF the expenses OF the corporation: and IL
any officer. trustee, or other person Connected
with the said corporation, and in terested in
the funds thereof, shallembezzle or frud uleptIy
deemed guilty Of larceny, and shall. on con.
viction thereof by any court competent 10 try
the offence, be imprisoned in the penitentiarY
Eot less than two nor more than fifteen years
The corporation shall make an annual
report TO Congress OF their funds end
10 veetmei t., which shall specify the fol.
lowing particulars, viz:-The number of
total amount OF stock sub
scfIoeo; amount invested; nature OF invest.
ment; amoont Of cash on hand; tota! profits
lot the year; all Of viii shall bs certified an!
w orn to by the treasurer, al d Ave or more of
the managers shall alec certify that the exh,bit
90 mace - coTfeer, according to the best OF
inrIr Knowledge and belief.
The books OF the said corpcrat on snaIi at all
timee, during the hours Of business hs Oman !
for nfpecsion and examination to the stoek.
holders. ...-,-...--
THB PRHeIDRNT has revoked the orders of
February IL, 1864, and March 9, 1s65. directing
that Captain Isaac j. Harvey and Captain
J as. 5. Hall. OF The s Rnal Corps, u. s. Army
be Placed upon the retired list Of officers
Ths RESIGNATION OF Capt Seth Wsldy, 23d
U. >. infantry, has been accepted by the Pres.
ident, to lake effect from the l7th inst.
MBhokIAL PORN THB VIRGINIA CoNyIN
TloN.-Mr Wiley presented iu the Senate To.
day q memorial (which was referred To he
judiciary Committee) from s ID Williamson
John Bawxhurst, and Thomas Bayse. colored''
COMMITTEES VI the Virginia State Con We ntlon-,
ames w. Hunntcut, John l.. q. Dannsf, los.
Coz, (colored) James Morrisey, and others,
pray1hg CONGRESS to adopt sucn measures A
% VIII enable the convention to remove out
OF It's way ali obstacles to . successful recon.
struction OF the STATE The memorial s~ts
forth that there is q body Of men In tha South
skilled in the arts Of POLITICAL intrigQes. who
are doing all they can to II tim,dsta And
oppress the loyal meu-especiaIiv the;r
former sssves-and deter them "a srnm
rsifying At the next election the censtitutfop
" hch the constitutional con We pfion ms,
sG0pf. II also asks at the hands oY fSn4 c,a.s