The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-03
ToFFIoIAL.l
LAWS or THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session of the Thirty-Ninh
Congress.

CHAP. CCLI.-An act to authorize the Ex-
| tension, Construction, aud Use by the Balti-
| more and Ohio Railroad Company Of n Rail-
| road from between Knoxville and the Mono
| cacy Junction into and within the District
| Of Columbia.
Whereas it Is represented to this present
| Congress that the Baltimore. and Ohio Railroad
Company, Incorporated by the State Of Mary
land, are desrous Of extending the road au,
thorized to be built by them, by an act Of the
general assembly Of that State, entitled "An
act to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company to build railroad from point
on the line of its roud between Knoxville and
the Monocacy Junction, through Frederick and
Montgomery counties, to the boundary of the
District of Columbia, so as to make direct
communication with the city of Washington
into and within the District of Columbial:
Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives ofthe United States of America
in Congress assembled, That, the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company shall be, and they
are hereby, authorized to extend into and
within the District of Columbia the road afore-
said; to sch point or points, terminus, or ter
mini, as may be agreed upon between the said
company and the corporation Of Washington,
in respect Of road within the limits of
Washington, and between the said COM
pany and the corporation Of Georgetown, as
respects road within The limits Of George
town, Amid the SAID Baltimore and ONO
Railroad Company are hereby authorized to
have and exercise the same powers, rights,
and privileges, and shall be subjectto the same
restrictions, in the extension and construction
Of the said road, into and within the said Dis
trict as they have, may exercise, or possess,
or are subject to within the State of
Maryland, under and by virtue of their charter
or act of incorporation from the State of Mary
land; and shall be entitled TO the same fran
chises, rights, compensation, benefits, and i'm
munities in the use OF the said road as are pro-
vided in the said charter.
Sec. 9. And be 1t further enacted, That all
the provisions of the several acts of Congress
relating to the lateral road authorized to be
built into and within the District of Columbia
by an act passed March second, eighteen hun
bred and .thlrty-one, and entitled can act to
authorize the extension, construction, and use
of lateral branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Road into and within the District of Columbia"
mad the supplements thereto, be- and they are
hereby, declared to apply to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company SO far as they are
severally applicable to the location, construc-
ton, and by the said company of the road now
authorized to be constructed into and within
the said District.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the
said railroad company shall commence the con-
struction of said extension of said road within
one year, and complete the same within three
years after the passage of this act; and on fail
ure to do so, the privileges granted by this act
shall be forfeited by said company.
Approved, July %, 1866