The tri-weekly standard., 1867-03-09
r RALEIGH, N. c., RDAY

their canal from the point where it strikes the
boundary line OF the District of Columbia, thence
In and through the said District to the Anacostia
bridge.
See. 2 And be it further enacted, That the
sald company are hereby authorized and empow-
ered TO take, purchase, and hold, for the pur-
posels OF this act, SO much real estate and other
property as shall be necessarily required for the
proper construction OF the extension aforesaid,
ana Tor the construction of all proper and conve-
nlent basins, locks, reservoirs, docks, and
Wharvcs, to be connected with said extension.
And where the said company shall not be able to
procure such real estate by purchase from the
owner thereof, or the owner thereof shall be a
femme covert, infant, non compos mentis, i'm
prisoned, or resident beyond the District of Col
umbia, then application may be made by the pres
1dent OF said company to the chief justice of the
supreme court Of the District of Columbia, for
the appointment Of three persons, who shall be
freeholders in said District, commission of
inquest of damages, and who shall go upon and
inspect any property proposed to be taken by said
company tor the purposes contemplated by this
act; and before any person SO appointed as such
commissioner shall proceed to act, he shall take
an oath or affirmation that he will fairly and tru-
ly value the damages sustained by the owner or
owners of any property by the use and occupation
of any such real estate, water rights, or other
PToperty, by said company; and said commission
shall reduce their inquisition or finding to wri-
ting, and sign and seal the same, and it shall then
be returned to the said chief justice, who shall
file the same in the office of the register of deeds
of the city of Washington. But no such inquisi
sition shall be had until after ten days notice
thereof has been served on the owner o. the real
estate so to be taken, when he resides Ill the Dis
trict of Columbia, or uy publication of notice in
one or more of the daily newspaper published in
tlie city Of Washington, for twenty days where
such yner resides beyond said District When
the owner is q femme covert, the notice shall be
to her and her husband when he is minor, to
his guardian; and when he is non compOS men
It's, to his committee, or the person having
charge of his estate The said report shall be con
trmed by the supreme court of the District OF Co
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report, unless for cause shown to the contrary.
And where good cause is thus shown, the said
chief justice shall set aside said inquest, and ap
point another similar commission, who shall
qualify in the same manner, and whose inqusi
ton shall be taken, returned, filed, and confirm
ed, set aside for good cause shown, in the same
manner as the first inquisitiOn was taken, re-
turned, ilcd, and confirmed, or set aside. And
such commission and inquisition shall be renewed
often rs may he necessary, until the inqulSitiOn
made shall he confirmed. Such inquistion shall
desert oe the property taken by metes and bounds,
and the valuation thereof shall be paid or ten
sIered within ten days after the confirmation OF
such inquisition by said district court: and when
such valuation or damages are so paid or tender
ed, said company shall have full and perfect
right to enter upon, use, occupy, and enjoy any
property SO valued during its corporate existence,
and all expenses incurred by such inquisition
shall he paid BY said company.
See. 3. And he it further enacted, That it shall
be lawful for said company to levy, demand and
receive such even tolls and rents for the use o!
the WlarvcS and docks OF said company on Sald
extension, or for freight transported by said com,
pany, or for the passage through said extension
of boats, raftS or any other water craft rs 4 ma
ioritY of the directors at any regular meeting
shall assess therefor: Provided, That the Con-
gress of the United States shall at all times have
power to increase or reduce such tools or rents
Sec t. And be it further enacted, That the
said canal extension, when completed, shall for
ever thereafter he esteemed and taken to be Il
public highway for the transportation fall goods,
commodities, or produce OF every kind and deS
criplion and for all canal boats RATS, or other
water crafts of every kind whatever, upon the
payment OF such tolls rents authorized
to be imposed by this act.
See. >. And be it further enacted, That the
said company shall permit all public property be
longing to the United States TO pass through said
canal extension free of all charge or toll and the
said company shall, from time to time, may be
required, lay before Congress just and true ac
count of their receipts and expenditures on saiC
extension, with statement of the clear profit:
thereof.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That, sub
singular the provisions of the aforesaid act of the
general assembly oftIe State of Maryland, enti
tied g An act to Incorporate the Chesapeake Bay
and Potomac River Tide-water Canal Company
relating to the powers liabilities, and authorit,
of said company, in operating and using thei
canal shall take effect and apply tothe extension
aforesaid in the District OF Columbia.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That this ac
shall be deemed public act, and shall take ef
feet and be in force from and after its passage
and shall be subject to alteration or repeal b.
Congress.
Approved, July 25, 1866.