Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-14
A BiIl TO Provide Railrsad Facilities tc
the Capital OF the UAited States.

1t designates Sayles J. Bowen. Charles d.
Welsh, James A. Magruder, W. W. Corcoran,
Amos Kendall, ]. W. Wright, ]. w. Thomp-
| son, w. Il. Todd, Alex. X. Shepherd, w. a.
Fowler, A. s. Solomons, J. T. Mitchell, Jenkin
Thomas, Geo. w Hill, Thomas McNamara. X
b Mohun and Sllss Merchant OF the Dlstric
| Of Columbia; w. BonIfant b. 4. GUY and
Fred. p. Stanton, of the State of Mary land and
| ]. h. Morehead. Geo. G. Wood, Wm. Thara
and John p. Nerree, of the State of Pennsylya-
| the {" National Railroad North" and they are
authorized ID build continuous line of rail-
road, with one or more tracks, and a telegraph
line, with the appurtenances, from the city OF
Washington, in the District of Columbia. TO a
point on the Pennsylvania Central railroad
elst OF Harrisburg, in the State of Pennsylya-
MA.
The second section provides that VI. ID. Cooke,
Moses Kelly. Hallet Kilbourn, ID. l.. Eaton, O.
ii. Nichols, VIM. Helmick, WV. Moore. Wright
kivss, John o. Evans, J. II. Crocker, Thomas
McNamara, ID. q Forney, n. Acker, Esau
Pickrell. J. l.. KidwelI, A. II. Herr and Jos
Liboey, OF the District Of Columbia. and Lewis
Mckenzie, John M. Bolts, ]. Z. Underwood,
and Joseph Seger, of the State of Virginia, are
made coTporalors under the title of the ma
nonal Railroad South" and are author.zed TO
build continuous line OF railroad. with one or
more tracks, and telegraph line with the APP
puTtenances, from the city of Washington, In
the District OF Columbia, TO point on any rail-
road in the State of Virginia.
The third section provides thstJ. T. Mitchell,
John 7. Given, Riley A. Shinn, IL. l.. jackson.
A. G. Allen. g. :. Noyes, Benjamin Darby, &.
H. Crsgen. L. Richards, d. McCathran, Francis
NChun, N. Z. Chapman, Charles L. Peck, and
Joseph Shillingtop, of the District Of Columbia,
and Clement Hill, J. T. Walker, John w Fair
fax, VIM. y. Hiil, Z. &. Magruder, George A.
Wilson, and T.. T.. Hyatt, of the State of Mary
land, shall be a body corporate, by the name
and title Of the sNational Chesapeake Rail-
road, =" and are authorized TO build a continuous
line OF railroad, with one or more tracks, and a
telegraph line with the appurtenances, from
the city OF Washington. in the District of Co.
lumbia, TO Point Lookout" In the State Of
Maryland.
The fourth section provides that VIM. s.
Huntington, ). p Brown, J. ID. Defr, ss, Robt.
Eall, L. r. ;. Miller, Alexander Ray. George
A. Bonrer' ": H. TeIney, r. b. Mohun, Jas.
q. Berreti. John Redfern, Wn. W. DUNCAN.
M. q. Emery, Samuel Norment, Francis Lutz,
Il. ID. GIiman, M. w Gait, and Samuel Bacon,
Of the District of Columbia and Alfred Spares,
OF the State OF Maryland, shall be a body cor
porate by the name of the National Trans
portation Company" and are authorized aud
empowered to build continuous line OF rail-
road, with one or more tracks, and a telegraph
line, with the appurtenances, beginning for
the same al point connecting with the 10 wer
lock OF the chesapeake and Ohio Canai in the
city OF Georgetown, and thence running to
such point as they may select on the Chesa-
peake Bay.
The fifth section provides that the capital
stock of said National Railro Id North" and
said "National Railroad South" shall each be
S2,OC0,00O TO consist of forty thousand shares
OF stock al $50 each The capital stock of said
.'National Transportation Company" shall
each b. S5Go,CUO, to consist OF ten thousand
shares Of stock at SO each, all of which stock
shall be subscribed for on the books OF said
companies respectively, and shall IN all re-
spfc be deemed personal property. and shall
be transferable in such manner as the by laws
OF said companies may prescribe.
The sixth section provides that the Corpora
ton OF the CITY of Washington. the Corporation
II The City OF Georgetown, and the Lew Court
OF Washington County, IN the District OF O.
n. AnthnrlZrd ran .rahr -, sinh
scribe TO the stock of each of said roads the
amounts seyeraIly set forth foilo VS., yIZ.
- the company Of the "National RulroLd
North" S1,'u0uOo; TO the company OF the
National Railroad Scuih," sI.U,O.00O; 10 the
company of the National Chesapeake Rail-
Ioad, s2s0.ooO; to the company ef the National
1fa transportation Company" S250.00U: such
amounts so Subscribed 10y the Corporations of
Washington and Gecrgete vn. and by th.
Levy Court OF Washington, shall ba in propor-
ton TO the taxable property IN each Coz poration
own Il and assessed by each of them rc7pec-
lively for the year l-Jc; and for the purpose
ofenabling them to pay subscriptions they ara
authorized and empowered TO issue bonds paw
able IN twenty years and TO borro " the money
for subscriptions upon those bonds, said bonds
10 btar interest at the rate of seven and thr
tenths per cent per annun, for the payment Of
which interest they are further authOriz ' d
and required 10 levy a special tax upon all
real and personal property within their respec-
tive limits, provided that all dividends declared
by said roads which may hereafter accrue 10
each OF said corporations of Washington CITY,
GeorgetowD, and the county OF Wasnin gton,
shall be applied first to tue payment of the Ia
terest on the bonds issued under the Authority
OF this act, and any surplus remaining after
SAID interest is paid shall be used for the pur-
chase OF said bonds in order 10 eXInguIsh the
debts herein authorized 10 be crea a. ana that
when the whole of said principal and interest
shall have been paid the authority 10 levy the
special tax herein provided shall ccase: and
provided further, that no greater special tax
tor the above purpose shall bs ut auy time
levied than may be necessary when applied to-
sether with the dividends accruiug from SAID
roads 10 meet the interest on SAID bonds.
The companies are authorized, for the pay
ment of their debts and tor the construction of
their roads, and procuring materials or equip
ments. TO issue preferred stock To an noun
lot exceeding one-half OF the amount of their
capital, with such priority over the remaining
stock in the payment of dividends as the direc-
tors OF such companies may de ermine and
shall be approved oy majority OF the stock
holders.
The above named railroads shall have power
e connect with other railroads when they may
deem il expedent by consolidation or transfer
as may be mutually agreed upon; and The said
roads shall oe of the same guage aud of uni-
the entire length.
Lines OF railroads carrying mails of the Uni.
ted States, which may be or are now construct
ed under the authority of the STATES through
which the railroads hereby authorIzcd shall
pass, and which may meet or intersect the same
and their connections. shall have the right TO
connect Tor the purpose of transportation with
the several companies hereby au thorized ou
IAN and equitable terms, under thu pro rata
system, now customary upon main lines in the
United States: provided that the lines of rail-
roads SO claiming the right to connect shall re-
ciprocate il traffic with the lines hereby au-
thoriZed, upon the same terms and without
discrimination or prejudice against them; such
connecting lines shall have the right to sell
through tickets, check through baggage, and
transport freight to the city Of Washington i'm
such manner and upon such terms as are Gus
tomary between connecting lines Of railways;
and through tickets, through baggage, through
receipts for freight shall be furnished by the
lines hereby authorized over such lines OF rail.
road as may connect with them. and as the
traveller aud shipper, or consiguor may select,
and without discrimination or preJudice to any
one or more Of said connecting lines OF rail-
road.
II any suit or proceeding in law or equity or
any criminal prosecution shall be com ced
in any State court against either of the above
named corporations or any person authorized
or employed by theu, or 10 restrain by in iunc.
hon or otherwise the construction, completion
or operation Of the sald railroads. or for any
damages growing ont Of the use OF the same or
construction thereof, the case may be removed
u the Circuit Court Of the United States for the
district where such suit or prosec utiop In pend
ing, upon the defendant entering his appelr
auce and giving sufc cient security for his fiIinp
in said Circuit Court copies Of the process and
proceedings against him in sny State Court on
the first day Of the session OF such I,rcnit
Court then it shall be the duty of the State
Court to proceed no farther in the cause Of
persecution.