New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-09
TPUBLIC-No. Gal
AN ACT to incoEv orate. the Connecticut Ayehue
and Park Railway Company, in the District of

AN ACI TO incorporate Lne CONNECTICUT Avenue
and Park Railway Company. in the District of
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House Of ReDre.
sentatives Of the United States Of America in Con
gress assembled, 1hat Augustus b. StouRnton, john
futile. -. W. Hopkins. R. NJ. hall, and THAR asso
ciates and assigns, be, and they hereby created
cut 1snds AND PSTf Rsway Stb
authority TO construct and lay down a single or
and turnouts. IN the cit, of Washington, in the
District OF Columbia through and along the follow
the intersection Of Seventeenth street west aud
Pennsylvania avenue, aonR the west side OF seven
thence along even! zenith west to It's ntersec
ton with Connecticut avenue, thence along said
ton of Boundary street ana Connecticut avenue
along the county road from such intersection
be opened, west OF the Fourteenth street road 70
within thr ough the proposed public park, or to
right to run public earring, thereon drawn by
horsepower, RECEIVING therefor rate of fare not
said road; Provided, That should. a majority II
stockholders SO elect said road, stter reaching the
avenue instead OF continuing from said intersection
up The county road now opened may be con.
Meridian Hill to any county road open a. or which
may hereafter be opened. ives, of SlIte nth strsst
practicable route TO the 'erninus near at 10, or
through the proposed park, hereint eiors pro.
SIC 2. And DO IL further enacted, That sa d road
hall be deemed real estate and gether with other
s6.n be liable 70 t&Gstioa as otner real est ate sna
personal property, and to license for their vehicles
heTsinsftsr provided. '-N'p' -
SEC. g. Aud, belt further enacted, That the said
and streets in the city, (oxoeptins seven. cen i
street. there 1t SHAH be lAid hersinbeforo pro
with or passing the water gas pipes, in The
most approved manner adapted for street railways,
determined By the Secretary Of the Interior, laid
upon even surface with the pavement OF the
tracks, when laid, shall not be sss than four
feet nor more than aix feet and the carrisges shall
respond with that Of the Washlneton and 3 Gorge.
town railroad. That the railway in the county
with the Ordinary trsyel OF the roads on which the
SEo l. AID be II further enacted That the said
corporation hereby Gated thall be bound TO keep
said tracks and for space o. two feet beyond the
outer raul thereof, and also the spsce b. tween the
tracks, at all times well paved and 10 good order
without expense to the United States the city, or
SEC. s. And be Il further enacted, That nothing
IN TINS act shall prevent the government at any
time, at their option. from altering the grade or
otherwise improving all avenues and strests occu-
pied py sald roao or the city Of washington from 50
The sewerage hereof; as may be under their re-,
sSsI be ne Suty q said co%Dsn1 tn sSon event Il
ssid -ailway so as to conform to such grade and
SIC. . And be it further enacted, That this act
may At any time be altered amended, or repealed BY
IS SEC n Ana be- Il fuTthsS snso.ed Tina. notbipg
IN TINS act shall be 50 construed as 70 author ze
scrn or Other evidence Of de6t To be 1aed -
ssG g. And be it further enacted, That the capital
stock Of said company shall not be less than fifty
thousand dollars, nor more than two hundred IN u.
shares of twenty five dollars each, and shs ii be
deemed personal property transferable in such man
SEC 8. And be it further Enacted, That the said
company sh ali place frstclass said railway,
fence and comfort Of passensers and shaI run cars
thereon during the day as often every ten min
street and through the day and night on the entire
road. such rtSons as may be completed as often
SEo 10 And be Il further enacted, That the "a a
company shall procure such passenger rooms ticket
% and the a
public may require. And said company is hereby
other strs cts as may be Tor the EXCLUSIVE
purpose of connecting the said stables and de Of
hereby authorized TO purchase or lease such lands
or buildings as may be necessary for the passenger
toned. 'As' 0m0s' stables ana osDo's above men
SEC IL. And be il further enacted, That all articles
cars or other Vehicles Of the said company ahal be
taken 70 their principal depot and entered in a
be oeen 20 the tpection Of the pahS At all reason.
$40 Il and Be- Il further enacted. That within
thirty days after The Rasssss Of this act the Ocr
iority Of The smsindsr. shall csuse Saoks Of sub
scrption 70 the capital etosk OF sad comp my 70
ODoned and kept open, in come COMMITMENT and &C
ceFibls place IN the city of aahington FROM nine
O'Clock In he forenoon until three ocloos In III
after CON. for period TO be fixed By lnid corpora
ora, not less tn n Two days and said carporatorf
shall give public notice hy ADVERTISEMENT in the
daily papers Published in the city of WAshington Of
the tune when and the ace where aald books aha
be opened ana snb-o sbers upon said books 70 tn.
capital SOCK o. tbs oompany shall BE- held 20 b.
etne. hoders: tfQvidsd, That no ind iduAl shall
% lowed % subscribe tor more than one hundrei
shares Of said stock; Provided further That ever
subscriber shell pay ~ the time Of sub-cr bins
tWqnty'ete p1r centuna 81 the nmount b. him sab
70 tke ueasurrr anpointe b the eorporntOr
o. PIE subscription ehai be nuil md VOID III az To.
snd % two days = larger aI9eust than tha capiia
tna b9qfn ahell - qQ1Ed, the said cnEa1rnlnr,
named ~ she lr4 aedtioa shAn forthwith psoou1d 4