The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-04-15
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7 LAWS or Tnc uNIrEu STATES
rAss1o AT TuE
( FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY
FIRST CONGRESS,
fPptc-No A |
Az ACT to Incorporate Tue Nauonal
Junction Railway Company.
: 20 2 s7ayri N hs SWaF aal Horse
ief Representatives Qf tba taiHd Siat's Of
Amaica IN Congress assmiied, That
iames 3, Alaereiqr John L, h.dwolL
< n Cmg.a John W, ThampsoD, Hal.
litr Ejlbourn, Alexander r. Shepard, and
William Il 4cuneE Of de District Of
Columbia. ,oga.hty Nilh s1cd o,iar per
suas ag may become associated with them
iog lha, purpose, 'oge,hoy with their
suceossols. are hereby created and erect.
ol Into body corporate Tad poitic, ia
deed 7ni 10 law. blfao name ADD litle
OF Ihe National junction Railway Com
paay, aniiby that nlmo bayD perpetual
succession and sholI be 5blo to sue Erd
10 be sued, 10 plead eDd 10 inpleaded,
to dcgal and 30 defended, in tie coutts
Of lav aud equity within the Diau,c; Of
Colombia and may use q common seal,
gni may d5p' By lows 10; the regulation
Of is government
Sgc.2 And Be IL JRrtIr eaqcied, Thlt
the said corporation is hereby fully au.
thorjged and empowered to survey, To-.
cote, i2y oGS construct. sj'leci toll, W,
on, msjulsip, and eojoy roil@ay bae,
FNh ePpgacnaacoa and me5hiaary zee.
essay lot ono 9. no:c mcas. within tho
District o. UoIamba, commencing 20 ho
northern terminus Of ,be aqCeduct
bridge. in iho city Of Georgetown, orGt
some eligible point ou lhe soulh shore
of ibe Potomac river aboga aud noar
sail brijga lheneo in nortbeas.efy
direction By ,do mosl faagihIe t5uio croaa,
ing Rock creek, entering tho city Of
Washington. aad passing through either
5, 7, or D street lceR. uorlb,l around
tbs city Of Wasbioelon, crossing the
branches Of the Baltimore God Ohio
rsilraajl upon the legally established
ErGLes Of tho city, IN such a nlaaner a.
no, 10 be daasgroEg to passengers aOd
;gai0s OF either 4osli thence 10 point
most feasible oa tho Eo,omnc liver, or
Easle,u bronoh cf.thg same. al or pear
tho osgy ysrdu at'a fotpt 10 ba'indicalGG
By ,t!- Sesrai4yo Of tao Mary, Wnh ihc
rigElss, pogArs,l aad privileges 70 con
slFpal ihe4asd fasl, lie greles OF the,
5pea p ha. thfr1Re 9.sbg shs. sR,hosiist
~ ihlpetuTrd q esf1a-
aohsttHeiibe - on y nlpas9epqt onsiho-
Toe ofaeid road. 5lsomo poi6tbemeen
Third sTaat, Eost aud + oufleonih street
sost, ia Washington ely also as'pilar
dep0tai eDme conyenienl poitFid George.
5.oan, nesr 'he said 9as9lucl.
SIC. 5. Apab. Hfu0repactsd, Thol
ihe copiial stock OF said National June.
uoo railway shall consis, oifye thousand
sharos of ono hundred dollegs each,
which ahal! 10 eli respects bo. deemed
PERSONA! pr0petty, and shall be transfer
4bIe ia such manner as he bylaws Of
said company sblll proaide.
sac. lad jea timEsr enqc,,9, That
u shaA be lgWla los tho ssit NsIonbl
Junction Ei.Way Company il deemed
aeoessary, to borrow from time 10 lime
suns oi uoreY 40. eSaeediGg fso bund.
led Thousand d1lsurs and 10 issue bonds
,atsaflr. bearing ialeIg5t-uot exceeding
seven per couwm, payable semisnnual.
ly, and 20 m3rtslge as security therefor
.oil lhe corporate rights. ifaaohises, pro.
get,g, real a0d PERSONAL Of whatever
,iul s99vor, belonging &, said company.
SEC 3. Al8 5sd fgtior eaaetcd ThsI
tb, person herein n1ma1 rs oorpora.oS,
or o u ujoaly Of them, shall, Wilh,n
ninety days a!ter Ihe passage aoi ap
rrov1I OF ,.J5 eli NEE. ig lilo city of
Washington for the plpasg Of p,asclib.
iBI regulations 70, opening books Of
sgbscriq,ioa TO slil capital s,0ek, al Gocb
iimss and place os they msy designate,
By public notice Of ot lassl ten dlYs in
.To daily pspeB in tho city Of Washing
,oui and said books shall be kep. open
uull two bundled thousand dollara Of
saii stock shall DO subscibol, srd iwen
T.per coalum on al subscriptions shall
bo paid in Iawtal monsy a. lbs timo of
guLsctihiog, to tho person or psrlons
Authorized By The corPoraior5 to receive
the same, AMI whenever that amount
shall have been subscribed, and twenty
per cenium OF the tams paid in as above
described, it shall DO tho duty of Tie
r55ye-1amed corp'raiotj "a m9jori'y OF
them sh3licon',i.ul5 quorum Tor the
tramao,iouoi business) 70 call meet.
ing of the stockholders, q. The city OF
Nasnust0n, ror tho purpose Of eIscting
dirsclom 81 ,do said corporation, aad
each shsyo Of said stock 90 which The
ssii twenty por centum has been paid as