New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-23

TPusLIC-NO. So.

lPUBLIC-NO. 81.
AN ACT to incorporate the Columbia Railway Com.
W pany OF the District Of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentativesof the United states OF america IN CU-'
gress assembled, That William Gunton, John {.
i;s ssstt JoH Caan = p P so~n
George H. Plant, ". c. Bestor, E. NJ. Galaudet. 3
C. Fox, Matthew G. Emery, William Stickney, Mar
Robert williams, william P. Copeland, William H
Nlley, g.. H. B. White, James T. Pritchar,i,
J. q. WALL John H. McCutchen, pouus Thyson,
Bernard Hayes, Jacob D. Kitch. and their associates
and assigns, he and they are hereby created Dodyl
corporate under the name of the Columbia Railway
single or double track railway with the necessary
switches and turnouts in the city ana county on
Washington, in the District Of Columpia, tnrSu3n
and along the following avenues streets ana hlgn-
ways: commencing at point on the eastern SIDE
Of West Fifteenth street, on New York avenue,
S0g sa along
street to its intersection with Massachusetts ave
nue.: thence along Massachusetts avenue 10 Hs N
terscction with north II street; and thence along
north street TO its eastern termination with the
Columbia turnpike gate; with the right to run pub
lie carriages thereon drawn ny xcppoE;ns s;y
cents passc niger for any distance on said road
SIC. 2. And be it further enacted, That should
mn iOrity of the stockholders elect at any time
within two years after the completion OF SAID load
(provided for in section one above) the sad cont
pany shall have the right to eStslS i si the ne
cessarv switches and tiilno,its along the line OF thA
Columbia Turnpike Road Company, with the cent
sent of said Turnpike Road Conlpany, or on any
other road or roads leading northwarlly or east
warlly from such Intersection ut the CoimhA
turnpike gate now opened, or wnicn NAV heteaner
along said road OF roads, by the most pracucanie
route or routes the termini near, at, or in the
District of Columbia, receiving therefor q rate of
fare not exceeding seven cents u passenger for any
DISTANCE said road or roads. The carriages OF
the extension of said road o, roads to DC propeisa
either BIZ horsepower or dummy engines, az the
option of the said railway company. /,
SEC. 3. And he it further enacted, That the sap
road or road shall be deemed real estate and 70.
gether with other real and personal property 81
said body corporate shall be liable to taxation as
other real estate and personal properly ana 70 "a
county aforesaid, except as hereinafter provided.
SIC. L. And be it further enacted, Ihat me saia
railway shall lie laid the centre OF the ave-
mes and strpets inlthe city of Washington prac.
ticable without interfering with or passing over
the wss Or rss s ms M Of tie
sscretary Of the Interior laid upon an surface
the space between the TWO tracks (whefe
two are laid) shall not be less than
four feet nor more than SIX feet, ana . ue
the suage to correspond with that Of the Metioptl'
itan railroad. That the railways il the county
{should ii be determined TO construct such roads,
shall be laid in such manner will least Interfere
with the ordinary travel Of the road Or roads On
which the tracks shall be laid.
corporation hereby created shah be bound to keep
said tracks, and for space OF two feet beyond 1he
outer rail thereof and also the space between qne
tracks SO far the same are laid within the limits
Of the city Of Washington at all times well paYe9
and in good order without expense to the United
Be Extended beyond the limits Of said city a is
heretofore provided. the said corporation shall be
bound to keep said tracks and for the space OF 1wo
space between the tracks well gruvcled Oh paved
and in good order, SO not to impede the general
travel said roads by vehicles OF ofilerwlse,wth-
| mite men n L
SIC. q. Aud be it further enacted, That nothing
in this act shall prevent the government AZ my
time at its option, from altering the grade or 9TH.
erwise improving all avenues and streets occutled
by said road OF the city of Washington from 50 al
teriny and improving such streets and avenues and
the sewerage thereof; as may be, under their re-
spective authority and CONTROL and i'll sucn eYent
it shall he the duty of said company to charSe
their said railway 30 as to conform 10 such grade
aid pavement.
. SEC. :. And be it further enacted, That thi4 get
NAV at any time he altered. amended or Repealed
by the Congress Of the United States.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. That nothing in
this act shall be so construed as TO authorize said
scrip or other evidence of delt, to be Used as cur
rency.
Size O. And le it further enacted, That the capt.
tai stock of said company shall not be less tha ore
hundred thousand dollars nor more than four Illn
bred Thousand dollars, ant. that the stock shall be
divided into shares of fifty dollars each. and shaL
be deemed personal property, transferable In such
manner as the bylaws OF said company may d.
rect. !
company shall place rst-class ctrs on said railway,
with all the modern improvements, for the con-
venience and comfort OF passengers and shali run
cars thereon during the day, and as late as ten
o'clock at night and often is every fifteen min
utes between west Fifteenth street and the east
cru terminus OF north street: ard in case
the said road slail be extended beyond the
city limits the entire road or such portions as
may he completed, through the day aud
night. as often the public convenience and the
interests of the railway company may require;
Provided, however, That the carriages or cars
thereon shall make not less than eight trips each
way per day during six days in each week .
SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That the said
company shall provide such passenger rooms ticket
officers fofsices1 stables and depOts ut such po1tG
as the business of the railroad and the eiiee
OF the public may require. And said COMPANY is
hereby authorized to lay such rails througiitrans-
verse other streets roads as may be NECESSARY
for the exclusive purpose of connecting the said
stables and depots with the main tracks; ahd the
said company is hereby authorized to purchase or
lease such lands or buildings may be NECESSARY
for the passenger rooms ticket Offices stablts, and
depots above mentioned.
SEc. Il. And be it further enacted That all
articles Of value that may be in4dvert-
emily left in any Of the ears or other
vehicles Of said company shall be taken to i;s prn
claimed goods which book shall he open tOthe in.
speeton Of the public at all reasonable hours of
SEC. l3 And be it further enacted, That thin
thirty days after the passage Of this act the copO
ratOrs named in the first section, or majority OF
them OF if any refuse to act, then majority OF the
remainder, shall cause books Of subscription to the
capital stock Of said company to be opened, and
kept OPEN in some convenient and accessible place
or places In the city of Washington for a psriod to
be fixed by said corpOratOrs, not less than two
days; and saidcorporators shall give publiE notice
by advertisement in not less than two daily papers
published in the city of Washington. of tlle time
when and the place where said books shall beOpened
and, subscribers upon SAID LOOKS 10 the saPlt.ai
ers: Provided, That no one individual shat be al,
lowed to subscribe for more than two hundred
shares of said stock: Provided further, That every
s11i,s ri ber iat q,
twenty-five per centum of the amount by lim sub
scribed to the treasurer appointed ny the corpor
ators or his subscription shall be null and void II,
at the end of two days, Il larger amount than the
capital stock of said company shall nave been sub
scribed the books shall be closed and the sand cor
porators named in the first section shall forthwith
proceed to appOrtiOH said capital stock among
the Subscribers pro rata, and make pubic l,ros,
to each, which shall be done ard completed
OH the same day the books are closed: Provived
further That nothing shall he received inIpayment
OF the twenty-five per centum, at the tilte OF sub
sclibing, except money. ana when me BOOKS OF
subscription OF the capital stock Of said company
section, a majority of them, and III case any OF
them refuse OF neglect to act then majority OF
the remainder shall WITHIN ten HsSs tefe re- u;i
company, to meet within ten DAYS tneffa!ter LOT
the choice of seven directors, OF which public no.
tice shall be given for FIVE days In not lesa than two
public newspapers published daily in the city Of
Washington, or hy written or printed personal no.
tice to each stakeholder ~ the clerk Of ts corpoI'
a1iou And in all meetings OF stockholders each
share shall entitle the holder to one I-ote to De
given in person or by proxy. 't'
SIC. H. And I've it further enacted That the gov.
er,,neut and direction OF the Affairs of the com
pa.y shall be vested in a board OF directors seven
In runher who shall be stockholders. and who
shall hold their office fer one year and until o. hers
are daily elected and qualified to take tleir places
as directors And the said directors Ia alajOrity of
whoa the president being one, shall chnstitute a
fuor,n,l shall elect one of their Der 10 he ppsi-
dent az tie board who shall also be president of
the ceusyauy; and they shall also choose n treas
urer, WAC shall give beads with security. to said
company in such sum as the said directors may re-
azure for ,le faithful discharge of his trust. In
ease of a vacancy III the board of directors by the
Death resi- gnati0n otherwise Of any director the