New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-09
OF FICI "A L.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES


sentatives of the United States Of America in Con
gress assembled That william Gunton John . 6
| liam H. Clagctt, John +. Callan, S. P. Brown
| George Il. Plant, W. {. Bestor. I. Gallaudet X
| c. Fox. Matthew G. Emery, William Stickney. Mar
| tin NJ Rohrer, Richard sutton, David D. Cone
Robert Williams, William P. Copeland, William II
| Nlley,- G., H: B. White. James T. Pritehard
| J. G. Wall John H. McCutchen Porllus Thyson
Bernard Hayes, Jacob D. Kitch, and their associate
! and assigns. be and they hereby created bod,
| corporate under the name of the Columbia Railway
Company, with authority to construct and lay dow
single or double track railway with the necessary
| switches and turnouts in the city and county o
Washington, in the District of Columbia thromSf
and along the following avenues, streets and nigh
| ways: commencing at a point on the eastern sac
| of West Fifteenth street, on New YORK avenue
! thence eastwardly along said avenue to its inter
| section with north street: thence along north
| street to its intersection with Massachusetts ave
| nue.: thence along Massachusetts avenue to its i'll
| tersection with north 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 by horse power. re
| ceiving therefor rate Of fare not exceeding SIX
| cents passenger for any distance on said road.
| SEC 2. And be it further enacted, That should a
majority of the stockholders so elect at any time
within two years after the completion OF SAID road
provided for ill section one abovel, the said com
| pany shall have the right to extend said road
! either with "A single double track. with the ne.
cessary switches and turnouts, along the line OF the
! Columbia Turnpike Road Company, with the con-
sent of said Turnpike Road Company, any
other road or roads leading nor.hwaIdly or east.
| wardly from such intersection at the Columbia
be opened. by the proper authorities: and thence
along said road or roads, by the most practicable
route or routes, to the tcrmni near, at III the
District of Columbia receiving therefor rate of
fare not exceeding seven cents passenger for any
| distance said road or roads Fine carriages on
the extension of said road reads 10 be prope led
| either by horse power or dummy engines, At the
| option of the said railway company
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said
road roads shall be deemed real estate. and,
gether with other real and personal property Of
said body corporate shall be liable 10 taxation rs
other real estate and personal property and 10 Ii,
cenSe for their vehicles on cars in the city and
county aforesaid except as hereinafter provided
SEC A. And be it further enacted, That tEr said
railway shall be laid near TIE centre OF the ave
nues and streets in the city of Washington prao
ticable (wthout interfering with or passing over
the water gas pipes, in the most approved man
adapted TO street railways With tie rails o! the
most approved pattern, TO be determined by the
Secretary of the Interior, laid upon even surface
the space between the two tracks (wlere
two are laid) shall be less than
four feet more thau six feet. and The
carriages shall not be less than sly feet in width
the gtiage to correspond with that OF the Metropo
itan railroad That the railways il the county
(shoud it be determined TO construct suci, roads
shall be laid in such manner viii least sltert,>t
with the ordinary travel of the road or roads OF
which the tracks shall be laid.
SEC s. And be it further enacted, That the said
corporation hereby created shall be bound 10 keep
said tracks, and for space of two feet beyond the
outer rail thereof and also the space between the
tracks, far the laid within the limits
of the city of Washington, AZ all times well paved
and in good order, without expense to the United
States or the said city. And III case the road shall
be extended beyond the limits OF said city is
heretofore provided the said corporation shall be
bound to keep said tracks and for the space of two
feet beyond the outer rail thereof and also the
space between the tracks, well gravtlied or paved
and in good order, so not 10 impede the general
travel said roads by vehicles Othcrw rise. with
ont expense to the county Of Washington.
SEC g. And be it further enacted, That nothing
in this act shall prevent the government al any
time, al its option, from altering the grade, 9th
erwise improving all avenues and streets occupied
by said road or the city OF Washington from al
tering and improving such streets and and
the sewerage thereof. rs may be under their re-
spective authority and control: and in such event
it shall be the duty of said company to change
their said railway to coptorM to such rraGc
and pavement.
SEC. :. And be it further enacted. That Ills act
may al any time be altered amended OF repealed
by the Congress OF the United States.
SEC. 8. And he it further enacted, That nothing III
this act shall be SO construed as to authorize said
body corporate to issue any note, token device.
scrip. other evidence OF debt. 10 be used cur
rency.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the capt
tai stock of said company shall not be less than
hundred thousand dollars nor more than four hun
dred thousand dollars, and that tie stock shall he
divided into shares of fifty dollars each and shall
be deemed personal property, transferable III snch
manner as the bylaws OF said company may di-
rect.
SEC. 10 And be it further enacted That the said
company shall place irstcass said railw ',
with all the modern Improvements, for the CON
venenee and comfort of passengers, and shall run
thereon during the day and late ten
O'Clock at night, and often as every fifteen mill
utes, between west Fifteenth street and the east
terminus OF north II street; and in cast
the said road shall be extended beyond TIE
city limits the entire road. or such portions
may be completed, through the day and
night, as often as the public convenience and the
interests OF the railway company may require:
Provided. however. That the carriages cars
thereon shall make not less.'lan eight trips each
way per day during six days III each week.
SEC. IL. And be il further enacted, That the said
company shall provide such pa ssenger rooms, ticket
officers lotfces, Stables and depots at such points
rs the business of the railroad and the convenience
OF the public may require. And said company il
hereby authorized to lay such rails through trans
verse or other streets roads may be necessary
for the exclusive purpose OF connecting the said
stables and depots with the main tracks: and the
said company is hereby authorized TO purchase or
lease such lands or buildings rs may be necessary
for the passenger rooms ticket offices stables. and
depots above mentioned
SEC. H. And lie it further enacted, That all
articles OF value that may be nadvert-
emily left in any Of the other
vehicles of said company shall be taken to its prn
cipal depot and entered in book OF record OF I'M
claimed goods. which book shall BE open 10 the III
spection OF the public at AL reasonable hours vi
business.
SEC IL And he it further enacted That within
thirty days after the passage OF this act the corpo
rators named in the first section, or majority Of
Them or if any refuse to act, then majority ot the
remainder, shall books OF subs, ription to the
capital stock of said company to be opened, and
kept open Ill some convenient aud accessible place
or places in the city Of Washington for period 10
be fixed by said cOrporators, not less than two
days; and said corporatOrs shall give public notice
by advertisement in not less than daily papers
published in the city of Washington, OF the time
when and the place where said books shall be opened
and subscribers upon said books to the capital
stock Of the company shall be held to be stocliod
ers: Provided, That no individual shall he al
lowed to subscribe for more than two hundred
shares of said stock: Provided further. That every
subscriber shall pay, at the time OF subscribing.
twenty-five per ccntum OF the amount by him sub
scribed to the treasurer appointed by the corpor-
ators his subscription shall be null and void. IT,
a
capital stock of said company shall have been sub
scrhed, the books shall he closed and the said
porators named i'll the first section shall forthwith
proceed to appo,ton said capital stock among
the Subscribers pro rata, and make public pro
clamation ~ the number VI shares allotted
to each which shall he done and completed
the same day the books closed: PIoyiHed
further, That nothing shall be received in payment
OF the twenty- per ccntum, at the time Of sub
scrbng. except money. And when the books of
subscription OF the capital stock at said company
shall be closed the coIlorators named in the first
section, "A majority of them, and. i'll any OF
them refuse neglect 10 act. then Il majority Of
the remainder SHALL within ten DAYS thereafter,
call The first meeting 81 In" stockholders OF said
company. to meet within ten days thereafter, for
the choice of seven dircctor& Of which public no
tce shall be given for five DAYS il not less tban two
puDilc newspapers published daily IN the city OF
Washn -ton, or by written or printed personal no.
tce TO each stakeholder by the clerk of the rorpol
alton. And in all meetings at stockholders each
share shall cntitie the holder 10 uIc vote, to ia.
given i'll person OF by proNN.
SEC. a. And be it further enacted That Ii" gov
paGv shall DC vested IN board directors. seven
i'll number. who shall I've stockholders and who
shall hold their Office for wear and AM! others
duly elected and qualified IL take their places
directors. And the said directors a. maioiity of
whom. the president being one. shall constitute a
quorum snail elect oc"f then number r. t ."Si
dent Of the board, who Shall also be president vi
the company; and they shall also cho"sc :. treas.
urer. Who shall give bonds. with security To said
company in such the sand ,rtct ols nav re,
uuiTe for the faithful discharge OF his trust In
ease OF a vacancy i'll the board of directors nv the
death resignation, O. otherwise Of director the
vacancy occasioEed thereby sh., BE- Filed by the
remaining directors.
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted That The III.
rcctors shall have full power na Ike and Dlcsc rib