New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-17
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the second Session Of the
FOrty.frst Congress-.
AN ACT to incorporate the Columbia Railway Com
pany of the District OF Columbia.

| piuH OI DlStrlCt Oh Columbia.
| Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States of America i'll Con
| gress assembled, That William GuntOn. John G.
Mckelden Samuel Fowler. William B. Todd, VII
| liam IL. Clagett, John +. Callan S. p Brown
| George IL. Plant, W. &. Bestor, Z NJ. Gallaudet r
| c. Fox, Matthew g. Emery, William Stickney Mar
| tin NJ. Rolircr, Richard Sutton. David ID Cone
| Nley, 6. H. Is White james T. Pritrha,,i
| J. {. Wall John II. Mctutclen. Poulus Thyson
Bernard Hayes, Jacob d. Kitcl, and their associates
and ASS gns. be and they are hereby created bod,
| corporate under the name of the Columbia Rawa,
| Company with authority reconstruct and Law down
single or double track railway, with the necessary
| switches and turnouts, in the city and county OF
| Washington, i'll the District of Columbia. through
and along the following avenues, streets ard high
ways: commencing at point on the eastern side
| OF West Fifteenth street, on New York aven,ie
thence castwardly 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
tersecton with north IL street: and thence alon =
north II street to its eastern termination with the
Columbia turnpike gate with the right 10 run pub
| lie carriages thereon drawn by horsepower, re-
ceiving therefor rate OF fare not exceeding six
| cents passenger for any distance on said road.
| SIC. 3 and be il further enacted, That should a
! majority OF the stockholders elect, at any time
| within two years after the comletono of said road
provided for III section one above), the said
| pany shall have the right to extend said road,
either with single Or double track, with the ne
cessary switches aud t,rnouts along the line OF the
| Columbia Turnpike Road Company, with the con-
sent of said Turnpike Road Company, any
other road or roads leading northwar,ily or east
wardly from such intersection at the Columbia
turnpike gate now opened. or which may hereafter
be opened, by the proper authorities and thence
along said road or roads by the most practicable
route routes, to the tclnlini in the
District OF Columbia, ieceivlnS therefor rate OF
fare not exceeding seven cents passenger for any
distance said road roads. The carriages on
the extension OF said road roads to be propelled
either by horsepower or dummy engines at the
option of the said railway company.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted. That the said
road or roads shall be deemed real estate and TO-
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said body corporate, shall he liable to taxation
other real estate and personal property, and to Ii
Cense for their vehicles i'll tine city and
county aforesaid, except as hereinafter provided
SIC. 4. And be it further enacted That the said
railway shall he laid as near the centre OF the ave-
and streets in the city of Washington prac-
ticable without interfering with or passing over
the water or gas ppes) in the most approved man
adapted to street railways, with the rails of the
most approved pattern, to be determined by the
Secretary of the Interior, laid upon surface
with the pavement of the streets or avenues; and
the space between the two tracks (where
two are laid) shall not be less than
four feet more than six feet, and the
carriages shall not be less than six feet IL width;
the guage to correspond with that of the Metropol-
itan railroad. That the railways in the county
Should 1t be determined to construct such roads,
shall be laid in such manner as viii lea, interfere
with the ordinary travel of the road roads
which the tracks shall be laid
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted That the said
corporation hereby created shall be bound 70 keep
said tracks and for space OF two feet beyond the
outrr rail thereof, ard also the space between the
tracks far the same are laid within the limits
of the city of Washington, at all times well paved
and in good order. without expense to the United
States or the said city And in case the road shall
be extended beyond the limits OF said city, as is
heretofore provided the said corporation shall be
bound tn keep said tracks, and for the space OF two
feet beyond the outer rail thereof, and also the
space between the tracks, well gravelled paved
and in good order, SO not to impede the general
travel on said roads by vehicles otherwise with
out expense to the county OF Washington
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That nothing
in this act shall prevent the government at any
yrr,,.,
erwise improving all avenues and streets occupied
by said road, or the city OF Washington from al
tering and improving such streets and avenues and
the sewerage thereof. rs may be under their re-
spective authority and control; and in silch event
it shall be the duty of said company to change
their said railway 50 as to conform to such grade
and pavement.
SEC :. And be il further enacted. That this act
NAV at any time be altered amended or repealed
by the Congress of the United States.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted. That nothing in
this act shall e SO construed as TO authorize said
body corporate to issue any note, token or device,
scrip or other evidence of debt, to be used cur
rency.
SKc. 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 the stock shall be
divided into shares of fifty .lOars each aud shall
be deemed personal propcrt :. transferable in such
manner as the bylaws OF said company may di-
rect.
SEC TO- And be it further enacted That the said
company shall place trst-class said railway,
with all the modern Improvements, for the
cars thereon during the day, and late ten
o'clock at night and as often every fifteen min
utes, between west Fifteenth street and the east
ern terminus OF north II street; aud i'll case
the said road shall be extended beyond the
city limits on the entire road, or such portions
may be completed, through the day and
night, as often the public convenience and the
interests OF the railway company may require;
Provided, however That the carriages cars
thereon shall make not less than eight trips each
way per day during six day in ach week.
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted That the said
company allprovide such passenger rooms, ticket
officers oices, stables, and depots at such points
as the business of the railroad and the convenience
OF the public may require. And said company is
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 as may be necessary
for the passenger rooms, ticket offices, stables and
depotS above mentioned.
SEC. II. And be it further enacted That all
articles of value that may he inadvert-
entity, left in any Of the cars or other
vehicles OF said company shall be taken to its prin
clpa depot and entered i'll book of record of TN
claimed goods, which book shall he open to the in
spectiOn OF the public at all reasonable hours of
SEC - And be it further enacted That within
thirty days after the passage of this act the corpo
them, or if any refuse to act, then majority of the
shall cause books of subscription to the
kept open, i'll some convenient and accessible place
or places in the city of Washington for period to
he fixed by said corporators, not less than two
days; and said cOrpOratOrs shall give public notice
by advertisement in not less than two daily papers
published i'll 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 stockfold |
ers Provided, That no one individual shall be al |
shares of said stock: Provided further That every
shall pay, at the time of subscribing,
twenty-iive per eentum Of the amount by him sub;
scribed to the treasurer appointed by the corpor-
ltors his subscription shall be null and void. If
VI the end of two days larger amount than the |
capital stock of said company shall have been sub
,cribed the books shall be closed and the said cor
DOratOrs named in the first section shall forthwith
proceed to apportiOn said capital stock among |
he subscribers pro rata, and make public pro-
,lamation Of the number of shares allotted
% each, which shall be done and completed |
urther, That nothing Shall he received in payment
VI the twenty-five per centum, at the time OF sub
cribing, except money. And when the books of
subscription of the capital stock of said company
han he closed the corporatOrs named in the irst
lection. or majority of them, and i'll any of
hem refuse neglect to act then majority of
he remainder, shall, within ten days thereafter,
all the first meeting of the stockholders OF said
company to meet within ten days thereafter, for
he choice of seven directors, of which public no.
ice shall be given for five days in not less than two
,nbic newspapers published daily in the city of
ashington. or by written or printed personal no.
ice to each stakeholder by the clerk of the corpor
tion And in all meetings of stockholders each
hare shall enttle the holder to one vote, to he
given in person or by proxy
SEC. IA. And be it further enacted That the gov |
rnment and direction of the affairs of the
'auy shall be vested i'll board of directors,
II number, who shall be stockholders and who
hall hold their office for year and until others
re duly elected and qualified to take their places
$ directors. And the said directors Ia majority OF
whom, the president being one shall constitute
uorum) shall eject one of their number to be presi-
ent of the board. who shall also be president of |
he company and they shall also choose a treas
rer, who shall give bonds, with security, to said
Ompany III such sum as the said directors may re-
uirc for the faithful discharge of his trust. In
anfa i'm fi..h ii nf I,r-+
cath, resignation otherwise of any director the
acancy Occasioued thereby shall be filled by the