Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-25
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at Second Session Il Forty -arst Con 1ress

j Bestcr. r. Nj. Gallaudet, X. q Fox, Matihe@ g.
sutsd, DAVID b. Gone, Robert Williams. Wm
Tm MN.y ysSn e. p0s
heir associates and aesie IS be, and they sye here
umbia RsSsy Comnnny .sb .npSor uhs sse !, OF dne
trpet and lay down sirgle or do9bletract railway,
ana o1Sny q in tns re ln t6s o
through and along tn following avenues,
EASTERN side of west Fifteenth street. on New Y TX
the,es esstxsrdly along said ayenue TO it
street tots intersection With Msssse6usests aVe
nue. there along chusetts syevle to Its inter-
street to its easterntermination With the Colum-
bla turuyfhe gate; with the right to public
therefor rate Of fare not exceeding six cents pas
eIger Tor any distance on said road.
majority Of the Stockholders so elect, at any time
within two years after the completion Of said road
pany shall have the right extead said road either
with a single or double track, with the necessary
bia Turnpike Road COMPANY, with the consent Of
said Turnpike Road Com pany, or on any other road
such iniersection at the Columbia taTnsiks gnts
now opened, or which may hereafter be opened, by
ads, BY the practicable route or routes to
the ieImini near at, in the District OF Columbia,
cents passenger for any distance said road or
roads The carriages on the extension Of said road
dummy engines, at the optisn Of the said railway
company.
road or roads shall be deemed real estate, and, to-
sether with other real and property OF said
real estate and personal p.Spetty and to license for
ma Vehicles or cars ~ the city and county afore
SIC: =: Ard 3, g further enacted, That the said
Tassy shall he Ia laid as near the centre of the ave
cable, without interfering with passing the
water water or gas pipes in the most improved manner
adapted To street RAILWAYS with the rails Of the
approved pattern to be determined by the Secretary
q the Interior laid upon sn even surface with the
paw ement OF the streets avenues; and the space
between the two tracks (where two are laid) shall
not De less four 4 ct nor more than six ee and
the gauge to correspond with that of the MetrOpoi
Tond an rfr8ad d. ha, the railways r, in the county
th fs ts aa 1ins n sgsh r. a. will least interfere
which the tracks shall be laid. ''"u VI ro"o' Oh
SEC And Be % J.rtle, snGet,d, That the said
said tracks and for .pace Of two feet beyond the
outer rail thereof; and also the space between the
q iSs city q W.shins5on. At Ill times Wen pansd
snd IN g so1S Cd crdsr Without expense to the United
% Beyond the . t. c s d, :.
heretofore provided, the said corporation shall be
sSi also the
and in good order 80 as not 10 mpede the et
travel on said roads by vehicles without
SIC. s. And be u Jsytaer enacted, That nothing in
tois act shall prevent the government at time,
proving all avenues and streets occupied by said
road, city of Washington from So ale and
age there.f may be under their respective aathor
ity and control and In such event il shall be the
10 inform to such grade and pavement. -
SIC; =. Ard bs iJHIther enacted That this actmay
Congress Of the United States. ~ 'n7
Sc 8 ASd Be At JArthe, enacted, That nothing
body corporate TO issue any note, token or device
script other evidence OF debt. to be used as cur
SIC. 9. Ard D, itf1yflsy enacted That the capital
stock Of SAID shall not be less than nun
thousand dollars and hat the stock shall be divide
personal Property in .neh na @sSeep Ss AZ
The by laws of aid company may direct
company shall plsce first class cars on said railway.
Win All ihe modern Improv vemeAts, for the conve-
thereon during the day and late as ten clock at
as9t = afa a. 9isn as every fifteen minutes between
north street and in case the said road shall be ex
teneed beyond the city limits on the entire road
ard night, as often the public convenience and
the Interests OF the railway company may require:
shall make not less than eight trips each way per
during siI days in each week.
psny shall provide such passenger roo.s ticket
TcerS iofhces,I stables. and depots such points
a @ may Ds eqnre : IS
hereby authorized to lay spsn rails through trans
for the exclusive safpose Of connecting the said
stables and depsss with the main tracks: and the
lease sueE or buildings ss may ss necessary for
th. p.sssnger rooms ticket offices, stables ana de-
SIC; r. A.d . e frrt4s, enacted, That all articles
or other vehicles Of said COMPANY shall be TAKEN
e ITS HrTeiSal sepot ard in book Of record
q public az sHP1 spSo Sf a
SEC H And be ttfurher snaeted, Tint within thirty
days after the passage Of this the corporators
named In the first section q majority of them or
books Of .abscspou q !. the enp,a
stock OF said comsany to be opened, and kept open
the city Of w ashington for period to be liked by
said corporators, not less than two days; and said
not less than two daily papers % pasiisssd IN the
ess 81 sa Sa the S time when and the place
the
shall be held 20 be the ckhoiders Prortdsd That
mo re than two hundred shares Of ssid stock: Pro
r,dsd further, That every Subscriber shall pay, ct
th. ount by him Subscribed to the treasurer ap.
20 nted by the co:porstors or his subscription sha
larger amount than the capital stock Of s,id com.
pany shall have been subscribed, the books shall
the rst section shall forthwith proceed 70 apoea1n
said capital stock among ths subscribers pro rata
hare: to each which sh. Be dons and ID
{, e,mpleted on the same day the books are closed
payment Of the twenty i've per centun, at the time
q e ss1ssps mSnsy And yhsp the books
section, majority OF them, and, In case any Of
them refuse or neglect to act, then majority of the
remainder, shall within ten days thereafter cali the
nfst meeting OF the stock holders Of said com pspy 10
meet within ten days thereafter for the choice Of
seven directors- OF which public notice shall be
given Tor nye days In not less than two public news
papers published daily in the city OF Washington or
bS written or printed persopa notice 20 each stock
holder by the clerk Of the poratiop. And in ali
meetings Of stockholders each share shall entitIe
to one vote, TO be given in person or
SIC. y And Dc r I4ztAe, Enacted, That the govern
ment and direction of the Affairs OF the compsny shall
De vested IN board Of directors, seven in number
once for one year and until others are duly eec I'd
and quslhed to take their places az directors And
the said directors majority of whom the president
being one, shall constitute quorum shall elect ops
Of their number to be president of the board who
shall also be president Of the com pany; and they
shall also choose treasurer, who shall give bonds
with security, TO said company in such sum as the
said directors may Qure for the faithful barge
OF kss trust In case Of vacancy In the board OF di-
Iectors by the death resignation or otherwise of any
director, the Vacancy occasioned thereby shall h.
filled BY the remaining directors.
FEC. Is. Ard BE- m CsrfAey enacted, That the dirac-
tore shall have full power to make and prescribe
such bylsvs. rules snd regulations as they shall
de- needfm m and proper respectipg the disposition
and arrangement OF the stock, property, estate and
eneets OF the mpany, not contrary 10 the charter
or 70 the laws u the United yates and the ordinances
oi the city and county Of Washington Provided,
That the dir ctors Of said porstion shall have
power 10 require the subscribers TO the pia stock
TO pay the amount by them respectively subscribed