New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-16
|OFFICI a L..
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed mt the Second Session Of the
FOrty-first Congress-.
fPUBLIC-NO. 68.

McKeld In, Samuel Fowler, William B. Todd, Will
liam Clagett, John +. Callan, 5; Brown,
c. Fox, Matthew 6. Emery, William stckney Mar
tin Rohrer. ndciard sutton, David D. Conc,
Robert Williams, William p. Copeland William H
Nlley, e. H B. White. James T.. Pritchard,
J. G. Wall, John II. McCutchen, Poulus Thyson,
Bernard Hayes, Jacob d. Kitch, and their associates
and assigns he and they are hereby created a body
corporate under the name OF the Columbia Railway
Company. with authority to construct and Lay down
single or donhe 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 and nigh
of Welt Fifteenth street, on New York avenue,
thenceI eastwardly along said avenue 10 IFS inter
sectio1I with north street; thence along north
street Eo its intersection with Massachusetts
nue. thence along Massachusetts avenue 10 us M
tcrsecion with north II street ana thence aiohs
north street to its eastern termination with the
Columbia turnpike gate; with the right TO run pub
lie carriages thereon drawn by horsepower re-
cevin. therefor a rate of fare not exceeding SIX
cents 4 passenger for any distance on said road:
SHC2 And be it further enacted. That should
majority of the stockholders SO elect AT any ume
within Two years after the completiono OF said road
tprovilied for in section one above the sId com
pany shall have the right to extend sand road,
either with a single double track with the ne
cessaly switches and turnouts along the line of the
Columbia Turnpike Road Company, with the con
sent off said Turnpike Road Company, or on any
other road or roads leading northwardly east
War,lly from such intersection at the Columbia
turnpike gate, now opened, or which may hereafter
he Opdued, by the proper authorities and thence
along said road roads. by the most practlcable
route or rOutes to the termni near at. or Ill the
District of Columbia, receiving therefor rate of
fare NOT exceeding seven cents passenger for any
distarcc on said road or roads. Fhe carriages on
the Jtesiou OF said road or roads to be propelled
either by horse power or dummy engines, al the
option of the said railway company. .,
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That the said
road br roads shall be deemed real estate and, to-
gethelr with other real and personal property OF
said body corporate, shall be liable TO taxation as
other real estate and personal property, ana 10 IL
censs for their vehicles or cars III the city and
county aforesaid, except as hereinafter provided.
SD 4. And be it further enacted, lhal tNe sad
railway shall be laid the centre Of the ave-
and streets in the city Of Washington as Ffac-
ticable without interfering with or passing over
the water gas ppes in the most approved man
ner adapted to street railways, with the rails OF the
most approved pattern, to be determined by the
SECRETARY OF the interior laid upon surface
withithe pavement of the streets avenues; and
the space between the two tracks twliere
two are laid) shall not be less than
carriages shall not be less than six feet i'll widti
the liage TO correspond with that OF the Metropo
itan railroad That the railways ia the county
(shold it be determined to construct such roads,
shall be laid in such manner as will least interfere
with the ordinary tTa We OF the road OF ROADS on
SIG. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said
corporation hereby created shall be bound to keep
said tracks, and for space of two feet beyond the
outer rail thereof and also the space between the
tracks, far the are laid within the limits
of the city OF Washington, at all times well paved
andiin good order. without expense to the United
States the said city. And in case the road shall
be Extended beyond the limits of said city. as is
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bound to keep said tracks and for the space Of two
feet beyond the outer rail thereof, and also the
spare between the tracks. well graytied or paved
| and in good order, not TO impede the general
atel ON said roads by vehicles otherwise, with
| outexpense to the county OF Washington.
| SkC 6. And be it further enacted That nothing
in this act shall prevent the government AZ any
time at its option, from altering the grade 9th
ervse improving all avenues ard streets occupied
by said road, the city of Washington from al
terng and improving such streets and avenues and
the sewerage thereof, as may be under their re
+.a'.
! it shall be the duty of said company to change
their said railway SO as to conform 10 such grade
Skc. land be it further enacted. That this act
| mas at any time be altered amended OF repealed
| by The Congress OF the United States
Size 8. And be ii further enacted. That nothing in
thik act shall he construed as to authorize said
body corporate to issue any note, token or device
scrip, other evidence OF debt, to be used as cur
| reIIcy. ..
talstock of said company shall not be less than one
| hundred thousand dollars nor more than four hun
drdd thousand dollars, and that the stock snail he
divided into shares of fifty dollars each and shall
be deemed personal property. transferable i'll such
| mfnner as the bylaws OF SAID company may d-
| redt.
Size. TO- And be it further enacted, That the said
coupany shall place frstclass cars on said railway
with all the modern Improvements, for tie con-
vchience and comfort of passengers, and shall ran
Gals thereon during the day and as late as ten
O'Clock night. and often every fifteen min
utts, between west Fifteenth street and the east
! thu said road shall be extended beyond the
city limits on the entire road, such portions
| mly be completed, through the day and
| hit. often the public convenience and the
| interests OF the railway company may require
! Prbyided, however, That the carriages o. cars
thereon shall make not less than eight trips each
| WHY per day during six days i'll each week.
kkC. IL. And he it further enacted, That the said
coEnpany shall provide such passenger rooms ticket
officers oi'rs.l stables, and depo's at such points
asthe business Of the railroad and the convenience
of the public may require. And said company is
htreby authorized to lay such rails through trans
streets {.
fof the exclusive purpose of connecting the said
stbes and 1epGts rs with the ad tragS and r r
ehse such lands or buildings as may be necessary
toE the passenger rooms ticket Offices, stables and
FEC. Il. And be it further enacted, That all
Articles Of value that may he inadvert-
v|hicles OF said company shall be taken TO its pri
chal depot and entered i'll a book OF record OF un
clEimed goods which book shall be open to the III
slIecton OF the public at all reasonable hours OF
| ISKc. 10 And he it further enacted, That within
thirty days after the passage Of this act the corpo
r|tors named in the first section or a majority Of
them if any refuse to act. then maj rity OF the
REMAINDER shall cause books of subscription to the
chpital stock of said company to be opened. and
ktpt open in convenient and accessible place
OF places in the city of Washington for period to
| bk fixed by said cOrpOratOrs, not less than two
dhys: and said corpOrators shall give public notice
BIZ advertisement in not less than two daily papers
| published in the city OF Washington OF the time
aIld subscribers upon said books 10 the capital
slock of the company shall be held to be sOckhod
els Provided, That individual shall be al.
llwcd to subscribe for more than two hundred
shares of said stock: Provided further That every
subscriber shall pay, at the time OF subscribing
sEribed to the treasurer appointed ny the corpor-
alt ors OF his subscription shall be null and void If
| All the end of two days a larger amount than the
Chpital stock of said company shall have been sub
sIribed the books shall be closed. and the said
orators named in the first section shall forthwith
Proceed to apportion said capital stock among
the subscribers pro rata, and make public pro
dhamation of the number OF shares allotted
To each which shall be done and completed
,n the same day the books are closed: Proviyed
further That nothing shall be received in payment
df the twenty-five per centnI ut the time OF sub
scribing except money. And when the books of
subscription of the capital stock OF slld company
shall be closed, the cOrrorators nalntd i'll the first
SECTION or a majority of them, and iii case any of
Iiem refuse or neglect to iet then Il majority OF
jhe remainder, SHALL within ten DAYS thereafter,
dan the first meeting OF the sfockh0ldero Oh sd
company, to meet within ten days thereafter, for
lhe choice of seven directors, OF winch pubic no.
ce shall be given for five days III not less tttn two
public new spapcrs published daily II. the city of
Washington or by wIitteY or priHtedpersonai no
(ce each stakeholder ny the clcr. Of tIr cDro!-
fton And in al meetings OF StocSloldtas ,eG i
given III person or by proxy.
| SEC H. And be it further enacted, That the gov
Irmtut and direction of the affairs Of he cong
Iauv shall he Vested in board OF directors seven
IN number who shall be stockholders aud WHO
lhal hold tiier once for one year ana htli Others
lrc duly elected and qualified to take Their places
H. directors Aud the said directors "a majority "f
whom the president being one, Shall constitute Il
uoruln) shall elect OF their number 10 be Ics.-
lteut al the board. who shall also bt president IT
HE company: and they shall also choose q treas
Erer, who shall give bonds, with security. 10 said
company in such sum as the said directors may
tuiIe for the faithful discharge of his trust. In
Ease OF vacancy III the board OF directors |y the
Heath, resignation otherwise OF any director the
Vacancy occasoned thereby shall be Elied b., the
remaining directors
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted, That the di-
ectors shall have full power make and prescribe
Euch bylaws rules and regulations they shall
leem needful and proper respecting the disposition