The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

Sect. 6, Said corporation shall be naple
for an, loss or damage which any person
may sustain by reason of any neglect eir
misconduct of it's agents or servants, or y
reason of any defect in SO much OF san
streets or roads as is occupied by SAID ra' IL
way, if such defect arise from NEGLECT OF
misconduct of the corporation. lis serVah Is
agents.
Sect. 7. If any person shall willfuIly or n Ia
liciously obstruc suck corporation III 'ihe
of its road, tracks or property. OF Hhe
passage of cars or carriages OF sa1a eerpo-
ration theron. such person and all VINO afu
and apet therein, SHALL be punished oy allie
not exceeding two hundred dollars, or may
be imprisoned in the county jail ZOE d
period not exceeding sixty days
Sect. 8. Said corporarioun may lease. 'ur-
chase. receive, let. dispose of, or hold such
real and personal estate and motive pc wer
as may be necessary and convenient for
the purposes and management of salo rail-
way and power plant an d station.
Sect. 9. Said railway shall he constru cted
and maintained in such form and manner
and with such rails and other appliances as
may be deemed necessary by the corr 'ora-
ton, and upon such grades as the munich
nal officers of said city or town respectively
may direct; and whenever in the judgment
of said corporation 1t shall be deemed nee
essary TO alter the grade of any street,
town or county road. said alteration may
be made at The expense of said corporation.
provided the same shall be assented to By
the mupicipal officers of said city or town
respectively If tho tracks of said corp ora
toms railway cross any other railway OF
any kind in either said city or town a1id a
dispute arises in any way in regard to- the
manner of crossing. the Board of Raj lroad
Commissioners of theState, shall, upon hear
ing. decide and determine in writing, IN
what manner the crossing shall be made
and 1t shall be constructed accordingly.
Sect. TO- The directors of said company
shall have absolute power and authority
to issue or transfer stock to any person or
corporation in consideration of any claim
or demand against said Portland Electric
Railway. for construction werk done for
said company, or in payment for any prop
erty, right or privilege granted TO the COM
papy, and such stock may be issued In SUCH
amour ts.and opissuch terms as said board OF
directors may from time to time determine,
and such stock shall be the same as IT &C
tual cash had been paid therefor, and shall
be full paid and worcestershire stock
Sect IL. Said corporation may change
tho location of any of its railways by first
attaining the consent of the municipal
officers of said city or town and may make
additional locations, subjects to the fore
going provisions and conditions of this
charter.
Sect. u. Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to prevent the proper authorities OF
said city or town from entering upon and
temporarily taking up the soil In any
street. town OF county road occupied by
said railway, for ANY purpose for which
| they may now lawfully take up the same.
Sect. IS. No other corporation or person
| shall be permitted to construct or maintain
| any railway for similar purposes over the
| same streets. roads or ways, that may be
| lawfully occupied by this corporation, but
any person or corporation lawfully operat-
Ing any street railway to any point to
which this corporations tracks extend,
may enter upon. connect Win ana use the
same on such terms and In such manner
! as may be agreed upon between the parties.
Sect. l4.-Said railway corporation shall
have all the rights and be subject to all the
| liabilities Of street railways under the laws
| of this state, except so far as this act is in
consistent Herewith or makes provisions in
regard to any special subject, power or
matter.
| Sect. l5.-Said Portland. Electric Railway
| is hereby authorized to lease or sell Its rail-
| ways, property and franchises to any other
company or companies, or to unite and
consolidate it's stocks. property, franchises
I and railways with those of any company or
| companies, or to purchase. or take lease
| of, the railways property and franchises of
| any other company or companies. and to
| issue mortgage bonds in payment therefor;
| and all other companies are hereby autho-
rized to lease or sell their railways. proper
| ty and franchises TO this company, or to
| buy or to take a lease of the railways.prop-
| erty and franchises of this company, or to
| mite or consolidate their stock. property,
| franchises and railways wlth.those of this
| company.
| Sect l6.-Said corporation shall not be re-
oujred to run cars upon its load during the
| winter season. when the liIei of the road is
| blocked with snow and ice- or when the
convenience or wants. of the public do not
| demand it.
| Sect. lin the erection and maintenance
| of it's poles. posts, lamps and wires, said
| corporation shall be subject to the general
laws of the state. regulating the erection of
posts and linesLfor the purposes of electrici-
ty.
Sect. 1s.-The first meeting of.said corpo-
| ration may be called by one of the corpora
tors giving written notice to the others. of
the time and place of the meeting, at lee st
| seyen DAYS before the meeting.