The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-21
PERSONAL LIlBIuTY BILL
Hearing Given Interested Per-
sons BY the Commissioners.
NIB. THOMAS OPPOSITION
He Says the Measure Is Not in Line
withthe neralIncorporatiOn w
of the Dissatisfaction Petty Ex.
amines II knOtty Question-Minor
District Matters and Daily Orders.

The Commissioners gave notice several
] days ago that ut l / O'Clock today u hearing
would be given all Interested persons who
desired To discuss House bill No. 1901 des-
! ignated as the personal liability bill.n
The necessary absence OF two OF the Com
| missioners, who were called to the Capitol,
left President Ross alone, and the number
| or callers did not exceed the number of
Commissioners. Mr.. $. II. Slought was the
| one TO present his views, and he argued.
for favorable action upon the bill.
| The bill provides first for the iDoorpOra-
ton by any number of persons of joint
stock associations Tor carrying on manu-
featuring or any lawful business or enter
! prise not otherwise specially provided for,
and inconsistent with existing laws; second,
the word Limited shall-be the last word
of the name OF every corporation so fbrmed,
the effect of which word thus used to be
that no stOckbolder in the company shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults OF such corporations
in any further sum than the unpaid balance
due the company on the shares owned by
him; nor shall any mere informality in
organizing have the effect OF rendering a
charter null, or exposing a stakeholder to
any greater liability than the amount OF
his unpaid stock.
THE ATTORNEYS OBJECTION
Attorney Thomas, vino has been Con-
sulte d as to the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting the
measure, is opposed TO 1t, and gives sew
eral reasons why he believes ii ought not
to be enacted.
In the first place, he says, the bill is out
of line with the general incorporation law
nj fr;o
for existing law, ii is too meager," he de-
clares.
THE present law isstrict. 1t may be too
strict. but If changed it should be in it's
entirety, and not by piecemeaI. While
there have been but comparatively few cor
porations organized under the general law,
it is to be said to its credit that no rraudu-
lent practices have grown out OF it.
THE proposed bill would also change the
existing law in regard to limited partner
ships, which limits the liability OF special
partners TO a defined amount
This bill proposes to limit the liability
OF all the stockholders who would take the
place of general and special partners under
the limited partner law.
The statutes in a ma jOrity Of States
restrict the business of limited partner
ships TO those OF a mercantile, mechani-
cal and manufacturing nature, some TO
mining and some to argriculture; few
permit any lawful business, but nearly all
forbid banking and insurance.
The bill is undesirable Mr.. Thomas
added, land ] do not believe it TO be
worthy OF the Commissioners favor
FINAL ACCOUNTS HELD UP.
Macintosh & Braxson and II. c. Bolden,
their bondsmen and sub-contractoE, be-
came entangIed in a legal complication over
a settlement OF their final accounts for the
work OF constructing the disinfecting station
on reservation 13, and today the loose ends
of the controversy were being gathered
together before Auditor Petty at the Dis
trict building who served as peacemaker ex-
The disputants were accompanied to the |
auditors office by about twenty employees,
whose wages were tied up in the unsettled |
account, and Attorney Fountain Peyton was |
also on hand.
The entire amount involved was SIP, !
claimed by Bolden as due for materials, |
which the principals in the contract de- |
sired scaled to about $50. Several who |
had furnished cement and other materials |
We're there TO look after their several in
teres;s. and We're spectators OF vigorous |
dispute, in which charges OF robbery"
were banded and threats of reducing the |
member to pulp We're freely ex-
changed.
The result of the hearing before Auditor |
Petty is that, acting upon his advice, all |
parties went off to effect a legal adjust
ment, and the auditor Will see to it that the |
no
law and the decision.
The sum of SI1O has been tender nd 10
Seymour Alexander as full compensation
or the loss of horse upon condition that
lie shall sign clear receipt as against
I'll claims arising therefrom. The loss OF
he horse was caused by a fan into IN I'm
covered sewer basin in alley of sG,:1r: "39.
The Commissioners ordered today that
he old public hydrant on H street, BE-
tween Twenty-fourth street and New
hampshire avenue. be abandoned; that d
lew fire hydrant be erected at the north
asst corner of Tenth and streets sou.n
asst, and that sewers be constructed N
1eokuk, Eighth. Lowell and Mil vaISee
treets, when funds become available. in
ccordance with plans on file in ne en-
,ipeer department.
Edward W. Eaton has been commissioned
o serve as an additional private of she po-
ch force, for duty at Congress Heights and
'icinity.
Messrs. c. T. Yoder, John c. Parker and
V. W. Wright, representing the Homeo-
athic Free Dispensary, located on Mas
achusetts avenue, between Sixth and Sew
nth streets northwest, interviewed Presi-
ent Ross of tine Board of Commissioners
nd presented an appeal for the remission
{ the water tax assessed against Them
The plea is that the property in which
he dispensary is located is exempt from
axation, and that as the work OF the in
titution does not afford revenue, the
aynient of water tax added to other ex-
enses will necessitate its discontinuance
together. unless those who maintain it
'ili consent TO another private subscrip-
on. 1t is contended that the District should
OF exact this sacrifice.
PlaiSted VIII Meet Antilles.
Boston. Jan. 2l.-Fred Plaisted OF Port
md, Me-, has signified his willingness to
,pet Anthes Of New York who claims |