Year: 1868




That said road shall be deemed real es.
tate, and together with other real and
personal property of said body corporate
shall be liable to taxation as other real
estate and personal property, and to IL
cense for their vehicles or cars in the city
and county aforesaid, except as herein
after provided.


SEC. 3. And be it further enacted,
That the said railway shall be laid in the
centres Of the avenues and streets in the
city, Excepting Seventeenth street, there
it shall be laid as hereinbefore provided
tor,) as near as may be without interfer-
ing with or passing over the water or
gas pipes, in the most approved manner
adapted for street railways, with rails OF
the most approved pattern to be deter
mined by the secretary of the interior.
laid upon an even surface with the pave
ment OF the streets or avenues; and the
space between the two tracks, when two
are laid, shall not be less than four feet
nor more than six feet, and the carri-
ages shall not be less than six feet in
width, the guage to correspond with that
OF the Washington and Georgetown rail-
road. That the railway in the county
shall be laid in such manner as will least
interfere with the ordinary travel of the
roads on which the said track shall be
laid.


SEC. 4. 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, at all times well paved and
in good order, without expense to the
United States, the city or county OF
Washington.


SEC. ). And be it further enacted.
That nothing in this act shall prevent the
tie government ut any time, at their op-
ton, from altering the grade or otherwise
improving all avenues and streets occu-
pied by said road, or the city ..of Wash
ington from so altering or improving such
streets and avenues and the sewerage
thereof, as may be under their respective
authority and control; and in such event
it shall he the duty of said company 20
change their said railway 80 as to conform
10 such grade or pavement.


SEC. q. And be it further enacted.
That this act may at any time be altered.
amended, or repealed by the congress OF
the United States


SEC. :. And be it further enacted.
ihat nothing in tins act shall be so con
Strued as 10 authorize SAID body corporate
to issue any note, token, device. scIip or
other evidence OF debt to be used us
currency.


SEC. S. And be it further enacted,
That the capital stock Of said company
shall not be less than fifty thousand dol
lars, nor more than two hundred thou
sand dollars, and that the stock shall be
divided into shares of twenty-five
dollars each, and shall he deemed per
sonal property. transferable in such man
ner as the bylaws of said company may
direct


SEC. 9. And be it further enacted.
hat the said company shall pla ce first
class cars on said railway, with all the
IL lOl Tue uNtlll-
ence and comfort of passengers. and shall
run cars thereon during the day As often
as every ten minutes, between Pennsvl-
vanla avenue and Boundary street, and
through the day and night on the entire
road, or such portions a. may be compile
ted, As often as the public convenience
may require.


SEC. 10. And be it further enacted.
That the said company shall procure such
passenger rooms, ticket offices, stables,
and depots, at such points as the business
OF the railroad and the convenience of
the public may require. And said COM
pany Is hereby authorized to Law such
rails through transverse or other streets
as 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. IL. And be it further enacted.
That all articles of value that NAV be
left in any of the cars or
other vehicles OF the said company shall
he taken to their principal depot, and
entered in book of record of unclaimed
goods, which book shall he open to the
inspection OF the public at all reasonable
hours Of business.


St,.. } al l,o =,
That within thirty days after the passage
of this act the corporators named in the
first section, or a majority of them, or
if any refuse or neglect to act, then a
majority of the remainder, shall cause
books of subscription to the capital stock
of said company 10 be opened and kept
open, in some convenient and accessible
place in the city of Washington, from
nine o'clock in the forenoon until three
O'Clock in the afternoon, for a period, to
be fixed by said corporators, not less than
two days, and said corporators shall give
public notice by advertisement in the
daily papers published in 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 stockholders Provided, That
no one individual shall be allowed to
subscribe for more than one hundred shares
Of said stock Provided further, That
every subscriber shall pay at the time of
subscribing twenty-five per centum o. the





er appointed by the corporators, or bis
subscription shall be null and void. If,
at the end of two days, larger amount
than the capital stock of said company
shall have been subscribed, the books .