Year: 1870

inspection and examination of all parties in- terested

 SEC l9 And be it further enacted, That every such corporation shall possess the gen

 eral powers following that is to say: First. To cause such exami nation and surveyto be made as may be necessary 10 the selection of the most advantageous route for the railroad. Sec- cond To receive other personal property, as shall be made to it, to aid in the constru ction of the railroad, but the real estate thus receiv- ed by voluntary grants shall be held and used for the purposes of such grants only. Third To purchase, andby voluntary grants and don- ations receive and take possession of, and hold and use all such land and other property as may be necessary for the construction and maintenance of itsrailroad and station. Fourth To lay out its road, not exceeding six rods wide and to construct the same and for the pur- poses of cuttings, entertainments, and proeur- iug stone and gravel, may take as much more land within the limits of the charter as may be

 

 road. Fifth. To construct their road upon any street or across any stream of water, water course, road, highway, railroad, or canal so as net to interfere with the free use of the same, but the corporation shall restore the stream or water>course, road or highway, thus intersect- ed, to it's former state or in a sufficient man" ner as not to have impaired it's usefulness or injured iss franchises. Sixth. To cross, inc tersect join aad unite with the grounds of such other railroad company and in every company whose railroad is or shall hereafter be interseot- ed by any new railroad, in forming such inter- sections shall unite with the owners of such Cew railroad

 SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That in case any company forming under this act is un' able to agree Tor the purchase of any real es tate required for the construc ton of the track, turnout, and water stations, it shall have the right to acquire the title to the same in the manner and by the special proceedings pre- scribed in this act.

 SEC. 2l And be it further enacted. That such company is hereby authorized to enter upon any land tor the purpose of exa mining and surveying it's railroad line, and may ap- propriate so much thereof as may be deemed necessary for it's railroad, and right to con- duct water by aqueducts, aud the right to make proper draius The corporation shall forth with deposit with the clerk of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, a description of the rights and interests intended to be ap- and such land, rights, and nterest shall belong to such company, to use for the purpose specified, by making or rendering as hereinafter provided. If the cor~ poration shalt not agree with the owner of the land or with his guardian, if the owner is in- capable of contracting, touching the damages sustained by such corporation, such corpora7 ton shall deliver to such owner or guardian 8 copy of such instrument of appropriation. Up- on fixing such act of appropriation and delv- cry of such copy, or making such publication, the supreme court for the distsct of columbia, upon the application of either party, shall ap- point three disinterested ffeehQlders to ap~ praise the damages which the owner may sus- tain by such appropriation; they shall con sider the injury which the owner may sustain by reason of such railroad, and shall forth with return their assessment of damages to the clerk of the said court; and thereupon such corporation shall pay to said clerk the amonnt thus assessed, or tender the same to the party in whose favor the damages are awarded, and on making payment thereof in the manner herein required, 1t shall be lawful for such cor poration to hold the interests in such lands or materials ou said roadway within fifty feet on each side of the centre of such roadway, for the uses aforesaid.

 SEC. 22 And be it further enacted, That if there are any adverse or conflicting Claimants to the money to be paid as compensation, the court may direct the money to be paid into the said court until it can determine who is entitled