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 THIRTY—THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 98. 1854. 787 June, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and until others are chosen in their places. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That in case it shall happen at any When the day time that an election for directors shall not take place on the day ap- °f °l°°*i°¤ my pointed by this act for that purpose, the said corporation shall not for g;,;?; by dm that cause, or for any non-user, be deemed to be dissolved, but it shall and may be lawtiil to hold an election for directors on any other day, in such manner as shall be provided for by the by—laws of the said corporation. Siac. 6. And be it furdzer enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for M°’·*m°*` in the directors or a majority of them, to require payment of the subscrip- Xgéihsgzfftgé tions to the capital stock of the said corporation at such times and in paidin. such proportions as they, or a majority of them, shall deem fit, under the penalty of forfeiting any or all previous payment or payments thereon: Provided, Notice of the instalment required to be paid shall have been Pi-ovlso. published at least fourteen days in one or more of the newspapers printed and published in the said town, before the day appointed for the payment thereof Sec. 7. And be ttfurther enacted, That the President and Directors _Pr<=si<le¤t¤r}d shall have full power and authority to manufacture, make, and sell gas, d:,';i;°;;’dtg§f’ to be made of coal, oil, tar, peat, pitch, turpentine, or other material, and lies. to be used for the purpose of lighting the City of Georgetown, or the streets thereof, and any buildings, manufactories, or houses therein contained and situate ; and to lay pipes for the purpose of conducting gas in any of the streets, lanes, or alleys of the said city: Provided however, Proviso. That the said company shall so conduct the manufacture of gas as not to injure private property, or create a nuisance; and that the said pipes shall be laid, subject to such conditions, and in compliance with such regulations, as the Corporation of Georgetown, aforesaid, may from time to time prescribe : And provided jnrt/ter, That the right to erect and put _Furthor pro up any buildings, works, or apparatus, for the manufacture of gas, shall V’“°· be subject to such terms, conditions, restrictions, and regulations as the said Corporation of Georgetown may, from time to time, prescribe or direct. Sec. 8. And be étfnrther enacted, That if any person or persons shall _Penalty for wiliully do, or cause to be done, any act or acts whatsoever, whereby the xlgggxiglgglmg works of the said company, or any pipe, conduit, plug, cock, reservoir, any of tile ° or any engine, machine, or structure, or any matter or thing appertaining ;V<>¤;§h°;§gfd to the same shall be stopped, obstructed, impaired, weakened, injured, or pg,,,, destroyed, the person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay to the said corporation double the amount of the damage sustained by means of such oflence or injury, to be recovered in the name of said corpora- Hggv rsvsvsy. tion, with cost of suit in any action of debt, or on the case, to be brought edin any court having cognizance thereof. _ _ _ Sec. 9. And be it jnrther enacted, That nothing in this act shall be Ij<;¥hl;¤sc:;l¤S construed to prevent any person or persons, nor any incorporated com- 2§.,,€% sg as ,0 pany, hereafter to be created by Congress for that purpose, from engag- prevent any poring in and pursuing the business specined in the seventh section of this act; and that it shall be lawful for Congress, at any time hereafter, to ms busjnggg ipsalter, amend, or repeal this act. _ °l*g€.%j‘;uEh€h{;h Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act contained gi,} shall be construed to authorize the said Georgetown Gaslight Company .Said corporato make, issue, or put in circulation any bill, draft, check, order, pro-tE;g1I;I!;;`l‘;Lll‘;;;,‘i"§S missory note, change ticket, or any thing else promising or- agreeing to suing_ 0,. psmng pay money, intended to circulate as money, or the tendency ot which shall in) be to circulate as money or currency, and the violation ot any one of the gram; &c_1 ,;,_ provisions of this section shall be a torfeiture of the charter hereby given, tended to circu and shall subject each of the directors voting for the same, to a hne of mm M m°¤°Y· nity dollars.