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 THIRTY-—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 190. 1864. 329 the city of Washington: Provided, That there shall be no regulation excluding any person from any car on account of color. Sm. 15. And be il furiher enacted, That there shall be an annual Annual meetmeeting of the stockholders, for choice of directors, to be holden at such **5- time and place, under such conditions, and upon such notice, as the said company in their by-laws may prescribe; and said directors shall annually make a report iuwriting of their doings to the stockholdersi Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That the said company shall have C<>¤¤p¤¤y to at all times the free and uninterrupted use of the roadway. And if any {,‘:;(fv;°f “s° °f person or persons shall wilfully and unnecessarily obstruct or impede Penaity for the passage on or over said railway, or any part thereof; or shall °bs"“°*mS °“”· injure or destroy the cars, depot stations, or any property belonging to said railway company, the person or persons so 0H`endiug shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of Eve dollars to said company, to be recovered and disposed of as other fines and penalties in said cities; and shall remain liable, in addition to said penalty, for any loss or damage occasioned by his, her, or their act, as aforesaid; but no suit shall be brought unless commenced within sixty days after such ofence shall have been committed. Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That unless said corporation shall Fwd fo bq make and complete their said railways between the capitol and Seven- f2r$7i;};:i?m`;ith' tcenth street west within four months after the company shall have been organized, andthe railways on the other routes herein described within grime extended. one year after the company shall have been organized, then this act shall °$’· P- 426-] be null and void, and no rights whatsoever shall be acquired under ir. Sec. 18. And be it furihcr enacted, That all acts and parts of acts Bépwing heretofore passed which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this °l°“s°’ act are, for the purposes of this act, hereby repealed, so far as the same are inconsistent herewith. Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That each of the stockholders in _ Inqividual the Metropolitan Railroad Company shall be individually liable for all  °f “*°°k' the debts and liabilities of said company to an amount equal to the amount ` of stock held by such stockholder. Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That the said railroad company Flagstoues and shall keep in good repair and in clean condition the flagstones or cross- {1:*;:  t° b° walks leading to, upon, and over their tracks at the crossings of the several streets which intersect their railroad, removing therefrom snow aud ice, as well as mud, dirt, or other annoyance ; and shall further, whenever necessary to render such crossings dry and convenient, raise or elevate the same suhiciently for that purpose; and shall adjust the adjoining pavement, so as to make it convenient for carriages to pass said crossmgs. Ssc. 21. And be it further enacted, That for each and every violation Penalty for not of the foregoing provisions, the said company shall forfeit and pay a sum 5‘;ig;“§&:'°S“‘ not less than five dollars, and not more than one hundred dollars, ivhich`C;e,,¤_' " may be recovered with costs of suit, on complaint of any person aggrieved, in any court of competent jurisdiction in the District of Columbia. Such action may be prosecuted in the name of the city of Washington, and one half of the penalties recovered shall be for the use of the city of Washington, and the other half' for the use of the complainant: Erovided, Pmviso. however, That any party complainant shall, before such action, file with the clerk of the supreme court of the Disi;ricfof Columbia, a bond to be approved by the clerk of the said court, with at least one surety, to be approved by said clerk, and in a penalty of one hundred dollars, conditioned that the complainant shall well and truly save harmless and indemnify the said city against the payment of all costs and charges which shall be recovered against said city by reason of the failure of the complainant to prosecute or maintain his said complaint. Sec. 22. And be it further enacted, That the said railroad company 28 *