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 378 THIBTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 10, 11, 12. 1867. Jan. 22, 1867. CHAP. X. -—·An Act tojix the Tfmesfor the rqqadarlledings q/' Gmgrcn Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives q" the United A<1di¤<>¤¤1 States of America in Congress assembled, Thai: in addition to the pres. m°°;*n§£§ig§` ent regular times of meeting of Congress, there shall be 2. rqccting of the gn? Forticth Congress of the United States, and of each succced;`n§[C0ngrass thereafter, at twelve 0’cl0ck meridian on the fourth day 0 arch, tho day on which the term begins for wh{ch the Congress is elected, except that when the fourth of March occurs on Sunday, than the meeting shan take place at the same hour on the next succeeding day. Mileage. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That no person who was n member of the previous Congress shall receive any compensation as mileage for going to or returning from the additional session provided for by the foregoing section. APPROVED, January 22, 1867. Jun. 22, 1867. CHAP. XI. —An Act in Rqqard to the Compensation of Route Agents in the Post—Ofice ""‘"- Department. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the (hailed PW of ¤‘0¤¤¤ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-Gemeral §§‘;'Q_°3£;e nf; be authorized to pay route agents in the service of the Posc—OiHce Departpartmcut. ment any sum not less than nine hundred dollars nor more than twelve hundred dollars per annum. APPROVED, January 22, 1867. JM- $2, 1867- CHAP. XH. —A.n Act to {nc¢;{')::¤rh;tj)$:};€r£;Tta;?n(Z’£lSq/Q éeposit Company of Washington, _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativcs of the United D£:;QQ"gm§;;i States of America in Congress assembled, That A. R. Shepherd, William ny of Washin - S. Huntington, S. P. Brown, G. W. Riggs, Nathaniel WVilson, G. H. created, and their successors and assigns, shall be and they are hereby, declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the .13**1 md W"' National Safe Deposit Company of Washington, and by that name shall have succession and be capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and ba impleadcd answer and be answered defend and be defended in all courts of law ami equity and elsewhere, to,ma.kc and to use a. common seal, and the same to alter dr renew at pleasure, and generally to do and perform all things relative to the object of this institution, which is now or shall be lawful for any individual or body politic or corporate to do. Capital shock. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the capital shock of said c0m— pany shall consist of a sum not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars, divided into two thousand shares, of one hundred dollars each, and that so soon as one fourth of the shares have been subscribed for, and twenty· five dollars per qharc paid at the time of subscribing, and the balance secured to be paid, then this company shall be competent to transact all _ _ kinds of business for which it is established. W ;';?::!';lg*::$ Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the corporators heretofore named, or any three of them, shall open books of subscription for the capital stock of this company hereby incorporated, at such time and in such suitable place in the city of Washington as they may think proper, and shall receive the instalments on the stock of said company provided for in section second, and shall deliver the money so paid to the board of directors so soon as they shall be appointed and prepared to receive the same. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the stockholders composing
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