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 THIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 29, 30. 1867. 389 received on all that part of said road within the District shall not exceed Rates for tolls eight cents per ton per mile for both tolls and transportation, and shall be 3*)*31 *"*“*SP°’*“‘ the same each way: And provided also, That the privileges granted by lp{.0v;S(,_ this act to the aforesaid railroad company shall be upon the condition that the said company shall charge the same rate of toll upon the_ same articles going either way between Baltimore and Washington. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said company are also here- The cpmpuny by empowered to make such special contract with any duly authorized Z;;{c‘;:;r:ciP§”_ officer or agent of the United btates, for the conveyance of the mail, or cm,}-ing the the transportation of persons or property for the use of the United mail; fwd MHS- Srates, on any railroad which has been or shall be constructed by the said £l?‘;;2§8l;€;s?;‘: Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company, on such terms as shall be ap- the United proved of by the competent officer or authority, and in all such instances S*”t°s· to receive the compensation so agreed for, according to the terms of each contract. _ Sec. 6. And be itjlzrther enacted, That the said railroad company may Passenger charge and receive for taking up and setting down any passenger or trz1v— *°¤F€$_W**hl¤ °h° eller, within the District, conveyed a shorter distance than four miles, a Dlsm°t' sum not exceeding twelve cents. Seo. 7. And be it _/Mrther enacted, That unless the said company shall Lateral *036 commence the said lateral road within two years, and complete the same with at least one set of tracks, within four years from the passage of this eompleied in act, then this act, and all rights and privileges thereby granted, shall il>“'· cease and determine. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall Congess may be so construed as to prevent the Congress of the United States f1`Om§;?“;r£§)t;;cr granting the same or similar privileges to those hereby granted, to any pyigilgggg mm other company or companies incorporated or to be incorporated by the ¤l1<>S<=i¤¤hiS=*<>¤ State of Maryland, or by Congress, or from authorizing, by any future _ law, such additional railroads or roads, in connection with the said road, adg‘i’;Qg§;‘l°h$f° so as to extend the same road, or to construct others connected therewith, to roads 0,- yoads; such parts of the District as from time to time may be required by the convenience of those parts of the District into which the said company are now restrained from carrying said road, or from enacting such rules and regulations, prescribing the speed of ears or carriages passing over said road, may p¤‘¤S¤¥ib¤ and any other matters relating thereto, necessznry for the security of the  gspggg persons and property of the inhabitants of the District, in such manner as the seeurity of to the present or any future Congress shall seem expedient: And provid- P°¤`S<>¤$ and ed, nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to give pr(£,°rHéhts any rights or privileges to the said company beyond the limits of the Dis- gyerrbeyondthe trict of Columbia: And provided further, That Congress shall have power ‘j;;°[';a be to alter, amend, or repeal this act. altered ori, re- Approved, February 5, 1867. p¤=>¤i¢d· CHAP. XXX.--An Act exempting certain Properly of Debtors in the District of C0- Feb. 5, 1867, lumbia fom Levy, Attalc/mzent, or Sale on Execution. "_;`“°` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following property, Property of 3 bein the ro t fthe head of a famil or householder shall be exem t head °t a family g P PGY Y 0 Y z P or householder from distraint, attachment, levy, and sale on execution or decree of any in the Dismetof court in the District of Columbia: Provided, however, That this exemp— C°]“mbl’~* 6* . . . . empt from levy tion shall not mteriere with the foreclosure of any mortgage or deed of sm€,&c_ trust executed befbre the passage of this act, to wit: Proviso. All wearing apparel belonging to all persons, and to all heads of fami- Scheduleof lies, being householders; all beds, bedding, household furniture, stoves, gspsrty °X‘ cooking utensils, and so forth, not exceeding three hundred dollars in P ` value ; provisions for three months’ support, whether provided or growing; fue1 for three months ; mechanics? tools and implements of the debtor’s trade