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 86 F OBTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. TI. Ch. 140. 1868. in the most approved manner adapted for street railways, with rails of the most approved pattern to be detplpmined by the fSeplretary of the Interior, laid upon an even surface with e pavement 0 the streets or avenues; and the space between the two tracks, when two are laid, shall not be Ganga Less thanhfour feeft, nor mogehtlpiu six feet; and the téarrialgesh shalé not e ess t an six cet in wi t _, 6 gauge to correspon wit t at o the Washington and Georgetown railroad.l That th}? railway in the county shall be laid in such manner as wil east inte ere with the ordinar travel of the roads on which the Said track shall be laid. y Corporation Sec. 4. And be tz further enacted, That the said corporation hereby in repair, &c. beyond the outer rail thereoii and also the space between the tracks, at all times well paved and in good order, without expense to the United States, the city or county of Washington. Grade of Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act shall pre- 3;;::; TOY b° vent the the government at any time, at their option, from altering the 'gralde or otherwise improving all avenues and streets occupied by said roa ,or the city of Washington from so alterinv or improvinrr such streets and avenues and the sewerage thereof; as maycbe under their respective (iomgaby toad authority and control; and in such event it shall be the duty of said com-
 * ‘;(l‘?£,";§°l;jud created shall be bound to keep said tracks, and for a space of two feet
 * ,,.:1,;, Q;" "° pany to change their said railway so as to conform to such grade and

changed grade. pavement. Act mity be Sec. 6. And beit wrther enacted, That this act ma at an time be "“°'°‘*· &°· altered, amended, or iepealed by the Congress of the United Siates. Corporation Sec. 7. And be it farther enacted, That nothing in this act shall be so "°"'·°‘“““°“°*’°“· construed as to authorize said body corporate to issue an note token &°' ucuncmy device, scrip, or other evidence of debt to be used as a currzncy., , Gnpitalstock. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall not be less than fifty thousand dollars, nor more than two hun- Par value of dred thousand dollars, and that the stock shall be divided into shares of ’g}£:;’,?ér‘l“d twenty-five dollars each, and shall be deemed personal property, transferable in such manner as the by-laws of said company may direct. C,,,.,, to ,,0 Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the said company shall place nrst-oinsannd first-class cars on said railway, with all the modern improvements for f"` the convenience and comfort of passengers, and shall run cars thereon iiring the (play as oftensas every ten minutes, between Pennsylvania venue an oundary treet, and throu h the da and ni ht on the entire road, or such portions as may be coignpleted, ag often asgthe public convenience may require. P¤¤S¤¤g¢1'— Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the said company shall proggimgg (2f5m' cure such passenger-rooms, ticket-oflices, stables, and depots, at such ’ points as the business of the railroad and the convenience of the public (30,,,,,,,,;,,,,; may require. And said company is hereby authorized to lay such rails ¤¤<=k¤· through tnflnnsverse or oplher sgeets as may be necessary for the exclusive purpose o connecting the said stables and de ots with the main tracks. And the saidlcompany is hereby authorized liao purchase or lease such lands or buildings as may be necessary for the passenger-rooms, ticket- A I It ofliézes, sgblp ain; depots above mentioned. _ rtioles o Ec. . n it urther enacted That all articles of value that ma ‘“ °h° ""' be inadvertently left infany of the cars or other vehicles of the said com): pany shall be taken to their principal depot, and entered in a book of record of unclaimed goods, which book shall be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable hours of business. seg;?:;; *2521*; Sec. 12. sind be it further enacted, That within thirty days after the im stock ,0 bg passage of this act the corporators named in the first section, or a majority gppned and of them, or 1f any refuse or neglect to act, then a majority of the re- company to be opened and·kept open, in some convenient and accessible place in the city of Washington, from nine o’clock in the forenoon until
 * °° g“'°“‘ m¤1¤d€l‘, shall cause books of subscription to the capital stock of said