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 FORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sxsss. II. Ch. 75, 76. 1870. 97 CHAP. LXXV. —-An Act to incorporate the Washington and Boston Steamship Company. May 4, 1870. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, '1`hat: James S. Grinnell, Wen- wmhgn ton dell T. Davis, Horatio Browning, Alpheus llrliddleton, W. Albert King Wd B<>¤¥¢¤§¤ Andrew Potts, A. Gaddis, jr., Edward Hartley, Edwin A. Ryther,Wil1iarri Stmnlship C°m' L. Wall, G. M. \Vright, William H. Morrison, George P. Goff, George saaieyeiincorpoi W`. Potter, H. F. Zimmerman, and Henry Mayo, and J. W. Seaver and J. J. Newcomb, and John W'. Boteler, Samuel Cross, George Waters, George Rogers, and their associates and successors, or a majority of them are hereby created and constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Washington and Boston Steamship Company. Sec. 2. And be itfurtlxer enacted, That the capital stock of said com- Capital stock. pany shall not be less than fifty thousand nor more than five hundred thonlsand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars eac. Sec. 3. And be it jltrther enacted, That said company is authorized and Powers of empowered to establish and run a line or lines of vessels, propelled by °°'p°“‘ti°”· steam or other power, between the cities of \Vashington, Georgetown, Alexandria, Norfolk, and other ports in the State of Virginia, on the P0- tomao river, Chesapeake bay, or the tributaries of the same, and Boston, in the State of Massachusetts. SRC. 4. And be it further enacted, That said company is authorized to Real estate purchase, hold, and grant such real estate, not exceeding in amount one &°· hundred thousand dollars, as may be necessary to carry into efect the purposes of this act, and to build all necessary docks, wharves, and buildings thereon for their own use; may transport passengers and freight of every description, subject to the rules and regulations and laws of the United States; may sue and be sued; may have a common seal, and Common seal. generally may have and possess the rights and privileges usually possessed by similar corporations. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the aiiairs of said company Omcm and shall be managed by such officers as the stockholders in general meeting ¤s¢¤¢¤· shall elect, and such agent as may be appointed by the board of directors. The persons named in the first section of this act, or a majority of them, Meeting for may call a meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of organizing said °l‘2*““Z*m°¤· company, at such time and place as they may determine upon, after advertising the time and place of such meeting for ten days, in one or more newspapers published in the city of Washington. The officers of said gcnrnjvg company once elected shall hold their offices until their successors are ° °°° ° °°”‘ chosen. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the said board of directors may By-laws. make all necessary rules and by-laws for the transfer of the stock andthe _ general management of the business of said company ; and each stockholder bngqgonal lmin said company shall be liable for all claims against the sarne to an amount l ' equal to the stock which said stockholder shall have in said company. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be enforced from mggcghgzlgen to the asso e thereof. ’ Sec. And be it farther enacted, That Congress may at any time may be nihereafter alter, amend, or repeal this act. *°"°d· &°· Avmzovrzn, May 4, 1870. CHAP. LXYVI. -·An Act to provide};/br the Survey of the Fort Gratiot military Reser- May 4, 1870. vation, in t c State QfMZCit1gdH. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United A lat. States of America in Congress assembled, Phat there be, and IS hereby, for sEI;;<;$:*&:¤ appropriated from any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, of-I Fm, GMM the sum of three thousand dollars, to complete the survey and subdivision gnktery reservaof the Fort Gratiot military reservation in pursuance of law; and that · vox,. xvr. PUB. - 7