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 112 FORTY—-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 80. 1870. B3¤ll¤¤¤d <>9¤¤· any other railroad before constructed on any point on its route, and upon ggsgifwg the grounds of such other railroad company, with the necessary tum. with other rail- outs, sidings, switches, and other conveniences, in furtherance of the ¥°¤d*· objects of its connections; and every company whose railroad is or shall be hereafter intersected by any new railroad, shall unite w1tl1 the owners of such new railroad in forming such intersections and connections, and grant the facilities aforesaid; and if the two corporations cannot agree upon the amount of compensation to be made therefor, or the points or manner of such crossings und connections, the same shall be ascertained or determined by commissioners, to be appointed as is provided hereinafter in respect to taking of lands; but this section is not to aH`ect the lfurehasing or rights or franchises heretofore granted. Seventh. To purchase lands necessary for the use of said road, or take them ; may change the line of use of mM_ its road whenever a majority of the directors shall so determine, as is lnereafter provided; but no such change shall vary the general route of _Tmnsporta.- the road. Eighth. To take, transport, carry, and convey persons and gg:,;? my p1'0p<·>l‘£y 011 their railroad by the force or power of steam, of animals, 0;- any mechanical power, or by any combination of them, and to receive Bnildirzs, compensation therefor. Ninth. To erect and maintain all necessary and the accommodation and use of their passengers, freight, and business, Tolls, Svc: for and obtain and hold the lands therefor. Tenth. To regulate the time the tolls and compensation to be·pai<1 therefor. Howcompamy Src. 20. And be it further enacted, That in case any company formed ¤‘¤¤l<¤S¤=»l¢- shall have the right to acquire the title to the same in the manner and by the special proceedinnrs prescribed in this act Compsmymag Sue. 21. And be at further enacted, That such company is hereby au- thorized to enter upon any land for the purpose of examining and sur- &c_ mdrmayveying 1ts rzulrond line, and may appr0priate·s0 much thereof as may appropriate so be deemed necessary for its railroad, including necessary side tracks h s — - -. . . Llglggwfl "° and water stations, materials for constructing. except timber, a right of way over adjacent lands sufficient to enable such company to construct and repair 1ts road, and a right to conduct water by aqueducts, and the Dcsmpuon to right of making proper drums. The corporation shall forthwith deposit betzécppsrlgedf with the clerk of the supreme court of the District of Columbia a de-, r1¤ s, an mterests shall belong to such company, to use for the purpose, specified, by making or tendering payment as ll€l`(‘lllR.fE€I` &Suchl»Lnds, pvcé/lded. Phe corporation may, by its directors, purchase any such °·m”Y °P“*`· an s materials ri·rl1tof' wa or int ·t f th f · · chuedofownerr _ » , _¤ y, eros 0 e owner 0 such lands; or gundalm, sa;. {DD ¤3S<= tzé Same LS onined by la person insane, or an infant, at a price to e agree upon y tie revu ar y constituted guardian or arent of said insane person or infant, itpthe same shall bel appraised Flay the court wgg¤[;z:¤¤6 aforesaid; and on such agreement and approval, the owner, guardian, ol: pagent, ps the case may hbe, shall convey the said premises, so purc ase ,111 ee simp e or otherwise as the arties ma a ree, to such P I railroad company; and the deed, uihen made? shall be ldeehied valid in if t;g?§$g§ layv. lf the corporation shall not agree with the owner of the land, or ziqphcxnotagms (limb lm guilqiaig gl H10 <a\V1i€¤‘ IS incapable of contracting touching the wi eowner amages sus mne y suc appropriation such cor oration shall deliver or ua di n _ - ’ . P . . ,f,§vn;,,*;`{I;’({m_ §<;_ :}\;;hO;:;erOprh€;ag?];11:l_: copy of suchhmstrument of appgopriatxon. mcapaqrcya _ _ ·r 1 n, m case suc owner is incapa c o' conmlézppggtion m tracpngDhe unknown, such corporation shall publish in some newspapéf Ju t gv IQCPICZ, to be designated by said court, for the term of six weeks, ap a regisement reciting the substance of such instrument of appropri- 3 101*1- pon fixing such act of appropriauou and delivery of such 00p)',
 * °“°¤*¤ °· convenient buildings, stations, depots, and fixtures, and machinery for
 * '”"*’P°'**“'°“- and manner in which passengers and property shall be transported, and
 * Qi*;‘;‘£l:“§t’;gIf’w under this act is unable to agree for the purchase of any real estate re-
 * ,,,.,,,,,,,;,,,,,, uy qunred for the construction of the track, turnouts, and water stations, it
 * ‘QPr°$n‘;’°0‘;“_b Zggptippdof riglérs and dneerests intended to be appropriated, and