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 184 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 109. 1870. Fm- District of Columbia, receiving therefor a `rate of fare not exceeding seven cents u passenger for-any distance on said road or roads. The carriages M<>fiV¤ POW"- on the extension of said road or roads to be propelled either by horsepower or dummy engines, at the option of the said railway company. Road to be Src. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said road or roads shall
 * ‘Q}§;:’:_°:;‘;‘;_ be deemed real estate, and, together with other real and personal property

coal of said body corporate, shall be liable to taxation as other real estate and License for personal property, and to license for their vehicles or cars in the city and Rsilwaytrack, Sicc. 4. And be ft jurther enacted, That the said railway shall be laid as h°"' l”l‘lv &°· near the centre of the avenues and streets in the city of \Vashington as practicable (without. interfering with or passing over the water or gas pipes), in the most approved manner adapted to street railways, with the rails of the most approved pattern. to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, laid upon an even surface with the pavement of the streets or avenues ; and the space between the two tracks (where two are laid) shall not be less than four {cet nor more than six feet, and the carriages shall Ganga not be less than six feet in width ; the gauge to correspond with that of the Metropolitan railroad. That the railways in the county (should it be determined to construct such roads) shall be laid in such manner as will least interfere with the ordinary travel of the road or roads on which the tracks shall he laid. Corporntiouto Si;0. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation hereby
 * 5- county atoresaid. except as hereinafter provided.
 * f'?°sl;r:Ll;’t:ll;*;f“ created shall he bound to keep said tracks, and for n space of two feet

pair. beyond the outer rail thereof, and also the space between the tracks, so far as the same are laid within the limits of the city of \Vashington, at all times well paved and in good order, without expense to the United States or the said city. And in case the road shall be extended beyond the limits of said city, as is licretofore provided, the said corporation shall be bound to keep said tracks, and for the space of two feet beyond the outer rail thereof, and also the space between the tracks, well gravelled or paved and in good order, so as not to impede the general travel on said roads by vehicles or otherwise, without expense to the county of Wasliiiigton. Grade or Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act shall prevent itgtmz @8¤·&*¤¤*Y the government at any time, at its option, from altering the grade, or otherr° ’ °' wise improving all avenues and streets occupied by said road, or the city of Washington from so altering and improving such streets and avenues and the sewerage thereof, as may be under their respective authority and control ; and in such event it shall be the duty of said company to change their said railway so as to conform to such grade and pavement. Act may be Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That this act may at any time be ¤l*°*°d» &°· altered, amended, or repealed by the Congress of the United States Corporation Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this act shall be so xgw zum construed as to authorize said body corporate to issue any note, token or c,,,.,,},,,' device, scrip, or other evidence of debt, to be used as currency. omni ,;0ck_ S1·:c. 9. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall not be less than one hundred thousand dollars nor more than Shares and four hundred thousand dollars, and that the stock shall be divided into QQ" "““°"°'“' shares of fifty dollars each, and shall be deemed personal property, transferable in such manner as the by-laws of said company may direct. cm, elm Sicc. 10. And be it further enacted, That the said company shall place convenience and comfort of passengers, and shall run cars thereon during the day and as late as ten o’cl0ck at night, and as often as every fifteen minutes, between West Fifteenth Street and the eastern terminus of North H Street; and in case the said road shall be extended beyond the city limits, on the entire road, or such portions as may be completed, through the day and night, as often as the public convenience and the interests of the railway company may require : Provided, however, That the carriages
 * ¤‘l ’“¤¤¤¤K· first-class cars on said railway, with all the modern improvements, for the