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 FORTY·-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 141,142. 1870. 161 orgad, shall be deemed judgments, decrees, sentences, orders, proceedings, an acts of said supreme court: Provided, That nothing herein contained Right or upshall adect the right of appeal as provided by law. P°“l"°l°“°°*°d· Sec. 2. find be at further enacted, That the supreme court of the District Supreme court of Columbia shall hereafter consist ct' a chief justice and four associate °f °l‘° Dl“°"l°°°" justices; and for this purpose there shall be appointed b the President qolumbmqcom by and with the advice and consent of the Senate an additional `usticd.lls;*l:>fl*l**$ tl1¥ of said court, with the like powers, to take the same oaths to perfogm the °°°°°i°l'°°' same duties, and to receive the same salary as the other associate °ustice S I & of the court. l J S Mu-y' °' Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever, at a session of the When the court in general term held by four of the justices, the court shall be °°““ md by equally divided. in opinion upon the question involved in any cause glgldblllstdlsldgd argued or submitted to the court, such division of opinion shall be noted ¤iih¤¤‘y¤¤'W¤¤¤l’ npon the minutes of the court; and thereupon, and within four days haw tK° °“°° thereafter? either party in such cause may Hle with the clerk of the court lllgrllllglljilltllllg a motion in writing to have such cause reargued before the five justices; and such reargument or rehearing shall be had as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Sec. 4. And be at further enacted, That all the powers and jurisdiction P¤wm,&¤.¤f by law now held and exercised by the orphans' court of Wasliington °'Ph¤P¤’°°¤¤'*°f county, in the District of Columbia, shall hereafter be held and exercised g£:l°§;°;" bo. by the justice holding the special term of the said supreme court for that cxercged blya. purpose, subject always to the same provisions as are contained in the j““tlF’° “°“ fifth section of the act of Congress, entitled "An act to reorganize the il:?;}::,::;? of courts in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes," approved <><>¤¤· March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the orphans’ court of Washing- Orphanvcourt ton county, District of Columbia, be, and the same is hereby, abolished; °*` Vl¤¤hl¤%*¤¤ and all laws and parts of laws relating to said orphans’ court, so far as the ggzlgy ab°l` same are applicable to said supreme court, are hereby continued in force Lmlvs relating in respect to said supreme court; and all other laws and parts of laws ;l:{€;°f;Q;‘;l"‘ relating to said orphans court are hereby repealed: Provzded, however, Omceoymgis. That nothing herein contained shall be construed to abolish the office of *61* QF wills ¤<>¤ register of wills for said county. “b°]”h€d‘ Armoven, June 21, 1870. CHAP. CXLII —-An Act supplementary to an Act enhlled "An Act to authorize the June 21, 1870. Construction, Extension [Extension, Constructzbn] and Use of a lateral Branch q/' the Baltimore and Potomac Rudroad Company into and within the District o/` Columbia," Vol. xiv. p. 887. approved February jive, eighteen hundred and seventy [sixty-seven]. A;?;?, chi 2. Be it enacted by the Senate and [buss of Representatives of the United 1870; gh·__32. States of America in Congress assembled, That the Baltimore and Poto- il::;;‘H‘b;_§hch mac Railroad Company be, and they are hereby, authorized and cm- orgaitgmoreymd powered to extend their lateral branch, authorized by the act to which l’°*3*;l*:> lg"}- this is a supplement, and by former supplements to said acts, by the WHY *::,],,4, Zndecgg: of Maryland Avenue, conforming to its grade, to the viaduct over the Po- nect, &c.; tomac river, at the city of Washington, known as the Long, Bridge, and to extend their tracks over said bridge, and connect with any railroads constructed, or that may hereafter be constructed, in the State ot: Virginia. To effect these purposes the said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Bnmy use Long Company are hereby autherizeddand eénplowgred to take polssessiorrolp "d8°· hold chance and use the said bri ve, an the raws connecte tierewit , in pdrpetndyl free of cost: Providerzl, That the said Baltimore and Polo- tOI_6cn§€B;ta1ge9 mac Railroad Company will maintain in good condition the said bridge p8i:am§’{m€Q.O;_ for railway and ordinary travel; and the bridge shall at all times be and Ordinary mV8L remain a free bridge for public use for ordinary travel: find provzded i further, That the said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company shall- Drawbndgcs. erect and maintain the drawbridges, so as not to 1mpede the free naviv0r.. xv:. Pcs. —- 11