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 2 FORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Szss. L Ch. 2. 1869. B¤·ilim¤*’¤ wd Columbia the lateral branch of its 1-oadiu said act of Congress mentioned, Eg°°m°° R` R` may enter the city of Washington with their said rmlroad and construct ° the same within the limits of said city on and by whichever one of the two routes herein designated the said company may elect and determine u on, that is to sa : mm mm pFirst. Beginninyg at the intersection of Boundary_ Street and North ` Carolina Avenue; thence southwestwartily along sand North Carolina Avenue to South D Street; thence along South D Street westwardly to Virginia Avenue; thence along Virginia Avenue uorthwestwardly to the intersection of South C Street and West Ninth Street; or, Second mm Second. Beginning at some point on the northern shore of the eastern ` branch of the Potomac river between South L and South M streets; thence westwardly between said streets to the intersection of Virginia Avenue with South L and East Twelfth streets; thence along said Virginia Avenue northwestwardly to South K Street; thence along said South K Street westwardly to South Fourth Street; thence by o. line curving to the right, to the north bank of the canal; and thence along the said bank of the canal northwestwardly to Virginia Avenue; thence along Virginia Avenue northwestwardly to the intersection of South C and West Ninth streets. Settlement or Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where the parties gm'! md °*h°¥` owning land or other property required by the said Baltimore and Poto- °m°g°S‘ mwc Railroad Company cannot agree with said company on the amount of damage claimed, either for said land or materials in the construction of its aforesaid road, and e condemnation and valuation shall have been made as provided in the act approved February five, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and to which this act is amendutory, either party may appeal to the supreme court of the District of Columbia within thirty p,.O,mO,, in days from the rendition of the verdict of the jury; and in all cases where mes or appeals the said com an shall take an a eel the shall ive bond to the art by nm °°"‘P“”Y* or parties clelimixlig and entitled tgidumageg in a genalty at least dgublg the sum found by the jury, with a. condition that the said company shall pay or cause to be paid such amount of damages and costs as the party may be entitled to receive on the judgement of the said supreme court, without delay, and on which bond ample and sufficient sureties shall be given, to be approved by the supreme court; and in all cases where the by {hq cmm. party or parties claimant shall appeal, the said company, if it shall ww- require the immediate use of the property condemned and valued as aforesaid, before an appeal can he heard and decided, it shall be lawful for the said company to execute and tender a bond to the party aforesaid in at least double the sum found by the jury, with sureties to be approved by the supreme court, and with u condition to pay without delay such sum and costs us may be awarded by the said court without further delay; and upon the delivery or tender of such bond the said company mTl¤¤ ¤¤¤¤g¤t¤;y may proceed to the construction of their said road as if the parties claimc0’Qf;tf’;gf°§m ant and thesaid company had agreed upon the compensation to be paid mm, pending for the property to be used ; and that in all cases where the said company t3;):Pl&°;l• shall appeal and give bond es aforesaid, they may have the power to _ wg", ,,,;,,8 proceed m the construction of the road and appropriation of the property iasgsgidé) be for the uses thereof, as if no appeal had been taken and the parties had pm mm Pm_ agreed upon compensation for the property required; in all cases where myis men. the company and parties agree upon the price to be paid for land and matprmls, the same shall be paid before the property shall be taken and use . Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Baltimore and Potomac Appeal to the Railroad Company and any other party or pérties interested, and who Sglyomsigsrggé may consider themselves aggrieved by the verdict of the jury, shall have Jumdimou of the. right to appeal to the supreme court of the District of Columbia, the court. which shall have Jurisdiction of all such cases, and shall hear and deter·