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 6 FOR'1`Y—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 5, 9, 10. 1869. WilF¤li¤.i¤W Sec. 8. And be iz fmlwe- enacted, That if any person shall wilful1y 32;; *;°,§;Q¥y do or cause to be done an[y] act or acts whatever, whereby any building, punished by Hue; structure, or other work, or any engine, car, or rnachine, or other property °*»&°- appertaining to said railroad shall l;ieir(?ured,b111r;p:;:red, or de;troyed,do;· sto ed the erson or persons so o en ing s a e gui ty o a m1s e- meghori and gn conviction thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction shall bepunished by a Hue, at the discretion of the court, of not more than Eve thousand dollars, or by imprisonment of not more than two years, or both, at the discretion of the court, and also forfeit and pay to Damages- the said company, its sucplessprs and upsprgns, the almpunt og damages sustained by means o suc offences, e recovere y said company with costs of suit by any action of debt or case. Ovmpnny not Sec. 9. And be etfurther enacted, That said company shall not grant to @5;*};: t‘;"‘2f any railroad or other corporation the exclusive right to transfer passengers _ S ¤ Y _ . . . _ b I d _ freight or pas- 01* Height over Bald 1‘31ll‘0wd, ut any pl‘lVl 8g8 graute to 0110 c0!‘p0l‘3 °°¤8°”· tion shall be extended to all who may make application for such privi- Equal privi- lege on the same terms, conditions, and rates, and shall not sell, transfer, 1%%* '° elk or lease their corporate rights to any company that will not check bag- ,,§ggl::£,g be gagenog complrnute tfares with all connecting railroads upon the terms so to c.speci e nn is sec ion. bBI;z‘;él;:Q2d°° Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall, as and completed. soon as practicable after the election of directors, as herexnbefore provided, so commence and prosecute the work of constructing and equipping said railroad that it shall be fully completed and equipped in three years from and after the first board of directors have been elected. Ng3:£'°§r;:°Y Sec. 11. And be 1't_)9¢rther enacted, That Qongress shall have the right to regulate the rate of fares collected by said company from passengers and the rate of charges for transporting freight ; and all property owned T¤=<°~*i°¤- by said company shall be subject to taxation by the proper mumcnpal authority. m‘:Qd:";Kb° amipgggz {ggé? furl}m· enacted, That this act may be at any time p . A1-rnovim, March 29, 1869. ..’}.P.‘ZlL5}.Z*?€;. CHAP. IX. -— An Act to abolish the Ojicc ¢y‘C'hiq/‘·y'S¢a_17’ to the General q" the Army. _ Be it enacted ky the Slmala and House of Representatives of the United °f2g&°tg*`t;;"°*` States of America in Congress assembled, That the oilioe of chief of staff 4;,,,,,,,,,; of m, with the rank of brigadier·general to the General commanding the army army ¤bf>1i¤l¤¤d· be, and the same is hereby, abolished. clggrynltnz Sec. 2. find be fue/ter enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in- ‘conpnigent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, repea e. Approved, April 3, 1869. ,.;Qg!g CHAP. X.—An Act to amend "An Ad regulating the Tenure of certain civil O_0?ccs." V0lz {lv- p- 480· Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United °u§‘;`::a::s’;g' »$lates of ximcrica in Congress asscmbLed, That the first and second sec- ,;,6 m of mq_ tions oi' anact entitled “An act regulating the tenure of certain civil ch.1a4,repe¤1cd. offices, passed March two, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, be, and the snnre are hereby, repealed; and in lieu of said repealed sections the following are hereby enacted : 1n§~;¤:3?¤°£g;¢;; Phat every person holding any ciyil office to which he has been 01* by ,,0,,,,,,, of- hereafter may be appointed y and with the advice and consent of the pcnpte, to hold Senate, and who shall have become duly qualified to act therein, shall be tték Zptgmgf entitled to hold such office during the term for which he shall have been mgnf,unlcSS,&°. appointed, unless sooner removed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or- by the appointment, with the like advice and consent, of a succes cr in his place, except as herein otherwise provided.