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 714 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. C11. 166. 1895. said District, laid upon an even surface with the pavement of the street, and the gauge to correspond with that of other railways in the District of Columbia. Wherever more than one of the tracks of said railway company shall be constructed in any of the public highways Width b•>tw¤¤¤ in the District of Columbia., the width of the space between the two °"‘°k“ i”"°"°°` tracks shall not be less than five feet. The plans of construction, rails, electrical and mechanical appliances, conduits and stations, and loca- ¤<¤¤¤¤i¤·i¤¤¤r¤ tv tion of stations and tracks shall be subject to the approval of the ‘”'°" ’°°"°t° Commissioners of the District of Columbia.” ‘ That section eight of said Act be, and it is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: Excnvnuom- “SEo. 8. That it shall be lawful for said corporation, its successors v°1‘z7"‘w` or assigns, to make all needful and convenient trenches and excavations in any of said streets or places where said corporation may have the right to construct and operate its road, and place in such trenches and excavations all needful and convenient devices and machinery for operating said railway in the manner and by the means aforesaid, subject to the approval of the said Commissioners. But whenever such trenches or excavations shall interfere with any sewer, gas, or water pipes, or any subways or conduits or any public work of the kind which has been ordered by the Commissioners, then the expense necessary to change such underground constructions shall be borne by the said rail- Liability for am- way company. And the said company shall be liable for any damage “¤°°· to pipes or other underground constructions, caused by the passage of its cars over the same or by electric currents used in the propulsion of its cars. ·. That section 'thirteen of said Act be, and it is hereby, amended to · ,read as follows: Hama of i¤¤¤r- “S1·:c. 13. That within thirty days after the passage of this Act the ’°€,r¥g,m corporators named in the first section, their associates, successors, or assigns, or a majority of them, or if any refuse or neglect to act then a majority of the remainder, shall meet at some convenient and accessible place, in the District of Columbia, for the organization of said _ company, and for the receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of the {.’;;°;;•;*km°n wb_ company: Provided, That every subscriber shall pay, at the time of mating. subscribing, ten per centum of the amount by him subscribed to the treasurer appointed by the corporators, or his subscription shall be gl! v•1¤¤ of Mock null and void: Proricled, That the full face value of said stock shall `" " °’°°" be wholly paid for in cash within twelve months after the subscription therefor is made, and after twelve months no stock shall be voted unless mus of *>¤¤d·- the same has been wholly paid for: And provided, That the said stock shall be wholly paid for before any bonds shall be issued: Proz·ided ,,_§‘;_”fj_°°‘j.¤;g°"' ‘““°° further, That nothing shall be received in payment of the ten per centum at the time of subscribing except lawful money, or certiiied checks from any established bank. And when the books of subscription to the capital stock of said company shall be closed the corporators named in the iirst section, their associates, successors, or assigns, or a majority of them, and in case any of them refuse or neglect to act _ _ then a majority of the remainder, shall, within twenty days thereafter, s,fc}K‘,.f)fd·',?_‘j°””¤ °* call the first meeting of the stockholders of said company to meet within ten days thereafter for the choice of directors, of which public notice.shall be given for five days in two daily newspapers published in the city of Washington, and by written personal notice to be mailed wmQi2¤¤E!¤¤_¤:pé to the address of each stockholder by the clerk of the corporation; I mince. and in all meetings of the stockholders each share shall entitle the holder to one vote, to be given in person or by proxy." That section fifteen of said Act be, and is hereby, amended so as to E t_ f read as ibllows: ,,_,,,§,§‘j_‘§,‘},"° P°"°' *¢Sec. 15. That the said company is authorized to erect and main- V¤¤.21.p¤~n—. · tain, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the power houses and buildings necessary to the operation