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 480 FIFTYTIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 168. 1898. equitable terms, either of said companies xpay apply by petition {0 the supreme court of the District of Columbia, wluch nba.]! 1mmc¢hat;uly provide for proper notice to and hearing of all parqcp lllt0I`8St€([, {md _ shall have power to determine the terms and coudnmonsnpou whnch, and the regulations under which, the company hereby incorporated shall be entitled so to use and enjoy the track of such other strcct-rznlway company, and the amount and manner of compensation to be pgnd .,¤¤¢ to be uma as therefor: And provided jwther, That neither of the companies using {Lf2Q;? ““ “"‘ ’°“ such track in common shall be permitted to make the track so used m common the depot or general stopping place to await passengers, b_ut shall only be entitled to use the same for the ordinary passage of 1ts cars, with tho ordinary halts for tuking up and dropping otf passengers: ..mm¤g nations Provided further, That this shall not apply to or interfere with any °"§°§*Q°°'f'}' an ing station already established on any existing lines. That said corporar¤¤¤¤; ¤*1>¤i¤‘¤·¤€{ tion is authorized and empowered to propel its cars over the lines of any other road or roads which may be in alignment with, and upon such streets as may be covered by, the route or routes as prescmbcd 111 this Act, in accordance with the conditions hcrcinbcforc contained ; and that this corporation shall construct and repair such portions of 1ts road as may be upon the line or routes of any other road thus used; .amgm»m¤¤z¤. and in case of any disagreement with any company whose line of road is thus used, such disagreement may be summarily determined upon tho application of either road to any court in said District having competent; jurisdiction. rm¤¤g¤»-_n¤¤¤¤¤. Sec. 10. That the said company shall furnish and maintain passenger houses, provided with such conveniences for the public as required cm; by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and shall usc firstclass cars on said railway, with all modern improvements for the convenience, comfort, and safety of passer: gcrs, and shall mu cars as often Ti¤¤<>t¤b1¤· as the public convenience may require, in a,cc0rda.ncc with a. time-table, to be suljoct to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. mguxmom. Sec. 11. That the Commissioners of tho District of Columbia may make such regulations us to the speed, mode of use of tl sacks, and the removal of icc and snow as in their judgment thaiutorest and the con· 1·¤¤•uy. vcnicncc of the public may require. Should the servants or the agents of said company willfully or ncgligcntly violate such am ordinance or regulation, said company shall be liable to tho District of Columbia for a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars. 0rg¤¤iz¤¢i¤¤»f¤¤¤· Sec. 12. That within thirty days after the passage of this Act tlw "‘"“‘ UOI‘[)0l‘1\t0I'S named in the iirst: section, their associates, successors, or assigns, or an majority of them, or, if any refuse or neglect: to nut, then a mniority of the remainder, shall meet at soma convenient and accessi- Subsu-riptionswrup- ble place in the District of Columbia for the organization of said oom— ““‘*"*’*"*- pany and for the receiving.; of subscriptions to the unpntal stock of thiv I’r··rn¤~. company: 1'rwrided, That every subscriber shall pay an the time Of the treasurer appointed by the corpomtioxu, or his subscription shall be —i¤ ww v==y¤¤¤~- null and void: ylvovirledfurther, That nothing shall be received in pay- ment of the ten per contum at the time of subscribing except lawful mm mc-ciing or money or certified chucks from any established national bank. And """""""’“'“· when the books of the subscription to the capital stock of said com pany slmll be closed the corporators named in the iirsc section. their associates, successors, or assigns, or a majority of them, and in casa any of them rotuso or neglect so act, then a mqiority of the remainder, shall, within twenty days after, call tho first meeting of the stockholders of —¤n<>iw of ¢1ir¤¤¤··r¤· the said company to meet within ten days thereatter 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 to the address of each stockholder by the clerk of the corporation ; and in all meetings of the stockholders each sham shall entitle the holder to one vote, to be given in person or by proxy.
 * ,§§’§{.{P§§{§{g{‘* °'“‘° "f subscribing ten per ceutum in cash of the amount by him subscribed to