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 896 FIFIY-NINTH CONGRESS. Suss. II. CHS. 935, 936. 1907. street or highway occupied by said railway, or from altering and improving streets, avenues, highways, and the sewerage thereof; and the company shall change its railway construction and plzvements so as to conform to such grades and improvements as may ve been or may be established. '¤¤1¤zr•1>1¤.¤*¤· Sec. 17. That said company is authorized to construct and operate, for its own use only, telegraph and telephone lines along its railway, as herein provided for, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. _ ¤'1‘i¤¤¤ of ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- Sec. 18. That the construction of said extension on the lines of °°' said railway company within the District of Columbia shall be commenced within one year of the passage of this Act and be completed and cars runnin thereupon for passenger traffic within two years from the passage of this Act, i_n default of which this Act shall be void and of no effect. Successorsh em., m Sec. 19. That all the conditions, requirements, and obligations '§’,Q',}§“' ‘"° °°“'"' imposed by this Act shall be complied with by any of the successors ‘ to or assigns of said company within said District. cusmm uepcsa. Sec. 20. That within sixty days from the approval of this Act the comlpany shall deposit one thousand dollars with the collector of taxes ` of the District of Columbia, to guarantee the construction of this railroad within the prescribed time, and if this sum is not so deposited y.,,;,,;,_ this Act shall be null and void. If the sum is so de sited and the road is not in operation as herein prescribed, said one thiiusand dollars shall be forfeited to the District of Columbia and this Act shall be void. wmnmonoymm. Sec. 21. That the_construction, adoption of motive power, erection m °”°”- of buildings, regulation of schedule, and speed of running shall be at all times under the supervision and control of the Commissioners of the.District of Columbia. ubreuaity for viola- Sec. 22. That each and every violation of the requirements of‘this °' Act or of the regulations of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia made under the authority thereof shall be punishable by a iine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court, such lines to he collectible in any court of competent jurisdiction as other fines and penalties are collected in the District of Columbia. upon. Suc. 23. That the company shall, on or before the first day of February in each year. make a report to each the Senate and House Y’0I.29,p.$. of Representatives, as rescribed in section ten of the Act of June tenth. eighteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled ‘“An Act to extend the routes of the Eckington and SoIdiers’ Home Railway Company ‘ and of the Belt Railway Company of the District of Columbia. and for other purposes.” sneer. SI:0. 24. That this Act shall take effect from and after the date of - its passage. ·*¤·€¤d*¤¤¤*· Sec. 25. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act. Approved. February 18. 1907. Fspéuat-gg CHAP. 936.-An Act To confirm titles to certain lands in the State of Louisiana. _T1$¤I¤niZ1?{sE]" Be it enacted by the Senaie and House of Representatives of the D9: ited [Amman States of America in Lbngress aasembled, That the titlesxto all lands ccnumtyicu or u- for which patents have heretofore been issued by the United States, “°"‘°°°'“’“’““‘“*“· and all lands for which bona fide homestead entries have heretofore been allowed. lying within that portion of township six north, range cmmcusuc Crow. thirteen west. which vs as segregated and surveyed under the order of the surveyor-general of Louisiana as the private land claim of Isaac Crow. assignee of Vincent Michele, embracing in whole or_ in part