136 FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 109. 1870. V¤¢¤¤¢i¤¤· require for the faitliful discharge of his trust. In case of s vacancy in the board of directors by the death, resignation. or otherwise of any director, the vacancy occasioned thereby shall be filled by the remaining directors. B¥·l¤W¤· Sec. 15. And be ilfurthar enacted, That the directors shall have full power to make and prescribe such by~1aws, rules, and regulations as they shall deem neediiil and proper respecting the disposition and management of the stock, ro ert , estate, and effects of the com an , not contrary to the climgerpor lo the laws of the United States add the Subscriptivn ordinances of the city and county of Washington: Proqidcd, that the
- 3 gtfgitlgyaa directors of said corporation shall have power to require the subscribers
to the capital stock to pay the amount by them respectively subscribed at such time (al`ter the first instalment), in such manner, and in such 1;-0,.;m,,,.,_ amounts as they mny deem proper; and it' uny stockholder shall refuse or neglect to pay any instalments as required by a resolution of the board of directors, after reasonable notice of the same, the said board of directors may sell at public auction, to the highest. bidder, so many shares of his said stock as shall pay said instalments, (and the highest bidder shall be taken to be the person who offers to purchase the least number of shares for the assessment due,) under such general regulations as may be adopted in the by-laws of said corporations; or said body corporate may sue and collect the same from any delinquent subscriber in any court of competent jurisdiction. · 1 * A S, a;` ”“““ ‘ “‘°°°‘ mC2E2x1?` .{Z"T.L’Li,»IY.i{lff.’i§'?;ZL §iIL'£Z”Z£`?I`t°c.€l°"‘iflint5Eé?."..‘2“§,`.1‘§} time uml place, under such conditions, and upon such notice as the said company in their by-laws muy prescribe ; und said directors shall annu- Report. ally make a report in writing of their doings to Congress, or to the Secretary of the Interior, and to the stockholders in general meeting. g,,,,,,;,·uc;;0n_ Sue. 17. And be itfecrt/ter enacted, That the mayor and council of said Gr? gggiéwey city, and the levy court of said county, and the several 0(hcers of these Egmd, M_`" corporations, land the said corporations, are hereby prohibited from doing any act or thing to hinder, delay, or obstruct the construction or opera— tiogs of pgidjpallizay; as lperein nuzligriiedk I d h u h Penalty for H0. . n c 2 ur wr mace , "ia he said com an s a ave,
- 15.up at ull times, the free and uninterrupted use of the rod)dw)
- ly. And if
,,,8 c,,rg;’_•;,5’_ any person or persons Shall wilihlly and unnecessarily obstruct or impede the passage of, or destroy or injure the cars, depot, stations, or any other property belonging to said railway company, the person or persons so odending shall torteit and pay for each such offence the sum of ten dollars to said company, to be recovered and disposed of as other fines and penalties in said city and county, and shall remain liable, in addition to said penalty, for any loss or damage occasioned by his, her, or their act, Limit to cer. as aforesaid; but no suit shall be brought unless commenced within sixty '·•·l¤ ¤¤i*·¤· days after such oflence shall have been committed. Actw be void Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That unless said corporation shall
- i::’:°*:3;Tg3· make and complete their said railway between West Fifteenth Street and
M_ ‘ the ezuterp tistpninus)of’1Fo;·tli H Strept Kithin eight lmoptps aflsr the company sia iave een 'ul or anize ,t en this acts a e nu an void, and no rights wi»at»ocvd~ shill be acquired under it; and that the remainder of said roud shall be completed (if commenced) to its proposed terminus in the county of Washington within five years. b Pemloxptngt to Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be prohibited f;g;2":_v;Km" the right to travel on any part of said road or roads, or ejected. from tllii in cm crejectid cars thereof; for any other cause than that of being drunk, disorderly,
- °*$*» °¤¤· unclean, eontagiously diseased, refhsing to pay the legal fare exacted, Of
’ to comply with the general regulations of the company. uandpvidpptzcb bec. 21. _And oe tt further enacted, That eachlof the stockholders in h0,dm·Z the Columbia Railway Company shall be liable individually for all the
