| From the Alexandria (Va.) Gazette |
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| February 9, 1861 |
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| Local Items |
| An Act to authorize the
extension and use of a branch of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire
Railroad within the city of Georgetown. |
| Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad Company be
and they are hereby authorized and empowered to extend a branch of their
railroad into and within the city of Georgetown, in the District of
Columbia, and that said company shall have and exercise the same rights
and powers and be subject to the same regulations and restrictions, in
regard to the construction and use of such extension, as are or may be
granted and prescribed by the charter of said company in regard to the
main stem of said road, or by the laws of Virginia in relation to
railroads within that State. |
| Sec. 2. That the corporate
authorities of the city of Georgetown shall have power to regulate the
manner and speed of running the cars of said company within the limits
of said city. |
| Sec. 3. That the said company
shall have power to construct and operate their said extension upon such
streets and public ways in said city as may be deemed most expedient by
the said company, and with the consent of the corporate authorities of
said city. |
| Sec. 4. That the Circuit Court
of the District of Columbia and the several officers thereof, shall have
and exercise all the powers and duties in relation to the condemnation
and acquisition of land or other property by the said company for the
purposes of such extension of their branch as are or may be possessed
and exercised by the courts of Virginia and their officers in regard to
the same; and the same proceedings shall be had therein as are or may be
prescribed or authorized by the laws of Virginia in such cases. |
| Approved, February 5, 1861 |