248 THIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 249, 250. 1866. from the respective States and Territories, to be chosen in such manner B¥·l¤W•· as the constitution and by-laws of said corporation shall direct, and that the said directors shall have power to make by-laws prescribing the duties of the officers of said corporation, their term of office, and to make all other rules and regulations for said corporation and the management of its affairs, subject to the provisions of this act. Minor children Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That said corporation shall have °l °°”°“" ’°l` power to receive under its charne for support and education any minor drers and sailors . , . *> . . . . my be received, cluld of any :uch soldxer or sailor, so placed 11; itshclnalrge by ns sur- -; VIVIDV paren or guar nan, or, in e a sence 0 ei er, y any person havin? the care or custody of such orphan ; and while such child remains under its care, and until withdrawn as hereinafter provided, or discharged according to the regulatzipns otdsaid corporation, it slhalll be subjefcg to the same power an contro y sax corporation as any at er or aw u guardian has by law over or relating to such minor child. shall never be Sec. 6. And be it further maclcd, That no such orphan child shall l’°““d °“‘i ever be bound out by said corporation. may be with- Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the survivinv parent or legal
- “‘;';r‘gnQd'°“° guardian of any child placed under charge of said corporation may at
Lqinom Om- any time be by them. withdrawn therefrom-; and any minor over sixteen ¤i¤¤¤¤· years of age, upon his or her own request m writing, shall be discharged therefrom. _m¤°¥` chlldw Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That any minor child so withdrawn
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- 1 gzvgkttgml or discharged as provided in the preceding section of this act shall nevermba under the theless continue until majority under charge of said corporation to such
°h“"8° °.f uw an extent as that the said corporation shall have the control and manage- °°rP°mh°n` ment of any moneys which may be due to such minor from the government of the United States by virtue of the services of the fathers of such minor children, paying to such minor child or children only such amount thereof as in the Judgment of said corporation shall be necessary and beneficial for such minor. Property of Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the property of said corporaf)g'§:;*;§;’;'£m tion, held or occupied by them for the uses and purposes of theirincorpora— tax. tion, shall be exempt from all taxes to be levied under the authority of l-¤€¤lS°mF· the Congress of the United States, or any municipal corporation within ment not gunned . . . . 0,105, by mp the District of Columbia, and no person shall lose or acquire a legal setdencoin the tlement by residence in the Home to be established by said corporation. F?,!:?; ‘;‘;‘may h Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That Congress may at any time bg ,,m,,ded,&c_ ereafter repeal, alter, or amend this act. Approved, July 25, 1866. July 25, 1866. CHAP. CCL. —An Act to amend "An Act to extend the Charter of the AkIGNd7'lh and E8, Cb_ H0_ Washington Railroad," passed March third, eziqhteen hundred and shztuthree. V°l’ X"` p' SOG' Be it enactedby the Senate and Hama of Representaufves of the United Wuslgngtoxnd States of America on Congress assembled, That the Washington, Alexan- élszfggtgfé dma, and Georgetown Railroad Company, a corporation lawfully succeed- K ga, may sx. mg to the charter, rights, and privileges of the ** Alexandria and z::?];; wggrn Washington- Railroad Company," be, and the same is hereby, authorized 4 washington to extend saxd railroad from the track, as the same is now, or may hereafbranch offoBha1ti— ter be, laid through Maryland Avenue, at its intersection with Virginia m?" °” *° Avenue throuvh and alonv said Virninia Avenue in an easterl direcil . . ’ . . . ‘ . y Raggazgog Bx. tion, to its int:rsection wlzh D Strezdt south; thence along D Street, tension- and across the Washxngton canal, to New Jersey Avenue; thence by a curve to the left, of not less than one thousand feet radius, to a. point in square number seven hundred and thirty-two ; thence by an underground ezrcavatxon or tunnel, passing under squares number seven hundred and thirty-two, seven hundred and sixty-two, seven hundred and sixty-one, seven hundred and sixty, seven hundred and eighty-seven, seven hun-
