720 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 167. 1895. improvements for the convenience, comfort, and safety of passengers, and shall run cars as often as the public convenience may require, according tp a time-table apprpved by the Commilssimiers ofitllne Disi_ ` trict of Co umbia. Every tai ure to comp y wit the con i ions o Fi¤¤¤· this section shall render the said corporation liable to a line of fifty dollars, to be recovered in any court of _ competent jurisdiction at the suit of the Commissioners oi sa1d,District. Pmfruaom •¤ m Sec. 14. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may ' ·°*°· make such regulations as to rate of speed, mode of use of tracks, and removal of ice and snow as in their judgment the interest and convenience of the public may require. Should the servants or agents of said company willfully or negligent1y violate such an ordinance or regula- P·=¤=¤¤y· tion, said company shall be liable to the District of Columbia for a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars. mt mi¤=1¤¤· Sec. 15. That all articles of value that may be inadvertently left in any of the cars or other vehicles of the said company shall be taken to its principal depot and entered in a book of record of unclaimed goods, ` whicgl blqok sh2;_lh)be_ open to the inspection of the public at all rea- ' sona e ours o usmess. _ Amnminpm. -81:0. 16. That said company shall, on or before the first of February of each year, make a report to Congress, through the Commissioners of Contents. the Districtof Columbia, of the names of all the stockholders therein and the amount of stock held by each, together with a detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures, from whatever source and on _ whatever account, for the preceding year ending December the thirty- first, and such other facts as may be required by any general law of the District of Columbia, which report shall be verified by the affidavit of the president and secretary of said company, and, if said report is not made at the time specified or within ten days thereafter, such failure shall of itself operate as a forfeiture of the privileges and rights herein granted, and it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to cause to be instituted proper judicial proceedings therefor; and said company shall pay to the District of Columbia, in lieu of personal taxes upon personal _ Tn OD gms em- property, including cars and motive power, each year, four per centum "‘g°‘ of its gross earnings within the District of Columbia, which amount shall be payable to the collector of taxes at the times and in the manner that other taxes are now due and payable, and subject to the same penalties on arrears; and the franchise and property of said company, both real and personal, to a sufficient amount maybe seized and sold in _ satisfaction thereof, as now provided by law for the sale of other propmf.}? '°* ¤°¤P°¤'· erty for taxes; and said per centum of its gross earnings shall be in lieu of all other assessments of personal taxes upon its property used sglely 3.131 elxlclusiyely in the opegation and management of said railway: rm-:,0.. _ romi e , at the payment o the said ibur per centum of its oss n§,“;‘,‘,QQ’§_"““"°d f°' earnings shall not be required during the period of five years aftegrthe commencement of the operation of said railway, or any part thereof Its real estate shall be taxed as other real estate in the District of ugack not real Cqlumbia: Provided further, That its tracks shall not be taxed as real `es ate.
- .—.,.,_ Sec. 17. That said company may receive a rate of fare not exceeding
five cents per passenger; and the said company may make arrangements with all existing railway companies in the District of Columbia Exchanges- for the interchange of tickets in payment of fare on its roads: Pro- ,fw°{;g; e;el%1,bThatdw;ith;n théeylimits of the District of Columbia six tickets s ia e so or wen ve cen s. d;·;£¤¤v ¤`·>¤_;>l_;; Sec. 18. That the said company shall have at all times the free and c,,, g "'”g uninterrupted use of the roadway, and if any person or persons shall willfully, mischievously, and unlawfully obstruct or impede the passage of cars of said railway company with a vehicle or vehicles,or otherwise or in any manner molest or interfere with passengers or operatives while in transit, or destroy or injure the cars of said railway, or depots, stations, or other property belonging to the said railway company, the person or`
