326 THIRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 185, 189, 190. 1864. June 30, 1864. CHAP. CLXXXV`.-—An Act authorizing the Issue of Patents for Locations made with """"’_`_'_' Certificates granted under Authority of the Act of Congress, approved March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-tina, allowing Floats in Sagactzan of Lands sold the Zbzited States within the Limzts of the Las Ormegas and Nana Granu an Louzszana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in the case of all locaiBSE:tf‘;,‘;_*i€‘rQ:{’u tions made with certificates issued under the act of congress approved location seventeenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, " authorizing tloats to issue in satisfaction of claims against the United States for lands sold 1862·_$=h·4;6· by them within the Las Ormegas and La Nana grants, in the State of V°1‘x“‘p"m' Louisiana," it shall and may be lawful for the commissioner of the general land-office to cause patents to issue for such locations, where the same may be found bona ide and satisfactory to the said commissioner. Approved, June 30, 1864. July 1, 1864. CHAP. CLXXXIX. —An Act lafacilimte Trade on the Red River of the North. _ Be it enacted Q1] the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _ Places forlond- Stcztes of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the lg? ::;lg";’;°:£` United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to designate and establish me Red giver of such points or places upon the Red River of the North as to him shall seem fh¢_N<>rtht<> be expedient for lading and unlading the cargoes of vessels navigating the desi nated by ·d · the gresident. Sm nvm" Approved, July 1, 1864. July 1, 1864. CHAP. CXC. -—An Act to incorporate the "Meir0p0lz'tan Railroad Company " in the
District of Columbia.
Post: p. 536. Be it enacted by the Senate cmd Ifouse ofltepresenlatives of the United _ States of rlmerica in Congress assembled, That Alexander R. Shepherd, R£33;?°(¥;2£ Richard Wallach, Lewis Clephane, Samuel P. Brown, Nathaniel Wilson, pany mcorpo- Franklin Tenney, Matthew G. Emery, Samuel Fowler, Jol1n· Little,
- ‘¤*°d· J. C. MeKclden, Sayles J. Bowen, John H. Semmes, D. C. Forney, William W. Rapley, William G. Moore, Thomas Lewis, John B. Keasbey,
and Charles H. Nichols, and their associates and assigns, be, and they are hereby, created a body corporate, under the name of the “Metropolitan Railroad Company," with authority to construct and, lay down a double-track railway, with the necessary switches and turnouts, in the city of Wasliington, in the District of Columbia, through and along the B°¤*° °*`*‘°¤d· following avenues and streets: Commencing at the junction of A street north and New Jersey avenue, at the north side of the capitol; along the east side of New Jersey avenue to D street north; along D street north, and along C street north and Indiana avenue to the intersection of D street north with Indiana avenue; along Indiana avenue, D street north, and Lousiana avenue to Fifth streef west; along Fifth street west to F street north; along F street north to Fourteenth street west; along Fourteenth street west to I street north; along I street north, across Pennsylvania avenue, to the junction of New Hampshire avenue, and Twenty-third street west; thence along New Hampshire avenue to the Circle. Also, a double or single track branch railway, commencing at the intersection of D street north and New Jersey avenue; along New Jersey avenue to Massachusetts avenue; along Massachusetts avenue to H street north ; and along H street north to Seventeenth street west, intersecting the double-track roacl. Also, a double or single track road from the intersection of Fifteenth street west and I street north, connecting with the double-track road at Fifteenth street west; along I street north to New York avenue; along New York avenue to Ninth street west; and along Ninth street west to the Washington canal; with the privilege of extending the said branch road at any time along
