Chapter CLXXVI. *to amend the Charter of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company*
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Chap. CLXXVI.— An Act *to amend the Charter of the Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company*. June 30, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Washington, &c., railroad company may extend their road. That the Washington and Georgetown railroad company shall have the right to extend their horse railway on any public highway in the county of Washington, commencing at the present terminus of either of their roads, extending north from Seventh and Fourteenth streets, and from the Capitol square to Maryland Avenue; and extending north from the eastern extremity of that avenue, first having obtained the consent of the levy court therefor; and may charge additional fare of five cents for every three miles on each branch Additional fare.so extended, for each and every passenger conveyed upon any road constructed in said county of Washington, outside of the limits of the cities of Washington and Georgetown: *Provided*, That nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to prevent congress from regulating the fare on either of said roads, or altering or amending the original charter of said company, or this amendment thereto, according to the provisions of said original charter.
Approved, June 30, 1864.