Chap. 88.—An ACT to incorporate the Consolidated Abattoir Company
of Alexandria, Washington and Georgetown.

Approved April 21, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That Chauncey
H. Snow, Francis Carter, Henry Crawford and Oscar Stevens,
their associates, successors and assigns, be and are hereby
created a body politic and corporate, by the name of the
Consolidated Abattoir Company of Alexandria, Washington
and Georgetown, and by that name and style shall sue and
be sued, purchase, hold, sell, contract, lease and release, grant
and transfer real estate intended for its business, not exceed-
ing fifty acres, buy and sell personal property, and manufac-
ture the products of animals slaughtered at its place of busi-
ness; do all things necessary for the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, and perform all other acts, and exercise and enjoy
all other privileges incident to corporations, adopt and use a
common seal, make, publish and alter by-laws, rules and regu-
lations to govern the corporation and carry on its business;
shall determine and appoint its officers, and fix their com-
pensation and term of office.

2. That the said company may purchase, establish and
erect, at its own cost and expense, at any point on the line of
railway between the city of Alexandria and the District of
Columbia, or upon the Potomac river, at any point within
the county of Alexandria, of proper access to the butchers of
Alexandria city and the District of Columbia, stables, sheds,
yards, pens, scales; a building, or buildings, sufficient to ac-
commodate and sbelter all animals which may be brought to
its place of business for inspection, sale or slaughter, and
such other buildings as may be necessary; and said company
shall feed and care for all of such animals in a proper manner,
for which said company shall be entitled to a fair compensa-
tion from the owner or owners of said animals.

3. That the said company shall be allowed to detain and
keep all such animals until compensated, or paid for charges
as aforesaid; and if such charges are not paid within ten
days’ from the time said wninwale are left on the premises of
the company, then the said company shall have power, with-
out resorting to judicial proceedings, to advertise and sell
such animals at public sale—the advertisement to be inserted
in a daily newspaper, either published in the city of Wash-
ington or the city of Alexandria, at least three times; the
proceeds of suid sale to pay, first, said expenses, cost of adver-
tising and sale, as well as any other necessary expenses, and
the residue, if any, to be paid to the owner or owners of such
animal or animals so sold.

4. The said company shall erect and establish a slaughter-
house, or houses, on their premises, for the purpose of slaugh-
tering animals, the meat of which is intended for food and
for the accommodation of butchers; where all butchers shall
be permitted to kill and slaughter their animals, the meat of
which is intended for sale in market or to be consumed in the
city of Alexandria or the District of Columbia, and to have
the use of said slaughter-house, or houses, the cooling rooms,
or ice closets, and conveniences generally necessary to con-
duct their business upon the terms as prescribed in section
eight of this act, subject to the sanitary laws of the state of
Virginia.
5. That butchers or others who may desire to have their
animals slaughtered, stored, or any other work, labor or other
service done, or any products of their business manufactured,
this company be authorized to perform the same, upon such
terms and for such compensation as may be agreed upon by
the party or parties desiring such service, or services, of the
company.

6. That the said company shall construct and keep plat-
form scale or scales, for the weighing of live stock, where
all animals bought or sold shall be weighed; for which
weighing, this company shall furnish both ‘buyer and seller
a proper voucher or certificate, stating number of animals,
their weight, certified by the company’s agent or weigher,
keep a record thereof tor future reference; for which the
owner, or owners, or seller of said animal, or animals, shall
pay unto the company three cents per one hundred pounds’
weight, whether sold by weight or per head, for all cattle;
ten cents per head for all hogs, and five cents per head for all
sheep, lambs, or calves, to be paid for and collected as all
other charges of this company. Said scales to be subject to
the inspection and approval of the inspector of weights and
measures of the county of Alexandria.

7. That said company shall keep their yards, stables, pens,
and slauyhter-houses open every day, and at all hours, for
the transaction of business; and a refusal to accommodate
the drovers and butchers desiring the use of the premises of
this company, then the said company shall be subject to a
fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars for each offence.

8. That the following shall be the scale of prices to be
charged butchers by this company for the use of their premises,
for slaughtering animals, namely: During the months of
November, December, January, February, and March, cattle,
one dollar per head; hogs, fifteen cents per head; sheep and
lambs, twenty cents per head; calves, twenty-five cents per
head. During the months of April, May, June, July, August,
September, and October, for the use of ice-closets, the charges
shall be—cattle, one dollar and twenty-five cents per head;
hogs, twenty-five cents per head; sheep and lambs, thirty
cents per head; calves, thirty-five cents per head; said charges
to be paid for and collected as the other charges of this com-

any. ,

9° That the governor shall appoint a competent person as
inspector of all live stock, and meats slaughtered by this com-
pany, which is intended for sale and consumption; said inspec-
tor to be empowered to condemn all live stock or slaughtered
animals, the meat of which is unfit for food; said inspector
to be required to give bond in the sum of ten thousand dol-
lars for the faithful and impartial discharge of his duties;
and that all condemned meats be given to the company, to
be used in the manufacture of fertilizers; said inspector to
be subject to the rules and regulations governing inspectors
in the state of Virginia.
10. That the fees of the said inspector shall be ten cents
per head for all cattle, and five cents per head for all other
animals, to be paid by the owner or owners of said animals;
that said inspector may appoint as many deputies as may be
necessary; that for dereliction of duty on the part of said
inspector or of his deputies, a fine of fifty dollars for each
neglect shall be imposed on said inspector, to be collected as
all other fines are for the benefit of the state.

11. That the said company may build and erect a wharf,
or wharves, upon its land, and collect such wharfage as is
allowed by the laws of the state; and that said company may
build the necessary switches or turnouts, connecting its
places of business with any or all railroads in the county of
Alexandria, which may be necessary for the purpose of car-

ing on its business.

12. That the capital stock of said company shall not be
less than fifty thousand dollars, nor more than three hundred
thousand dollars, and divided into shares of fifty dollars each ;
and when stock to the amount of the first named sum shall
have been subscribed, the stockholders shall be authorized to
meet and organize said company: provided that the laws of
the state regulating the formation of similar corporations,
shall have been complied with.

13. That a majority of the stock shall have power to issue
mortgages, bonds, and contract such other indebtedness, and
pledge the capital stock and all its property as security
for the same: provided that such indebtedness shall not
exceed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars.

14. That the work contemplated under the provisions of
this act shall be begun within two years and ready for use
within three years after the date of the passage of this act.

Chap. 88.—An ACT to incorporate the Consolidated Abattoir Company
of Alexandria, Washington and Georgetown.

Approved April 21, 1882.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That Chauncey
H. Snow, Francis Carter, Henry Crawford and Oscar Stevens,
their associates, successors and assigns, be and are hereby
created a body politic and corporate, by the name of the
Consolidated Abattoir Company of Alexandria, Washington
and Georgetown, and by that name and style shall sue and
be sued, purchase, hold, sell, contract, lease and release, grant
and transfer real estate intended for its business, not exceed-
ing fifty acres, buy and sell personal property, and manufac-
ture the products of animals slaughtered at its place of busi-
ness; do all things necessary for the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, and perform all other acts, and exercise and enjoy
all other privileges incident to corporations, adopt and use a
common seal, make, publish and alter by-laws, rules and regu-
lations to govern the corporation and carry on its business;
shall determine and appoint its officers, and fix their com-
pensation and term of office.

2. That the said company may purchase, establish and
erect, at its own cost and expense, at any point on the line of
railway between the city of Alexandria and the District of
Columbia, or upon the Potomac river, at any point within
the county of Alexandria, of proper access to the butchers of
Alexandria city and the District of Columbia, stables, sheds,
yards, pens, scales; a building, or buildings, sufficient to ac-
commodate and sbelter all animals which may be brought to
its place of business for inspection, sale or slaughter, and
such other buildings as may be necessary; and said company
shall feed and care for all of such animals in a proper manner,
for which said company shall be entitled to a fair compensa-
tion from the owner or owners of said animals.

3. That the said company shall be allowed to detain and
keep all such animals until compensated, or paid for charges
as aforesaid; and if such charges are not paid within ten
days’ from the time said wninwale are left on the premises of
the company, then the said company shall have power, with-
out resorting to judicial proceedings, to advertise and sell
such animals at public sale—the advertisement to be inserted
in a daily newspaper, either published in the city of Wash-
ington or the city of Alexandria, at least three times; the
proceeds of suid sale to pay, first, said expenses, cost of adver-
tising and sale, as well as any other necessary expenses, and
the residue, if any, to be paid to the owner or owners of such
animal or animals so sold.

4. The said company shall erect and establish a slaughter-
house, or houses, on their premises, for the purpose of slaugh-
tering animals, the meat of which is intended for food and
for the accommodation of butchers; where all butchers shall
be permitted to kill and slaughter their animals, the meat of
which is intended for sale in market or to be consumed in the
city of Alexandria or the District of Columbia, and to have
the use of said slaughter-house, or houses, the cooling rooms,
or ice closets, and conveniences generally necessary to con-
duct their business upon the terms as prescribed in section
eight of this act, subject to the sanitary laws of the state of
Virginia.
5. That butchers or others who may desire to have their
animals slaughtered, stored, or any other work, labor or other
service done, or any products of their business manufactured,
this company be authorized to perform the same, upon such
terms and for such compensation as may be agreed upon by
the party or parties desiring such service, or services, of the
company.

6. That the said company shall construct and keep plat-
form scale or scales, for the weighing of live stock, where
all animals bought or sold shall be weighed; for which
weighing, this company shall furnish both ‘buyer and seller
a proper voucher or certificate, stating number of animals,
their weight, certified by the company’s agent or weigher,
keep a record thereof tor future reference; for which the
owner, or owners, or seller of said animal, or animals, shall
pay unto the company three cents per one hundred pounds’
weight, whether sold by weight or per head, for all cattle;
ten cents per head for all hogs, and five cents per head for all
sheep, lambs, or calves, to be paid for and collected as all
other charges of this company. Said scales to be subject to
the inspection and approval of the inspector of weights and
measures of the county of Alexandria.

7. That said company shall keep their yards, stables, pens,
and slauyhter-houses open every day, and at all hours, for
the transaction of business; and a refusal to accommodate
the drovers and butchers desiring the use of the premises of
this company, then the said company shall be subject to a
fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars for each offence.

8. That the following shall be the scale of prices to be
charged butchers by this company for the use of their premises,
for slaughtering animals, namely: During the months of
November, December, January, February, and March, cattle,
one dollar per head; hogs, fifteen cents per head; sheep and
lambs, twenty cents per head; calves, twenty-five cents per
head. During the months of April, May, June, July, August,
September, and October, for the use of ice-closets, the charges
shall be—cattle, one dollar and twenty-five cents per head;
hogs, twenty-five cents per head; sheep and lambs, thirty
cents per head; calves, thirty-five cents per head; said charges
to be paid for and collected as the other charges of this com-

any. ,

9° That the governor shall appoint a competent person as
inspector of all live stock, and meats slaughtered by this com-
pany, which is intended for sale and consumption; said inspec-
tor to be empowered to condemn all live stock or slaughtered
animals, the meat of which is unfit for food; said inspector
to be required to give bond in the sum of ten thousand dol-
lars for the faithful and impartial discharge of his duties;
and that all condemned meats be given to the company, to
be used in the manufacture of fertilizers; said inspector to
be subject to the rules and regulations governing inspectors
in the state of Virginia.
10. That the fees of the said inspector shall be ten cents
per head for all cattle, and five cents per head for all other
animals, to be paid by the owner or owners of said animals;
that said inspector may appoint as many deputies as may be
necessary; that for dereliction of duty on the part of said
inspector or of his deputies, a fine of fifty dollars for each
neglect shall be imposed on said inspector, to be collected as
all other fines are for the benefit of the state.

11. That the said company may build and erect a wharf,
or wharves, upon its land, and collect such wharfage as is
allowed by the laws of the state; and that said company may
build the necessary switches or turnouts, connecting its
places of business with any or all railroads in the county of
Alexandria, which may be necessary for the purpose of car-

ing on its business.

12. That the capital stock of said company shall not be
less than fifty thousand dollars, nor more than three hundred
thousand dollars, and divided into shares of fifty dollars each ;
and when stock to the amount of the first named sum shall
have been subscribed, the stockholders shall be authorized to
meet and organize said company: provided that the laws of
the state regulating the formation of similar corporations,
shall have been complied with.

13. That a majority of the stock shall have power to issue
mortgages, bonds, and contract such other indebtedness, and
pledge the capital stock and all its property as security
for the same: provided that such indebtedness shall not
exceed the sum of three hundred thousand dollars.

14. That the work contemplated under the provisions of
this act shall be begun within two years and ready for use
within three years after the date of the passage of this act.