Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-04-12
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LAWS OF MICHIGAN.
lBY AUTnoRIry.l
AN ACT to provide for the construction of GER
tain works Of Internal Improvement, and for
othpr uur noses

othor purposes
SEC. l.. BE IL enacied By The Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the State of
Michigan, That the board of commission
crs of internal Improvements Ind this state,
be, and the same are hereby authorized
aud directed, as soon as may be; TO cause
surveys to be made for three several rail.
ROAD routes across the peninsula of Michi-
gan; the first of said routes to commence
at Detroit, in the county Of Wayne, and to
terminate at the mouth OF st. Joseph river,
in the county of Berrien, to be denominated
the Central Railroad. The second of said
routes TO commence at tit Eavigable wa
tiers of the River Raisin, passing through
the village of Monroe in the county Of Mon
roe, 10 terminate at New Buffalo, in Berrien
county, and to be dcnominated the South
crn Railroad. The third of said routes, to
commetcc at Palmer or at Or near the
mouth Of Black river, in the county of st.
Clair, and to terminate at the tinvigable wa
tcrs of the Grand River, in the county of
Kent, or ON Lake Michigan, in the county
of Ottowa, to be dcnominated the Northern
Railroad (; which road shall be run OH the
most direct and eligible routes between the
termini above mentioned.
SEC. 2suAs soon as the survey of either
of the said routes shall be completed, the
said board Of commissioners shall, at a
meeting duly notified and held for that pur.
pose, in one of the counties through which
the route to be determined upon shall pass,
give all persons who may appear before
them an opportunity TO be heard, relative
to the location of the route in question, and
the several points through which the same
shall pass and after such hearing, the
said commissioners shall proceed to locate
and establish the same, and shall file in the
office Of tho secretary of state, accurate
plans of said surveys and locations; and
the said route shall be deemed established
according TO such survey, and the plans SO
filed as aforesaid Provided aipays, That
the board Of commissioners shall, as soon
as may be, purchase out, adopt and estab-
llsh SO much of the route Of the Detroit and
st. Joseph railroad company dis may have
been surveyed and established by said COM
pany, if the same can be purchased on the
terms recited in the third section of this act.
SEC. 3. If the said board of commission.
crs shall, in the location of either of the
routes in the first section of this act men,
toned, deem il expedient to locate the same
on the surveyed route of any rail road CON-
pany duly incorporated, or SO near tic same
as in the opinion OF the board to materially
injuro or render the rights of said compa.
ny of no value, the said board Of commits
sioners shall be, and they are hereby, au-
| m IN nf,e f,r hos, in .s
half Of the people of this state: all and SIM
gular, the chartered rights, privileges and
franchises of such company In the portion
of the route so taken and used, and all the
real and personal estate acquired by such
company in furtheranco of the object ex.
pressed and declared in the act of incorpo-
ration, so far as the same are obtained for
or situate upon the portion Of the route SO
taken by said board and whenever the
said board of comm issioners shall make a.
ny purchase, as aforesaid, they shall at q
meeting regularly called, receive and pro-
coed to examine the exhibits of the affairs
OF such company proposing to sell as above
mentioned, which exhibits shall show in de-.
tailed accounts the amount paid for labor
on the proportion OF the route in question,
the amount and description of real and per.
/ sonal estate, the amount paid for surveys
and other incidental charges, the sum paid
for damages to lands through which the
/ said route passes, with statement of all
outstanding contracts for work, labor and
, materials, with the amounts due or to be.
5 come due thereon, which statement and ex-
/ hibits shall be verified by e'oath or atfir-
> nation of tile president and directors of such
company or majority of them and said
board of commissioners are hereby author
. lied, upon such examination of such state.
r ments and exhibits, and upon view of the
, premises and property therein specified, to
adjust and fix upon the amount including
interest on all advances to be paid to such
: Incorporated company for the same. And
, upon receiving for and in behalf of the peo-
pie Of the state, proper deed or deeds oil
conveyance of all lands, tenements and he
v rcditamcnts, and all the rights, privileges
i. and interest as aforesaid, together with the
!; personal property above mentioned, and
y upon due assignments Of all contracts, GOV.
o cnants, bonds and agreements of whatsoe.
i yer kind, for work, labor and materials to
1 be furnished for the route SO taken; the
!, auditor of said board of commissioners
j shall draw his warrant on the treasurer oil
: the state for the amount so found by said
G board as above specified and tho said
o commissioners are hereby authorized tc
assume for and in behalf of the people o
the state, the performance OF the conditions
J. of said contracts, covenants, bonds and
IF grcements, so far as the same remain un
o performed on the part of said company al
/, the assignment, and all the rights, privile.
n ges, franchises and immunitics of the said
o company in such portion of their route, as
:. shall be so taken shall cease, and all the
% estate real and personal heretofore belong.
Q ing to such corporation, and so purchased,
q shall become vested in the people of this
|, state for ever.
}. SEC. A. The sum of five hundred and
/. fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is
. hereby appropriated, to be taken from any
n moneys which shall hereafter come into the
4 treasury of the state, to the credit of the
r. fund for internal improvement, for the sur.
vey and making of the three railroads men
toned in the first section of this act as fol.
! lows for the southern railroad, the sun,
r, OF one hundred thousand dollars for the
& central railroad the sum of four hundred
J, thousand dollars; and for the northern
l, railroad, the sum Of fifty thousand dollars.