Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-29

\ aglgantln 1,ryfff u n falrond ae'foss .ovf
,erFltafy 10 the rlieidr According II, ,da
,,laii, the rohai4 Ia tava, Al II. easieri .nd.
oi the hli+sissippif,yaf. Two lii,es eontlss't.
iitalt with tie Ailan,ie tiifuleli the N,if,is
md South respectively. sud tWe at 'hs
wssiefl, rii,. connecting II Wit, HE Tacif.
'o ,liro,,gii Oregon aui California; Tile
eoilraetufs fur In construction reee!vs III,
rsyman, Aitsr,nte .sttia,is Of ril,lir laihls.
fl,fty mile. ,lFuual, ils Suites, Mid eighty
iniles wide through The Interviewing terrific.
ries Al the vpd of thirty year. II n N
lie surfentrre,l IT, The United States. 'fhp
nnil.. 'rtal,s, aud ,i'itr transportation. OF
tlp Govefuinent. shall always he free ,ipsn
IT. The i,lIuwihz wi fnrnisl, n general
Idea Of The inaii fen,nrea Of the bill, and
The ,'oIiey eonfen,plate,'i
Sstiltii |. AnIl,nfisas tile President 10
eoi,ir raet ftr the CONSTRUCTION Of n tnilFu..
from n point OH Red River, nenr tile ssoufls
west cornef Of Arkansas viii, l,rnnrll
10 the Gull ehas', lllfonqi, Tesns----i, n
polli uu The snsipfn l,iniidafy If Calii,jr.
hin and from tile Waalrfn iH,u,,dnEy oi
Missouri aud Iowa, In tirpt This filad nj
the eas,efn boundary oi Galifefilh llisih,e
~ ftt 10 some suitable IH,r' In Oregon
q. Apprnpria'es The fight VI way sBU
feet wide, throughout its entire length. Isf
the ,.s. ,d The road and n gtiatfiiy ID
nnd. equal to the al'efnnis sec'ion. fiji
forty uile. Oh sauh slde III snid road sn
branches
, 10 Coniieet the eastern end Of said
road with III. Atlantic provision i. ms,lt
for Two liues eas,wanl ff,,in tie Red nsvp,
..-.t,u. through f4au.siaot,, h,h The d,llel
through AfkHi sns. and 'a'u ','rifs Hfp
liuugii iowa, mud The oiIirr ,lif1agit MIA.
souri anil alternate sst'ito,is vi land. fur
wenty miles OH rauli sile of each iinr nfs
granted 10 eacl, ol those States respective.
tys ano f,r the purpose of esisDdu1 The
r,,aH westward. from tie eassefn ln,usidafy
NJ California 10 tl,p paeifis. n like quantity
et taah - BFaiEttt tGstIsa sJiHtG vi val
h,fnin.
4. II any Of tl,t lnH's htrelfi gr,s.eti
=l,alI lave heel, dispesell Of Ivy The United
States Government. The defcip,iry IL II, l,p
tnade ,,p iy seections ifJm the tipafsst
uni,npotYd public land-. .s ..
g Tn Sta ~ of Lu,isiHha, Arknn.n.,
1Fesa-. Missouri, a,nl I,wa, afe required
to eott,,,etp'e stir construction 1T Tie ftstd,
within ir'ir Respective States, within one
year from lie hrst ses@ian uf tlr nest Lsn.
lsla,nte after tie I,H H%sags III tl,ls net. and
III roitrtris tilpnt within Ave years and
The State Of California Ii 10 rotnaIets hers
WITHIN ten ypars The United Sln.e.
,taii=, ,rh,J,-. g,a,fl4, munitions als,i phMiai
pprsuiis. bfs 10 ih' rartisl on ii,is FIND fsr
ever free Of ext,ensei uul III MI rhsss of
,ran@,,t,a,,.a,. The Dni'ei States Govern.
.tsrm sliHil have pfsfsfeins over all ot,efs.
Cnnvfe-. ressf.er power II, tsItilnts
el,hfges for freight aud PASSENGERS, ,l,t'
l1rt,er never ,n fail below eos., nor the
latter l,siow The average rate per m.'e MI
ttp tifss aHs ruads II, 'hs Dni'ea ssaret
O. The aeefstary Of War ai,al ra,,se
the rpad TO l,e .or,ie.l Immediately mud MI.
yeriss FIX months in cacl, State for the
eo,Isi r,i,.iion II the rsat through tle terri.
tories nf The Uni,yd States; aud a, the
end vi tia, tins lt s.tal selee, sI,c l,rolo.
@al which dali a. secure the completion
III The r,ah Within the rt,,sissi time ~
iil-.ire tl,pm TO l,a hep, IN good repair and
surrendered ~ slis Uniied States within
,ilr sllof,es. time. not 10 exceed ,lii,,y
years
7 Tie Contractors a1,ul be body cor.
mrate and p,iitie during TIE mripd Of
il,r,r con,racis. aud f,s five y-nfs aflcr.
8. As soon a- one hninlfpd mile. shall
have been conpetsd d and pn, II, nlwra,inn
TIN. President stlall ,t-'ie patents for fonr.
ffihs II The land set apart aIoD. the liue
ot HE md 80 eenp'e,rel. and 40 ~, Until
the wI,nIe road %l,al he finished. WHEN oil
tIp ln,lAs gfan,ed -I,ali Ire conveyed
o Il sliali lr stipulated in III. contracts
:hnt u certain a,,tnt,er Of miles IT the rosd
-i,ali b. .onpefrd W encl, year. 80 ar.
rau1ed that the whole .fi.il Inc eunnistg.l
within ir,. years.
10. The road dali srein,l tie properly
u The contractors during the period st,eci-
fed in their contracts.
II. The privileges m free ,Yan~is and
sl,all l,p -pc,ifvl to ,I,s Uni.
Ird States dnring the whole period ot the
ntli raets
II. II the States named fail TO accept
l,s .srms within ttr time .pecifed, tie
SrcrpIafy 81 War may award epnrra.ts
or The CONSTRUCTION, Of The road 10 the com
tractor having c,arae of Tie line Of whici,
s,,t.ll fpati- aud imalWles are extensions.
l3 Upon tile expiration Of the time
lufing which the road aud branches il :o
'etnai, the property Of the contractors, 50
nl,et, Of them rs lnay lie within any STATE
nay it. surrendered 10 that State on the
.a,ns terms ~ ere prescribed 10 the States
trpcii.d ID tllr act
IA. The road -Imll he well constructed,
viii, NIL the nlnlrri, Improvements. with
,x.fu,t s.,..Ir anil irpiifail, weighing no.
es< ii,an 81 pound to The yard.
Is. Commissioners silaIl ls. appointed
~ the President and Senate 10 protect the
,nl,.lc Interest III regard TO the fussd.
'Ha memorial 10 Congress on tile neces-
iiy aud practicabiisy of . rairuad ffon,
l,e Mississippi - iiss Pacific OCEAN. tl,e
[ilersioh uf its profit is considered. Fiffv |
thousand persons % annually 10 ca if,rnia.
ind Il costs escll $500 10 GET there. ma
ing sum o. $4,000, 900. Supporting
Int the mi nr,d raj, carry them fDr 5000 |
Ills travel will yield 3IO.OU0 600. The
.n.d viii he 1000 miles it,lig. and II Is e.
limited. viii e.,<t $50 900 pr aniie. ~ All
ggreyals d SinOO00 900 % thar SO. 900 |