The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-02-05

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~. M. Of tho road: and y ounotn O..
land .nus, 10 IN. sl,crnx,, section 40,
f,rtv m;,rs on each side Of said roa. ot
hrarrhcs.
3. 70 connect the eastern end Of slid
..,4 ASH Lib, stnn .e t-.,.i,ior /. ,nod.
r., town linz. ..,stse ...tt. Reds
IN. ,h,ouyh I.ou,,..
,h,o.oh Arkansas. and two o,n,
,hrouch iow,. and the other through M,..
.ouri alternate section. Of land. for twsnt,
..,;l.. ~, ..nh iii. nj ii. lin. -. r,,., 4
n e,.h of ,ho.. State, resp~cti,sly and
( e., Ma, ,.,,ox. NJ cxtrnd;u, the road ,es.
w.,d 6on, tho ...,srn I,ound,,y or r,n.
fn,r;a ;, Tho p,cj6r a m. ou.utitv Of lama
!. a,.,,od ~ IN. stats NJ caIi(nrn;.
n suy Of Tho land, h.r,iu granted
Al, L... lao, J;,,,..J If nv the iln,,, /,
S,.,s. ,o,ernmsnt' III. deficiency il to be
mad. ~, h, ,elec,ioo. from the nearer, au.
;nnrorsd i,n,.
Th. s,a,.. If Loui.ja-s. Atkarsna
T.,,, Missouri and Iowa. are REQUIRE q L.
commence III, construction Of The road,
y,;,l,i, ,h.;r re.occtiyc Stnt.s. within Nh,
,.,r f,om III. 6r,, session Of N, next r,,s.
l,,u,e after IN. MASSAGE If this act. an 70
.,u,I.,. ,asm within Ava wears: and th-
S,,,r If cnnG,,,i. !. IN comnlet. hcrs y ,,t
/, Ton v.,r. IN. United State. mad.
t,o,n. rood. munitions. and official pr,
.or, are 10 Il. carried ON this road fore W.
free of exneuse; and in all c.scs Of ira
no,t.,;o, the United Str,,s rov-vnme,
.bnll have pre(erencc Of all Others. CO..
pres. rc.ery., mower to rers!Ats cha. ees
for freight and pnssenrrr,. the ..rmer ne, sr
10 lall below cost nor tho latter below ,l.
average rate per mile on frat class road .a
the United States.
O. The secretary Of war shah cause the
rond to bs located Immediately, and advsr.
tise six months in each State for the con.
,trur:ion Of the road through tho territories
Of th~ United States; and At the end II that
tim. he shall select tho proposal whiehpAsll
IN insure the completion Of the road within
the shortest time (2) insure them 10 h.
kept in good repair. and surrendered 10 the
United States within the shortss. time, not
10 exceed thirty years.
7. The contractors shall bs q body
corporate and polite during the period
Of their contracts, ana for i've years
after
=. A. soon a. 100 miles shall have been
conplct-d and put into operation. the meal
dent shall issue psteut. for four .i,tth, of the
land sc, spar. along tho line Of the road %
completed: aud 90 on Vi { the whols ros 4
.hnlI be finished, wa.o ali the lsuds q ran. ID
shall be conveyed.
o. Il shall he stipulated In the contracts
that a certain number OF miles Of ths road
shall be completed in each year, 90 arranged
that the whole shall 10 completed withia
ton wears.
ID. The road shsl! remain the property
Of the contractors during the period apeci-
led in their contracts.
II. The privileges Of free transit and
transportation shall he occurred 10 III. Uni
ted St.tea daring thu whole ps,;od Of the
contracts.
II. II the State, named fail 10 seeep, the
term, within The lin. ,n,ei6.d the secrr
,nry Of va, NAV ...rd con,r..,s for IN,
cons,ruesiou Of In, road 10 The eontrse,o,
having charge Of Ii, line which zach road,
and branches ars extensions.
IL. Upon IL. sspirstioa q The time d.
RIM which Ii, ,osd AID b,esshss -, q
remain IN, psopsssy Of The contractor, =
much Of them - may liz ~ithia any sStass
NAV he surrendered 10 that State ~ IL
,sn, terms - are prescribed 70 the States
spee,f,ed in the act.
with all the "nus'" improvements wy" ~
loot gusgc ana 'so" raw "s'Ss'"g "o' ~
than ~ lbs P" hs yaf.'
10 tomm's'""srs s"s'' " .Pp"'"'.u" ~
In : m,morinI 70 conarsss,' on the nsees