Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18

with the United States according to the terms
spuated and for the purpose enabling the party whom
the contract be awarded under this act to construct the
said road there is hereby appropriated every alternate
ton Of land designated by odd numbers within twenty miles
of each side of the route Of said road with make
good deficiency within that range thereto
tcabe and there hereby appropriated not exceed
ing maximum Of six hundred dollars per mile for carrying
the United States mail daily the said road for period not
longer than thirty from the time Of its completion and
the mode for issuing titles for said lands shal be follows
There shall be granted the said party quantity not
ceedng thousand sections within continuous length of
fifty miles of said road when officer Of the United States
engineer corps to be designated by the Secretary Of
the purpose shall certify the Secretary the Interior that
any fifty continuous miles Of said road completed and then
and thereafter another like quantity Of land for like length
Of road shall be granted, and until the whole of said
road shall be copeted and the contract shall be awarded
to the party who shall bid the lowest per mile for carry
ing the mail within the maximum amount herenbefore spec
fed and who shall in all other respects conform to the pu
aton of this act And the said contractors shall obtain
from any State States west Of the Mississippi permission
to extend the said road from its eastern termination to any
point points the Mississippi river and shall construct
such extensions then the said SHALL from the time
Of putting such extension operation be entitled
carrying the mails the per mile per
such extensions shall be stipulated in said contract
The Secretary of War shall Immediately passage
Of this and publish in such of the cities Of the United
Territories not less than three in each State Terri
tory if many there be- he deem proper for the
term of twelve weeks notice inviting sealed proposals for
the construction Of the said railroad according the cond
and provisions of this and ut the expiration Of that
time the proposals shall be opened and the said Secretary
award and make contract of that date provided
the President shall approve the same for the construction Of
the said railroad to and with the individual company who
shall proposed construct the the most
favorable the United States according the provisions of
this ac shall comply with the said provisions regard
the execution of the The said shall
bind the United States grant the said individual
pany whom the contract under this act shall be awarded
the alternate sections as and also the
amount of bid per mile the
carrying the United States mail party
tracing to construct the road shall when executing the con-
tract deposte with the Treasurer of the United States
ney in the State stocks worth par value stocks ohe
United States at value two millions Of dollars security
| for the performance OF the contract
The shall receive his the interest or
profits such stocks Provided, The United States will pay
no more interest or profits thereon than the rate interest or
profits which the said stocks yield them and which shall
! actually be received in case of State stocks.
Whenever the individual company shall fail to carry
the construction and equipment of said road herenbc
provided he they shall forfeit the the United
hundred thousand dollars the moneys and stocks
80 deposited for every that such default shall continue
When the work shall completed within the period
before mentioned to the satisfaction of the Secretary Of War
the stocks deposited the portion there
remaining after such forfeitue shall be repaid and
delivered to said individual company. The individual
company constructing said railroad shall within the said pc
Rod of fully and adequately equip the
transportation and travel and put it into operation They
shall enjoy their for forty years from the time Of
its completion the profits and emoumens Of the said road
but they SHALL nevertheless at all times keep the and
equipments in good order and transport the troops the mill
tay and naval stores and munitions of of the United
States at reasonable to be determined by the Depart
requiring such transportation and Congress shall have
right time to reduce the tolls and fares be charg
ed for freight if they shall think
however, to allow always profit of twelve per cent
per upon the actual investment OF the individual
company; and the said individual company contracting
at all times keep complete and discriminating account
all receipts and disbursements profits and losses which
always be open for the examination of such officer
agent the President of the United States may any
Designate and in default OF compliance with this condition the
United States the right suspend payment for the
mail service until such account is furnished for inspection
and the United States also, by act of Congress-
the said road and all the franchises hereby granted
paying the said individual company moneys which
he they shall have actually expended making equip
profit
thereon exclusive of the and land be es
at one dollar and cents per acre
from the United States and also with the deduction Of such
profits as have accrued to such individual company
up to the period Of such resumption.
Upon the expiration of the period of time specified in tie
contract for the construction Of said road when the
shall to be the property of said contractor shall be
good order it being understood that any failure in this
spect shall be made good by the Government the of
the contractors and the surrender of the said road
United Stes the expiration of the aforesaid period of
forty years. in the of the resumption of it and
franchises thereof by the United States herenbeore
tempated the said road much thereof be situated
within the limits of any State States which may be here
after erected out of the Territory shall be coded by the United
States State States upon condition that the
nails troops military and naval stores Of war; all
property of tho United States passengers and freight every
description shall carried at such rates as Congress shall
prescribe and upon such further conditions Congress may
hereafter stipulate.
Sec q And be further enacted That to aid in the extern
sion Of said road from its terminus the eastern boundary OF
California San Francisco, such route may be deter
mined by the State Of California there hereby granted to
state alternate designated odd
numbers within twenty sections in width each side Of said
extension but in shall appear that the United States
have when the line route of said branch road is definitely
fixed by the authority aforesaid disposed of section
part thereof intended be granted aforesaid that the
right of presumption has attacked the same then shall be
lawful for agent agents. to be appointed by the Gov
of said State select subject the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior from the lands Of the United States
the tier of sections above specified much land in
alternate sections sections shall be equal such
lands the United States have disposed Of appropriated
which the right Of presumption has attached aore
said which lands hus selected in lieu of those disposed of
which presumption has attached aforesaid together with
sections and Of sections designated by odd numbers
aforesaid and appropriated aoresad shall be held by
the said State for the and purpose aforesaid Propdd
That the lands to be located in California shall in
be further than thirty miles from the line of the said branch
road and the lands hereby granted shall be exclusively
piled in the of said branch road shall be dis
posed of only the work progresses and the shall be
applied to other purpose whaever And rorded further
That and all lands reserved the United States by any
Congress- for the purpose aiding any object Of in
ernal improvement in for any other purpose
whatsoever be and hereby reserved the United
States from the operation Of this except far may be
found necessary locate the route Of said branch road through
such reserved lands in which the right Of way only shall
be granted subject to the approval of the President Of the
United States.
Sec g. And be It further enacted That the sections and
parts of sections Of land which, by such grant, shall remain
the United States within twenty miles each side Of said
branch road in California shall not be sold for less than dou
BILE the minimum price Of the public lands when sold;
shall any said lands become subject private entry until
ed price,
Sec 4. And be further enacted That the said lands here
granted the said State shah be subject the disposal
the Legislature thereof for the purposes aforesaid and
other and the said branch railroad shall be and remain
public highway for the Of the Government Of the United