The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-04-20
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To provide for the establishment Of ra'iroad and tel
es,aphic communication between the Atian''c
States and ;tc Pacific Ocean, and or other pun.
poses.
Be eaoct,4 Jy The Ssra,. and F,u~c If R-Dresrs.
tai,cs of The Upuei States ot AD.oica Congrsss rs.
srbisd, That, io The purpose 0i aiding and securing
the construction Of faiiroad and tclcs'aphic hue
from the Missl-eipri ,Ivcr, a. point not north OF
the ,htv.se,cn,h parallel Of north latitude to the
city Of san Francisco. ~ the State # California,
there shall te ard he,eby u Appropriated and set
apart quantity OF land equal &c the alternate sec
tons to the witt, of fifteen mikes each s'.e Of
such road from he terminus thereof, the Missisf.
ipp, river, The hundred aud sixth degree 81
longitude west from Greenwich; and from thence
wester, the 'n- o the State OF California,
alternate sections - the width OF tWsut,-'Ive m'les
each side OF such road and thence through the
sad State of California, TO the western terminus Of
such road. alternate sections 10 the width o hftcV,
miles on each sde thereof such land, to I've selected
from the sections Which shall he designated IN the
put,lic surveys of SAID land (when made) by odd
numbers and to b. held and conveyed ~ her-io pro-
/ yided. And in all rascs Nhen the United Slatss
ma, have disposed of any such lands or shall, from
any Cause, be unable 10 convey title thereto, ,he
deficient, may be made zap by the party or parties
emitted thereto from unoc"iipird and unSpiropri.
aled iands bsongog to the United States within the
distance ofthirv mes from the sail road Frot1ded,
k9e,er that tor such deficiency within the State Of
CALIFORNIA; and also ~ lieu Of all mineral 'anda IN
the said STATE, (wbch excepted iiom the appro-
pfia,ion herein made) such selection mag be made
from any unoccup,ed and unappcoprated lands OF ih"
! United States within the said State of CatIior"'a
SEc.2. Ard t' Il (tsrfh, eaact,d, That i sha's
I've the duty Of the Secretary OF War Of the United
ates upon the passage % this sct 10 cause sdvcr-
( tisenents 10 be publishe in at ksst newspa-
pers in each State fora period not exceeding six
monihs which advertisement sha', icvIs sealed pro-
| posals COR the construction of railroad and tel
! eprarhir line Uf the quantity herein provided, from
the Mississippi river the city oi San Francisco
! The adve etlsement shall be- published with copy
of ibis sct aud shall propose cesson Of the sa'd
| lands apprr p,iaed atJresaId, and also the pay
men, o! "a sum- no, TO exceed six hunised dollars
per mile per annum the contracting parties. ios
the u-e Of such road and siee aphic Inc by tie Un-
ed States for postal military, naval, and ali other
government purposes ss we'll in time OF war rs
peace ior ihe rer.od and upon the terms herein
provided. The said advert isemcnt shall require ai
roposals to be sealed and tha; the proposals shall
state
First, The time in which the party or parties
Droposc 10 construct complete and hni-b The ToAd
for usc also, what extent thereof they Propose 70
complete IN each and every year rom the time OF '"e
. location Of he road.
second. The time in which such PARTY or par
,;. u,li surrender and uamfer Tree Of any cost Ia
the United States the said road with IT'S sppurtc-
Bances and taniture. .
Third The sum--not greater than said sum o'
six hundred dollars per me per aanum--"hIch me
sad party PARTIES viii receive ano 'aSe 'or ING
u,c of The said road, Er all the purposes siore-
aid far The period Of twenty-five years from and
,Ger ,be tc.on # such road. This proposal shall.
howev r. be subject the pro, go, that, the gov
- er,oent tansportatip and business on said read
withi, said period shall I've great as, according
70 the customary rate OF charges on SAID road, "a
exceed IN value fifty per crnt. over and aeose tns
y sum proposed per annum, then the government VII
nav for such extra service additional, buI reasoIa
coup pensation, to be fixed BY Congress