Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-12-08
A BILL

BILL
amend n entitled sc An Incorporate the
Minnesota and North Western Railroad Company. -
SEC. Be enacted by the Legislative Assembly Of the
Territory of Minnesota:
That the eighth the entitled San act to ncor-
porate the Minnesota and rh-wcsern Railroad Company,
be and the hereby amended by striking much
thai whenever and so soon As The net earnings 81 M d road
received by the said shall have twenty
fifth the of the ipita: expended
by the said in lands rights way,
nstrucring furnishing road and appure-
nance the said shall forever thereafter pay
nuay the treasurer the territory
ota cent of the net earnings the said Railroad
which shall have accrued AMI been received by the
within the six months next preceding the times of the said
cve payments, the first said
expiration of six months from and after the said twenty per
in net earnings shall have been received by the said
And for the purpose Of asccrtainng the proceeds
kept company, which every six MONTHS
and at the time OF the making Of the said payments to the
state by the said company duly verified 10y the adavts
president and treasurer.
duy appointed by law, shall have
and the SAID corporation, and
the officers, agents and employees the cOnpany
other for the Of testing the accuracy
said account, aforesaid to be furnished compa
and If examined by tho
h0y shall knowingly wully falsely,
making such aniav notifications mentioned in the
second section of this shall knowingly wlfuy swear
fseiy such shall be subject pains pen
a!tis of perjury.
The lands granted to said company the this
amendatoy shall be exempt from taxation under the
the territory and future state of patents
have been duly issued therefor the completion
miles the said i'm by
Territory Of Minnesota
1851. ''f'''e -''"'
so. The sixteenth section the act to Incorporate the
Minnesota and North Western Railroad Company hereby
territory before the rst day Of
January in each and writing verified
company exhibiting the amount of capital actually
by the said company in the construction Of the said
the machinery therefor and
with the amount Of their receipts and expenditures during the
The said shall complete at
Raj betW nj
where crosses the Mississippi River
the road within three the passage Of this
and the whole of the said Railroad ON the
said northern terminus to the line the be
constructed and wholly by the said company within
six from and after the whole Of
the track of the said Railroad shall be laid with
than sixty pounds yard, rolling
shall be made in all respects equal ON the best
descrption of roads in the United States.
Within twenty-five months from and passage Of
this ac in the route OF the said between ST.
cut then within thirty timber shah
been cut offs the said keep
ST. Anthony The route line Of said pass to point
MT Needing one and oe.fourth of mile
in said Territory and also through town OF ST.
amendatory to the contrary wthstandins. WIS 70
B. In case the said company shall fail to
complete the said hfy miles Of Railroad between
terminus thereof and the point where said
sssppi River within three the passage act,
or to construct and complete the whole the
said Railroad within three thereaer
put In operation the said line OF telegraph within The time
tied by this act Them and in either of the said cases.
and the said act to which this amcnatory, all
void and all the lands said company and then
belonging to Its tose'her with all Its chartered right pv
leges, shall revert TO the Territory OF Minnesota.
l. All contracts, obligations, bonds,
ens which shall be entered name
oehaf OF the said by its
any OF them within the special
conferred by the directors such agents. shall
obligatory upon the said company. except In the
Of bonds and such
ments may not be verified by the
pany nor specially AUTHORIZE ty such directors.
In the said company. officers agents and SER
wants. or any or either Of them,
duty required by this act, the Of Incorporation as
hereby amended the said company, said ccer agents and
servants may upon information filed attorney
the said Territory State y anv other
DESIGNATED by law for that
or oy decree Judgment
Jurisdiction to do and perform such duty, also be
CURED and compelled to rs the said
Territory be
OF such failure o emission. -'-'--
6. The act entitled INCORPORATE the
ana North western Railroad Company
subject to she amendments and provisions
This act shall be deemed shall be in
force from and after its passage.
Crhel LEGISLATURE Of the Territory or future State n,
nnesota may repeal, amend modify the act to
ncn THIS amendatory, from after the expiration OF
twenty years from the this act provir
compensation be made to said company for all dam ages
J. 5. NORRIS, Speaker OF II. of r.
hereby certify that the Tin passed the H,ss 90
resentatves py two-thrds vote, Feb. 18th, 1855.
JAMES Z. SHEPLEY. Chief Clerk m n, n
hereby certify that the bill passei the c,r.; ~
two-thirds vote, Feb. 18th. 1885, ~ ~ "
ANDREW JACKSON NoRG AN. Sec,x ceurcu
ON nie IN my once. J. TRAVIS ROS<ER,