The true Democrat., 1856-11-25
Cairo and Fulton Railroad.
Interna! Improvement shall be encourage by the GOrernmert of this State.-G Gnnstit

by the Government of this State.- Coastitu-
 ton of Arks, Art. r, ISec. :.
 The following is the bill to aid in the con- struction of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad as passed through both houses of the General As sembly on yesterday.
 It insures, in our humble opinion, the con- struction of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad- Long will this legislature be remembered for this wise and patriotic act.
 Next week we will publish the proceedings and some comments of our own.
 An Act to amend "An Act to am in he co,sstruc-
 ton of Hte Cairo aild Fulton Aailroad," ap-
 proUed Janua,y 16th 1855.
 WHEREAS The Congress of the United
 States by virtue of an act granting the right of way, and making grant of land to the State of Arkansas and Missouri to aid in the construc- ton of railroad from point on the Mssissip- pl, opposite the mouth of the Ohio river, via Little Rock, to the Texas boundary, near Full ton, Tn Arkansas, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mississippi river, approved February 5, 1853, did make, to the State of Arkansas, certain grants of land for purposes and on con- ditions in said act specified;
 -And Wtereas, The Cairo and Fulton Rail. road Company, by authority of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. approved January 12th, 1858, did proceed to survey the line or route of the railroad cortem- plated by such act; that is to say, from the south boundary of Missouri to the boundary line ot Texas, via Little Rock, which survey was completed on the 25th day of September, 1854, and duly reported to the president and directors ot said company and by them adopt ed and approved according to law by their re- solutions of the 9th day of Oct, 1851, whereby said line or route, so surveyed and reported, was definitely fixed and established in conform fly to said survey;
 And ,ohersas furtaer, The General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, did, by virtue of the provisions of an act entitled "An Act to aid in the construction of the Cairo and Fulton Rail- road" approved January 18th, 1855 adopt and confirm said line or route, as surveyed, es- tablshed aud approved, in conformity to said acts Oi Congress and said General Assembly heretofore eDacted;-
 l Theoetore, For the purpose of giving force and effect to the said recited acts, according to | the true intent and meaning thereof: SEC. l. Be u enacted 5y the Geaera} .1sseDtJlyof bte State of Arkansas, hat all the lands granted orlntendedto be granted to the State of Arkan- sas by virtue of the provisions of the act of Con- greSs aforesaid, approved February Ssh, 1853, which lie along and ad dacent to the route ofthe said Cairo and Fulton Railroad, from the south boundary of Missouri to the boundary line of Texas, as surveyed, located and established by said company and approved and confirmed by the act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas aforesaid, approved January 16th, 1855, and reaffirmed and established by this act, including ali such lands as have been or shall te selected under and by virtue of pro. visions contained in said act of Congress. in lieu of such lands as have been sold or may have been otherwise appropriated by the United States, with all the rights conferred by said act of Congress, be, and the same are hereby grant, ed, conveyed and confirmed unto the said Cairo aud Fulton Railroad Company, as organized under and by virtue of the provisions of the aforesaid act of January l2th, 1858, subject to all the conditions limitations, and restrictions contained in the act of Congress aforesaid, and in the act of Congress entitled An act for the relief of settlers on lands reserved for railroad purposes approved March 27th, 1854; Pro- Cidei, that all costs and charges incident to the selection, listing control and sale of said lands shall be paid by said company, and no part thereof by sad State of Ardausas, ProriIed 5Uther, T hat the lands granted CT intended to be granted to the State of Arkansas by virtue otthe provisions of the act of Congress aforesaid approved February 9th, 1853, which lie along and adjacent to the route of the Little Rock and Fort Smith branch of said Cairo and Fulton Railroad, be. and the same are hereby granted to the Little Rock and Fort Smith company, according tO the provisions of this act with the same restrictions and linn itations and right cre- ated by this act and no other, So far as the same are applicable to said Little Rock aud Fort Smith Railroad
 SEC. ?. Every person, who, on the 9.h day of February. 1853 occupied, by residence and cultivation thereon, any tract of land compris- ed Tn the grant made ly virtue of, and under the provisions of such act of Congress of Fe- l bruarv 9sh, 1855, may purchase from said Cairo and Futonralroad company, at two dollars and fifty cents per acre, the legal subdivision of such land as shall include his residence and actual improvements, not to exceed one quarter section, ty complying with the following con- dtiols:
 SEC. 3. Such claimant shall, within three months after said lands are seected and con- firmed 10 said company, and list orpat thereof filed in the recorders office iu the county in which such lands may lie, file with the auditor of State, his own affidavit accompanied by the atiidayits of two disintercsted free-holders of hls county, describing the land claimed by le- gal subdivisions, proving the fact of such occu- pancy, residence and cultivation upon such le- ga! subdivision with view to actual cultiva- ton and settlement, before the day above spe- clhed, said company may, by giyii z reasonable notice to such claimant, appear before the audi tor and cOntrovert the facts set forth in such aftl 1aNItc and +ho hear proof, and, for cause shown, set aside any such claims. ProUided, That no such claim shall be set aside for misdescription, or error in l form only, founded on mistake; but on affidavit. showing such mistake, reasonable time may be l given iorthe filing of corrected proof SEC. f. Said camantshal after three months. or as soon thereafter as said company shall be in a condition to make title, pay to said compa- ny the consideration for said land as herein be- fore provided, whereupon he shall be entitled to receive from said company deed for the same, but in case of failnre to file said proof or pay said consideration money, within the re- spectiye times specified, the right to make such l purchase Shall cease.
 SEC, ,. There is hereby reserved to sad company, and the deeds to be given said clai- manis under the provisions of this act, shall 1 contain reservation of two hundred feet in width through all tracts of land so conveyed, if required for the right of way for said road
 SEC. 6. Said Cairo and Fulton railroad com pany shall within two years from the passage of this act, either grade twenty-five miles, or complete ten miles of said road, at the option of said company.
 SEC :. This act shall be deemed a public act, and shall be Gavorably construed and de- clared for all purposes therein expressed in all courts and places, whatsoever, and be in force whenever said company shall file with the Co., vemor of this State, its bond to be approved by the Governor conditioned for the faithful per- formsuce of all the trusts and requirements in this act expressed and contained.
 SEC. 8. The act to which this is amendatory is hereby repealed except so much thereof as adopts and confirms the survey of the line or Ot .l1