The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-28
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER H.
srcnos L. The Trans, Railroad Company hereby authorized
and empowered survey locate complete and pepe
aaly to have maintain and the Transit Railroad with
direct and feasible by Of st. Peter to the Big Sioux rv
south Of y6f parallel OF north latitude and shall have
TONS franchises authority and mmnncs with reference the
said any Railroad be built trcon and there hereby
conferred upon tho Transit Railroad Company all the and
authority the said Company passed the
Legislative Assembly Of the Territory Of Minnesota entitled IAN
Act Incorporate the Transit Railroad Company approved March
3d. 1853 tho purpose OF carrying on, the objects Of this
aud Of aprpang and applying the lands hereinafter in this act
granted their proceeds TO aid the construction Of Railroads
this authorized to be built and the whole Of the Railroad
said road hereby authorized be constructed shall be construc
third day March L. 1851 The Transit Railroad Company
shall the defence Of usury contract in court
| Whatsoever.
For purpose of aiding the of the
Railroad which by this act the Transit Railroad Company
pecvc Of this Territory and future State TO and all the
granted by the Government Of the United States TO the Ter
o Of M"s M the purpose r Of aiding e s"" rrs
south of yt parallel Of north latitude by virtue Of an act
Of Congress entitled An Act making Grant Of Land to the Ter
ioy Minnesota alternate sections aid In the construction
Of certain Railroads in said Territory and granting public lands
alternate sections the state Of Alabama to aid in the
sruction Of certain Railroad in said State approved March 3d.
1851 together with all and singular the rights privileges and i'm
mucs conferred intended be conferred said road by
the said act Of Congress hereby granted to and vested the
said Transit Railroad Company Fror that the said lands shall
be exclusively applied aud used by said Transit Railroad Com
pony the construction II Railroad from Winona via ST Peter
to point the Rig Sou, river south Of the forty fifth parallel Of
and shall be disposed Of only in the prescrb
90, in said , Of Congress approved March 3D. 1861 and shall
applied o other purpose whatsoever.
SIZE The location and designation and change alter
alton of the route and line Of said Railroad shall made
Transit Eaioad Company aud the same shall to
and as fast ma praccc b. epoed 10 the Governor Of the Ter.
toy OF future State Of Mime selecting lands
lc for in the act If onges. b.reubefc mentioned and herein
vested said Transit Railroad Company shall be made 10y such
agent ar a shall be apponcd by the Governor
ry ar fuur, State Of Minnesota who is hereby required al-
n,u ,l .o, uuon IA. enucst of said COMPANY compc
If s agents sbal l AT the cost and charge of said company
Of kind
n,c STAFF If Minnesota Railroad which shall be construct
cd nv the a,,,aon r funds derived from the lands herein grant
ed sba he and remain public highway for the
mcn, f tho Tinted states free from any toll or other charge
anon tho Of prrty or troops Of the United States
aud The ,,,c sta,,s mai shall he over said Railroad
md, III, J,cnn f the Post Office Department a. provided in
.aiJ net If Congress
S,c 4 tn, sad lands NJ granted shall exempted
from, a IA, aim, ,n I'm, san, shall have been sold and
h all nv In If the grant Of land and other
nI hereby confirmed IN and conferred on the
r,,,s,, , Cnn.nv the SAID Company shall nav into the
,h.
ON nI , eros. earnings Of said road gross
said company hcenteorc provided for
the Territory OF future state :" Mh'S" "'h sNs osS a'r
any portion "i W" s"u f"a" S,"' W ~ gu" I"A1
alter an" inc sam, wh'h pa" SHAH !" !" "" W u" N VIVA"
lever a.,
sac D. 'h' Sa'' 'f"hs h""''" '".' NV '"' P'"
er ana authority 10 transport persons anu oP''H ~ 'S s
"''s ana hargrs or "n'i ''t ""' '' ""s VI
water whch inc" sal" '"'a mS III" " r ''"' ''
collect ani receive r'asohao" 'vnle"s"o" ' ' sam anu ''
thai PURPOSE may purchase :" no." '"" wv" ' '''' w
other craft us may nn require" ,' ne P"'F' .
Stc III" sa'd transit hafoad company S"a u. ''P"'" ~
law, Of taking aud holding any lands gfah'u ny W. "'eme
ot the United states, o' 'hs