, 1860-04-19

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EoMmitt<t.
Pacific Railroad Bill.
bill TO >e.;e e,ntAcs ans rroy.ina f.r tie a,s4
ms. tro9p: Eastat 4 ,a5 .szsr "a nsrsl ssoseH
fos otherFrEp2sss.
b i enacted dy ta* S<0at< and Lo,us If Rsprt.
ssatatirts or tbs Dat*M States Of AMey;ss in
Gon9'ess assembled,
That to insure the safe, certain, and speedy
transportation Of mails, troops, sud public
stores from the western border Of what is called
our E1sste.n States, By railroad, to Wit: start
1assxg two points, ono On the western border
O. &Ez$tate Of Missouri, tie ether on the west
cru eorder Of Iowa, With two conrergiug lines
bearing westward and uniting within two hun
red miles Of the Missouri riser, md thence prp>
ceeding BY a single trunk line. hy the ne.zestand
best route to the buy ct San francesca, or to the
raTiRab'e Waters Of theSacsaueuto, in the Stata
Of California, there be, and hereby is, granted
to -, aud to such persons as nsjo,ity Of
such grantees shall admit as their associates,
and to their successors, every alternate Sec
ton OF land within one mile Of such rail-
road line as such persons may adopt, said sec-
tiohs to be those designated by odd numbers.
And when the United States have disposed of
any such scctious, or for euy other rsasoa car
not conEey title there:o. or when the sane shall
be condemned By the United States surveEo4as
worthless, land bis decision be approved h3 tie
Secretary Of the 1nter:or,j or wien thc same
shall be mineral lands, or IT The same be occu-
pied at.he date ofthe passage Of this bill, the
deficiency shall be made upby selections made
within sir niles Of said roal tram lands Of tue
United States TO which ncne Of the aforesaid
objections appl5 Rrssidcd, That so 5000 as The
terms Of this act are accepted By the parties uu-
dertaking to perform the services herein proyi-
ded for, it shall be the duty Of the President Of
the United States, upon the application Of said
parties, to cause the pubiic lands for six mi:.s
ties may indicate, to be withheld from settle
meht, sale and occupation, until the lands shall
have been surveyed aud the alternate sections
selected. Us provided IN this act.
SEC. 2. Ani b. it Jurt6tr enacted, Tint eaca
and all grants made in this bill to the parties
aforesaid are made on the TERMS and conditions
specified in this net. and on condition that said
parties assent to the same and comply there
with; and that said PARTIES shall transport By
railroad the mail ,troops, naa public stores Of
the United States, Is prescribed in this net.
upon the route designstea in this bill as near Is
may be practicsh;e- such railroad TO be sup
Piled with all necessary draius, cuiverts, cross.
!ngs, viadue1s, sidings, bridges. turnouts WATER
ing places, depots, and oil other equipments,
furniture, End appuztcuances Of 6rst~ class raj
road, with raila Of good nuaiity asd size, which
rails and all other iron work saali be ofAr,erican
manufacture. aud sGid parties shall provide
telegraph line on said ro:a in the most approved
sud ~orkmsnlike manner.
rpad can't. mnlated b. Ills act sh.l. esrry over
each section Is It i finshed. aud oyer the whole
route afler II is finished. all mails. troops. Sea-
men. euI Goyerrnaea; :stores, and Goycrnu,ent
agents; and shall he atioHed for these ser71cea
such sums as the department in behalf OF which
the eesvics is rendered may anttocizo and pre-
war, tnat peid for ike services in reac. on oh.
nr GrsLrlasx ,z;|road. of Gie cha1.c4ar until
,}e yho1n rmnnnt of monrr advanced hr The
f1n;ts sfatcs tn said nart:cs ahaji be 1p;mhnrs,
al hv serr;-s. - rcnaer.d. P,0r.,f.1 That fhr
ITn;;r5 .,t,tes eha1i At iii inns. have rhs nref.
un1 te1erranh Inc ard fnr tr}eeran1;c srr.
vices rendcred the t;oyernmcut shsIl nav such
xnn,s es the denartnent may allow in behalf of
which i msv b. reudered.
Src. T. 4nH IL It f,+kh,r tot,1t,I, THAT when.
ever either of said natties aha,l hnyc fiftr cam
secutiye miles Of .I,y portion Of said raiIrnad
and teleern phic line ready for the service con-
temo'sted II, tis uct nnd tsa,t re,ort H.. ~ me
tn 1he prr.i.}rnt nj thc i1r,.eI Sta1es Il s,,.}l
h. The duty o. the presiae.,7+ Ia canoiut imr,e.
diatsjv rh;.e cnmn;ss;nnsTs who sbolI e~.m;ne
fha san,e and make rrnort to him in rr5at;nn
therrto. and. If II shalf anrcar tl,at fitly con.
secutire Mics If said rnaa and teIerranb line
have been COMPLETED in a good. substantial and
workmaulisc sc manner. and in nil Respects as re-
nuired bY ti;e act. and snnn,;ed w;ih ali neces.
ssry rolling stock, buildings aud &urnouts, for
The use Of gpiS road, aud ore in rood working
order. cepcbte Of performina tho service here
contemplated. then it shah le the duty Of the
.;ecret=ry Of the Treasury, under the direction
Of The President to issue 10 the r1,ty or
nartia, that nav have said fif.Y consecutive
miles of line c1mpIeted. the bonds Of tbe
Uuitcd S.:,trs, in The foiiowinr amounts, and
in fha fnllosyino manner. =. cnn,mencin,, al
rba east md Il }ha rata. of tvelva t1ou.
sana dollars = mile. md At tho crossing Of The
uinety.sevea,h meridian Of LONGITUDE Ills sum
sl,atI be ,ocrcassd three thousS5,d dollars mile
and tlc snue incre ase shall 10 msJe at the ccoss-
ing ofesth succeeding dedgreB Of longitude until
The one hcudrcd and ninth dec. i, reached: aud
At tha vest end. commeuciuf at the rate Of
twelve thousant dollars a mile 10 the base OF
the yerada mcuutn;n. wben il shall Se incgeasfd
To twenty four Thousand dollars mile: and ut
the crossing Of tho next degree Of Ioncitude
sn>r reaahin,r the summit of 3he Nevada NOM
tain nroceedinv eastwsra. this amount shall be
;ncr.sssd hr TN thousand a,,Itsr. ner rniIe ard
~ s,T,c ;rc+e,se ft,yf thors,na antl:.va 1e;tc1
shall t1be nlace at he crcssirr Of each sucrend.
inv derres ,I lnnsitu;Ia nptil The aforesaid me-
ridisu Of one hundred and piue degrees Of iou-
qitude Is reached. And as the ,Terk proceeds,
sfiar fhe comnIetiou of fifty cnnEec,itive mills
SfCIQn&.
hands s}aiI he issned for cach mile "a cn,nn}st.
I'd sccording tn the aboye rates.. and the issue
If the sn;d bands. nnd the REGENT thereof br
The nartes aforesaid. shall nDerate an a
tirst.lnor traf-c lien 'to the United States
On the rnad.bea. road. rolling. stocs. iron. md
~ sa;J xnad nd iii liz nnrchaxa. n,:a NJ ,s,
ter;sjs ~ ou;ts to s.cnte l., H. u,;,atl S.stes
t1,a ~ ';,,hnrssur cf the snms ca nirancsi ~
iha I7n;lad STATES. prarlf<d. That lie sum 81
advanced Az aiorssa;d shai1 MT exceed sixty
niE;ons a; lo,,ars: 45l pror;te4. oi52, Tba,
feiar. sncl adyxrc:s shall be nn4e on gurs in
IT, S,nte of Califuruia. lec;,lstiyc provisions
and sn,i,or,r shsli he n1,cnSed irom faI;fn,nia
ntr.r ta,o Il, IN Il, rrh;cI, IN ro.I .i,,l;
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