Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1860-02-25

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lsBd, 50 vtith tkey e. e sltlea By he
terms q this Get, kksIss 81 Muslsssss
Atfssssa Spsn he bed ~ beds Q. sid
fosd N roads, and "a tha roIliag siosk,
bsildiags, asa dspOts lhsseoi, .. sssariiy
Gee the paymeal 20 The United States Of
the sBuunt OF the bosas % treasury sotes
issBed q stSEessid, until ,ks sh0Is there
Of shah be pssa 10 the United States IN
mail aRd other services, sscsfdlag W The
brs4isiess Of this set Ffosiisd, That
the sompsaies receiving land. b. this
gTapi from the government ~ the Unissd
states shsll sell end al,spsts gasslsSH sf
ssid lshds si'ais ase years ifsa tbs dsas
Of The patents IN the same, ssd the rest
81 sad lands 90 gfaBted 10 she companies
Ehhin tea yssts f,aaa the date a. The PAT.
eats % lhs sane and nll isads sss soid
a lhe cod u IsH years fsoz The daas q
she bsfEats s. - sshse stat ffrSft q he
Fe%stsaepta u lie GHssc5 States
sEc. >. 1sdbs Il farther ,ssrt,S, Thsi
! II either 81 ths eompaaiss auitpn1sd 10
construct sithsF al the too msinlissiiraad
sad itiegrash lisss nssRtisasd IN the tWo
z bFst ssesiuas st Ihis sci shall lati ta com
plele The sbsIs eflls railroad aud tel
/ sgrsph hoe rithiA ipsls, years after the
pssssgs Of this sct. sad It's sceepssaes BY
the cgnpsaies. fasIsss .he tine shall BE-
sslzsgsd By c6sgres..) said 's',teg s0m-
psay shsIl ipsfsii ell tbs fiskts shd pr,s.
iiegsa gras,sa b. lhis act A. u al its line
/ u railroad sua islegSph not thea con,
pletsd. aud ~ grsats Bf lsad therefore
Add sid Iaass thas forfeited mas be
Esan,ed bJ Congress 10 any ether eoB psRy
the same ~ IL thi. set hse not been pas
seI, to aid 10 completing said rsiiFpad aud
Telegraph line: and CgsgTsss may place
the arrangement % the whole Of each 81
eilhcr II ssid i~s sHsis Fsiirsds add tel
earsph lines, thss foffsiting their lAads,
~ Tar s. the sasse msJ bsss been eoa-
.irusIsd ty the sd u che UBited States
g.vefamsst herein provided, under The
rlelusiys ess,rsl u ths e9mPaHies under
tskips To eosnplets the sane, on such
TENS 10 regard to ssii failisg companies,
respectively - !; nsy lscm juai aud frop
~. asa congress reserves the right - %
g. b. lh,s act. N Gfisr ia ,RsuFs the con
pletion o. the sad msia railroads asd tel.
sgnpb hnss
SIC . Asd De Il fsTfi>r ezar'rS,
That each q abe companies engaged IN
. raaslgueling the tSo msia railroads sad
telegraph liues aforesaid shall sEs asll ',
Jaftar tie eoastTscii0n thereof, fsake :
mn report t. the Secretary Of the Interior,
VERIFIED by the oath 81 the proper "a -srs
81 sgsu, Of ss,i companies, respectively,
eG the conditions aud rvogfsss q sad
uogk Of the disIsBco Of railroad aud tsls
yrath line con plttsd, and the cost q she
SANE. -nl the distance "a egHtse Of eou.
rrucsiuu, and the cast - far u the sane,
Il the estimated valae Il the lands ua.
,5ld, VI ,he smouns of Hoaey and prop
sr,y on hasd, Aad II ihs amgang received
from the rad. sHd Of ali ,bv cost aad eS
usa.es 81 the rsnstructian iheTeyf up &
The time Il mskisg said rspot, tsr tbs
precesdiag year Aad aid reports shall
b. s0nuHacA annually after sad rsaas AM
telegraph hsSs ara completed sh0WtRg
the ahnual iBsasss and expenditures there
n by uen, after that tine, together Witi
s,sts,usat # ths lands remsiuias unsolc
spa the s.ti mated ya!as thereof. ssi o.
ia. ,snd- spli aad the amysst received
thereof aaA geaeral slsie,nsa, Of obs
ro7iis,pn ~ aid r.lrasd sBa tcisgrsrt
lines sad # the Income and expenditure
tbrtsui or the yssr Frrerd,sg
sac 10 Asi - ~ farther SH1ctsst
That .s,d vompah,e. ouslhg 81 maBagiua
ra,i railroad. and telegraph hbes shat
Keep lbs sane 60 grod uTisr and fspsir
sud ,hsl Dot psrm't ANY Unreasonable
drl,t, n the transportation II Hssil.. troop
81 military stores, or 81 per.oas ~ prop
: srty 20 sa,d railroads, sr ia the trsssgDIs
sioa Of isgalhgrRce by "a a tslssrsyh iiaes
All 10 Gaze either Of SAID companies shat
perm.t or aiipW said vsilroai pF telegraph
} haa to resa,a Improperly cat &C repair
such eempaay shaN b. sa5isct 10 sal
6ncs sud p Balltss therefor as tAe depart
mea whuss hasiasss has been - seRlsct'
"a may see n, 10 impose.
$50. II Iai b. % farther sAsosrs5
That the Secretary Of tbs Interim shall
cause The IssI. t. b. suTSsyei after ths
coates shall bs hHcij ON The haSs Of said
roads, ~ isT a. necessary, a. last IS maj
BE- Required hy the evh-truvtioa % tsid
srverai railroads aud che iahds grartcf
by this act 10 che railroads shalt Hal b. l,ablt
/ to sale, tsEssp, by said eumPssJ,l % ca
Try, or pre- essptivn, before or aiier lhyl
are Surveyed Asd the reserved sseIi2ai
Of the government jissigoa,sd BY even
aambers) ga the seSaih FsilFpads BFoVld
ed Cor In this Get shsil aoI be seli ioF le-,
than d5sblc the miRlHaB pJice VI th'
4 public iaHd, iiaI the same shall be sab
Jet 70 pre- caption The same As otheI
land. allowed 10 be pre- smP,ed ia al re-
poets except 10 b. psid ior AZ such d0u bi'
pFic.. ADD said reserved ssssta0s saay si,l
b. heated b. laud warrants issaoi By ths
+ United States At the ssRs double Ptlee,
! 20 vii. enc half the Haa,bsr 0f scses
asned IN aid Hssauts
SEc u Had T. 81 farther enacted,
That The right Of way Is hereby granted
tor ragh gl sad IAiifead, to the several
companies constructing the same 20 the
extent ct Oae huadFed feet in width on
; each side Of each Of said railroads In the
same manner 10 oil other respects As Is
provided b. lee Ia ether eases. lBeladIRg
al necessary grouuds foF slat'on baiIdiags,
( workshops, Asd dspo's aRd - forth aud
the right 81 way shah Be sIear. fFsm
taHaIiah WiIhia the Territories Of the
/ Uuited States The United States shall
eIilagai.h a. RAPIDLY a. may he the la
diau tales 10 al lands falling saasT the
operation Of this act, aud required ia the
donation 10 the two main nads aahied H.
this biil
( SEQ. iS Iai H. Il f,srIAss esarfsrI,
That al mineral. of gold aBd silver, With
ia che State 81 CaiitrRiA, shah be, asi
ave hereby. reserved and excepted ffoA
the apeFsilos OF this act; but 10 AID ia
the e0asIEactisa Of ssid railroads aud tel
egrsPh hHFs, ss,d companies Rsy, rsapso
lively, take aRd use earth. stepe, timber.
80 dsIhsr materials, ftom Any laads I'd
jaeess 20 ssid Fslirssds, FssPsetissly, b.
belong 60 the United Stsa.s.