Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-02

United States, the bonds TO be isspsd q,
the construction thereof slall be ,reble ,ha
Der per mile herenbefore provided, and ,ss ~
shall he issued, and the lands herein prsn,aS
set apart, upon the construction Of eyery ,,sa,
miles thereof, upon the certificate of Ia w
missioners as aforesaid that twenty consecn, y
miles OF the same are completed and be,v' y
the sections last named OF one hundred ana h
miles eaeh the bonds to be issued to aid IN "
construction thereof shall DO douhle ths Drs.
I per mile first mentioned, and the samS s JS'
( issued, and the lands herein granted be SO, an
upon the construction Of every twenty Y
| thereof, upon the certificate of the commit,
| ers as aforesaid that twenty consecutive nilo 4.
| the same Rre completed Provided rba' y
! more than fifty thousand of said bonds si,p
! issued uuder this act to aid in constituent, L.
main hne Of said railroad and telegram
Z SEC. ~, And Be il further enacted p, 4
whenever the route OF said railroad shall Or =
the boundary OF any State or Territory. or = n
meridian of longitude, the two companies ma i
ing or uniting there shall agree upon its loea,i~
at that point, with reference TO the most Az |.
and practicable through route, and in case \
difference between them as TO said location K
President Of the United States shalt deteru =
the said location the companies named in a
State and Territory TO locate the road acrns, u
same between the points so agreed upon ava. 7.
as herein provided, The track upon the az, 9
line of railroad and branches shall be of uniio J.
width to be determined by the President of 4
United States so that, when completed, cars y
be run from the Missouri river to The psc 4
coast the grades and curves shall not 49,
the maximum grades and curves OF the n, =
more and Ohio railroad the whole line Of 2,
railroad and branches and telegraph shall be N
Grated and used for all purposes Of commun;s
ton, travel, and transportation, so far IA y
public and Government are concerned AZ "
connected, continuous iine% aud the comma y
herein named in Missouri, Kansas, and CaHor
MIA, fling their assent 70 the provisions of NJ
act, shall receive and transport all iron IN
chairs, spikes, ties, timber, and all material, n
qured for constructing and furnishing said h
mentioned line between the aforesaid point Z
the one hundredth meridian OF longitude N
western boundary of Nevada Territory. vbe
ever the same is required by said FIRST NAM
company, at cost, over that portion Of the 10 IL
ot said companies constructed under the prov &
ions OF this act. 81 #a BIZ e b--t
SEC. Is. And be It further enacted, That 4.
Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad Compsx
tof Missouri may extend its roads from Saint lIe.
seph, via Atchison, TO connect and unite VA
the road through Kansas, upon filing It's assos,
to the provisions of this act upon the same Ter I,
and conditions, in al respects, for one hundrA
miles in length next to the Missouri river, al n
provided in this act for the construction Of 4
railroad and telegraph line first mentioned al Il
may for this purpose use any railroad charta
which has been OF may be granted by the Isgt
Iature of Kansas Provided, That if actual I'd
vey hall render it desirable the said compauy
NAV construct their road with the consent of d
Kansas Legislature on the most direct and pras
ticabIe route west from st. Joseph, Missouri. /
as TO connect and unite with the road leaiu.
from the western boundary OF Iowa at any poii
east of the one hundredth meridian of west Id
: gitude, or with the main trunk road at sud
point but in no event shall lands OF bonds i
given to said company, as herein directed to al
in the construction of their said road for great
err distance than one hundred miles, And I'd
Leayenworth, Pawnee, and Western Ralrosi
Company of Kansas may construct their road
from Leavenworth 10 unite with the road thrOug
Kansas.
SEC. Il And be it further enacted That til
ssid Union Pacific Railroad Company is hereb
authorized and required to construct q sing
: line Of railroad and teegl aph from point OIL
!. the western boundary of the State OF Iowa, t
, be fixed by the President of the United State'
upon the most direct and practicable route to
subject TO his approval, so as TO form a counexio
with the lines of said company at some point
the one hundredth meridian of longitude ator
said, from the point of commencement on 4
western boundary Of the, State of Iowa, upt
the same terms and conditions, in all respects,
are contained in this act for the construction
! the said railroad and telegraph first mentione
, and the said Union Pacific Railroad Comps
shall complete one hundred miles OF the ros
and telegraph in this section provided for in tv
. years after filing their assent to the conditions
this act, as by the terms Of ttis act required al
at the rate of one hundred miles per year ther
after, until the whole is completed : Provide
; That failu upon the part of said compar
to make said connection In the time aforesai
and TO perform the obligations, imposed on sal
t company BY this section and 0 operate sal
road ID the same manner as the main line shs
be operated, shall forfeit to the Gevernmentt
! the United States all the rights, privileges, an
franchises granted to aud conferred upon sal
/ company by this act And whenever there shs
be line of railroad completed through Sllnnt
, sofa or Iowa to Sioux City, then the said Pacih
; Railroad Conn any is hereby authorized and n
quired to construct railroad and telegraP
from said Sioux City upon the most direct an
, practicable route to point on, and so as TO COL
| meet with the branch railroad and telegraph
this section hereinbefore mentioned, or with IN
, said Union Pacific Railroad, said point Of Jun'
ton to be fixed by the President of the unlie
States, not further west than the one hundtedt
meridian of longitude aforesaid and on the sam
terms and conditions as provided in this aeE 70
|, the construction of the Union Pacitc RailfoS
as aforesaid, and to complete the same al tle 10
t of one hundred miles per year; and should 50
/ company fail to comply with the Requirements
i this act in relation 10 the said Sioux Clty ral
road and telegraph, the said company snall SUI
: fer the same forfeitures prescribed in relation
{ the Iowa branch railroad and telegraph hefein
, before mentioned af aa714 81
Secal5. And be Il further enacted, Ihat an
other railroad company now incorporated,
hereafter to be incorporated, shall have the rlg
} to connect their road with the road and branen'
provided for by this act, at such places ana u
on such just and equitable terms as the Preslus.
of the United States may prescribe "he, rs
the word company is used in this act It sfsll =
construed to embrace the words their ASSOCIATE;
successors, and assigns, the same as II the Woi'
, had been properly added thereto.
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