Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-04
ITY FLOYD COUNTY. IOWA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1852

to do so by any Department thereof,
and that the Government shall ut all
times have the preference in the use
OF the same for all the purposes afore-
said, Cat fair and reasonable rates
OF compensation, not to exceed the
amounts paid by private parties for
the same kind of service j and all
compensation for services rendered
for the Government shall be applied
to the payment of said bonds aud in.
tcrcst until the whole amount is fully
paid. Said company may also pay
the United States, wholly or in part,
in the same or other bonds, Treasury
notes, or other evidences of debt
against the United States, to be allow.
ed at par and after said road is com.
pletcd, until said bonds and interest
are paid, at least five per centnm OF
the net earnings of said road shall
also be annually applied to the pay
mcnt thereof. .r.5....r.. ....... ...
SEC. 7. And be ii further enoded, That
said company shall file their assent to
this act, under the seal of said compa-
ny, in the Department of the Interior,
within one year after the passage Of
this act, and shall complete said rail
road and telegraph from the point OF
beginning, as herein provided, to the
western Boundary of Nevada Terrific.
ry before the first day of July, one
thousand eight hundred aud seventy
four: Provided, That within two
years after the passage of this act
said company shall designate the gen.
cral route of said road, as near as
may be, and shall file map of the
same in the Department Of the lnteri
or, whercupon the Secretary Of the
Interior shall cause the lands within
fifteen miles Of said designated route
or routes, to'be withdrawn from pre-
emption, private entry, and sale and
when any portion Of said route shall
be finally located, the Secretary of the
Interior shall cause the said lands
hereinbcfore granted to be surveyed
and set off as fast as may be neccssa'
ry for tho purposes herein named :
Provided, That in fixing the point OF
connexion of the main trunk with the
eastern connexions, it shall be fixed at
the most practicable point for the con-
struction Of the Iowa and Missouri
branches, as hereinafter provided.
SIC. &. And be Il .JT.her snccted, That the line
of said railroad and telegraph shall
commence at point on the one hun
dredth meridian Of longitude west from
Greenwich, between the south margin
Of the valley Of the Republican river
aud the north margin Of the valley OF
the Platte river, in the Territory Of
Nebraska, at a point to be fixed by
the President OF the United States,
after actual surveys thence running
westerly upon the most direct. central,
and practicable route through the ter
ritories of the United States, to the
western boundary Of the Territory OF
Nevada, there to meet and connect
with the line of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company of California.
SEC. 9. Ind BE IL further enacted, That The
Leavenworth, Pawnee. and Western
Railroad Company of Kansas arc here
by authorized to construct railroad
and telegraph line from the Missouri
river, at the mouth of the Kansas riv.
cr, on the south side thereof, so as Il
connect with the Pacific railroad ol
Missouri to the aforesaid point on the
one hundredth meridian of longitud,
west from Greenwich, as herein pro
vided, upon the same terms and con
ditions in all respects as are provided
in this act for the construction Of tht
railroad and telegraph line first men
toned, and to meet and connect will
the same ut the meridian OF longitud.
aforesaid and in case the genera
route or line Of road, from the Nilsson
ri river to the Rocky mountains
should be so located as TO require ;
departure northwardly from the pro
posed line of said Kansas railroad be
fore it reaches the meridian of longi
tudc aforesaid the location of sal,
Kansas road shall be made so as t
conform thereto; and said railroa,
through Kansas shall be so locates
between the mouth-of the Kansas riv
er, as aforesaid, and the aforcsai,
point, on the one hundrcdth meridian
Of longitude, that the several railroad.
from Missouri and Iowa, herein au
thorized to connect with the same, ca,
make connexion within the limits pre-
scribcd in this act, provided the same
Ican be done without dcviating from
the general direction Of the whole lin
to the Pacific coast. The route i
Kansas west Of the meridian Of For
Riley to the aforesaid point on the on
hundrcdth meridian of longitude, to b
subject to the approval Of the Prcside,
Of the United States, and to be 'dete
mined by him on actual survey. An
said Kansas company may proceed I
build said railroad 10 the aforesai
point on the one hundrcdth merida
of longitude. west from Greenwich !
the Territory, Of Nebraska. The Ccl
trail Pacific Railroad Company Of Cal
fornia, . corporation existing und.
the laws Of the State Of California, al
hereby authorized to construct a ra1
road aud telegraph line from the T
cific coast, at or near San Francisc
or the navigable waters OF tie Sacr
mento river, to the eastern boandal
fof California, upon the same terms al
conditions. in all respects, as arc co
ttaincd in this act for the constructio
Of said railroad and telegraph lin
first mentioned, and to meet and col
meet with the first mentioned railroa
and tclegraphline on the eastern boul
dary Of California. Each Of said con
panics shall file their acceptance {
the conditions Of this act in the d.
partmcnt of the Interior within 81
months after the passage OF this act.
n SEC. 10. And be Il .fnr.hef enacted, That Il
said companies chartered by the Stat
of Kansas shall complete one hundre
miles of their said road, commcncin
at the mouth of the Kansas river d
aforesaid, withinLtwo years after film
their assent to the conditions OF tli
act, as herein provided, and one hun
dred miles per year thereafter unit
the whole is completed and the sal