Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-09-06

construct railroad and telegraph line from
the Pacific coast, at or near San Francisco,
or the navigable waters, of the Sacrimento
river, to the eastern boundary Of California,
upon the same terms and conditions, In all
respects, as are contained in this act for the
construction of said railroad and telegraph
line first mentioned, and to meet and con-
connect with the first mentioned railroad
aud telegraph line on the eautern boundary
of California. Each of said companies
shall file their acceptance OF the conditions
of this act in the Department ef the Tnteri-
or within six months after the passage of
this act. s
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
the said company chartered by the State
OF Kansas shall complete one hundred
miles of their road, commencing at the
mouth of the Kansas river as aforesaid,
within two years after filing their assent TO
the conditions of this act, as herein proYi-
ded, and one hundred miles per year there
after until the whole is completed; and the
said Central Pacific Railroad Company of
California shall complete fifty miles oftheir
said road within two years after filing their
assent to the provisions Of this act, as
herein provided, and fifty miles per year
thereafter until the whole is completed;
and after completing their roads, respec.
lively, said companies, or either Of them,
may unite upon equal terms with the first
named company in constructing so much
of said railroad and telegraph line and
branch railroads aud telegraph lines in this
act hereinafter mentioned, through the Ter
ri.ories from the State Of California, to the
Missouri river, as shall then remain to be
constructed, on the same terms and condi-
tiOus as provided in this act in relation to
the said Union Pacific Railroad Company.
And the Hannibal aud Saint Joseph Railroad
the Pacific Railroad Company of Missouri,
and the first named company, or either of
them, on filing their assent to this act, as
aforesaid, may unite upon equal terms uu-
der this act, with the said Kansas company
in constructing said railroad and telegraph
to said meridian of oflongitude, With the
consent of the said State of Kansas; aud in
case said frat named company shall COM
plete their liue to the eastern boundary of
California before it is completed across
said State by tie Central Pacific railroad
company of California, said first named
company is hereby authorized to continue
in constructing the same through CalifOr-
mia, with the consent of said State, upon
the terms mentioned in this act, until said
roads shall meet and connect, and the whole
line of said railroad aud telegraph Is COM
pleted; and the Central Pacific railroad
company of CalItoruia, after completing
its road across said State, is authorized to
continue the construction of said railroad
and telegraph through the Territories of
the United States to the Missouri river, in
Guiding the branch roads specified in this
act, upon the routes hereinbefore and here
inafter indicated, on the terms aud condi-
tions provided in this act in relation to the
said Union Pacific railroad company, until
said roads shall meet and connect, and the
whole line of said railroad and branches
and telegraph is completed,
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That
for three hundred miles of said road most
mountainous and difficult of construction,
to wit, one hundred and fifty miles west
wardly from the eastern base Of the Rocky
Mountains, and ons hundred and fifty miles
eastwardly from tho western base of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains, said points to be
fixed by the President of the United States,
the bonds 10 be issued to aid in the con-
struction thereof shall be treble the num-
Der per mile hereinbefore provided, aud the
same shall be issued, and the lands herein
granted be set apart, uPo1 the construction
of every twenty miles thereof, upon the
certificate of the commissioners as afore4
said that twenty consecutive miles of the
same are completed; and between the Sec
tions last named OF one hundred and fifty
miles each the bonds to be issued to aid in
the construction thereof shall be double
the number per mile first mentioned, and
ths same shall be issued, and the lands
herein granted be set apart, upon the con-
slruction of every twenty miles thereof,
upon the certificate of the commissioners
as aforesaid that twenty consecutive miles
of the same, are completed Provided,
That no more than fifty thousand of said
bonds shall be issued under this act to aid
in constructing the main line of said rail-
road and telegraph.
Sec. l2. And be it further enacted, That
whenever the route of said railroad shall
cross the boundary of any State or Terri
tory, or said meridian of longitude, the two
companies meeting or uniting there shall
agree upon its location at that point, with
reference to the most direct and practicable
through route, and in case of difference be-
tween them as to said location the Presi-
dent Of the United States shall determine
the said location; the companies named in
each State and Territory TO locate the road
across the same between the points so
agreed upon, expcept as herein provided
The track upon the entire line of railroad
and branches shall be of uniform width, to
be determined by the President of the Uni
ted States, so that, when completed cars
can be run from the Missouri. river to
the Pacific coast the grades and curves
shall not exceed the maximum grades and
curves of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
the whole line of said railroad aud branches
and telegraph shall be operated and used
for all purposes of Communication, travel,
and transportation, so far as the public and
Government are concerned, as one connect
ed, continuous line; and the companies
herein named in Missouri, Kansas, and
California, fling their assent to the proyi-
sions of this act, shall receive and trans
structing and furnishing said first-mention-
ed line between the aforesaid poiut, on the
one hundredth meridian Of longitude and
western boundary of Nevada Territory,