, 1862-06-28
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL,

awaiting the signature Of the President, is as
follows:
By enaeted, &e, That q Walter s: Bur
er, Charles Fos6iek Fletcher, Of Rhode Island;
Augustus Brewster, Henry P. Haven, Come
nectieut; Isasc Sherman, Dean Richmond,
Royal Phelps, william a. Ferry, Henry
Paddock, Lewis J.. stanc]tf, Charles a. Sscor.
Samuel r. Campbell, (2> Alfred =, TItop'
John Anderson, Azariah Boody, John S. Ken.
Camp, oryi1e II. chids, AIezande9 @ nae .f j. Be1: r.
gen, Ben. Holiday: .. n. Barney. s. De Witt
Bloodgood, Vim. q. Grant, Thomas ". o.
eott, Samuel B. Ruggles, james B. Wilson, Of
as, hsE York; {s1 Eph1aim Marsh, Charles n.
son, Beplamiu Haywood, Joseph 4. Scranton, %
Joseph Harrison, George ". Cass, John e.
Bryant. Daniel J. More1l, ~ Thomas u.
Howe, William F. johnson, Robert FInncy,
John: John 4 6 grfen E. r: Myrc, Charles F; Wells
Amasa Stone. william A. St Clement m so.. s. 1.
L'Rommedieu, ,{5) John Brough, William
nsnnisop, Jacob Blickensderfer, OF OHIO;
William n Mcpherson, r. ". Wells, Willard
E hall, Armstrong Beatty, -{6) John Corby,
s pon.sas, msso0'! : auntas5ob.y hsp5!sy pet5f
Judah, ps.5a g James Baiiey, James 7.
Mills, Samuel Bell, Louis McLane George W.
Move. Charles Mclaughlin, Timothy Dame,
son and John D Winters, Of the Territory Of
Nayada; John D. Campbell, r. N. Rice,
Charies A TroEbr1dge, and Ransom Gardner
81 Charles ". Penny, Charles T. Gorhau,,
William Mcconnell, Of Michigan; William T.
Reid, H6yt Sherman, o. Lyman Cook; Sam
uel R. Curtis, Lewis A. Thomas, Platt Smi,l.
OF Iowa; William b. Ogden, Charles G. Ham-
mold, Henry fa1nun1, amos G. Babcoek, ".
Seldom Gale, Qo) Nehemiah Bushnell. and
Samuel T. Dana, John Bertram, franklin 5.
Stevens, III EDWARD r. Tinker, of Massacau-
sets; Franklin CORN, Laban J. Bradford, aud
John 7. Lewis, Of Kentucky; james Dnnning,
n2) John 81. Wood, Edwin Noyee, Joseph
y; collaner, Henry Reyes: Thomas H: Can
!. NJ. Br1rs, {14) sap Benj.nin A'4s' F.
Harding, Of Oregon; Williim Bum,
: T., JOHN Catlin, Levi Sterling, u.s. John,
? Thompson, !, Elihur I. PhilipE, Walter D. Me-
Virgin, Of Wisconsin Charles Paine, Tho's.
4. Morris, David e. Branham, Sam'l Hanna,
Jonas Fotaw, Jessie L, Williams, {1G) Isaac
G. Elston, Of Indiana Tho5. Swan, Chauucey
BrookS, Ed. wilkins, Of Maryland F. R. E.
Henry A Swift, DWIGHT Woodbury., John
+! MeCusick, John B. jones, Of Minnesota !;
p: Joseph :. Gilmore, Us, Charles ". Wood-
3; man, Of New Hampshire r. II Grimes. !
y: s,oE:. ynester Thomas, john Kerr, {lo]
:; Ms5ter x. Davis, Luther e. Cuallis, Josiah
Miller, Of Kansas; Gilbert G. Mcneil and
II. Lay lor, Alvin Saunders, Of Nebraska; {al}
John Evans, Of Colorado together with i've
. commissioners to be appointed By the Serre-
taFy OF the Interior, and all persons who shall
or may be associated With them, and their
successors, are hereby created aud erected Into
a body corpprate and polite in decd aud in
1a7E, by tie n;1u.e, style, and title Of 's The
i; Cuion Pacific Railroad Company ~ and By
that Ea1ne shall have perpetual succession,
and shall be able TO sue sud to be sued, plead
and lie implicated, defend and tn be defended,
: II all courts CT law and equity within the
: United S!a.,s, ar0 may make aud have
Il cunmon seal = and the slid co7po-
rat!rn is hereby authorised aud empowered
to lay out, lecate, construct, furnish, main
tain ard et:ioy q continuous railroad (s3) aud
! telegraph, with the appnrten ances from (;e5)
: point Oh th= one (2i} nuudrcdsh meridian Of
: longitude west from Green wich, {3a5) between
the south margin or the valley Of the Repu5-
llc7.! River and the north margin OF the valley
. Of the Platte River, In the Territory of Nc
br5sR2, to the western boundary OF Nevada
Territory, upon the route and terms herei1-
alter provided, and is hereby vested with al
3, the powers, privileges and i1nmunieies ncces.
!: sar1 to carry into effect the purposes of this
! act as herein set forth. The capital stock OF
thousand shares ofone thousand dollars each
which shall BIZ subscribed for a1d held in not
(-6) more than two huudred shares By any
e,ie person, and shall be transferable in such
nlanDer as the By laws Of scid corporation
shall provide. The persons herrinbeforc
Iau.ed, t.7) together with those to be appoiat-
ed by the Secretary of the Interior, are hereby
constituted and appointed commissioners,
(2St and fuch body shall he called the Board
of Commissioners Of the Union Pa1iic Rail
road C-9) and Telegraph Company, and twcu-
ty.tive shall Constitute q quorum for the
transaction OF business. The t7st meeting Of
said board shall he held at Chicago, at such
time as the commissioners from Illinois
three nor less than one month after the pass
age OF this act notice Of which shall be given By
them to tic other commissioners by deposit
i1g call therefore in the postollice at Cui:a-
80, postpaid, to their address Il: 1east (:O}
forty d1ys before said meeting, (3l1 and also
By publishing said notice in one daily news
pTper in each of the cities of Caicsyo and
Sai:1t Louis. Said board shall organize By the
choice from its number Of president, score
tary, and treasurer, and they shall require from
eald treasurer such bonds as may BE- deemed
proper, and may from time to time increase
the amount thcreof 10 .hey i1ay deem prnpe7.
It shall bv tie duty Of said board Of commits
sioners to open books, or cause books to h.
opened, at snch times and in such principal
cities in the United States as they, or ~ Drum
tlons to the capital stock Of said corporation.
and cash payment Of ten I,er centuG on all
subscriptions, and TO receipt therefore. So
soon as two thousand shares shall be in good
faith subscribed 1or, and ten dollars per share
5ctually paid into the treasury OF the com,
paIy, the said president and secretary Of said
board of commissioners shall appoint 4 ti1nt
and Place for the first meeting OF the subscri-
hcrs 10 the stock OF said company, aud shall
give notice thereof in at least one nc Us
paper in each State in which subscription
books have been opened ut least thirty day:
previous to the day Of meeting and such sub
ssr4bers as sha1l attend the meeting SO called
si:hsr 10 IeEson rs Or bs p1osy shah then aat =:
rectors tor said corporation; and in such cleo
ton each share Of the said capital shall entitl,
the owner thereof 10 one vote. Tue prtsilcn
and secretary Of the board of commissioner
shall net IS Inspectors of said election, ant
shall certify uEder their bands the names 0
, the directors elected a. said meeting; and th
eald commissioners, treasurtr and sccvetaz,
shall then deliver over to said directors MI III
: properties, subscription books and othc
hooks IL their possession, {3a) and thezsup0l
) Gers previously appointed By them shall ceas
and determine forever, md thereafter til
: stockholders shall constitute said body politi
y and corporate. At the time Of the first an
+ each t,iennial election Of directors BY til
:. The United States, who shall act wit
: the body Of directors, and to be demon
g mated directors on the part of the goyer1
rntnt; any vacancy happening IL the govern
> mt Mt directors at any time may be filled b
= the {S3) presiden. OF the United States. III
n directors TO be appointed by the presidcr
= shall not be stockholders in the Union PAci1
= Railroad Company, The directors so chose
- s1;al1, rs coon lis may be after their election
~ elest from their oTn number president IN
r vice prt sidcn:, and shill also elect treasure
and Secretary. 20 person shall he directe
IN said company unless he shall BIZ bona tid
owner Of at least five shares Of stock In tt
IL Eaid company, except the two directors to I
d appointed By the president as aforesaid. Sal
2e Cs4} co1nIary, at my regular meeting Of IL
u :: stockholders called for that purpose, sha
Is have power to mske by laws, rules and req
q ; 1a1ions rs they slali deem ncedlui and pFope
u rror rcrty, estate, aud effects of t!
7c company, not Inconsistent herewith, IL
I'd transftr Of shares, the term Of oific
m duties and conduct Of their officers and sc
u wants, and all matters whatsoever whit
;. may appertain to the concerns Of said comp
al ny; ana the said board Of directors sh:
en have power to appoint such engineers, agen
and snbordinates as may from fine to time
Necessary to caz7v into effect the object OF tt
at act, and to do all acts and things touching Il
r. location and construction Of said road C55) q,
hr telegraph Said directors may require pa
"a mcnt OF subscriptions to the capital stoc
It, proportions as they shall deem necessary
m complete the railroad and telegraph within 1
hc time in this act prescribed Said presider
At rice president and directors shall hold til.
re- office for three years, aud until their succt
ia sors are duly elected {36) and qualified, or