Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-30
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notes, or other evidence of debt against the
United States, to be allowed at par; and after
said road is completed, until said bonds and
interest are paid at least five per centum of
the net earnings of said road shall also be an
nually applied to the payment thereof
Sect. I. And be it further enacted, that said
company shall file their assent to this act, un-
der the seal of said company, in the depart
ment of the interior, within one wear after the
passage of this act, and shall complete said
railroad and telegraph from the point of be-
ginning, as herein provided, to the western
boundary of Nevada territory before the first
day of July, one thousand eight hundred and
seyenty-fuur; Provided, that within two wears
after the passage of this act, said company
shall designate the general route of said road,
as near as may be, and shall file a map of the
same In the department of the interior, where
upon the secretary of the interior shall cause
the lands within fifteen miles of said designat-
ed route or routes to be withdrawn from pre-
emphon, private entry, and sale: and when
any portion of said route shall be finally To-
Gated, the secretary of the interior shall cause
the said lands hereinbefore granted to be sur
Yeyed and set off as fast as may be necessary
for the purposes herein named Provided,
that in fixing the point of connection of the
main trunk with the eastern connexions. it
shall be fixed at the most practical point for
the construction of the Iowa and Missouri
branches as hereinafter provided.
Sect. s. And be it further enacted, that the
line of said railroad and telegraph shall COM
mence at point on the one hundredth merid-
ian Of longitude west from Greenwich, be-
tween the south margin of the valley of the
republican river and the north margin of the
valley OF the Platte river in the territory of
| Nebraska, at point to be fixed by the presi-
| dent OF the United States after actual SURVEYS;
| thence running westerly upon the most direct
central, and practicable route through the
territories 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
Sect. 8. And be it further enacted, that the
Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad
Company Of Kansas are hereby authorized to
construct railroad and telegraph line from
the Missouri river, at the mouth of the Kansas
river, on the south side thereof, so as to con-
meet with the Pacific railroad of Missouri to
the aforesaid point on the one huridredth me-
ridlan of longitude west from Greenwich, as
herein provided, upon the same terms and
conditions in all respects as are provided in
this act for the construction of the railroad
and telegraph line first mentioned, and to
meet and connect with the same at the merid-
ian of longitude aforesaid; and in case the
general route or Inc OF road, from the Mis-
souri, river to the Rocky Mountains, should
be so located as to require departure north
wardly from the proposed line of said Kansas
railroad before it reaches the meridian of lon
| gltude aforesaid, the location of said Kansas
road shall be made so as to conform thereto;
and SAID railroad through Kansas shall be so
| located between the mouth of the Kansas riv
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the one hundredth meridian of longitude, that
the several railroads from Missouri and Iowa,
herein authorized to connect with the same
can make connection within the limits pre-
scrlbed in this act, provided the same can be
done without deviating from the general di-
rectlOn OF the whole line to the Pacific coast
The route in Kansas west of the meridian of
fort Riley to the aforesaid point on the one
| hundredth meridian of longitude, to be subject
to the approval of the president of the United
States and to be determined by him on actual
survey And naid Kansas company NAV pro-
ceed to build said railroad to the aforesaid
| point on the one hundredth meridian of long
ltude west from Greenwich in the territory of
Nebraska. The Central Pacific railroad com
| pany OF California, a corporation existing I'M
| der the laws of the state of California are
| hereby authorized to construct a railroad and
telegraph line from the Pacific coast, at or
! near San francisco, or the navigabe waters of
| the Sacramento river, to the eastern bounda-
| ry OF California, upon the same terms and
! conditions, IN all respects, as are conta;
| tins act Tor the construction Aned IN
and telegraph line frs 100. 30 "a Sild railroad
| and connect-widesirn-s 81 mentioned, and to meet
/ ~, mod nth the first mentioned railroad
Aid telegraph line ON the eastern boundary of
/ California. Each of said companies shall file
their acceptance of the conditions of this act
IN the department of the interior within six
months after the passage of this act
Sect. 10. And be it further enacted, that
the said company chartered by the state of
Kansas. shall complete one hundred miles of
their said 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 provided, and one hundred
miles per year thereafter until the whole is
completed; and the said Central Pacific rail-
road company of California shall complete fif-
| ty miles OF their said road within two years
| after filing their assent to the provisions of
this act, as herein provided, and fifty miles
| per year thereafter untilth whole is compet-
ed; and after completing their roads, respect
| lvely, said companies, or either of Them may
| unite upon equal terms with the first named
| company IN constructing so much of said rail-
| road and telegraph line and branch railroads
and telegraph lines in this act hereinafter
mentioned, through the territories from the
state of California to the Missouri river, as
| shall then remain to be constructed on the
same terms and conditions as provided in this
act IN relation to the said Union Pacific rail-
road company. And the Hannibal and Saint
Joseph railroad, the Pacific railroad compa-
| ny 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
under this act with the said Kansas company
IN constructing SAID railroad and telegraph to
sad meridian of longitude, with the consent
OF sand state of Kansas; and in case said first
named company shall complete their line to
the eastern boundary of California before it is
completed across said state by the Central Pa
cliic railroad company of California, said first
named company is hereby authorized to con-
tlnue in constructing the same through Cali
fornia, 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 and telegraph is complet
ed; and the Central Pacific railroad companv
OF California, after completing its road across
said state, is authorized to continue the
construction of said railroad and tele-
egraph through the territories of the United
States to the Missouri river, including the
branch roads specified in this act, upon the
routes herenbefore and hereinafter indicated,
on the terms and conditions provided in this
act in relation to the said Union Pacific rail-
road company, until such roads shall meet
and connect, and the whole line of said rail
road and branches and telegraph is com.
| pleted.
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