Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-31
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Session OF the Thirty Seventh
Congress.
lPCBJIC REsoLUrIoN-No Isl
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation TO certain railroads


lPUBLIc REsoLrIoN-No Isl
JOINT RESOLUTION in relation to cerIain railroads
III the state OF Missouri.
NHees by the fourth section Of an act of congress
utleu An act granting the right OF way state Of
Missouri, and portion OF the public lands, 10 aid in
the construction OF certain railroads said state"
approved June the tenth, eighteen hundred nifty
two, it is provided follows That the said lands
hereby granted the said state shall be subject 10 he
disposal Of the legislature thereof purposes
aforesaid and no other; and the said railroads shall
ne ana remain public highways for the the gov
eminent uI the united States, free ON toll or other
charge upon the transportation of any properly or
troops OF the United states; and whereas the SAID
grant OF lands has by Wiz lie o SAID act and an act
Of the legi lature of the state of Missouri applied
III iie CONSTITUTION OF the Hannibal ana saint Joseph
ram oau- constructed and owned b. the Hannibal and
SAINT Joseph Railroad Company and the Pacific rail-
road by the Pacific Railroad Company which last
mentioned road is finished and running tom ST. LOUIS
to tolla; and whereas the aUiiity of railroad com
panes TO transport the property ana troops OF the
United states over their respective railroads has been
Greatly impaired by the destruction OF br ges depos,
ana other property If said companies, and the partial
destruction OF said roads, and in the pressing
right to have their prop troops transported
free from toll or other charge said railroads. as con-
templated by the reservation aforesaid have resoye
as follows: Therefore belt
Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of
the Unlted States OF America in congress assembled
mat he secretary OF war hereby authorize make
Railroad Company and the Pacific Railroad ompany
Tor the transportation past and pective of the prop
erty ana troops of the United States said railroads
during the existence of this rebellion as in view of the
public eAlseicy may ue just and reasonable, iqu
date the same Provided, however, That the sums paid
to SAID companies shall be as may be the cost of
transporting such property and troops and not exceed
Ing the prices fixed the department on the twelfth
day OF eishteen hundred and siXty-one for trans
porat0n by railroads, which adjustment nduuidatiOn
snalpreclude any further aim behalf of such compa
MES against the compensation Ordamages
previously accrued or for the military occupation OF the
sau rOaus Dy the United States government up TO The
passage OF this act And provided further That the sec
feary OF war may in his discretion Withhold from time to
uHie sueh portion OF the moneys which may be due 10
either OF said railroad companies to indemnify the gov
eminent against any failure oisuch company 10 prompt
sach loops and supplies; but nothing there
III sh DC 50 construed as TO prevent the secretary of
war rom taking possession of said railroads and their APP
putehaices ana appEmg the to the exclusive use
Of inc government whenever, in Judgment the public
INTERESTS may require it. without in SUCH case compe-
satOn To said npanies. ' NP'
Approved