Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-04

tracks, turntables, and water stations
The United States shall extinguish as
rapidly as may be the Indian titles to
all lands falling under the operation
of this act and required for the said
right of way and grants hereinafter
made.
SEC. 3. And be IL FURTHER enacted, That
there be and is hereby granted to the
said company, for the purpose of aid
ing in the construction of said rail
road and telegraph line, and to secure
the safe and speedy transportation of
the mails, troops, munitions of war, and
public stores thereon, every alternate
section of public land, designated by
odd numbers, to the amount of five
alternate sections per mile on each
side of said railroad, OH the line there
of, and within the limits of ten miles
on each side of said road, not sold,
reserved, or otherwise disposed of by
the United States, and to which pre-
emption Or homestead claim may not
have attached, at the time the line of
said road is definitely fixed Provided,
That all mineral lands shall be except
ed from the operation of this act but
where the same shall contain timber,
the timber thereon is hereby granted
to said company. And all such lands,
SO granted by this section, which shall
not be sold or disposed Of by said
company within three years after the
entire road shall have been completed,
shall be subject to settlement and pre-
cmption, like other lands, at price
not exceeding one dollar and twenty
fec cents per acre, to be paid to said
company. r.l..... ........- ..
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That
whenever said company shall have
completed forty consecutive miles OF
any portion OF said railroad and telc.
graph line, ready for the service con-
templated by this act, and supplied
with all necessary drains, culvcrts,
viaducts, crossings, sidings, bridges,
turnouts, watering places, depots,
equipments, furniture, and all other
appurtcnanccs of frst-class railroad,
the rails aud all other iron used in the
construction and equipment of said
road to be American manufacture of
the best quality, the President of the
United States shall appoint three COM
missioners to examine the same and re-
port to him in relation thereto; and If it
shall appear to him that forty consecu.
tive miles of said railroad aud telegraph
line have been completed and equip
ped in all respects as required by this
act, then, upon certificate Of said COM
missioners to that effect, patent shall
issue conveying the right and title to
said lands to said company, OH each
side of the road as far as the same is
completed, to the amount aforesaid (;
and patents shall in like manner issue
as each forty miles Of said railroad
and telegraph line are completed, up
on certificate of said commissioners.
Any vacancies occurring in said board
of commissioners by death, rcsigna-
ton, or otherwise, shall be filled by
the President Of the United States ,
Provided, however, That no such COM
missioners shall be appointed by the
President of the United States unless
there shall be presented to him state.
meat, verified on oath by the Presi-
dent Of said company, that such forty
miles have been completed, in the
manner required by this act, and set.
ting forth with certainty the points
where such forty miles begin and
where the same end !; which oath shall
be taken before judge Of u court Of
record.
Sec. 5. And be IL further enacted, That
for the purposes herein mentioned the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall, upoI
the certificate in writing Of said com
missioners of the completion ant
equipment Of forty consecutive mile:
Of said railroad and telegraph, in &C
cordance with the provisions Of this
act, issue to said company bonds o
the United States Of one thousand dol
lars each, payable in thirty years al
ter date, bearing six per centum pc
annum interest, tsaid interest payable
semi-annually,) which interest may b,
paid in United States Treasury note
or any other money or currency whicl
the United States have or shall de-
clare lawful money and legal tender
| to the amount Of sixteen of said bond
per mile for such section Of fort,
miles and to secure the repaymen
to the United States, as hereinafte
provided, of the amount of said bond
SO issued and delivered to said com
pany, together with all interest there
on which shall have been paid by tn
United States, the issue Of said bond
and delivery to the company shall ips
facto cOnstitute a first mortgage 0
the whole line Of the railroad and te
,egraph, together with the roliin
stock, fixtures, and property of ever
| kind and description, and in c0nsidcl
alton of which said bonds may be j.
sued ; and on the refusal or failure {
said company to redeem said bonds
or any part Of them. when required S
\ to do by the Secretary Of the Treas,
ry, lin accordance with the provision
OF this act. the said road, with all th
rights, functions, immunitics, aud al
purtcnances thercunto belonging, an
also all lands granted to, the sal
company by the United States, wllic
at the tune Of said default, shall r.
main in the ownership of the sal
company, may be taken possession
by the Secretary Of the Treasury, Il
the use and benefit Of the, Unite
States /; Provided, This section sha
not apply to that part of any roa
now constructed. WI t#HiJf
Sec. 6. Ind be u further eaacied, Tn,
the grants aforesaid are made ,upo
condition that said company shall pa
said bonds at maturity and shall kce
said railroad and telegraph line in II
pair and use, and shall at all tim.
transmit dispatches over said te',
graph line, and transport mails, troop.
and munitions of war, supplies, an
public. stores upon said railroad f.
i the Govcrnment, whenever require