, 1862-06-28


be and is hereby, granted to the said compa-
II, tor the purpose Of aiding in the con-
strnction Of said railroad and the telegraph
alne, and to secure the safe and speedy trans
portation Of the mails, troops, NUM-
tions OF war, and public stores thereon, every
alternate section Of {30 public land, d=sig-
mated bS odd numbers, to the amount Of five
alternate sections per mile on each side OF said
railroad, {3S) on the line thereof, {39) and
within the limits Of ten miles on each side of
said road, not sold, reserved or otherwise dis
posed Of ty the United States, and to which a
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 excepted from the operation Of
this ta0} act; but where the same shall con
tam 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
been completed, shall be (4l) subject to set
tlsnlent and presumption. like other lands, at
q price not exceedi1g & one dollar aud twenty
five cents per acre, TO be paid to said com
paDy.
Sec. I. A7td be it further enacted, That when
ever eaid company shall have completed forty
consecutive miles Of any portion Of said rail
road ard telegraph liuc, ready for the service
contemplated By this act, and supplied with
all NECESSARY drains, culrerts, viatucts, cross
ipgs, sidipgs, bridges, turn outs, watering
places, depotE, equipments, furniture, and ali
other appnrtcuances OF i1st-class railroad.
the rails and al1 the other iron used in the
construction and equipment of said road {43)
to be American manufacture of the best qual-
ity, the President OF the United States shall
appoint tlrtc commissioners to examine the
SAINT and report to him in relation thereto:
and if it shall appear (43) to him that forty
consecutive miles Of said railroad and tee-
and equipped in all respects as re-
1nired By this net, then, upon cestif-
Gates Of said commissioners to that effect,
patents shall issue conveying the right and
title to said lands to said company, Us, on
each side Of the road as far as the same is
completed, to the amount aforesaid; and pat
cuts shall in like manner Issue as each forty
miles Of said railroad and telegraph li1e are
completed, upon certificate of said commits
sloncrs- any vacancies occurring III said board
OF commissioners by death, resignation, or
otherwise, shall be filled By the President Of
The United States: (4G) Provided, however,
That no such commissioners shall DC appoint
cd bs the President Of the United States IN
less there shall he presented to him 4 state
Ment, verified Oh oath By the president Of said
company, that such forty miles have been
completed, in the manner required By this
act, and setting forth with certainty the points
where such forty miles begin and where the
same cndi which oath shall be taken before O
Judge Of court Of rect I'd.
SEC. .. dhd re 1t JHrfItr eudctc2, Tint for Tue
Jur;oses u1r1iein mentioned ;ilc Seeretars o1
the Treasury Shall, upon IL certificate in
whiting of said commissioners of the com
nletiun az and equipment OF furty consecu-
tive miles of said railroad and telegraph, in 1c.
cordancc with the provisions Of this act, is.
sue to said company bonds Of the United
States Of 81 900 dollars each, payable in thirty
Stars alter cate, herring six per centum pei
anprn interest, (said interest payable sciui.
annually.) which interest may .bc paid in
United States Treasury notes, or any othes
n'olsy or currency with the Unitel S.atea
haye or shall declare la@fu1 money aad 1 leg j
tender, to the :atuount of sixteen Of said bDuds
per mile for such section OF forty Eliles; and
to secure The payment to the United S:atcs,
is hereinafter provided, Of the amount oi
fonds so Issued and delivered to said company
to :etn.r w;tl, I'll Interest thereon which Shall
have bcen paid By the United States, the issue
OF said Lends and delivery to the COMPANY
shall iIst fact" constitute first {43} mortgage
or the whole line Of the railroad and teIe graph
l4Hl together with the rolling stock, fixtures
ard p1oIurty OF every kind and description
and in consideration Of which said bonds may
be issued and OF the refusal or failure Of said
company to redeem said bonds, or any part
Of them, when required to do 80 by the Secre
taly Of the Treasury, in accordance with the
provisions of this act, the said roal, with all
the rights, functions, ininuniucs, and appur
tenanccs 1hcreunto belonging, and also all
lands granted to the said company by the
United States, which, ut the time of said de.
fault, shall remain in tue Rnership Of tue said
company, {5U) may be taken possession Of by
the Secrst'ry of the Treasury for the use aud
benefit Of the United States; Provided, This
Ssctios sect se,1 .ot Ry to that paft road
SIC. 6. -lad be it Julfter enacted, That the
aforesaid sEan1s are made upon condition tha
said company t52) shall pay said bonds I'll III l.
turity, and saal keep said railroad and tele
graph line in replir and use, and shall ut al
times transmit dispatches over said telegraph
line, aud transport 1nai!s, Troops and muni
SAID railroad for the government, wheneve,
rtqulrcd to do so bS any depart neat thereof
and thai the government shall ut all times
haye the preference III the use Of the SUNG fol
all the purposes aforesaid, (at fir and reasona
b..: rates Of compensation, not to exceed ths
amounts paid by private parties for thu SAINT
Kind Of seryicc;) and all compensation fol
applied to the payKlent Of said bonds and in
ttrest until the whole amount is fully paid
Said company may also pay the United States
wholly oS in part, in the same or other bonds
Treasury 1!o1cs, or ether evidences: d ttS
against The United States to be allowed ut pr
du4 A1ttI hdlu IUIu IS E1ulpltLEu> uullt 6I1t
bonds aud Interest are paid at least five Pc
centum Of the net earnings OF said road shal
also be annually applied to the payment
thereof.
SIC. :. Ard be it further enacted, Tha
said company shall file their assent to thi
act, under the zeal ef said company, Ia tht
Department of the Inferior, within one yea
after the passage Of this act, and shall CON
plete said railroad and telegraph from the {5S
nj af hrr laros Ind 4.
the western boundary Of Nevada Territory be
fore thc first day Of July, one Thousand eign
luEdred and seTenty-four: Provided, Tha
within two years aftc- the rassage of this act
said company shall (54} designate the genera
rou7c Of said road, lis Hear is may hc {53} all,
shall file map Of the same In the department
ot the Interior, ThereunOn the Secretary o
tie 1ut,rlor shall cause Ill. lands (5G> With
fifteen m;lrs OF sall eSiynatcd r.utc or rou g
to be withdrawn from prescription, priyA
entry and sale; and when any portion OF 5 ii
route shall he llna1ly located, the Secretary G
tbc interior shall cause the said lands Isl
her: inheforc granted tn be surveyed aud Sc
poses herein named: Provided, That in fS
!, ing the point Of connection Of the main !ruu
! 18th the eastern connections, It shall b. IKE
! at the most practicable point for the construt
b, ion Of the Iowa and Missouri branches, q
I he1elnofi. r provided.
MI. .. 41HA OE IL JHflHEF tNlFtfus 4Q4L LII
: llre vt said railroad aud telegraph shall con
| ncnee 81 {5s) point on the one hundredt
ne,idiaE Of longitude west from Green 1icl
i (5:') between the south margin of the vale
! Of the Republican River and the north mar,;i
| Of the valley Of the Platte River, in the Teri
?! tory Of Nebr,sla, at ft;o1 q point to be fxe
! By the President Of the United States, aft
| actual surveys; thence running westerly upo
| the most direct, central, and Practicable rout
! through the territories OF the United State
! to tie western boundary Of the Territory
| Nevads. there to meet and connect with tt
| 1irc Of the Central Pacific Railroad Compar
! Of California.
/ leAyenWoTth- Pawnee, and Western RaiIro:
Company Of Kansas are hereby authorized
construct railrosd aud telegraph line e
from the Missouri River, at (62} the mouth
the Kansas River, on the south side theree
so is to connect With the Paeidc railroad
Missouri, to the aforesaid point, On the o.
]undred;h meridian OF longitude west fro
sane teru,s aud conditions in zil respects
are provided in this act for the coE6tructit
OF the railroad and telegraph line first me
tuned, and to meet and connect with T.
same at the meridian Of longitude aforessit
and in case the general route or line Of 70
from the Missouri River to the Rocky Mou
taiEs should be so located as to require q
departure northward!y from the proposed lii
cf said Kansas railroad before it reaches t
! meridian of1ongitnde aforesaid, the 1oca lion
said Kansas road shall be- made So as to co
form thereto; and said railroad through Ka
sas shall beso located between {63) the moa
f,he Kansas river, as aforesaid, and the afol
said point, on The one hundredth meridian
lo,yitude, that the several railroads from t
Missouri and Iowa, herein authorized to &C
nect with the same, can make connect
within the limits prescribed in this act, It
J ! provided the same can be done without dc
atipg from the general direction Of the wht
! line 10 the Pacific coast. The route in z 7us
{G6} west OF the meridian st Fort Riley, to t
! aforesaid point, on the one hundrcdth ineridi
; of longitude, to be subject to the approval