Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-15

lPUBLIC-No. AL
AN ACT to authorize the president of the United
States in certain to take passession OF mil
road and telegraph lines, and for other uurnoses
be 1t enacted by the senate and house OF REPRESENT
atlves of the United States OF America in congress
assembled, That the president OF the United States
when i'll his Judgment the public safety NAV reouiie
1t, be ana he Is hereby authorized to take pOssesOn
OF any or all the telegraph lines in the United States
their Offices and apurtenances TO take possession OF
any or all the railroad iues in the United States
their rolling stock, their Offices, shops buildings
and all their appendages and appurenances TO pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the holding usiug
ana maintaining ofthe aforesaid telegraph and rail-
road lines and TO extend repair, and comDiete lie
same, i'll the manner most conducive to the safety
anu interest 0fthe governments to place under mill
lary cont OF al Tue oitcels, agents and empo!e ts
beiohSlhg TO the telegraph and railroad lines thus
laken possession OF by the president, so that tlcy
shall be considered as post road and part OF tie
military establishment OF the United STATES subject
TO all the restrictions imposed by the rules ana arti-
cles of war.
Sec p And be it further enacted, That any at
tempt by any party or parties whomsOever, i'll any
state or district i'll which the laws OF the United
States are opposed, or the execution thereof OH
sucled by insurgents and rebels against the United
States TOO powerful to be suppressed by the Orda.
ry course OF judicial proceedings to resist or inter
fere with the unresraned use by government Of the
property described in the preceding section or any
attempt TO lnJure or destroy the property aforesaid
shall be punished as military offence, by DEATH or
such other penalty as court-martial may impose
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That three com.
mlssioners shall be appointed by the president of the
United States, by ana with the advice and consent
OF tne senate, 10 assess and determine the DAMAGES
suheIed, or the compensation to which any lairoud
or telegraph company may be entitled by reason of
the railroad or telegraph line being seized and uspd
under the authority conferred by this act and their
award snail be submitted to congress for their
action ~
Sec And be it further enacted, That the trans
portauon OF troops, munitions of war comm
mentsi mIary property and stores throughout tie
United States, shall be under the Immediate control
and supervision of the secretary Of war and such
agents as he may appoints and all rules regulations
articles, usages and laws in conflict with This nrovi
sion are hereby annuled.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the COM
pensation of each of the commissioners afolesaid
snail be eight dollars per day while in actual SER
wee; ana mat the provisions of this act o far as
it relates to the operating and using said railroads
and teiegraphs, shall not be in force any Ionoer
imam is necessary for the suppression of this rebel
lion. W 4
Approved, January 81, 1862
observation-disclosures No.11
JOlN1 RESOLUTION expressive of the RECOGNITION
ny congress OF the gallant and patriotic services
OF Inc late Brigadier General Nathaniel LYON.
and the officers and soldiers under MS command
at the battle of Springfield, Missouri
1. hesoiVed by the senate and house of representa-
yves OF Ine United States of America in congress
40 l. Inat congress deems it just and proper
10 enter upon us records recognition of the emf.
hent ana patriotic services of the late Bripadier CEN
erai Nathaniel Lyon. The country TO whose service
as part of its own glory. ~
2 That the thanks of congress arc barob, ;,,o,, 60
the brave officers and soldiers who under tie com
1nand OF the late General Lyon sustained the honor
OF the nag and achieved victory against oyerwhelm
ing numbers at the battle ofSnrinGfeld in M;ssou;
ana ihat IN order to commemorate an event So hon.
oape 10 the country and TO themselves it is order
to bnar 1n engaged shall be authorized
~ DeaI upon us colors the word 'Springfield EN-.
Droldered IN letters of gold And The president Of
Tue United States is hereby requested to cause these
es1iuuohs 10 be read at the head OF every regiment
IN the army OF the United States
approved, December "a, 1851