Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-10-11

pany of Missouri may extend Its roads from Saint
Joseph, via Atchlson, to connect and unite with
the road through Kansas npon filing Its assent to
the provisions Of this act upon the same terms
and conditions, in all respects, for one hundred
miles in length next to the Missouri river, as arc
provided in this act for the construction Of the
railroad and telegraph line frat mentioned, and
may for this purpose use any railroad chartes
which has been or may be granted by the Legsla.
ture of Kansas; Provided, That il actual survey
shall render II desirable the said company may
construct their road. with the consent Of the Kan.
sas Legislature, on tho most direct and practical
Die route west from ST. Joseph Missouri, 50 as TO
connect aud unite with the road leading from tho
western boundary Of Iowa at any point east OF the
one hundreth meridian of west longitude, or with
The main trunk road at SAID point; but in no event
shall lands or bonds be given to said company, as
herein directed, to aid in construction Of their said
road Tor agreater distance than one hunered miles.
And the Leayenworth, Pawnee, and Western
Railroad Company Of Kansas may construct their
road from Leayenworth to unite with the road
through Kansas. i UT
SEC, a. And be Il further enacted, That
The said Union Pacific Railroad Company is here.
by authorized and required TO construct a single
line of railroad and telegraph from point on the
western boundary Of the State Of Iowa, 10 be ixcd
by the President Of the United States, upon tho
most direct and practicable route, to be subject
to his aPproyal, so as to form a connexion with
The lines al said company at some point on the one
hundredth meridian Of longitude aforesaid, from
The point oil commencement on tho western boun.
dairy Of the State Of Iowa, upon the same terms
aud conditions, in all respects, US are contained in
this act for the construction Of the said railroad
aud telegraph first mentioned and the said UniJn
Pacific Railroad Company shall complete one
hundred miles of the road aud telegraph in this
section provided for in two years after filing their
assent to the conditions Of this act, as BY the
terms OF this act required and at the rate Of one
hundred miles per year thereafter, until the whole
is completed; Provided Thata failure upon the
part OF said company TO make said connexion In
The time aforesaid, and to perform the obligations
imposed on said company by this section and to
operate said road in the same manner as the main
llne shall be operated shall forfeit to the Govern.
ment Of the United States all the rights privileges,
aud franchises granted TO and conferred upon said
company by this act, And whenever there shall
be Iine Of railroad completed through Mn1esoI
ia Or Iowa to Sioux City, then the said Pacific
Railroad Company is hereby authorized and re.
qulred to construct railroad and telegraph from
said Sioux City upon the most direct and practi.
cable route to apont on, and 50 as to connect
with the branch railroad and telegraph in this sec.
ton horenbelore mentioned, or with tho said
Union Pacific Railroad, said point of junction To
DO fixed by the President of the United 9tates:
not further west than the one hundredth meridian
OF longitude aforesaid, and on the same terms and
conditions as provided in this act for the cons.
tructon Of the Union Pacific Railroad as afore-
said, and TO tocomplete the same at the rate Of ono
hundred miles per year; and should said company
TAIL 70 comply with the requirements Of this act
in relation to the.said Sioux City railroad and
telegraph, the said company shall suffer the same
loFleitures prescribed in relation to the Iowa
branch railroad and telegraph hereinbeforo mcu.
toned
Sec l5. And be It further enacted, That any
other railroad company now incorporated, or here.
alter to be incorporated, shall have the right 10
connect their road with tho road and branches
provided for by this act, at such places and upon
such Just aud equitable terms as the President Of
the United States may prescribe Wherever the
word company is used in this act it shall be cons
traed TO embrace the words their associates, sue
cessors, and assigns, the same as 1.-THE words had
been properly added thereto. -
Sec, lG, And be it further enacted, That al
any time after the passage Of this act all of tie
railroad companies named herein and asserting
hereto, or any two or more ofthem, are authorized
to form themselves into one consolidated com.
pany notice Of such consolidation, in writing shall
10 filed in the Department Of the Interior, and
such consolidated company shall thereafter pro
coed to construct said railroad and branches and
telegraph line upon the terms and conditions pro.
vi led ia this act.
SEC H. Andbea IL further enacted, That
in case said company or companies shall foil to
comply with the terms and conditions Of this act ,
by not completing said road and telegraph and
branches within reasonable time, or by not keep.
ing the same in repair and use, but shall permit
the same, for an unreasonable length Of time, to
remain unfinished or out Of repair, and unfit for
use, Congress may pass any act to insure the spec.
dy completion OF said road and branches, or put
the same in repair and use, aud may direct the
income Of the said railroad and telegraph line to
be thereafter devoted To the use Of the United
States, to repay all such expenditures caused by
the default and neglect Of such company or com.
panies:, Provided, that II said roads arc not com.
plsed so as to form scontlnuous line Of railroad,
ready for use, from the Missouri river to the nav
igable waters Of the Sacramento river, in Ualifor-
nia by the first day Of July, eighteen hundred aud
seventy six, the whole Of said railroad before men.
toned and to be constructed under tho provisions
Of this act, together with all their furniture, AZ.
lures, rolling stock, machne shops, lands, tene.
ments, and hereditamsnts, and property Of every
kind and character, shall be forfeited TO and be-
taken possession Of by the United States: Proyi.
ded, That Of the bonds Of the United State. in
this act provided to be delivered for any and ali
parts of The reads 10 bo constructed east Of The
one hundredth meridian Of west longitute from
Greenwich, and for any part of tho read west Of
the west foot Of the Sierra Nevaaa mountains,
there shall be reserved Of each part and nstalment
twenty hve per ceutum, 10 be and remain in the
United States Treasury, uAdelyered, until sald
road and all parts thereof provided for in this act
are entirely completed and Of all the bonds proyi-
ded to be delivered for the said road betweep tha