Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1863-02-26
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second SsssiOr of the TAiry-sevsntl
CoRgress.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAP. CXX.-An Act to aid In the Construction Of
a Railroad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri
River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the
Government the use Of the same for Postal, Mil
itary, and Other Purposer.
Be Il enacted bg thu Senate Gxd Hoase Of Repre-
sentattves of the United States of America IN Con-
oress assembled, That Walter $. Burgess, William
p. Blodget Benjamin H. Cheever, Charles Fosdick
Fletcher of Rhode Island; Augustus Brewster,
Henry p. Haven, Cornelius s. Cashnell, Henry
Hammond, Of Connecticut; Isaac Sherman, Dean
Richmond, Royal Phelps, William 81. Ferry, Henry
A. Paddock, Lewis j. Staneiff, Charles A. Secor,
Samuel X Campbell, Alfred E. Tilton, John An
dersOn, Azariah Body, John 5. Kennedy, II. Car.
yer, Joseph Field, Benjamin F. Camp, 0rville w.
Ohilds, Alexander j. Bergen, Ben. Holiday, d. N.
Barney, s. DE Witt BloodgSOd, William H. Grant,
Thomas w. OlcOtt, Samuel b. Ruggles, james B.
Wilson, of New York Ephraim March, Charles M.
| Harker, of New Jersey; John Edgar Thompson,
Benjamin Haywood, Joseph II. Scranton, Joseph
Harrison, George W: Cass, John d. Bryant, Daniel
j. Morel Thomas NJ. Howe, William +. johnson,
Robert Finney, John A. Green, E. X. Myre, Charles
f. Wells, Junior, of Pennsylvania Noaa l.. Wilson,
Amasa Stone, William b. Clement, s. S. IIHom-
medieu, John BrOugh, William Dennispn, Jacob
BIickinsderfer, of 0hiO William NJ. Mcpherson, K.
w. Wells Willard P. Hall, Armstrong Beatty, Johh
COrby, of Missouri s. ]. Hensley, Peter DOnahue,
c. p. Huntington, 7. ID. Jadah, James Bailey, James
T. Ryan Charles Hosmer, Charles Marsh, d. u.
Mills, Samuel Bell, Louis MeLane, George w. Move,
Charles Mclaughlin, Timothy Dane, John r. Rob
inson; of California; John Atchison and John d.
Winters, of the Territory Of Nevada John d. CAM
bell, K. n. Rice, Charles A. wbridge, and Ran
som Gardner, Charles w. Penny, Charles T.. Ger
ham, William Mcconnell, Of Michigan; William T.
CoOlbaugh, Lucius h. LangWOrthy, Hugh z. Reid,
HOyt Sherman, Lyman Cook, Samuel r. Curtis,
Lewis A. Thomas, Platt Smith, of Iowa; William
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Amos c. Babeoek, w. Seldom Gale, Nehemiah Bush
nell and Lorenzo Bull, Of IlIinos William a. Swift,
Samuel 7. Dana, John Bertram, Franklin s. Ste
yens, Edward L. Tinker, OF Massachusetts; Frank
lin CORN, I9ban j. bradford, and John 7. LCvis Of
Kentucky jPras Dunning, John M. Wood, Edwin
Noyes, Joseph Eaton, of Maine Henry h. Baxter,
George W. Colsmer, Henry Keyes, Thomas h. Can
field, Of Vermont; William 5. i,Add, A. 81. Berry,
Benjamin F. Harding, of Oregon William Bnnn,
junior, John Cstin, Levi Sterling, John Thompson,
Elihu l.. Philips, Walter ID. MeIadee, L. B. Stod-
daFy, E. ID. Brodheaa, a. b. Virgin, Of Wisconsin
Charles Paine, Thomas A. Morris, David G. Bran
ham, Samuel Hanna, Jonas Votaw, James L. Will
liarls, Isaac G. Elston, Of Indiana Thomas Swan,
Chauneey Brooks, Edward. Wilkins, Of Maryland
Francis K. &. Cornell, David, Blakely, A.. d. Sew
ard, Henry A. Swift, Dwight WoodbGry, John Me-
Kusick, John K. Jones, Of Minnesota; Joseph A.
Gilmore, Charles w. Woodman, Of New Hampshire;
". H. Grimes, ]. G. Stoae, Chester Thomas, John
Kerr, Werter K. Davis, Luther Q. Challiss, Josiah
Miller, Of Kansas Gilbert e. Mcneil and Augustus
kountE, 2. n. Marquette, William 81. Taylor, Alvin
Saunders, of Nebraska John Evans, of Colorado
together with hve commissioners to be appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior, and all persons who
shall may be associated with them, and their sue
cessOrs, heleby created and erected into body
corporate and politic in deed and IN law, by the
name style, and title Of "The Union Pacific Rail
road Company = and by that name shall have per-
petual succession and shall be able 20 and to be
sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be de-
Tended, in AL courts Of law and equity within the
United States, and may make and have common
seal and the siid corporation is hereby authorized
and empowered to lay out locate construct furnish
maintain, and enjoy continuous railroad and tel
egraph with the sppurtenances, from point on the
one hundred6 meridisa Of lUngitude, west from
Greenwich, between the south margin Of the valley
| of the Republican River and the north margin of
the valley Of the Platte River in the Territory Of
Nebraska, TO the western boundary Of Nevaada Ter
rtory, upon the route and hereinafter pFovi-
ded and is hereby vested with all the powers, priv
iegeS AID innanises necessary to carry into effect
the purposes Of this act As herein set forth. The
capital stock ef said company shall consist of one
hundred thousand shares Of one Thousand dollars
each which shall be subscribed for and held in not
more tkan two hundred shares by any one person,
and shall be transferable in such manner IS the by
laws of said corporation shall provide. The persons
hereinbefore named, together with those to be ap-
pointed by the Secretary Of the Interior are hereby
constituted and appointed commissioners, and such
body shall be called the Board Of Commissioners Of
the Union Pacific Railroad aud Telegraph Company,
and twenty-five shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business. The first meeting Of said
board shalt be held at Chicago at such time the
commissioners from Illinois herein named shall ap-
point not more than three nor less than one month
after the passage Of this act notice of which shall
be given by them to the other commissioners by de-
posting call thereof in the post Office at Chicago
post paid to their address at least forty days before
said meeting, and also BY publishing said notice in
one daily newspaper in each Of the cities of Chica-
| 90 and Saint Louis. Said board shall orgaaise by
the choice from its number Of president secretary
and treasurer, and they shall require from said
treasurer such bonds may be deemed proper, aud
may from time to time increase the amount thereof
rs they may deem proper. 1t shall be the duty Of
said board of commissioners to open books, cause
books IN be opened at such times and in such prin
eipa cities Of the United States as they quorum
of them shall determine, to receive subscription TO
the capital stock Of said corporation, and a cash
payment Of ten per cenum all subscriptions, and
to receipt therefor So soon two thousand shares
shall be in good faith Subscribed for and ten dollars
share actually paid into the treasury Of the COM
pany tho said president and secretary of said board
of commissioners shall appoint time and place for
the rs Getting os the subscribers to the stock Of
said company, and shaA give notice thereof in at
least one newspaper in each State in which sub
| scriptiOn books have been opened at least thirty
days previous to the day of meeting, and such sub
in person or BY proxy, shall then and there elect by
ballot not less than thirteen directors for said
poration and in such election each share of said
capital shall en- title the owner thereof to
The president ard secretary of the board Of CON-
missioners shall act as inspectors of said election
and shall certify undef their hands the names Of
the directors elected at said meeting; and the said
commissioners, treasurer, AMI secretary shall then
deliver over to said directors all the properties
and thereupon the duties of said commissioners and
the officers previously appointed by them shall cease
| and determine forever, and thereafter the stock
holders sh Il constitue said body polite and
poEate. At the time Of the FIRST and each trisnnia
election of directors by the stockholders to addi.
tiona directors shall be appointed by the President
Of the United States, who shall act with the body
Of directors and to be denOminated directors on the
part os the govsrnmeut any vacancy happening in
4 the government directors any time may be led
bv the President of tile United States. The diree
tors to DE appointed By the President shall not bs
stockholders in the Union Pacific RairoRd Compa-
Il ny The directors 30 chosen shall, soon as mar
beafter their elections elect from their own nube
president and Vice-lires;dent, and shall also cleo
q treasurer and secrelary. No person shall be di
rector in said company unless be shah be bona I'D,
owner of at least Eve shares Of stock in the saiC
company, except the two directors to be appointed
by the President as aforesaid. Said com any, 81
any regular meeting of the stockholders called fo
that purpose shall have power to make bylaws
rules, and regulations as they shall deem needfu
!, and bFoper touehing the disposition Of the stock
property estate and effects of the company, not In
consistent herewith the transfer Of shares the tern
of Office duties, and conduct Of their officers and
servants, and AL matters whatsoever which maJ
anrarfain to the coneerns of said cOmpanV: and tn