, 1864-10-17


of the sixth section Of the act to which
this act is al amendment, relating to the
transmission of dispatches ard the trans.
portation Of mails, troops, munitions OF
war. supplies and public stores for the Coy.
ernmcnt of the United States. And said
section is further amended by striking out
tho word "forty," aud inserting in lieu
thereof the words "on each and every Sec
tin of not less than twenty"
Sec. IL. And be IL FURTHER enacted, That
if any of the railroad companies entitled
to bonds of the United States, or to issue
their first mortgage bonds herein provided
for, has. n. the time of the approval Of
this act issued or shall thereafter issue any
of its own bonds or securities in such form
aud manner as in law or equity to entitle
the same to priority or preference Of pay
ment TO the said guaranteed bonds, or said
first mortgage bonds, the amount of such
corporate bonds outstanding and unsatislied
or uncancelled shall be deducted from the
amount Of such Government and first u,crt.
gage bonds which the company may be en-
tied TO receive and issue; aud such an
amount only of such Government bonds
and such first mortgage bonds shall be
granted or permitted as, added to such out
standing unsatislicd nr uncancelIed bonds
Of the company, shall make up the whole
amount per mile to which the company
would otherwise have been entitled. And
prorided, further, That before any bonds
shall be so given by the United States, the
company claiming them shall present to
the Secretary Of the Treasury an affidavit
Of the President and Secretary of the COM
pany, 10 be sworn to before the Judge Of
a court of record, setting forth whether
said company has issued any such bonds
or securities, and, If so, particularly de.
scribing the same, and such other evidence
as the Secretary may require, so as to cna-
ble him to make the deduction herein re-
quircd; and such affidavit shall then be
filed and deposited in the office OF the Sec
rotary Of the Interior. AID any person
swearing falsely to any such affidavit shall
be deemed guilty Of perjury, aud on con.
viction thereof shall Be punished as af1re'
sad: Provided, alto, That no land granted
by this act shall be- conveyed to any party
or parties, aud no bonds shall be issued "a
any company or companies, party or par.
ties, on account Of any road or part thereof
mide PRIOR to the passage Of the act to
which this act is an amendment, or madC
subsequent thereto under the provisions Of
any act or acts or other than this act and the
act amended by this act.
Sec. l2. And Be il further enacted, 'Tha,
the Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western
Railioad Company, now known as thC
Union Pacific Railroad Company, eastern
division, shall build the railroad from the
mouth Of Kansas rivei, by the Way o.
Leavenwurth, or, II that be not deemed The
best route, then the said company shall
within two years, build railroad from the
city Of Leavenworihto unite with Tie main
stem nj or near tho city of Lawren- g; but
to aid in the construction Of said brancl
the said company shall not be enti,lcd-tc
any bonds. And if the Union Pacific Rail
road Company shall not be proceeding il
good faithto build the said railroad through
tho Territories when the LcavenworIh
Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company
now known as the Union PacIic Railroat
Company. eastern division, shall have com
pleted their road to the hundrejth degree
Of longitude, then the last-naIned company
may proceed to make said road WESTWARD
until it meets and connects with the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company on the san I,
line. And tho said railroad from the mouil
Of Kansas river to the one hundredlh meri
dian 6f Longitude shall be made by tn,
way Of Lawrence and Topeka, or .on th,
hank Of the Kansas river opposite saiC
towns: Provided, That no bonds shall b,
issued or land certified by the United State.
to any person or company, for the construc
tiOn u any part Of tho main trunk line q
said railroad west Of the one hundrcdll
meridian Of longitude aud east Of the Rocky
Mountains, until said road shall be com
pleted from or near Omaha, on the Mis-.
souri, river, to tho said one hundredth meri
dian Of longitude.
Sec. IL. ARd be IL further eRacted, That
at and after the next election Of directors
tho number Of directors 10 bo elected by
the stockholders shall be fifteen; and the
number Of directors 10 be appointed BY
the President shall be five; and the Presi
dent shall appoint three additional director.
to serve until tho next regular election, and
thereafter five directors. AT least ons o.
said Government directors shall be placed
on each Of the standing committees Of said
company, and ut least one on every special
comnittee that may be appointed. The
Government directors shall, from time to
time, report TO the Secretary Of the Interior
in answer to any inquiries be may make ol
them, touching the condition, management
and progress Of the work, and shall m.
rnunicate to the Secretary Of the Interior
at any time, such information Us should be
in the possession Of the Department. They
shall, as often as may be necessary to full
knowledge Of tho condition and manage.
ment Of the line, visit oil portions Of the
line Of road, whether built or surveyed
aud while absent from home, attending 10
their duties as directors, shall be paid Their
actual travelling expenses, and be allowed
and paid such reasonable compensation for
their time actually employed as the board
Of directors may decide.
Sec. II. Aa5 30 Il further enacted, That
the next election for directors Of said railroad
snail be held on the first Wednesday Of Oclo.
bcr next, at the Office Of said company in the
city Of New York, between the hours Of ten
o'clock AM. and four otclock p M of snid ,lav