The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-12-28

Az ACT granting .ais = aid iu The Construed D. a
railroad and telegraph line from Lake s.pst o. Q
| Fugets S1-n-, Oh tL- f1c.l- .ast. p. tac North
eru route.
Bet snaclsdJylh Ssn1ts and Hs,- 9f Reprsssl.are
0f The Cniiea S,ls y AasTilG az C01gress Gss.1l
That Ricl ard d. Rice, join A Po,rc Simre. =
strickland 81 IL = iCssrl-cr. Charles kinhaf
Augustine HllntS Blwla =. y Wegin. Ans,r j.
MORRILL, Samuel J Andersen q Main. Witi.rt S. cars
J. = Witbngt p. josiah Pertafn. J-Iues A. Hcr.rf
4 W BaLlcld. Aplci Abbott joan y We, A. --tll J.
Rogers. N-tlAne- Greene. llr-. Oliver fr.-f. john
Bass, John brcs feg- Ceo. s .verl-A- Edward a.
er, IlAlder Iorl.stll. lsofy II. tops ot 3-.--
Ga 4setts; George Opiyke. Farley Holmes john Hing
gIns Ph. amer Reed, George Br,sgs ChalIcey Yio-
bard, John C. Fremont, ,oi New I0rA, EpAIa Marsh.
John T. jackson, T., Of New Jerset : 81 FELTON,,
John Toy, o J DicSey. p Archer q. W Cass J
Edgar Thompson. John A. Green of Penrsy lvaua.
4. NJ Allyn Moss W. wilson. Horace Whitaker. Ira
Bliss, ~ Connecticut; Joseph A hi.more- Ois.ow
=, arls, =. Em-rsau, Frederick Smyth. william p.
Chandler, Of New liampshi-e: Cyrus Ailrirh u.
Rice, John Mckusick, II e. Waite - p1en Miller 90
Minnesota; T.. A. CLapin- John Gregory smith
George Merrill, Of Vermont; James Y smith William
slater Isaac II Sluthw ch. Etrl ?. Ias s'l ~ Rhode
7 Island, seth Fuller. William kellogg, I = Grant.
William B. ogden, Wiilim G.. Greene Leauari Sweat.
Henry vs. Blotgett, Porter Sheldon oi Illinois; N
Minciei, f.swNita 'A0fse1r' rtA Jam ttn .
of Kansas Richard 7 PcrAln- Kicaar Clcllry ~ii..
4ei lsranfi-u, Cstra- .OU a1d, tle.ry iltl %. 90
ioru.a- " Lam Mercer. james N J. alle, .i
I Virginia, john u T. I4tfobe. g. 81. s..it ssalth off
Mary lana. C.-.t.i. - sa.t Al r.raia1l. ,t " So
NrRn.-. Thomas irlu,rtte .lf 81. i...- oi Is
tlcky, JOHN 5-o-,n. john % aai. ora is. e.t
John Ia--tfr- = :! ii"uin 'i..,. iilri s- e =. .e.
Ph 10 Chau1 d ... V.i.. D.. .iin a l..,.. 4n.l. "
Harria- -toa 3D.. aware. Thomas 4 Morn f-.-- =.
Williams. o in lana, eama". J. Case. H.nrr =. H..i.
DAVID II. Jrfunls, 4hoflA- .. e. berg. q. a lr0N
bridge. oi sicl gan; h.Hard II Boa .ael-. A.,a.u
der Mitchell .fJaiall Feig-soi. lrvl STIRRING. -
Marshall ~ Wl-cDnsn, J e. Aus.y d. or a4 I'D d..
| mason II W. torbctt, H.nry FalIar. nt Drt1ou. J
b. :. Todd. N. X Armstrong. J. shaw Gree.ry ) l..
BerEe, Of Iak0ta Territory Jn'4a .'.s. Ai~.u g..
Henfy = j Sini'h. tLaries l'rry, 70. No-..isston
/ Territory, II ". starr. Pait Smith. Nixon Der tom
/ William Leighton, Is Alien Reuben Noble. JOHN J.
Davies. q Iowa. " larl T.. Hal George smith, II.
! Gas yl- King. j. lAu >arEeaAt. o. Missouri. " lam
II. W. ace. of aho TcrlItCry:J 2 Iathr,r. Henry
ID. Coke. u Mrfri Is. of tAs ii-trict 81 CoiHmt a
and al s1cA other person who shall or may ae asso.
cla-c with item. AID their Successors. are hereby
created and rectei ilt1 louy ,oIo- atc az. ppic.
10 deed an in law. hy the anne So ia att TIE d..
the Nor bern rarlhc Rai.r,ai Cuiut any 30 AID Is
that name sl have perpetcai Succession. ana -ls..
DC able % sic AM l. b, alei plead aai b. iup.ga
equity within the Uutet sites aai may rn4ks al..
have common sal. Auisai CORPORATION b. h-r-l 3
authorized ANA cmpOwcrc4 to Et ont locate. CON
strlct, furnish MAINTAIN aui rJp5 c1utinIuC- -al
roa an telegraph Nle. w.th r., eppHr ~Ianc.s.
namely, beginning al point on Lake sup riar. the
State of Minnesota or Wisconsin. thence westerly Us
"a. most eligible railroad route shall r dst i-.
by SAID company, wti- the territory u- tlr l.lt-i
States, line north 81. the TO - titl e-ree oi ti
tude % some point Prgets sound ~ ith branch
via the valley OF tie Columbia River, 20 point az or
near Portland, M the state Of Oregon leaving the
main trunk line al the most suitable place. not more
than three hundred miles from western terminus:
and is hereby vested with all the power, privileges
and Ilmunlties necessary TO carry into effect tie
purp0s, Of this act As herein SGT forth III. capital
stock Of said company shall COZ sist II one mil n
shares Of Oae hundred dollars each which shall in al
respects b. deemed personal property and shall %,
transferable in such manner as the 10y laws Of said
corporation shall provide The persons hercnbeinre
named are hereby appointed commissioners and shall
be called the board Of commissioners o. iae " North
| orr
stituftle quorum for the transaction Of business
The first meeting OF said boar of comm i1lcrs sha
be held the Mel0iion Hail. in the cit of Boston. at
such time as any I've commissioners herein NAMED
from Massachusetts, shall appoint, not more than
three months after the passage OF this act notice OF
which shall be given by them 10 Tie other commits
soners by publishing said notice al least dai
newspaper in the cities ol Boston New York Phil4
5 delphia Cincinnati. Mlwanker and Chicago, once q
week ~ least four weeks previous 10 the dy u meet
ing said board shall OrEau4L- by tnc clol-e from
its number Of president wee pres slent. secretary
4 and treasurer and they shall require from sail
e such bonds may be dee med proper. and may
: from time to time increase the amount thersof thes
l. may deem proper. The secretary shall be sworn q
the faithful -riorm1nce OF his duties and such oatl
n shall be entered upon the records Of tlc c.mpary
signed 10y him. anu the oath verified thereon. ln
president and secretary OF sai board Shall il lsi
manner call AL other III ct.ugs tanning tlir time
j. psce thereof Il shall bc thc duty oi sal board o.
i commissioners 10 npsu books. cals bHaks 90 Boz
opened, such times. and Ia slch principal cities
other places in the Unltcl states, they quo
rum of them, shall determine within SIX nthS
tr the passage oi this act TO receive Subscriptions
: the capital socz oi sail corporation anil cash as
. mtnt o. ten per centum ou al s4b-criptiuIs an ~,
. / ceipt therefor - soon twenty ihcls.al share
shall n good faith ba subscribed for, and Ten dollar
s per share actually paii mt the treasury G tile CON
\ pany. the sail president nl secretary o. sail boar
p of c commissioners shall appoint TINE AMI p.ac- 20
i. the first meeting Of The Subscribers % the stock
said company, AMI shall give notice ia reof al l-s
= one newspaper ia each stat ia which subscrlpiia
Il books have been opened at least 1iiecu days pre-
vious y TO the day oi meeting ami such subscriber
s shall attend the meeting called either DO pcTso
4 OF bv lawful proxy then ani there shall elect b
- ballot thirteen directors for said corporation. and
r sach election each share II SAID capital soc shall en-
/, tits the owner thereof o. one vote The preSilan
r aud secretary of the board ot commissioners and
case Of the abs arce or inability. any Two ~ the O
GERS Of said board shall act pec o. saif e.e
ton. and shall certify III Ger their hluts the name
II of the directors elcctei ~ sal meeting, ami the
c3mmIssigne treasurer and secretary, snail thc
deliver 10 slii directors ali the properties slh
scripton books. AM other heoks In th,r possession
an thcrcuFun TIE duties oi SAIL COMMISSIONERS un
tho oice-s previously appoint 4 by tlcul. shall cea>
" and determine forever aul thcrc ter the stackh1a
> ers shall constitute saii body polite AID rornr.t
: Annual meetings of the stockholders of the sail co
y poratIon FOR the choice of officers (when they
he chostnl an fur the Transaction OF business shl
he holden It such time ana place AMI upou s-ch lotc
i a. may be prescribed IN tine Ny-irws.
- Sec. = Ani b. & further eHdcsd That the right
10 way through the pubic lands be, aal the
hereby granted 10 saii Northern Pacific Rlilroa
AompalN, is SUCCESSORS ana l.rl-l-. loF lLe CT
struction OF raiiroal and telegraph proposed;
. the right, power. AMI authority i hereby given
- said corporation 90 take from the public lands. ad
cent TO the line Of said road material Of earth stoa
e timber AMI forth. for the construction theroo
-s SAID way IS granted % said railroad 20 the extent
L. two hundred feet % wIlth on each size Of said raj
n roai where Il may p..z through the public domain
~ including al necessary ground Tor station building
:. workshops, depOts. machine shops. switches, 81
tracks turn tables and stations; and the rsl
OF way shall be exempt from taxation within the D.
ritories Of the Cuie States The United States Sha
E extingrsh rapidly nav DE- consistent with pal
c policy and the welfare a the SAID lntilns. the j
10 dian titles % all lands falling under tie operation
10 this act and acquired the donation 10 the frul
In namri 10 this bill
ic Sec Ind X Il further enacted That there De a.
-e hereby is. granted % tue Northern Pacific Hanro
Company. successors m assigns for tie par9,r
ot Al ing n the ccrst--cil % SAID r1i-c1i In- tu
graph line 90 the Pacific coast ana u tie Il
and speedy tTanspof tation Of the mails. troops. III
ie ntous OF war. ami public stoTcs- over The route
s. sat Inc q raway, every alternate section OF publ
land not mineral, desi mated by odd numbers :, q
amoant Of twenty alternate sections per mi-.
Us each side OF SAID rallr'ai line, sait company
adopt. through the territories ol the United state
L. AMI ten alternate secti Of land per mile each
t. VI said railroad wAeuev-r passes through any stat
r. AM whenever on the line thereof the Dnitci II %
Fe have ru title not reserved, SOLD granted or 0ths
IS WISE Appropriated, amt free frum pre-emption
ether claims or rights. A. the time TIE line VI -
road i definitely nxei. aat Tiat thereof fled n u
Office of the commiss ioner O. the gncral land ofic
and whenever, prior 10 said time, auy OF said Sc
% tons parts ui sections shall have been granite
sold. reserved, occupied by homest.al settlers
:, pre-emptef, otherwise disposed o. other Ian
a shall be selected by saii company IN lieu thereof
\ der the direction of the Secretary q the lnteri'-
=. Alternate sections, and dcs gnateL by OLl number
: not more than ten miles beyond The limits o. saii
ternate sections: Pr0ridcd. That n said route shall
=, FOUND upon the line o. any other railroad a
- IN th- construction q whch ands have been here.
= fore granted by The Ullcl St4tes f3r the rout
: upOn the same general line the amount OF "a
heretofore granted shall be deducted from tbe amol
granted by tins act, Proridsi, further, Tha. The
road company receiving the previous grtrt ~ al
may assign their interest 10 said 5. Northern r4ci
- Railroad Company, or may 'nsoii late corfeterat
aud associate with s1il company upon the tern
D named IN the hrst section q tbs act Pr1uifsE u
"a thcT That al mineral l1lts be. and the same A
- hereby. excluded from the opert q this ac Al
n, % lieu thereof Ike quantity ~ unoccDpiet and
appropriated agricultural lands. IN cdI numbers
sections. nearest O. the iue of said road may De
leetrd - ab'vs prv ie- 4al prri =. filr-isr Il
ile Nor4 90 mineral wien lt 0-rcrs il tbs act. sh.
not he hsi - incl ad- iron Or coa 4rl rrorleI IL
thsr That no money sha B. drawn fro-l The treAsl
% The United States - al II tie cols.r action q q
said " No = r. Fllil. Railroad 90
W 4 4rf = II ff~fis hat NH.