Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-16
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
1PuBLIc-No I'LL

GPuBLIc-No III.
Az ACT 70 encourages snd facilitate tslegraphie
communication bstEeen ths sastsrn and western
eenfinsnts.
Whsreas the Govsrnmsnts Of Russia and orsat
Britain have granted to Perry hseDenough Col
Inns . citizen Of tbs United States, the right 70
eenstfuct and maintain line ofelsctrie telegraph
through their respective territories, rom w
zoufh ofths Amoor river, 10 ASlslc ~ pscisc
coast to the northern boundary OF the Cni,sa
States, with Visw Of thereby uniting ~ .es
graphic >, stems Of both continents ~ - pr
nofin9 International and commercial inisTconfss I;
aud whsfsas the Government Of Russia in further
hucs Of that object, IL now eonsIaet-
ing . iEns Of tslsgTaph through us ASA
nc ssrritory 70 nnits Al the mouth "
10 Imoor rlvsr with the line projected BY said
Collins and Whsrsas the Government Oh he uni
ted States desires cordially 70 pirate tn Russia
and Great Drltain In the estaofshmeht ana nam
tsaancs Of such q line Of communication: Now,
3. usneesd bv he ssnats and HoEss Of RsYrsssH-
Saflsss Of ne Usffsd 6fass Of ADSrSea, IN eongrsss
aassmblsd, That Perry Marlborough COilinss Of
nllfornla bis associates aud assignees, shall have
tks right 70 construct and maintan line or lines
Of telegraph fron any point or points on ths line
Of the faeinc telegraph constructs 10 pursuance
81 thu oct Of Congress approved June sixteen,
sighteen hundred and sixty, ncrtherly, thr ugh
any Of the trrItoriss Of the United States 70 the
boundaries Of British Ameriea, with saeh branch
lines - may be needed 10 open Communication
With ihe various mining districts and other set
tlssusnts In said territories. And the purpos
Aforesaid, she said Collins, his assoc aies aud a.
signsss, shall have permanent right Of wsy over
any unappropriHtsd public lands Of the United
States, gsthsr With the right 10 taks any timtef
aud gtons for construction purposes aud Dr this
purpess Of establishing and maintaining said
lines, and ths stations necessary for the repair
and working thereof there Is hereby granted te
said parties, tie use Of much unap'
propfiAtsd public lands, not sold, grant
~, rsssrvsd, prs-smptsd, nor occupied By
homestead settlers, - nay be necessary for STA
tless, not sxcseding forty acres for each fifteen
Iallss Of line constructed across the public lands
- The United States 20 long ~ the same may b
ussd for said purposes; Provided, LowsEer, This
80 mueh Of section Of this act authorizes
the construction Of telegraph lines 20 open CON
nsunieafiops With the various mining district
and other ssttlemsnis To said territories shall b
nuii ana voif unless inld branch lines shall b
somplstsd v thin i've years from the approval
hereof.
Bee 2. Aad Be 4 Further smaeisd, That In orde
% encourage and AID the coBs ructfOn Of said lin
Of telegraph beyond the limits Of the Unite'
slatas, the SECRETARY Of the Navy IL authorized q
dstsll for the uss OF the surveys and sounding
sionK that portion Of the Pacific coast, both 0
llsh said tels graph, II an Or calling vessel Il
he discretion 20 assist 10 surveys aud soandings
isying down submerged cable, and Transporting
material eonnsctsd Herewith, and generally snor
such asslstAncs a. may 10 deemed best eaculate
70 ssears = sueeesTai promotion Of the enterprise
Sec .. Asd b. u further enacted That the Gov
have pTi erity In the of the line lines, ia
- the same are within ts territory, aud shall bay
ths right. vhss Auiherizsd W Law, to eognsc
said lins or HDes By sisgraph Stth any niiiisr.
posts ofths United States. aud to use the same T.
Soyafnmsut purposes. Aud 10 ordsr TO seenr
ths me from injury By aavages or other evil dis
psssl psrsoa., - tho Interruption o. the pu9li
business the Secretary OF War author zed 10 d.
rect the oonmaaders Of TIE military distrcts o
Citations aud other officers. acting under author q
ofths usitsd States Ia the Territories travsrssi
- IA aaNa a..
thslr cor ulaad 10 protest The me. snij-ct 9
tbs r.G 4 Of prior uss b. ths G0ysrnaent,
afofe aid. said line or lines shall be at ali tin,
epes % tbs public and to any other leleg' spl
oompsny upon the pay ment 81 The regular ehafu
fer anaEnission ~ desnaiehss. aud all despatch
received shall be transmitted over said line a..
linse In the order Of their reception a tbs tsls
Grsph efhosi and the answers 70 said despatchs
shall be daiiversd 70 such parties may be dreet
ID By the sender.
Sec. .. dad b. q fsrfhsr enacted. That the bette
20 accomplish the object ofthis at, namely, {
Rrenots the public intsrrat and welfare
By faclliiaipg international aud CONNER
eiai intercourse bstwesn the eastern an
western continents In the construction
u said telegraph, and keeping tie same g.
working order, aud to secure 70 the dsyerBmen
81 ell tFn-s, but particularly la time Of war. tia
use aud bsnshts Of The sane Tor diplomatic, naval
military postal, eommsrcisl, and other purposes
Congress may At any time add 20, alter, amend
repeal ihis act.
Sec. s. And bsa further enacted, That the rat
- nhFhes toh FuRhe VI private hieAaakea snail no
eseesd o. said line the average usual rates ia En
rope and America fer the same service, or sucl
Eatss - shall - asesfiAlned aud lKed by a oonvan
ten bet~ssn tbs uaited States, Russia, aud urea
Britain. Provtdsd That II stall not be lawful t.
the owners or onicsrs OF said telegraph line q
mako any contract, sither directly or through an
Intervening pariT or parties. for the traas
Knisaon ofdispatehes for any newspaper or news
paper association upon terms different from thos
spsn to the enJoyHent Of all other newspapers o
nswspapeF associations.
Approved, July l, 1854.