Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-13

Union Pacific Railroad Company -.
be entitled 10 receive if it had CO... Nes.i
the branch under this act and ~.
which this act is an amendment aa
company shall be entitled to raca;, -. -;
nate sections of land for ten 80, ale
width on each side of the SANE . i-...ss
whole length of the branch: And -=
ed, further, That if q railroad ST. PM
be completed to Sioux CITY. 49,, -'I %.
or Minnesota, within eighteen ,S ios4
from the date of this act, then 50; 'Jj-'-.-'
Pany designated by the Presi5.-.., el-
aforesaid, may commence, conti,,,-'' -s
complete the construction of said T. az
as contemplated by the provisions S 70 ..-
act: Provided, however, That If Il rs
company so designated by the p 80
as aforesaid shall not completa ~ '---
branch from Sioux City to III. p =.
Railroad within ten years from III
sage of this act, then, and in ,bs. IS
all of the railroad which shall havs a.
constructed by said company shall il. -
feited to and become the proper, ~.
United States. ---
SEC. Is. And belt further enacted n.
the Burlington and Missouri Rive 81
road Company, a corporation on,
under and by virtue of the laws 3 I.
State of Iowa, be and hereby Is s-.
lied to extend is tits road through !.
Territory of Nebraska from the p
where 1t strikes the Missouri river. -.
of the mouth of the Platte river. TO ..--
point not further west than the one
dredth meridian of west Longitude. s. +.
70 hy . h A.
with the main trunk of the Union Pa
railroad, or that part of it which ~.
from Omaha to the said one hunirz-
meridian of west longitude. And io--
purpose of enabling said Burlingtoa
Missouri River Railroad Company 20 IT,
| struct that portion of their road hs-
authorized, the right of way TIN.
the public lands is hereby granted 20 81.
company for the construction Of said
And the right, power, and authu-l-r
hereby given to said company To take'-.-
the public lands adjacent to the E- :
said road, earth, stone, timber. and y. .
materials tor the construction there
Said right of way Is granted to said .-
pany to the extent of two hundred
where 1t may pass over the public .za
including all necessary ground, fa- !.
tiOns, building, workshops, depot,.
chine shops, switches, side tracks. --
tables, and water stations. Andthe~
| ted States shall eXtInguish as rlrls
may be, consistent with public poiieg.-
the welfare of the said Indians. the
dian titles to all lands falling under
operation of this section and require
the said right of way and grant Of .-.
herein made.
SEC. 10. And be 1t further enacted. Tia.
for the purpose of aiding in the constr.
ton of said road, there be and Lergt, i
granted to the said Burlington and NJ
souri, River Railroad Company. eyery
ternate section of public land excrt
mineral lands as provided in this
designated by odd numbers. 20 p
amount of ten alternate section per
on each side of said road, on he
thereof and not sold, reserved, or r.
wis disposed of by the United State,
: to which presumption OF homes.
: claim may not have attached at the
the line of the said roads definitely l1
Provided, THAT said company sha.
cept this grant within one year from
passage of this act, by filing such aea.
ance with the Secretary of the lut--
and shall also establish the line To-. e.
road, and file a map thereof with the =
rotary of the Interior within one yr4-
the date of said acceptance when the 81
Secretary shall withdraw the lands H.
braced in this grant from market.
SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, I-E
whenever said Burlington and Mis- 10
River Railroad Company shall have e.--
pleted twenty consecutive miles. OF BE-
road mentioned in the foregoing sectl-
in the manner provided for other rsi-
mentioned In this act and the act To wa.-
which this is an amendment, the Pres
dent of the United States shall app
three commissioners to examine and %
port to him In relation thereto; and
shall appear to him that twenty mile,
said road have been completed as p
quired by this act, then, upon ceriia-
of said cOmmissiOner[sl to that eH-l,,
| tents shall issue conveying the u-l, O.
| title to said lands to said COMPANY
each side of said road, as far Is the s.--
| is completed, to the amount Aforesaid.
and such examination repor; and convey
ance, by patents, shall continue ir7=
| time to time, IN like manner, until s..
road shall have been completed. j..
the President shall appoint said conn
sioners, fill vacancies IN said commlss
as provided in relation to other rl-1
mentioned in the act to which this Is s.
amendment. Andthe said company ,l
be entitled to all the privileges and inn
mites granted to the Hannibal and :.
seph's Railroad Company 10y the sad =
mentioned act, so far as the same utT'
applicable: Provided, That no Cover
ment bonds shall be issued to the ~
Burlington and Missouri River Ra.f-.
Company to aid in the cOnsiruei0-. Z
said extension of its road: And pro'l--
further, That said extension shall b .'-
pIeted within the period Of ten year M
| the passage of this act
SEE. u. And be 1t further enacted. DC
before any land granted by this aci -
be conveyed to any company or par!
titled thereto under this act there T.
first be paid into the Treasury OF The I.
ted States the cost of surveying, seize
and conveying the same by the SAD
pany or party IN interest as the ui.ss i
be required by said company -