Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-01

this act. and IN lieu thereof q like quantity "a
uncccupied and unappropriaied agricultural
lands in odd numbered sections nearest TO
the line II said road and within kfiy miles
thereof. may be selected rs above provided
Had pror,ded. tsrfkv. That the word "min-
eral, when il occurs in this act, shall not be
held to include iron or coal: Had yroridod,
further, That no money shall b- drawn
from the Treasury OF the United S,ates to
aid in the construction Of the said Northern
Pacific railroad.
Sec. I. Had be 1t further enactrd. That
whenever said Northern Pacific Railroad
Company shall have twenty-five consecutive
miles Of any portion Of said railroad and tele-
graph line ready for the service contemplated,
the President ofths United States shall ap.
point three commissioners to examine the
same, and if it shall appear that twenty five
consecutive miles Of said road and telegraph
line have been completed in good, substan-
tial, and workmanlike manner, as in all other
respects required by this act, the commission
crs shall so report to the President of the
United States, and patents of lands. as afore-
said, shall issue to said company, confirming
to said company the right and title TO said
lands, situate opposite TO and coterminous
with said completed section Of said road; and
from time to time, whenever twenty y-fve ad-
ditional consecutive miles shall have been
constructed, completed, and in readiness as
aforesaid, and verified by said commissioners
TO the President of the United States, then
patents shall be issued to said company con-
vcying the additional sections Of land as afcrc-
said, and so on as fast as every twenty five
miles of said road is completed as aforesaid {:
Proridcd, That not more than ten sections
of land per mile, as said road shall be complet-
cd, shall be conveyed to said company for all
that part of said railroad lying east of the
western boundary of the State Of Minnesota,
until the whole of said railroad shall be fin
ished and in good running order, as a first
class railroad, from the place of beginning on
Lake Superior to the western boundary Of
Midnesota: Provided, also, That lands shal!
not be granted under the provisions of this
act on account Of any railroad, or part there.
of, constructed at the date of the passage Of
this act.
Soc. s. And be It further enacted, That
said North Pacific railroad shall be con-
structed in a substantial and workmanlikc
manner, with all the necessary draws, culverts,
bridges, viaducts, crossings, turnouts, stations,
and watering places, and all other appurtc-
nances including furniture, and rolling stock,
equal in all respects to railroads Of the first
class, when prepared for business, with rails
of the best quality, manufactured from Amer
lean iron. And a uniform gauge shall be IS
tablislcd Throughout. the entire length of the
road, and the.s shall be constructed a telegraph
line, of the most substantial and approved
description, to be operated along tho entire
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not charge tho Government higher rates than
they do individuals for like transportation
and telegraphic service. And it shall be the
duty Of the" Northern Pacific Kaiload Com
pany" to permit any other railroad which
shall be authorized to be built by the United
States. or by the Legislature of any Territory
or State in which the same may be situated
to form running connection, with i, on fair
and equitable terms.
Sec. 6. And be It further enacted, That
tho President of tho United States shalt
cause the lands to b. surveyed for forty miles
in width on both sides Of the entire line Of
said road after the general route shall be
fixed. and as fast as may be required by the
construction Of said railroad and tho odd
sections Of land hereby granted shall not be
liable to sale or entry, or pre-emp.ion before
or after they arc surveyed except by said
company, as provided in this act; but the
provisions Of the act of September, eighteen
hundred and forty lone, granting pre-emption
rights, and the acts amendatory thereof; and
Of the act entitled IAN act to secure
hdmesteads to actual settlers on the public
domain" approved May twenty. eighteen
hundred and sixty.two. shall be and the
same are hereby extended to all other lands
on the line Of said road when surveyed, ex-
cepting those hereby granted to said company.
And the reserved alternate sectious shall not
be sold by the Government At price less
than two dollars and fifty cents per acre,
when offered for eale.
Ssc. I. And be It .f.ytAer enacted, That
the said "Nortbern Pacific Railroad Com
pany" be and is hereby AUTHORIZED and en-
powered to enter upon. purch&se. take. and
hold any lands OF premises that may be
necessary and proper for the construction and
working Of said road, not exceeding in width
two hundred feet ON each side Of the line Of
its railroad, unless q greater width be re-
quired for the purpose Of excavation cr en-
bankment and also any lands os premises
that may be necessary and Pr,perfo for turnouts.
standing places for ear. dePoss. station
houses. or any other structures required IN
the construction and working Of said road
And the said company shall have the right to
cut and remove trees and other material that
might. By falling. cucumber its road bed.
though standing or being mere than two
hundred feet ffom the line Of said road And
in cas- the owner of such laIds or premises
and the said company cannot agree ss to the
value Of the premises taken. or TO be taken.
for the use Of said road, the value shesrof
shall b. determined by the appraisal Of three
di.inter~strd Commissioners, who may b. aP-