Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-20

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H.B Latrobe. ". Presestt smith, Of M-ryiz 10
Greanhury slsck, A. J. BOreDan, 81 Wet III VIZ
vfufa: Thomaa T. Bramlstie, Irank -hofiAf %
Kentucky; John BEoHzh, John Bingham
-, V-fts.f Ions Gzrdner 8 s. L HOmmeaisH. /
Harrison g. Bake, Philp Chanbsrin' o. ghlos 4
John 4. Dubesu, Samuel ID Harfihgtga' ~ " - = /
wsrs; Thomas A. Morris, Jesse Hlii1>1aes y
Irdl .ns: samuel L. C@se. Henry hAll. DsEid |
II Lima. Thomas T. Gilbert q. A Trowbridze,
Of Il cbfEzn BdwsTd H. Brosdhead. Alexander
Mitch, H. Bepjamin Ferguson, Len sterltngt -
.5avsbsu of " iseo sin J. 9. AinswOrfh, Or
ia, TInussop H. W COrbstt. Henry Fsiiiiag.
- .Irsogn: g. B. :. Todd, 81. X. ArmsiroBg, -
sb.vs Gregory. J Ls Berge, Of Dakota Tsrritorts
fohu Nuffas, AnEOl o. Henry, :. ID. sm th, Chzs.
Tc,rr az y A.hinxton Territory; H. W. starr
plat smith, Nixon Denton, William Leighton,
n p Al en-, Ksuban Noble, John L. Davies, q
Iowa; willard P. Hal, Gsorg, smith, n. Gayle
King. John g Sargent, Of Missouri; W liam II.
WAliacs, Of Idaho Territory; J. II. LAthFop. II
y. Coke, Fl. derrick, Of the District II Co
lumbIa, and all such other persons who shall or
III be associated with them, and To rir sueeessOrs
a hereby GRATED aud erect into body eorpO-
rate and polite, Ia 1eed md In Law, by the pane
styls a. title Of the a. Northern Pacific Railroad
Coup ny, - and By that name shall have perpetual
succ ssi0u and shall b. able 20 and 20 be sued
Derd, end bs implea6sd defsnd and b DEFENDED,
iB al e,uFts q Law and equity within the United
States, AID may make aud have common sal
Aud said corporation Is hrreby authorized and EN-
I powered T. lay out, locate, instruct furnish,
/ maintain, and enjoy continuous railroad aud
+ telegraph line, with the appurtsnzn - bsnsiy,
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state Of sIfnnesOfa Of Wisconsin thence Westerly
BY the N igibi= railroad route, as sha be de-
/ trmin-d BY saii company, within the territory
/ 5f the United states, q iins BOrfh ofths Ofty-
4 affh degree Of Latitude SOM point Pugsts
/ -qund, With a branch, via the ysiiey Of the Co.
I1mbfA tiss~ 10 point ~ or near Portland, ia b
| ,tais u oregon. Ie@tI7g the main trunk lEs 81
be fnosL suitabie piaes, not more han three hun
drcd miles from its western terminus, and IL
aereby vested wi all tie powers, privileges, and
fmmunltges necessary q tArry into effect the pur-
/ - tar an .rF he IL
/ stof u said company shall consist - one million
shares Il enc hundred dollars each, which shall
ia ali respects be deemed personal property, aud
shall be transferable H. sneh manner az sthe by
laws Of said corporation shall prsyids. The per-
sons hsrsiubef0rs named hereby 4ppoi ted
commissioner, and shall Be called fh4 Beard Of
commissioners Of tho " Northern Paefat AAifI 1ssf
Company," and hftssn shall eoHstitaf4 qaosafh
% tAs tran.A stiOa Of bu esa. The M8eB n5Ast-
.nk Il said beard Of MI issionsrs shNfE b. held
the AslOdeon Hall, ia the city AZ sost0n, at
| such time any i've eommissi0usrs herein named
. from Massachusetts shah appoint not more than
thrce months after The passage Of this act, mott
of which shall be given by them TO fhsother com
miHsi0n~rs by publishing said notes 81 at least
! one daily Newspaper In the cities o. Boston, NCs
York, Philadelphia. Cinsinnati, Mlsankis, and
Cbiesgo, sBos week ~ least fsur weeks prsEiOu'
10 the day Of meeting. said board shall organize
bS the shol from its number OF president, vice
Irssidsut, Sc cTetary, and treasurer and they shall
quirs from said tT asuTer such bonds as may b
deemed proper, and may from time 70 time IN
This secretary shall be sworn 10 the faithful psr
fJrinanes Of bis duties, and such oath shall be
tered up the records Of the company, signsd tj
him, and the oath verified thereon. The prssldsa
ABd secretary Of said board shalt In like mssasi
call sii other meetings, namlaz the Tins ard plas
thereof. IL shall be the duty Of said baSrd D
| commissioners to open books caass ba9A % q,
ensd at suck time aud to such priaespAi'eiifs
, or other places In tas United States astfey or
qaorum o. them shall determine, within 81
months after the passage Of this act, 10 rs,eie
ffsna al uF
.tion, aud a cash payment Of ten per eentnm Al
2 subscriptions aud 10 iscsipt therefor So soon =
twenty thousand ahfFss shall IN good faith be sub
scribsd for and ten dollars per share EctuA ~ PAT
| iafo the treasury If the mpasy the said Erssi
d-nt aud secretary Of said board Of commissioner
) shall appoint tins and place for the first met
ing OF the subscribers 10 the stock Of aid COMPANY
And shall give notice thereof 10 at least news
Z paper IN each Stat In which subscription book
have been openei. at least fifteen days previous
the day Of Getting, aud subscribers shall atten
j the nesting 40 called, either Ia psrson BY iaw
fat eroxy. then and here shall elect tv baio
thirteen DIR elsrs for said corporation and }
sirh 81 elton each share Of said capital stock 81 a
{ enitsle he o nef tie e0f 10 one vote The pres
a dent Rnd secretary q the board 20 commissioner.
sod. in case Of their sbsonos Or inability. any ~
e lhs officers Of said board, shall at inspe,
tors Of said election and shsl certify under ths
. hands the naines ~ the directors riectsd at sAi
Z meeting; apd the said aissioners. treAsnrs
q aud secretary, shall then deliver tvsr said d
r. rrclors all tho propertiss subscription books an
duties Of said commissioners and The other ogieai
previously appointed by them shall cease aud ID
tarmlns forever. and thereafter tho stockhoidol
l. shril constitute said body polite and orai
Annual m-ctinKs OF the sto kholdefs II the sal
corporation for he choice Of officers (whsn the
> 10 be chosen. and for the trahsaetion - bus
q ness shall be- holden At such time and place an
4 upon such notice a. may be prescribed "a the b.
las
= See. . Aad b. Il further enacted, That the ixl
u o. way through the public lands b aud the IAN
4 Is h rshy granted 20 tbs said Northern Pacit
ia lroad Company" its Successors AID asslgu
- Ter the constructs on Of railroad aud telegfaT
e proposed aad the right, power. and aath0rii
4 u hereby given 20 said corporation to take fso
- he puBic lands all icout to the line Of sald
material Of earth, stone. timber, aud forth &
Il the s3ustructi IA thereof Sa a way l. granted {
sid railroad 20 th' extent Of tso hundred ct
with un each side Of said railroad where 70 ma
n pas through the public dJm. n including all n,
. cgssary grounds for station bulldogs, .rkshop.
d'pots, maehine shops switches, side tracks tur
r tables and water stations; and the right - wa
shalt BE- exempt from taxation within tho Terri
. torries Of the United States The United Stat
u sail ext guish, rapidly a. may be col
= sisfsut with public policy aud the We tars Of h
81 Ind ans. the Indian titles & all lands alliu
under the operation Il this act, AMI acquitted
i the donN'ion to the [roadl named IN this bill.
+ Soc. 3. Asd Be e further enacted. That there
and hereby is grant-d 70 the Northern PAcii
Hailroad Company " It, suces .sors aud assikn
-e Tor the purpose Of aiding IA the coustrtct iou
. said railroad and telegraph Line 90 tbs Paeif
n alton Of the mails. troops. snitisns Of var an
n public stores, over the route ofs.d line u rail
every alternate section Of public land, not mine
70 nj. desig Uatad by odd numbers, TO the amount
Id twehty alternate sections sr mis, each side
said railroad line, said company may adoI
through the Territories Of the United States, at
ten alternate sections Of lasd PER mile each 81
= q said fai read whenever 1t passes through Al
J. state and whenever the line thereof, d
~ United states have fall title, not reserved sol
!" granted, or otherwise Appropriated, and n
ann fssfan Fhar aHn rfrhs
err the time the liue Of said road IL definitely IKE
and plat thereof aled IN the Office of the Com y
e sioner Of The General Land Once and whenevs
On prior to said time, any Of said sections parts
80 | srctions shall have seen granted sold, reserve
:" occupied by homestead settlers, or pre-smpted,
m otherwise disposed Of other lands shall be select
h. by said COMPANY 10 lieu thervof, under the dire
:. ton 90 the sec etary Of the Interior in Altsrna
~ sections, and designated by odd numbers, u
he moFe than ton miles beyond the limits Of said
a. ternais sections Proridsd, That II said route sh
10 found upon the line Of any other railroad rot
hu 10 aid In the construction ef which lands Ia
i'm been hers,afore Eranted by the United States
~, far as the routes are upon the same general Ia
W the amount Of land heretofore granted shall
by deducted from the amount granted BY this &C
ed frorilsd, farther, That the railroad company
~ ceiying the previous grant Of land may ASST
on Company" or may consolidate, confederate, =
- associate With said company upon tha ter
"a named in the first section Of this at: ProriS
fnrtLsr. That all mineral lands be and the sa
are hereby excluded from the operations Of q
act, aud IN lieu thereof like quant.ts OF unocs
.-e pied aud Incorporated agricultural labd
p odd-numhered sections nearest TO the line Of q
rVsd, aud within any miles thereof may be
las lecfrd as above provided: And prerided, fsrtA
That the word ''mineral when IL occurs in 1
act, shall not be held to include iron coal: A
rrertded further That no money shall be dra
mt tro the Treasury Of the United States to aid
construction Of the said Northern Pacific Rs
road.
zee Sec 4. AHd Be t further enacted That whene
M said Northern Pacific Railroad Company sh
have twenty Ave consecutive IN les Of any mort
on Of said railroad ami telegraph lire ready far
he &c contemplate d. the President OF the Uni
=. States shall appoint three commissioners 10 exa
'Sa inc the same and II il shall appear that twea
tar five consecutive miles Of said read and telexri
ma. line hsyo hren completed in good substant
- aad Workmanlike manner, as in all ether resps
90 required by this act, the commissi uers shall
he retort to q President Il the Tn ted states
patents eli lands, Aforesaid, shall be issued
as said company, confirming TO said company
rs right and title to said lsHss. situate opposite
-. aad caterminous with said completed seoti
r. Of said road and from time Go time. whene
twenty-five additional consecutive miles 81
have been Constructs5. comp eted, and in rea
ess as Aforesaid. aud verified BY aid conn
e siensrs ts the President Of the United sta
~ then PATENTS shall be ISSUED TO
Il, company CONVEYING the additional secti
~ Of nd rs aforesaid and fast ev