, 1864-10-17


ure to be sued for and recovered in any court
of the United States, or Of any State or Terri.
tory Of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. 1G. Ind belt further enacted, That any
two or more of the companies authorized to
participate in the benefits Of this act are hereby
authorized at any time to unite and consolidate
their organizations, as the same may or shall
be, upon such terms and conditions, and in such
manner as they may agree upon and as shall
not be incompatible with this act, or the laws
of the State or States in which the roads Of
such companies may be, and to assume and
adopt such corporate name and style rs they
may agree upon, with a capital stock not to ex-
coed the actual cost Of the roads so to be con
sulidated, aud shall file copy Of such consol.
lation in the Department Of tie Interior, and
thereupon such organization so formed and con.
solidated shall succeed to, possess, and be en-.
titled TO receive from the Government of the
United States all and singular the grants, benc-
fits, immuntics, guarantees, acts and things TO
be done and performed, and be subject to the
same terms, conditions restrictions and require.
mcnts which said companies respectively at the
time Of such consolidation are or may he enti.
tied or subject to under this act in place and
substitution Of said companies so consolidated
respectively. And oil other proyisio.,s Of this
act, so far as applicable, relating or in any man.
ner apPcrtainins to the companies SO consoIl.
dated, or either thereof, snail apply ana DC OF
force asto such consoldated orgah'za'ioe' Ana
in case, upon The completion ny snch cohso'i.
dated organization Of tho roads or either OF
them OF the companies SO consolidated any
other Of tho road or roads Of either Of the other
companies authorized as aforesaid (and forming,
or intended, or necessary to form a portion Of
n aront;pnnus limo fron ach of tho several DOints
on the Missouri river hetcinbeiore designated
to the Pacific coasD shall not have constructed
the number Of miles OF Its said road, within
the time herein required, such consolidated or
ganiZation is hereby authorized to continue the
construction Of its road and telegraph in the
general direction and route upon which SUCH
incomplete or unconstructed road is herelnOe-
fore authorized to he built, until such cch'Inua'
ton Ct the road Of such consolidated orsanlza'
iiun shall reach the constructed road and teie-
graph OF said other company, and at snch point
to connect aud unite herewith; and Tor and IN
nid thereof the said consolidated organization
may do and perform, in reference to such por-
ton ol road and telegraph, as shall so be
continuation Of its constructed road aud tels'
graph, and to the construction and equipment
thereof, all and singular the several acts and
things herrinbciore provided, authorized, or
granted to bo done by the company hereinbe'
fore authorized to construct aud equip the same,
aud shall be entitled to similar and Ike grants,
benefits, immunities, guarantees acts, ana
things to DO done and performed by the Gov
ernnIent Of the United States, by the Pres''
dent OF the United States, by the Seere'a'
riss OF the Treasury and Interior, and by com.
miSsioners, in reference to such company ahd
to such portion oi the road herehoslore au-
thorlzed to be constructed by lt anu upon tue
like and similar terms aud conditions, SO lar as
the same are applicable thereto Ana saia
consolidated company SHAH pay te said dciauI'
ing company, the value, to be estimated by
competent engineers ot all the work done and
material furnished by said deiaultins company
which may be adopted aud used by SAID con
solidated company in the progress oi the work
under the provisionsof Of this section! PTorlded,
nevertheless, That said defan!ling company may
at any time, before receiving pay Tor It's said
work and material, as herenbetnre proV'ded'
on It's own election, pay stld cpnsoiidated com,
pany the value Of tao work done and material
furnished by said consolidated company, to DO
estimated by competent engineers necessary
4 for and used in the construction Of the road oi
Il said deiaulting company, aud resume the con
troll Of its said road; aud all the rights oene
Its, and privileges which shall DC acquIreu'
possessed or exercised, pursuant to TINS sectlon'
shall be to TINT extent m abatement Of inc
rights, benefits. and privileges hereinoelore
granted to such other company. And IN case
any company authorized thereto shall not enter
into such consolidated organization, such COM
tpany, upon the completion OF It's road, as mere
,nne,ore provided, shaIl &c ehullsd 70 aau ,hs -
nereoy authorised 70 conunue anu sNe"u \, a. S
same, unucr tne c'rcuns.Ancen' anu !" 49, ~
uance WIN ,nc provisions oI u,'S sew, s'"' "'i a
70 nave ah inc dement's tneIeoh Us iuny ",' a'u
compstely as are hetein P'o'.aes touons -. sus.
consonua'eo organization. ana ~ .aso 'IU'u n,'",l
,han one such conSoIaa.eu gan'hauon S"a,' "na
oe maae, pursuant 10 tnls ae', me terhs ""u y.
cond'lions o. thls aet, nerelnoe'ore rscn'u SS u
20 one, shnu apply 10 ,ke .nan"sr, 'o.s'' rn", T
en.ct 70 inc other' rToV'aeI' HOae'e,, i"s'
rlen'S ana interests AZ any u,ne asqu'Iv. ~ S'e
sucn sonsohdated orgah'hsuon sra. nv' " "n'
pared Oy anotner theIeoL lusr P'o
v,oed mat Should inc Oentrai facinc noIIoau
company o. California complete ,nelr ing 10
.ne eastern I'ne o. inc Stse o. SaIu'r'a os'o's
inc nneoi .he Union rae'hc hallroaa Oo'nPa"y
shau nave been ex!enneu westward 80 10 - -
meet the line OF sa'd nrst named company, sa'u
hrst named company may ex'eng helr ,,ne o.
ROAD eastward one hundred am h.ty mnos =.
tue established route; So as 70 meet ano Sonnec'
WIN tne hne OF the Cn,on IAcinc roau, eo.n,
lnlytnI IN all RESPECTS WIN the ntONlslOUH hilu