Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-17
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Az kor for Increased facilities Of telegraph COM
nnH,-1tioa between the Atlantic and Pacific
Sites, aud IT, Ts ritory Of Id tho
he Il enaeted By n. Senate aHd Hosse Of RsPrssss
tires Of the United States Of dnaeyloa ia CoHgrsss
assenabied, hat the United States Telegraph ON
Macy AID their associates ars hereby authorized to
erect line or iinss Of magnetic telegraph be
tween Ne Missouri II or and tha city Of San Fran
cleo. Ia the State Of Ca itornta on sneh route a.
they may select, TO connect with ihs u - OF the
said United states Telegraph Company nov con
strueed and bel u constructed through the States
Of this Union. The "a company shall haye the
uso Of ueh unoecupi land Of the United ststss
~ may be ueoss AIRY for the right OF way, and ma
tsrials and fer the establishing Of Stations along
said ine for rsIaira not exceeding at any station
qua ter section u land and such stations not
10 eed one In hfteen mills on the average Of the
whols line. unless sold lands shall be required By
the Government OF the DATED states for railroad
or ether purposes AHd provided, That no right 10
pre-smpt any OF said lands under the laws Of the
Unitod states shall enurs 90 said companyof their
sg'nts, or any other person persons whatso-
Sec. g. Aad BE- R0~lAsr enacted. That the said
United States Telegraph Company, under the d.
reeslon OF the President Of the United States, IL
hereby authorized to erect line Of telegraph nom
Fsrt HALL by waila- waila and the Dallas and san
Francisco, 20 Portland. ia the State Of Oregon,
sad from Fer. Hal g y RaRsek aPa y SF srh Z.
haTovlaed In the FIRST section % this act; the
uuitsd States to have pTlsrity In ths use Of said
lines Of telegraph 10 Oregon aud Idahs
Soc. 3. Aad be II further enacted That the sfors-
said company 10 authorized by this act TO send An1
snd receive dispatches on payment Of the Iegul ar
charges for transmission Of despat hes over any
line that may of hereafter be constructed BY
the authority or aid Of Congress. 20 connect with
line or linss authorized or erected BY the Rus
sian or Eagiish GOyernmsnts and that all des.
patches received by said iias or lines shall Be
transmitted IN the order Of their reception, and
the answers thereto shall be delivered TO said
united States telegraph Company for TRANSMITS
mission over their lines TO the offlee whence the
original message sent, whenever 80 directed
by the sender thereof.
Sec. g. And Be farther enacted That the sever
al railroad companies authorized by act Of Con
gress July one. eigh'eeR hundred aud sixty two,
ate authorized TO enter into arrangements with
TIE United States Telegraph Company So that the
limo o. telegraph between the Missouri river aud
san FranciFca may be made upon and along the
lina % aad railroad and braEehes 40 feat as said
roAas aud branches bullt, and II said arrange.
msnts be entered into and the transfer Of said toll
egraph line ba made Ia accordance therswith to
the line Of said railroads and branches such trans
fer shall for all purposes Of the act reerrsd TO- be
held and considered n falhllment on the part Of
said railroad companies OF the provision Of tho
act In iegard 20 the construction Of telegraph
line aud. In ea.e Of Disagreement, said telegraph
company are authorized to remove their line Of
telegraph along and upon the line Of railroad
thsreia contemplated, without prejudice TO the
rights OF said railroad com panies.
Approved July 2, 1854.