Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-19

Sec 10 And Be Il further enacted That section five
( said set be modified az amended that the
rnioa Pacific Railroad Company, the Central
'aciae Railresd Company, and any ether company !
"a h0rizsd to pATticiFztA IN the construction Of
aid rozd, may. the completion Of each section
4 sad road, provided IN this act and tbs act 70
rhici this act u smsudmsBt. issus their frat
norigAz bonds On their rsspscffvs railroad and
telegraph lines to an amount rot exceeding the
amount Of the bends Of the United statss, and Of
sven tensg and dafe, time Of maturity, rate and
TO lie ssnsd 20 said raj road csnpanies respecfrTs-
IT, And tie lea Of the United States bends shall
be subordfnate 70 that The bonds Of any ore th-
er Of said compaais8 hereby Autharizf9 10 lie Is
rnents, EXCEPT ~ q the provI-ioas Of the sixth
sec ion Of the act 20 whteA this set . an amend
msas, relating q Tbs fransmissaoa 81 dispatches 4
and the Interpretations Of ma II, tra5ps. muBt- +
ttous Of var sap slsss and public stores for the !
ssayern msnt Of the Dafssd States And said acc
ton Il further amended by striking cut tn word
forty :" aud inserting IN lea thereof the words
son zach and every section Of not iess ihan
twenty
Sec II And be 4 farthsy eaaeie6, That IL any Of
the railroad ompa8iss eatitlsd bonds " the
United States. u issns their first mortgage
bonds herein provided for, has, at the time of the
approval ofthis issued shall thereafter issue
any of ts Swn bonds or securities IN such form and
manner a. In lag or equity to emit tie the sans 20
priority or prefersucs OF psymsBt 10 The said
xu sranseed benas. said first mortgage lords,
the amount # saeh corporate bonds outstanding
and q satisfied or nnesncs led shail be deducted
1 n. "a hs amount sfsuch Government and first
mortgage bonss which the company may be en-
( sit ed 70 TeesiEs and Issue; and such amount
! only Of such Govsrnmsnt bonds aud such drst
maori gase bonds shall be granted or permitted 81.
/ ad4e1 - such outstanding unsatlshed Or uBean-
/ eel "a snds 81 the company, shall make up the
1 wh0'e amount per mile 70 which the company
would otherwise have been entti d. Ana pro
xEfsd further, That before any bonds shall b -
given by the Uaited States, the company claiming
them shall present the Secretary o. the Treasa-
nv A. AFFIDAVIT Of the President aud Sc Rotary Of
the company, 70 he sworn TO befors the ialgs %
court Of record. setting forth whittier sald COM
pan shas issued any such bonds or securities,
and, IL 20, particularly describing the sams, aud
such other evidence az & . ssegstary nav require.
80 10 enable him to IN aks tbs deduction herein
required and such aifdsyit ahaIi thea be nisd and
dsposltsafu the Office Of the SECRETARY u The Inte-
rior. Aud any person wearing hlsslv 70 saY
| suei. esz1Axls ahalI be deemed guilty Of perIurv
aaf 81 eousietlou thereof shall be puafsised a.
| Aksrssald. TrorSdsd, also, Thai 90 land granted
~ r. act snail le conveyed 10 any party par
tiss and - bends all he issad y Anyr company
| road ii part thersof male prior TO the psss-
| ace ~ The act TO Which this act Il
an amendment, made snbseeastt lilsrsto andes
the provision ef any act o. aets other thar th 4
| set ard the act amended by tbis aet.
/ Sec IL Had b. II further s1ssesed, That the Iaav.
enwosth. Paws &C. and Western Railroad csr1raBy
nos known az the Union Paethe Railroad Com,
paflv easteFn division. sha 4 ed Ii the railroad
from the mouth Of Kansas riy r, By the way Of
ISnFenworth, or. N that be not d. med the be q
> rrsuis then the said company shall. witnin two
) wear. build rsiirsaa fsom The city Of Leavsn
worth 10 OATS vi b fie "a iu stem ~ ~ near ID.
.ity Of awfsnes. hHf to aid In the eHnstructiot
- laid branch the said company shah It be en-
: titled 70 any bands. And II fhs uaisa Pacific
Raiiroad COMPANY shall OF be pr cehdlBg Ia goo,
iait ia build sail railroad through the ferri
tories wlsea b Lssveuwosths PaNnse, West
: IN Railroad Company, new = ewa IS the unio,
{ Paclds Railroad COMPANY, sastern divI@ien, shaI
! | have G. mule ri ths road 20 tar tupdfsdih de
= es o. Ion itad fh a the Il t.nam q eqa4Qahl
may pro- 60 q max said toad sestwsfd nsttt
MEETS d epMaeets With tsu raj Pacific L. 10
Z adj Company on the same Il 8 AID he sal
+. "a irasd from tbs mou , Of X RIVER 40 81
ore taudred h mrrid an lenaiieae shall b
| made = the way Laweencs nd .pska, % o.
! Is bstk u thu ka river oppo<its said towns
Il Proelasd, That bond 81 sll b. Is uod or lam
L s~riin by he Uni ed tai 10 any persou O
d c m ssn r the INSTR elton OF ans part u ID
u a Ia ruak lias Of said railroad Of the o..
j. hundred b meridian Oh ioH Eitade and sat u tli
= Rocky Mountains, until sais road shall 70 M
Z plated fFem eT hear "aAla, on . Missouri river
= the said one huuasedth meridian # iongitnd,
d sec IS, Aud be u fpsibsr sHaetss, That ~ an
Aitsr the next elsctien ofdireetor.. the sumb-F
. dirsc 70 b. elected BY b. Stockholders ID q
E be lfteens aud the humber u rect rs 10 be a.
, pointed BY the Prs dsnt shall b. hvs. aud ii
o Pfesdent shAi appoiat three additional director
60 until the next regular election, aud tAsfr
4 after five directors. At least one u said Govern
h msut d eetors shall be placed each Of tn
.tsndiug com mitises Of said company, and leaa
one on y.Fv special COMMITTEES that EAy 10 %
D p.iated Tn GoYeTHmsat directors shall, fson
to time, report 10 the SECRETARY q he Interior &
+ al 10 any inqulrs he may make 81 them
e touching The condition, MANAGEMENT, and PRO
y sress Of the work, and saall communicates Ia Il.
Secretary efths Interim, ct any tlsss such lnfor
i. NATION As should BE- la the possession u ths he
j. | parlmant they shall, a. often as may b. aaees
r aary to fall knoNiedgs Of the condition aud man
segment Of Ehs ina. visit eli portions Of the in
Il OF 70 a. whether built or surveyed and whlle a.
I from hQ1aa. attending q thar Huttaz al
rresuta, shall be paid thrf acgaai trAveing pe
i aud be allowed and paid such reasonable c. n
= stion i9r lhslf tine actually employed IS th
4 board Of Fsetogs mas aestas.
3 Sec. II, Aad b Il fsFtAsy saae4sd. That the nsx
elscsoa for direct ef said fro@d ahaII be bel
the hFst wedaes lay Of ovtuhsr nsxt, at n
70 Office Il said company In tbs city New Yort
j, bstwssn tbs houFs Of ten o'sloek NJ an
= four ocIoek P NJ Of 50 dsy aud all subs. qusu
i regular elections shall he held annually thsrsaF
' At the same place and shs directors shall hoi
j their ofaess Tor ene ysAr, aea BatH their Huecesl
: ors are qualified
Il Sec rs And b. q further saaoss4, That ths a.r
srsi companies authorized 20 construct the aturs
. said roads are hereby required to operate and u
said roaAs and telegraph for all purposes Of con-
). rsuueatloa. travel, and transportation, so far
e the public and the Government eoucerusd a
. one eontinusus line; aud ia such operation An
i. use 10 AFFORD and secure 20 each equal advantage
aud faculties 20 rates, time, aud tran.portatiof
without Aay disgrimlHat af any kind In fav
: Of the roas or buslu@ss Of any or sithsr az All
/ g
= any either of the others, aud II shall not
lawful for the Proprietors Of line Of telegram
: aathsrized by this act or the act amended bv eli
= act refuse fail 30 convey to ali perssn, !,
: aulFing the trans nission of news and messages
like character, pain Of forfsiting to the perso
= ltjuaed, for each offence, the sun Of one handra
a | dollars, aud such other damage he may hav
: suffered, account Of sad refusal or failure {
be sued for Snd recovered In Auy court Of the Uni
. ted States, or ofsny State or Territory Ut eomps
!. tent jurisdiction.
4 Sec. I6. And BE- "a further enacted, That arr tw
4 or more % the companies authorized to psrtlc
pate In the hsnsats Of this aet hereby author
iged at any time to unite and consolidate their oI
. CARNATIONS, a. the same may or shall BE-, npo
!. such terms and conditions. and in such name
= they may agree upon, and shall not be il
compatible with this act, the laws sf the stat
i or States in which the roads Of snch eoIapani,
a may be, and 10 assume and adopt such corpora,
v name and styls IS they may sgree upon, with
capital stock not 20 exceed the actual eost OF a
roads so to be consolidated, sud shall file copy
a such consolidate u in the Department Of the Ii
"A terrier and thsreupen such Organization 50 forrns
u aud consolidated shalt succeed to- possess and
: / entitled to Feesive from the Government Of "a
United state all aud Singh ar shs a ants benefit
,s | immunities. guarantees, acts end things a.
,s done aud perf0rmed and be subject TO the san
terms, conditions, restrictions and requirement
), which said companies respectively at the time ,
" such consolidation are or alsy be entitled or sui
: test under this act ia place and subs tuition
- ; ia eompanie- cons i dAtsi respectively Al
all other prov sons Of this act far as Appfcs
= companies ousoi dsled, or either thereof xha
= apply and be Of force such consolidated Of
: / gAnizaiIon. A q Ia case upoa the com bIetion b
| su Ii consolidated orgal z ton of the roads I
~ cit her of m Of the companies co solf,tates
| any ether Of see read roads Of either Of II
Re o her companies authorize Aforesaid fAn
!, forming, r intended. eessaFv to form a DO,
C. tiau of continuous line sm ach Il the -evrt,
VI points on he Missouri river reinbefore ds-ts
& mated a. the Pacific roast) shalt net have COR
n srruct d the puab r Of mites ef it, said r a
- within h inae herein required aeh cossoiidAts
E rgtaiSs ion 5 HEREBY n hortzed n cautinue n
ean-truc ion ef road an telsEf d ~ the eRt
u ural rec ion aud route upon which u jucau
r ! pete Or uneBas cited read j. hsr-i b-f re Al
- thariEed 70 be built. Hhfil such continuation
~ tn n al Of su console. . ed rK~ntz4gion .ha
u rsnch the eonstEu ted road sad teles 40 Of sai
is other G N any aud at ssssb point 10 connect an
Y matte sh re 18th aud FIR and ia lid thereof n
D. said eunsplidated organization may do and rel
Of 70 NJ in rSfere nee to such pert on Of roas a.
~ telegraph, as shall so be ia Continuation Of Il
- eoustra eted ROAD and telegraph and to the cor
" ssruciion aud seuiumeny thsreof, al aud ugals
/ h ae ersi acts aud things herenb FIRE provided
auth rixed, or gran ed TO be done BY the con
le pany hereinba orr Authoriz. q to construct an
c Equip the SANE and shsll be entitled to simila
"a aud like grants benefits, immnnities, guarantees
"a Is, and things to he done aud performed by IA
% Sevsrnm.nt ofthe United States, by the Prsaiaeu
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