Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-19
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE United STATES
Passed at The first Session Of the Thirty
eighth Congress-
PunLio-No. 1855. I

AN ACT ia amend an act emitted An act 10 aid
Ia the con truetioa 81 - railro d = eel rFaph
liar frvm he Missouri RIVER 10 the Pacific ee,ei,
end to secure la tie G veFi ment III. u>e Of h.
same Tor postal military. AMI Il T purposes -
sppro ed July Il . shtseu husdurd az y
two.
BE L ssacssd by a Senate a d House sf Rspre.sa.
tsses Of tAe tuised States 81 uasrtca ts.agFess
esssmbtsd, That ia eSptfa so q "a comp ny
snttded tie Uai0s rsc &c Ra lrOa.i Coa PAT y,
RHthortE.d by the CT OF winch his act Is bd-
Atory, shall be Ia shares Vne hundred d, liars.
inst Nd 81 onN hsuss.id dol Hrs, esch, thar the
number OF shares shai BE- one million. Instead OF
one handned thou, asd. aud tha the naber of
shArss Whaeh ans p rsoa shall old to ent q him
.o sraNe - director IN s.is evmlany except tue
sdirre,orst 10 be appointed by 0iavern nsntl all
D. hity shares Instead Of ave share u, d that
every subscriber TO sad capital stock fir each
SHARE o. one thousand dollars heretof r sabserib-
~ sh u ee ehtusd = acertihcAte Tor ten shares
OF enc hund ed dollars each ! d thsa a. ss1is-
log words u seotiaa nrst O. sad act. ,Thieh
aha b sub crie'd for and bald 10 not mora thaa
tive hundred shares By say one D RAM = y.
the came are hereby repealed y anu
Sec. ?. Aad Be- Sc farther ssaefsd, TbA~ Al. ~
Pacific Rail osd cempasy shall eau bSah-s ~ "a
kept open to receive suescr ptions 10 ths : 49,
stock Of sa company, kantl the eatirs $500
Of onS huadred millions el dollars shall - -
soIibed AT the general ofHee Of said counsny a.
tie eitN Of New York, and 10 each Of the siti. =,
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincin.
nafi, and Saint Louis, at tuch places "a nv :.
design ted by the President of the Uni ed Sts.ss
and In such her localities as NAV be directed by
him. No subscription for said stock shall b,
aeemed valid unless the subscriber therefor shall
al the time OF subscribing, pay or remit to ths
Treasurer Of the company aa amount per shar.
subscribed by Aim equal 10 the smount per ah n
psevion ~ paid by the then existing stockholders
The said company shah make ass ssments upon
Ste stock holders ot less than i've dollars pei
share. and intervals of not exceeding six msnth
Rom and after the passage OF this act, until tbs
par value Of all shares subscribed shall b fully
paids any money only shall be receivable for such
ASSES ment, OF as equivalents for any portion o.
the capital stock hereinbefote authorized. Tbs
capt. i stock Of said company shall net be increas
Cd b yond the actual cost Of said road. And the
STOCK OF the company shall be deemed personal
property, and shall be transferable On the hocks Of
the company, It the general ONCE IF said sefnpaay
in the city Of New York, at such other transfer
efhce as the company may establish
sc. ). AID BE- Il faTthsr enacted, That thu Union
Pacific Railrad Company, and Sll other comps.
nies provided for in this aud the act to which
this isan amendment be. aud hereby are empov.
cred toenter upon, purchase, take, and hold auv
lands or promises that may hs necessary ana
proper for the construction aud working Of ssid
cad, not exceeding in width cue hundred feat on