Smyrna times., 1865-08-09
lPUBLIC-No. 1871

AN ACT for increased facilities of telegraph com,nu
ncation between the Atlantic and Pacific States
and the Territory of Idaho.
| he II enacted by the Senate and House of ReDre
SeHt0tircS of the United States of america in Con
gresS assembled, That the United States Teegrapl
Company and their associates are hereby authorized
to erect line lines of magnetic telegraph between
the Missouri river and the city of San Francisco in
the State OF California, such route as they NAV
select, to connect with the lines of the said United
States Telegraph Company now constructed and be-
ing constructed through the States of the Union
lhe SAID company shall have the use of such unoc.
cupIed land of the United States as may be necessa
ry Tor the right OF way, and materials and for the
csta bllsng OF stations along said line for repairs
not exceeding at any station quarter section OF
and; and such stations not to exceed one in fifteen
miles on the average of the whole line, unless said
lands shall be required by the Government of the
United States for railroad or other purposes: A nd
PTorided, That right to pre.empt any of said lands
under the laws Of the United States shall enure 10
SAID company their agents, any other person or
pesons whatsoever.
Sec. = And be it further enacted, That the said
United States Telegraph Company under the direc.
ton Of the President of the United States is hereby
authorized TO erect line OF telegraph from Fort
Hail. by Walla- ala and the Dalles and San Fran.
cisco, TO Portland, in the State of Oregon and from
Fort Hall to Bannock and Virginia City ia the Ter.
FItnry OF Idaho, with the privileges as to the
rght OF way, and forth, provided in the first
section of this act the United States to have priori
ty IN the use of said lines Of telegraph to Oregon and
Idaho.
Sec B. And be il further enacted. That the afore
SAID company is authorize by this act to send and
receive dispatches on payment of the regular char
yes Tor transmission of dispatches any line that
may now or hereafter be constructed by the author.
ty or AID OF Congress- to connect with any line or
lines authorized erected by the Russian or En-.
gIsh Governments; and that all dispatches received
by said line or lines shall be tied in the order
of their reception and the answers thereto shall be
delivered TO said United States Telegraph Company
tor transmission their lines TO the office whenc
the original message was sent, whenever 50 directed
by the sender the feof
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That, the sew.
eral railroad companies authorized by act of Con
gress July one, eighteen hundred and sixty two are
authorized to enter into arrangements with the Uni
ted States Telegraph Company so that the line of
telegraph between the Missouri river and San Fran.
CISCO may be made upon and along the line of said
talroad and branches fast as said roads and BRAN
"es are quilt; and said arrangements be entered
i"'o ana The transfer Of said telegraph line be made
/" accordance Herewith the line of said railroads
anu branches, such transfer shall for all nurnnses c
the act referred to, be held and considered c,6I
ment on the part OF said railroad companies or H.
provision OF the act in regard to the cstrue,ion oF
telegraph line; and, in of sssgreement. said
telegraph company are authorized to remove their
line of telegraph along and upon the line of railroad
therein contemplated, without prejudice to the rights
Of said railroad companies.
Approved, July 2, 1864.