Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-05-25

PuBLlC-NO. III.
AN ACT TO encour,E- aud facilitate ttlexr phi
communication betw, ea the ems ern and ", st.
ern continents.


Whereas tie governments of Erssi, ard
Great Britain have grained to P,r,v Ma. non
ough Collins, a citizen OF the IIrit6d s. +as III
night to construct and maiu-aiu a lice of G ectr c
telegraph through th-lr resp ctr terrtoria. rom
the mouth the Amoor river. in A ia,ia Rn.si,
BY way of BEHRING'S s raft with a view Of thar1.
BY uniting the telGrraphic 8 SENS ofbot, CON
tinens, and of promoting international and com
mere al intercourse: and whereas the oavsrr-
ment ofRussia, in fIrtherapce Of tba, aRiect is
nov con tructjng a lire of to epranh .hroIy,6 ,,s
Asiatic territory T. unite at the mouth Of the
Amoor liver wi h the line Droipc,eI l,v sd ~
Inns. and whereas p royerr1,Dnt nj mo Irri.oI
States desires cordlaIIT IA cnnnpr.t. win Rrs 10
and Great Ri ain ~ H. .ItslI,.h,,,,,I .,,d
maintenarcaof surr q In. ~, rDnTnilr.c, 49,;
Now, Therefore
BE Hendctsd by tie Senate and ITo,s> Of Rtpys-
Stnta'ircs ~ the Iltted Stairs Of Amryica in lon
gyesS assembled,
That Perry Mac D." oush ms Of Caljfo9-
ma, Ms associates and ass gnrcs, shall hav- the
H9ht 10 Construct and maluta II a | ne or ines o.
teltSr' pm from any point or point, On the line
OF the racine telegraph, constructed in ur u
ance OF the sctot COngr' SIS approved Jun 'jX-
zen, ei8htch hGHdred and sky, uoItherly
tnFousA any OF me terrt or e. of tie I'm te1
HtteS . INC oouhdanes OF British America, with
9"Sh DI"'Ch IN, a may De N edcd 90 OFe1 COM
Hun'c A1l"h with the various mini eist1cts and
otheF s't"em Ms II s"d trutories And tortHe
purposes ore Il Il, the saa Collins. hrs cclattS
aLu asSlSheeS, sh@il haVea P rmanent Rnt ot
tl'' 'tN''@ "a 'N' VI tL'c
o nI'. sue, Iob tle[ Win me Tleht to take
any ilInoef ana stone Tor construction purpos ;;
anIhVI we es auIIshlnS ana maintaining sad lines
GU tiIo o5"'ioiiS neCts,aIy LOT Inc repair aud
No'hlhs 'heEeol, there Is hereby gran'ed TO said
pal He' lh7 sc oi 80 mu n unappr2 pfated pub
~ anus not 500, sraheu' reserved, pTe-empt-
Gu nor U cuP'eu ny homestead settlers, rs may
ue necessary I9r SaliohS, not exceeding forty
aCr iol eAch hHtea miles Of line CON
S S. i ios, Vne puoAc Iihds q the United
Ssa,es, NJ ions as me same may De used for sad
-! poo !4Ct"e" "oUeVeT, L nat SO much o. &c
Hne VI ,its az an au. hoflHo lhe eohst ucton
~ - eeIesl "pa Us v, open COMMUNICATED win
rno,, ~ atd So e'u Tths' Sett!e-
ni1sssaiS r. cb T;aa sn IA nun ana Vold,
Gro f 80 ileS snalI De collp'e'ed within
voc io'9l ne'eoi'
DEC Z an" De u Jurthe enacted, That in Or
der TO encourage and aid the construct on o.
sa ne Oh 'he United S'aes, the secretary Of
tIe Na'y Is authorized TO detail for tie use
OF u Surtey ana SCUM lngS aoI & that potron
OF me Iacihc coaS', ooth OF America and ASA,
VIC II ~ 10 proposed " eS'1OI Salu telegraph,
one ste9h VI sallng vessel IN ms al erection,
10 ASSIST III surveys ana soundng@, laying down
eupher go Caoie' ana In Transporting materials
cOhhecIeu Ihere"l II, ana generally, aitOrt such
aSoIe. antt "s may pe deemed pest calculated to
SECURE SucCe SUI promo non OF the enterprise.
NtN' d. ana Ne u JhFmcf enacted, That the
government OF the ted STATES shall at all
HHIhes' nave priority IN the use of the line or
HntS, SO idr aS tne same are within It's territory
anu suaIl nave tne right, when authorized by law
~ cOnnect sala Iine OF llnts by telegraph with
any Li'illaty PoS'S VI Tue ohted states, and 10
use tue same LOT government purposes. Aud in
oIueL ~ 'eCuie tue same from INJURY by sayagfs
"a otueL eSnrII!spoSe9 persons to the INTERRUPT
upn OF tne puohc business, the Secretary of War
tsiau'notIIeu 10 urect the commanders otthe mill
sary ukirc.o mere stations and other Ulcers,