Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-08-31


ted States. The Uuited States shall ext,,o.,,
a. rapidly as may be consistent with Iur "a va
icy ana The welfare Of the said indians n. E.'
dim tiesto all lanes ia ling und rR opsr "a
the road n med in this b N. "oA 70
SIC. s. Ind Be q Further enacted Tint a..
be, and hereby is, granted 10 the " Nortbne.as,'
Pacific Railroad Company" its successor "egu,
suuction OF sad railroad and te egrapb II, con-
the L, oiho coast, aud 10 secure the ram 20
speedy transportation OF the mails, troop, ny, als
itions II war, and ppblie stores, over the s
public land OF mineral, designate by Ola B OF
bers, u the ar cunt Of twenty alternate seen
per mile, on each side of said IA lroad liSs
SAID company may adopt, through the Terri"
res OF the United States, and ten slarnate s.o
tons OF lald rer mile ON each side OF saN wy
whenever il passes through any state ar
whenever, on the line thereof the United S,s,.N
have full title, not reserved, sold, granted, =,
otherwise appropriated, and free from pre- emf.
ion or ott en- clsims or rights, at the time X
line of said road is definitely hxed, AID 4 nj,
thereoff fled in the Office Of the CommrE6n.,
OF Il eneral Land Office; and whenever, prior "a
said time, any Of said sections or p,rts Of sec.
ito S shall have been granted, sold, reserved m.
cupied by homestead settlers, or pre.emptei. y,
otherwise disposed Of, other lands shah be ga
Il cted by said company in lieu thereof under II,
direction of the Secretary Of the Inte,ior, in a
fernate sec ions, and designated by odd numbers
not more than ten miles beyond the limits Of
said alternate sections; PROVIDED, That ii sad
route shall be fouui upon the line of anv other
railroad route, to aid IN the construction of which
lands have been heretofore granted by the Uni.
ted States as far as the routes are upon the same
general line, the amount OF land heIeto'ors
granted shall he deducted from the amount
grant, d by this act: Proeided FURTHER, That the
railr ,ad company receiving the previous gran,
of land may assign their interest 10 said Nortl
eru Pa life Railroad Company or may consoli.
date, Il d associate with said com any upon the
terms named in the ii 81 section of tins act Pro.
pidsd further, That all mineral auds be, aud the
same are hereby, excluded rom the operations Of
this ct, and leu thereofa like quantity OF un.
occupied and unapproprtated ayr cultural land,
in odd NUMBERED sections to the liee OF sad
road, and Within sixty miles thereof, may be e.
leoted as above provided; -iud prOrtded. f,trths
That the word HmineTAl when 1t occurs in thT
act, shall not he held to include iron or Goa
And provided, further, Thai no money shall b.
drssn rom the treasury of the United States
aid in the construction Of tie said NoFtherr
Pacific rs ilroad.n
SIC 4. And be Il further enacted That when.
ever said Northern Pacific Railroad COMPANY
shah have twenty-five consecutive miles of any
portion of said railroad and telegraph line ready
for the servise contemplated, the President Of the
| Uni ed States shall appoint three commissioners
| 20 examine the same, and IL it shall appear tina,
/ twenty-five consecutive miles Of said road au'
| telegraph line have been completed in go
| sub tantial and workm ankle manner, as in l.
| other respects required by this act, the comm)&
| toner's shall so report to the President Of TIT
Lifted States, ana patents Of lands IS aforesaid
| shall be issued to said company, confirming 10
said company the right and title to sad !auds
81 uated opposite to and cotermlnous with said
completed section of said road and from time
to time, whenever twenty-five d iional conse-
| cutve mi es shall have been constructed com.
! pleted, and rs readiness aforesaid, and verified
| by said commissioners to the President OF tbs
| Unitel States, then patents shan he issued =
| said company conveying the additional section,
| n Ian a aforesaid 2
| twenty. five mi e. Of said road is completsdU
| AZORES nd; ProUided, That not more than IA
| sections OF land per mile as SAID road shall b
| completed, shall be completed to said COMPANY
for all that part of aid railroad lying east Of as
western boundary of the State of Minnesota III,
til the whole Of said railroad shall be finished ani
in good running order, as first-elsss railroad
| from he place Of beginning on Lake Superior q
| the'western boundary Of Minnesota FTBrii@
| aLSa, That lands shall nos be granted Ut der tAt
| provisions OF this act on account of any railroad
part thereof, constructed at the date OF the pas
| ga of ,hls act.
| Northern Pacific railroad shall be constructed it
| p substantial and workmanlike manner, with al
| the necessary draws, Gulyerts, hridses, viaduCs
eros ing, turnouts, stations, and watering plaos
and all other apeuAnees, Including furnitur
| and rolling stock, equal in all respects TO rail-
4 roads of he first class, when prepared for bus
mes with rails of the best quality, auufactur
ed from American iron. Anda uniform gaug
|
of the road. And there shaft b. constructed
| telegraph line, Of the most substantial and sp
| proved description, 20 be opera Ell along tha en-
TIRE line: {Yoeidea, That the ssii company shall
not charge thu governments higher r4es than
| they do .individualS ror like Transportation and
telcgraphc service And it shall be the duty OF
the "NortheEn Pacific Railroad Company" 70
| permit any other railroad which sha BE- aaaai'
iset TO be built by The United Sta'es, or BY ne
legi allure of any T'rrtory or State IN Sh& I
the same may be situated, or from running co.,
nexions with it, on fair and equitible terms
SEC 6, And be it further enacted That the re &
sident of the United states shalt cause the land
10 be surveyed for forty mits il width on bot
sidFs of the entile lins of said road af the gen
e. al route hall be fxei, and as iass as may b Fl
required by the construction of said railroa e
and the odd sections of land hereby graatsi
shall not be liable 10 sale or entry, or pre-empt
ion, before or after they are surveyed, except y
|. said company, IS provided in this act; but @
|. provision g Of this act OF September, eigbta
hundred and forty-one, granting pre-empt&
rights, and the acts amendatory tsereof, and N
the act entitled *'an act TO SECURE homestesa
to ac'u al settlers on the public domain, appra'
, ed Nay twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty-tEE
, shall he and the same are ereby ext nded to Il
other lands on the line of said road when su
veyed, excepting those hereby granted to saF
company, Al the FeserEed alteEnate seeu8
| shall not be sold by the government alta las
| less than two dollars endhtty cents per y
when fered for sale.