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


ton OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, And Il
shall be the duty of the collectors OF internal
revenue as the Secretary may direct, 10 act as
disbur lag agents to pay the aforesaid eSpep-
ses without increased compens 'uon therefor,
who shall give good and sufficient bonds Tor the
hthf 4 performance of their duty as such dis
burNng agents for such SUN an IN such form as
shall he prescribed by the FUnt Comptroll OF
the Treasury, to the approval of the Sec'et'y OF
The Treasury. Provided, Iha, the a orrSa ap-
plonrlbatlOn shall continue IN force 10 the THO
lie h day OF June, eighteen hundred and sixty
five, aud the eater the Secretary of the l cas-
ury shall embrace in his annual estimates the
amount VIII CHI, in his opin on Will be required
for the expenses of this branch OF the pubic SER
vie.
SIC. 49, and be it ftsrhsr enacted, That wher-
ever the word State is used in this act l. shall be
construed 70 in .lued the Territories and the Dis
triot OF Columbia, where such construction Is
necessary to carry out the provisions of this act
Approved July 3d. 1864.
tPUBtIo-No. 1861
AN ACT granting lands to aid in the construct
ion Oft railroad and telegraph ne from Lake
Superior 10 Pusets Soun0, on the Pacific coast
by the northern route,
b, IL enacted BY the Senate and HohSe nj Rep
r,sentGtip,s Of hs UHited States Of America an
Congress assembled.
That Richard d. Rice. John A. Poore. Samuel
p, Strickland, Samuel c. Fressenden, Omar e'
=. K,moall, Augustine ii ,inei. Ed sine X. w.
wiggin. AnsonP Morrill, Samue ]. Anderson,
of Maine; william Sears, l. s. wilmington,
j sah PerhAm, james NJ. Beckett, A W. Ban
held Abel Abbott, John Newell, Austin l. Ro-
gers Nathaniel Greene, ir, OliVe' Frost John A,
Bass. John o Bresbrey, George ShIverrick, Ed
ward Tyler, Fiander j. Forristall, Ivory H.
Pope, of Mass chuse IS; George 0p iyke, Farley
Holmes, john Huggins, PhilsGder Reed, George
Briggs, Chauncey Wibbard, John c. Fremont.
of New York; Ephraim Marsh, John F. jack
son, jr., Of New Jersey S. NJ FELTON,, John Toy,
o, j. Dlckey, r. f. Archer G. w Cass Ed.
Inhn ~ pa Iva
I. NJ, Anyn, MoHs w. Wilson, Horsnce Whit
taker, Ira Bliss, of Connection; Joseph A, Gil
more, Ousow Stearns, E. Z. Emerson, Fred
erick smyth, William f. Chandler, Of Nsw
Hampshire; Cyrus Aldri h, Ii, NJ, Rice, John
AeKusiek, IL, c. Waite, stephen Miller Of
Minnesota; E. A Chaplin, John Gregory Smith
George Merrill, of Vermont; jan es Y. Smith,
William S. Slater, Isaac II. Southw'cs, Ear r,
Mason, Of Rhode Island; Seth Fuller, William
Kellogg, U. 5. Grant, William g. Green, Leon
ard sweat Henry W BlOdgett, Porter Sheldon,
ofIllinois; j. NJ. WinoheIl, Ellsworth Cheese
brough, James S. Emery, Of Kansas; Richard
George Roland, Henry Plat, of California
William +. Mercer, James w. BROMLEY, OF
Virgins; JOHN II. b. Latrobe, w. Prescott
Smith, of Maryland; Greenhury slack, A. J.
Boreman, Of West virginia In mas Z. Bran
lette, Franz Shorin, OIL kentucky; John i ough
John A. Bin cham, Oran Foilett, John Gardner,
S. S. L'Hommedieu, Harrison G Blake, Phtlo
ChAmberlin, of Ooio; Joan A. Duncan, Samuel
N, a.
Jesse l.. Williams, Of indiana Samuel J.. Case,
Henry L. Hal, David II. Jerome, Thomas ID.
Gilbert, @. A. Trowbriige of Michigan Edward
ii Brosdhead Alexander Mucnell, Benjamin
Ferguson, Levi Sterlng,-Marshal, of W Soon
sin j. c. Answorth, Orlando Humason, H.
W Corbet Henry Falling of o egon; J. b.
s. Todd, N. X. Armstrong, j Shaw Gregory, j .
LeBerse, of Dakota Territory; John Mullen,
Anson G Henry, S d. Smith, Charles Terry,
of Washin gton Territory; Il. W Starr, Pla t
II
i. Al ea, ReHbsr Noh'c, John L. Dawes, OF
Iowa; W illars ?. Hal George n. Smith, II.
Gayle King, John c Sargent, of Missouri;
William H, WaIlace, of IDAHO Territory; j. Il.
Lathrop, Henry D. Coote, H. Z. Merrics, of the
District of Colombia, End al such other persons
VIII shall or may be associated with'them. and
their, successors, are hereby created and srected
into body corporate bnd polite, i dten and
''Nort ern Pacific Railroad CONF any, and By
that name shall have perpetual success on, and
shall be able to sue and 0 be sued, plead and be
implicated, defend aud be defended, in all courts
law and equity within the United States, ani
may make and have common seal. And said
corporation hereby authorized ard EN- oE-reC
to lay out locate, nd construct furnish, miau
| tail, and ENJOY a continuous railroad and ele
| graph line, with the appur enanccs, ma aely
i beginning a a point on Lake Supcrlor, IN thu
| stat, Of Minnesot, o" Wise onsiu; thence wfster
ly by the most eligible railroad route, as ishal
be derermintd by sal com any, wihiu th,
territory Of the United sta'es on . line NORTH
of the forty fifth degree Of !a.iu5e 70 some poin
on Puget's Sound, with branch. VII. the vale,
| of olum il river, to a oint at or near Portlan,
| il tn ate Of oregon, leaving the j ain irunl
| line at the most suitable place. not more thar
| three hundred MI from its western terminus
and is hereby yes 81 with all the powers, priv
| Ieses, and iTnmunities necessary 10 carry in
effect the purposes of this act herein set forth
| Tbs capital stock Of raid clHIp5ny shall copsis
| of one million i ares Of one hun dred d liar
| XII ion hail in a I,p ne, ha nod
sonal pro- erty, am sh I'll be IEan,erable in sue
| manner as the Jaws of id corporal ON shall
| provi g. The persons hereinbt fore named ar
| hereby appointed commissioners, and shall b
| call the board of commissioners of he North
| ern Pacific Raj road Company and fiftetn shal
| constitute quorum for the transaction Of bus
ness The first meeting of sail board If com
| mis- ioners shs Ii he held At The Me odecn Hal
in the city OF Boston, at su h time as any fv
| eommissiose Ger herein II tIned from MassaChusett
| shall appoint, not more than than hree month
af'er the passage OF this act notice of whie
shall be given by them 10 the other commis
| Toner by publ shing sail notice in at least on
| daily newspaIer IN the cities OF Boston Nc'
| York, PHILADELPHIA Cincinnati Milwaukee, ani
/ Chicago, once a week at least four weeks previ
| GUS to he DAY OF n.eetlng. said hoard shalt on
| ganize by the choice from its number of presi
dent vice president, secretary, ana treasurer, an
| they shall require from S I'D treasurer such bond
| es may be deemed proper and may from time t
increase the amount thereof as tley may deem
proper,, TIE secretary shal be sworn to tn
| faithful Performance Of his duties, and such oat
shall be entered upon the records OF the compa
| nv. signed by him, and the oath verified thereo
| The president and secretary of sad board sha
in like manner call al other meetings, namln
the time am pec, thereof 1t shall re the dut
| of said board OF commissioners TO open books
cause books TO be opened at sIch times and !
such principal cites or oter places IN the Unite
| States as they or quorum of them shah detel
mine. within six months after the pas ot tn
act- 10 receive subscriptions to the capital soc
/ Of said corporation, and cash payment Of te
ner eentum on all subscri .hons, ana 10 rece
| Thereof so soon AS twenty tlousand snare
shau in good filth be subscribed foF, ana re
dollars nsr share actually paid INTO the tfeasur
81 +hs company, the said president ana sec'etar
| - sot5 hoard of commissioners shall appoint
t;me AZ q place for the frs meeting OF the sui
~ ;So,s 70 the stock of said company, and shal
, So notice thereof in at least one newspaper
srb state in which subscription books hay
SEsn opened, akIeast fifteen days previous L
the day of meeting, and such subscribers as ha
attend the meetir so called, either III person {
| nv lawful proxy, then and there shall eject
| ba,lot thirteen directors fer said corporation
4 and in sneh election each share OF said capiti
| stock shall entitle the owner thereof TO one vol
| The o, esident and secretary of the board OF con
rnissoners, and in case OF their absence or II
ability. any two of the officers OF SAID Doar'
shall act as inspectors OF said election, and sha
certify under their hands the names Of the dire
| tors elected at said meeting; aud the said con
AVID aovnf "a