Smyrna times., 1865-09-20

such first mortgage bonds shall be granted per.
mltteo as, added to such outstanding unsatis led or
uncancelled bonds of the company shall make up
the whole amount per mile to which the company
would otherwise have been entitled And prorided,
Jurther That before any bonds shall be so giyen by
the United States, the company claiming them .nnI
present to the Secretary of the Treasury an affidavit
OF the President and Secretary of the company, to
oe sworn TO before the Judge of court of record
setting forth whether said company has issued any
sueh bonds or securities and, if So particularly des
crio'hg the same, and such other evidence as the
secretary may require, so to enable him TO make
tne deduction herein required; and such affidavit
shall then be filed and deposited in the office of the
secretary of the Interior. And any person swear.
ing falsely to any such affidavit shall he deemed
guilty of perjury, and conviction thereof shall be
punished as aforesaid PrOuided also, That no land
granted by this act shall be conveyed to any party
or partes and no bonds shall be issued to any com
pany or companies, party parties, on account Of
any road or part prior to the passage of
the act to which this act is an amendment or made
subsequent thereto under the provisions of any act or
acts other than this act and the act amended by this
act.
Sec. H. And be it further enacted, That the Lea.
venworth, Pawnee, and Western Railroad Company
now known as the Union Pacific Railroad Com pany
eastern division, shall build the railroad from the
mouth OF Kansas river, by the way Of Leavenworth,
Or If that be not deemed The best route then the said
company shall. within two years, build railroad
from the city of Leavenworth unite with the main
stem at or near the city of Lawrence; but to aid
the construction Of said branch the said company
shall not be entitled to any bonds. And if the Union
Paclhc Railroad Company shall not be proceeding
IN good faith TO build the said railroad through the
Territories when the Leavcnwcrth, Pawnee, and
Western Railroad Company, now known as the Uni
on Pacific Railroad Company, eastern DIVISION shall
have completed their road to the hundredth degree
Of longitude, then the ast-named company may pro.
ceed to make said road westward until it and
connects with the Central Pacific Railroad Company
on the same line. And the said railroad from the
mouth o Kansas river to the hundredth meridian
oflongitude shall be made by the way of Lawrence
and Topeka, on the bank of the Kansas river op-
Posite said towns PrOrided, That bonds shall be
issued or land certified by the United States TO any
person or company for the construction of any part
Of the main trunk line of said railroad west of the
one hundredth meridian of longitude and east of the
Rocky mountains, until said road shall be completed
from or near Omaha, on the Missouri river, TO the
said one hundredth meridian of longitude.
Sec. l3. And be it further enacted That at and
after the next election of directors, the number od
rectOrs to be elected shall be fifteen and the number
of directors to be appointed by the President shall be
five; and the President shall appoint three additional
directors to until the next regular election and
thereafter five directors. At least of said Gov
eminent directors shall be placed on each of the
standing committees of said company, and at least
one on every special committee that may be appoint
ed. The Government directors SHALL from time to
time, report the Secretary of the Interior, in
swer to any inquiries he may make of them, touch
ing the condition, mana cement, and progress Of the
work, and shall communicate to the Secretary of the
Interior, at any time, such information should be
in the possession of the Department. They shall,
as often may be necessary to full knowledge Of
the condition and management of the line, visit all
portions of the line Of road whether built survey
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duties directors shall be paid their actual travel
ling expenses, and be allowed and paid such reason
able compensation for their time actually employed
as the board of directors may decide.
Sec. IA. And be it further enacted, That the next
election for directors of said railroad shall be held
the first Wednesday Of October next at the office Of
said company in the city Of New York. between the
hours Of ten o'clock A. NJ. and four o'clock p. M
Of said day; and all subsequent regular elections
shall be held annually thereafter at the same place
and the directors shall hold their Offices for year
| and until their successors are qualified.
Sec. Is. And be It further enacted, Tint the seve
raj companies authorized to construct the aforesaid
roads are hereby required to operate and use saiC
roads and telegraph for all purposes of cOmmunica
ton, travel and transportation, far the public
| and the Government concerned, as one cOntinu
Gus line; and, in such operation and use, to atfurC
and secure to each equal advantages and facilities al
to rates. time, and transportation, without any dis
crlnauoh OF any kloo IN ldVor OF the IOdo OF ousI
ness Of any either of the Others and it shall no
be lawful for the propretors Of any line of telegraph
authorized by this act the act amended by Thu
act to refuse fail TO convey for all persons requir
ing the transmission Of news and messages of lik
character, on pain of foreitng the person injured
Tor each offence, the sum of one hundred dollars
ana such other damage he may have suffered, OF
aecouns OF said refusal failure be sued for ami
recovered IN any court of the United States. or O
any State or Territory of competent jurisdiction.
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