Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-10
THE PLAcERvILLE AND wASHoE
RAILROAD HELPED BY CON-

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railroad and telegraph line from the city
Of Placerville California;, to the most
feasible point Of intersection with the Pa
cifc Railroad in the State Of Nevada"
This bill was referred to the Committee on
Public Lands, who have reported in favor
of its passage. Undoubtedly, it will be-
come a law.
Section l Of the bill authorizes and en-
powers the San Francisco and Washoe
Railroad Company to construct a railroad,
according to the terms fully set forth in
the title.
Section . grants the right Of way. with
the following benefits:
And the right is hereby given to said
corporation to take from the public lands
adjacent 10 the line Of said road, material
for the construction thereof. Said way is
granted 10 said railroad TO the extent OF
two hundred fee, in width on each side Of
said road where i, may pass through the
public domain ; also, all necessary ground
for station buildings, workshops, depots,
machine shops, switches, side = tracks,
turntables, water stations, and so forth.
Section 5 grants to the company above
named:
Every alternate section Of public land,
not containing gold or silver, designated
by even numbers, to the amount OF
ten alternate sections per mile, on
each side of the said railroad line.
Provided, That all lands con
tanning gold or silver be, and the same are
hereby, excluded from the operations of
this act, and in lieu thereof a like quantity
Of unoccupied agricultural lands, in odd
numbered sections, nearest to the line OF
said road, may be selected as above pro-
vided: And provided further, That the
miners actually engaged in mining upon
the said sections so excluded shall be en-
titled to use so much timber from such Sec
tons as may be necessary for mining pur-
poses: And provided further, That the
actual settlers upon any Of said quarter
sections, who have settled and occupied
for agricultural purposes upon said quar-
ter sections, shall be entitled to the timber
upon the quarter section so actually occu-
pied by them.
Section 1 provides for the issuance Of
the land grants, commencing from the
completion Of the first 20 miles from Pla-
c~erville; and providing for issuing Patents,
under the terms Of the Bill, on the ap-
proved completion of every ten miles
therefor.
Section 5 calls for the construction Of
the road in a substantial and workman
like manner" with road-bed and rails Of
best make, etc.
Section 6 provides for a survey Of the
Public lands 70 fast as may be required
by the construction of said Railroad"
Section ! reads as follows:
And be it further enacted, That each
and every gran, and privilege herein are
so made and given to and accepted by
said San Francisco and Washoe Railroad
Company, upon and subject to the follow
ing conditions, namely: That the said
company shall commence the work on said
EOdu NllAIu WV NSdLo lAOhA u oPPASFol
Of this act by the President, and shall
complete not less than ten miles per year
after the second year, and shall construct,
equip. furnish, and complete the whole
road by the fourth day Of July, eighteen
hundred and seyenty-six.
Section s provides that if the company
make any breach Of the conditions of the
bill. and allow the same to continue for
upwards of a year, then the United
States may do any and all acts and things
which may be needful and necessary to
insure a speedy completion of the said
road :" which is to say, that the United
States may in such case repeal the bill, or
go on with the road building as a Govern
meut work.
Section 9 provides for right Of subscrip-
ton to the stock Of the company by any
of the people of the United States.
Section 10 provides that the railroad
shall be a military and post route and
Congress may regulate the price Of trans
por,ation of Government troops, NUM-
tons Of war. mails, etc.
Section IL calls for a written acceptance
Of the terms of the bill, by the San Fran
cisco and Washoe Railroad Company.
Section II authorizes the company to
accept to Its use and benefit any grants or
donations made to it by State, county,
city or other corporation.
Sections Is, IA and l5-the three con-
Guiding sections Of the bill-read as fol-
lows:
Section 10. And be it further enacted,
That unless the said San Francisco and
Washoe Railroad Company shall obtain
bona fde subscription to the stock Of said
company, to the amount of $500, 900. with
five per centum paid within two years
after the passage and approval Of this Act,
i. shall be null and void.
Section II. And be it further enacted,
That the better to accomplish the object Of
this Act, namely, to promote the public
interest and welfare by the construction Of
said railroad and telegraph line, and keep
ing the same in working order, and to Sc
cure to the Government at all times (but
particularly in time Of war or rebellior),
the use and benefit Of the same for postal,
military and other purposes, Congress
may at any time, having due regard for
the rights of said San Francisco and
Washoe Railroad Company, add to, alter,
amend or repeal this'Act.
Section l3. And be it further enacted,
That all lots in villages, towns and cities
shall be exempted from, and not subject
to, the operations Of this Act.
The passage Of this bill will be a death
blow to railroad monopoly in this State.
Nevada will not become another New
Jersey appurtenance to a hear,less and ex-
t%ortionase Railroad Company. If the ad-
mission Of this State into the Union at the
time deprecated accomplished no other
appreciable and positive good, the fact tina,
its admission and our consequent in
Auence. as a fully represented people in
Congress, brought about the introduction
and enactment of this bill. is.suficient to
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