The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-04-26


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Approved April 10. 1866. ae1
[PuEILo--No 27l
AN ACT to grant the right of way to the 6 Cascade
, Railroad Company through military reserve in
Washington Territory.
Whereas the Cascade Railroad Company, a corpo-
ration duly created and organized under the laws OF
Washington Territory, has constructed and put In
operation railroad on the Cascade Portage OF the
Columbia river, in said Territory, portion OF
reserve of the United States; and whereas doubts
have arisen as to the right to construct such road
through said reserve and the validity OF the cnarter
Re 1t smacted 6g tie Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United states Of america an Con-
areas assembled That there shall be, and is hereby
Granted to the said Cascade Railroad Company
right of way Of sixty feet in width along the line OF
said road as at present constructed and along the
changes of location hereafter made TO ana
render said road safe through the pubc lanqs OF the
United States the military reserve, and the LANDS o.
private persons agreeing thereto, Including al
necessary grounds for stations, buildings, work
shops depots machine shops switches, side tracks,
and wharves. And the charter of said company Is
hereby adopted and declared TO be wand frosloea;
That nothing in this shall be so construed rs TO
give said company the right to occupy tor any pur-
pose whatever more than sixty feet1n width on me
line of said road at any point or points where .le
space or pass between the river and DUN OF noun
tain is so narrow as not to admit OF the construction
of another parallel railroad turnpike road canal OF
other public work for transportation OF irelght OF
passengers. $500.
Approved, April 10, 1866.
GPUDLIc REsoLUuoN--No. 2O.1
JOINT RESOLUTION giving construction to the law
in relation to bounties payable to soldiers DIS
charged for wounds.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate and House OF rep
resentatives of the United States OF America IN Con
gress assembled, That the true intent and meaning
of the words or in the line of duty used IN lie
fourth section Of the act approved MaTch tniro u
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve entitled " An ac'
1 IN nrOvidp enrolling and Calling out Illt
national forces and for other purposes requires
that the benefit of the provision OF said sectlon sn
| be extended to any enlisted man or other person
entitled by law to bounty who has been, or may De
discharged by reason of wound received Whlle ac
tuay in service under military orders not AT In'
4 time on furlough or leaveof absence nor engages
] in any unlawful or unauthorized act or pursuit
4 Approved, April II, 1866
[PuBLIc-No. 2S.l
| AN ACT to amend an act entitled An act to pro
| vide ways and means tosupport the T" ,'ernmeni.
/ approved March third, eighteen hundred IND SIX
| ty-fye.
| REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES o.
| AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, Inat Tue dc
entitled An act to provide ways ana means ~;
support the Government" approved March tnird
eighteen hundred and siXty-ve, shall be extende
and construed to authorize the Secretary OF Ln
Treasury at his discretons to receive any Ireasur
notes or other obligations issued under any act Q
Congress, whether bearing interest or not, IN ex
change for any description of bonds authorized D
dispose of any description of bonds authorized D!
said act either in the United States or elsewhere
such an amount, in such manner, and at such rae
as he may think advisable, for lawful money OF TN
United States, or for any Treasury noles certncate
of Indebtedness, certificates OF deposit, or otne
representatives of value, which have been, or wci
may be issued under any act OF Congress- tne pro
ceeds thereof to be used only for retiring Ireasur
notes other obligations issued under any act 0
Congress-; but nothing herein contained a. shall p
construed to authorize any increase of the pubh
| debt: Provided That of United States notes no
more than ten millions of dollars may be retlret
| and cancelled within six months from the passag
of this act and thereafter not more than four mil
/ lions of dollars in any one month And provided
further, That the act to which this is an amendmen
shall continue i'll full force in all its provisions, e1
cept as modified by this act. III '..it
4 Sec. 2 AND BE 1T FURTHER ENACTED, That tn
Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congres
! at the commencement of the next session tn
amount of exchanges made or money borrowe
under this act and of whom, and OIL what terms
and also the amount and character of indebtedness
retired under this act aud the act 10 which this
an amendment, win detailed statement OF making
l such loans and exchanges.
/ Approved, April H. 1865 ag
..-. [PUB1Ic-No. 29.l
AN ACT to reimburse the State of Pennsylvania TO
! moneys advanced Government for war purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represer
tatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled That to supply deficiency in paying tn
army, under the act OF March fourteenth, elghtee
hundred and siXtyfour and to reimburse the stat
of Pennsylvania for money expended for pay ment
militia in the service of the United States. the sur
of eight hundred thousand dollars, or so niue
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriate
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise az
propriated: Provided, That before the same is paid
the claim of the said state shall be again examine
and settled by the Secretary of War.
Approved April II, 1866.
| -.s .. .. [PUBIc-No. so.
AN ACT to amend An act to incorporate the MI
tual Fire Insurance Company of the District {
Il Columbia
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Cor
gress assembled That the third section of an az
entitled An act to incorporate the Mutual Insu
ance Company in the District of Columbia az
proved on the tenth day of January, eighteen hu1
dred and ffty-fve, be. and the same hereby is, $
I amended as to read fifty thousand dollars in tn
place of twenty thousand dollars.
Approved April IL, 1866