Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-09-29
The Texas Central Railway Bill.

The Texas Central Railway Bill.
The following is the act of the Iegisla-
ture, recently passed by the House, as
amended by the Senate, which amendments
we are informed, will be concurred in by
the House. Hon. ]. 7. Brady, Chairman of
the House Committee on Internal improve
ments in reporting the bill says it, in eff
feet, "only confirms vested right conferred
"upon the Company by previous laws Of the
estate, some of which were passed during
"the period of secession, the validit! Of
(which perhaps, may be questioned moth
"er States and countries where the Conpa-
"ny desire to use its credit. This Bill VIII
"if it becomes law, relieve the company
ufrom all further embarrassments, and will
"greatly aid it in effecting such negtia-
"tions as are necessary to facilitate the
"further extension Of the road at Ehis
"time." 1t is proper for us to ,dd,
that the bill, as passed by the House, lro-
vided that surveys under the act shoulf be
made by persons employed by the Conpa-
ny, and the field notes be returned direGly
to the Commissioner of the General Laid
Office, and did not confnc the company p
any particular line or route. The Senae
amendments, which wereoffered by Senate,
Record, and passed by that body, compel
the completion of the road to Bryants Sta
tiou by the 1st day of September 1857; pro
vides that the surveys of land under thu
bill shall be made by Deputies and Distrid
Surveyors of the District in which the land
is situated; and that the compant shall cor
struct their road on the line prescribed by
an act approved Feb, 9Th, 1861 which line
brings the road to the town of Dallas, or
within one and o half miles thereof.
We are informed that although the bill
as passed, requires the company to COM
plete but twenty-five miles per annum,
friends of the rod at Austin promised
that they would tlild forty miles q year
We hope they wil keep this promise. The
faster they can hild the road, the more
rapidly they viii bring their lands into
market, and the;rcater will be their profits
in the increased shipments Of wheat and
-four from this rgion;
An Act Grantiig Lands to the Houston
and Texas CeETal Railway Company.
SEC. 1. Bet enacted By the Legis-
lature of the State of Ieras, That
the Houston and Texas Central
Rail Way Company shall be enti
tied to recefe from the State, a
grant of sixten sections of land, of
$40 acres ean, for every mile of
road it has c,nstructed, or may con-
struct and pit in running order
from tho cit of Houston to Red
River; prouied, that the lands here
tofore drawnby said Company, by
virtue of an net to encourage the
construction # Railroads in Texas
by dopation { lands, approved Both
Of January, S64, be deducted from
the amount 0 lands granted hereby
and prouided urther, that the land
certificates hretofore issued to this
Company, orthe three first sections
of their road by virtue of the act
aforesaid, bencluded in the terms,
benefits, andonditions of this act,
as if issued " virtue of its provis-
ions and fither prorided, that said
Company sill construct, and put
in running oder, a section of twen-
ty-five milesof additional road to
that now bun, within one year from
January 1, 167, or fifty miles with
in two yearsfrom that date. and
such grant land shall be discon-
tinued whersaid company shall fail
to construct,nd complete at least
twenty-five lilies of the road con-
templated b their charter, each
wear, after IL construction of said
first mentiond fifty miles of road
prorided, thd said road shall be put
in running O ler to Bryant's Sta
ton, and car4 4un regularly thereon,
by the 1st da of September, 1867.
SEC. 2. Whnever said Company
shall have Completed and put inrun-
ming order a tction Of twenty-five
miles or morlof its road, beyond
the point whit land has been grant
ed and drawnthey may give notice
of the same ttthe Governor, whose
duty it shall e to appoint some
skilliul engintr TO examine said
section of roat and il, upon the re-
port Of said epineer, under oath,
II shall appeartbat said road has
been Construed in accordance with
the provisions { its charter, and Of
the General Las Of the State in
force, at the the regulating rail
roads thereuIn, 1t shall be the du-
ty Of the Commissioner Of the Gen
eral Lsnd Oficto issue 10 saidc0m-
pany csrtifcatt Of $40 acres, each
equal TO sixteeneotions per mile Of
road 50 compiled, vhereupOn said
company may sply 10 the district
ofsnyand district 70 str-
vey any qua1ty Of xaoant land
subject to lociiOn, and subject 70
location and efrT, IN such distriet,
not to erceed ice the quantity Of
oertifeafes 80 iued. and may cause