The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-08-02

from Owasso to Saginaw City, so that the same shall
be IN readiness for the running of trains by the first
day OF November eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen:
Inlrd to fully complete in like manner twenty
miles OF said road in each and every year after the
the first day of November, eighteen hundred and
sXtyseyen and to fully complete the entire road by
the Tune limited by this act: Ard prOUGded ft1her
mat IN case of failure of said Amboy Lansing and
traverse Bay Rail Company, to perform any Of the
ABOVE condltlons by the respective times limited
therefor, the Legislature of the State of Michioon
may at Its first session. after any such failure confer
the SAID grant upon some other railroad corporation
or corporations, upon such terms and conditions as
the Legislature may fit to carry out the purnoses
OF the said act of June three eighteen hundred and
hlty-slX and when so conferred such corporation or
corporations shall be entitled to have and enjoy all
OF the said grant, which shall not then have been
lawfully disposed of, to the same extent and in the
same manner, and for the same purposes, as if the
same had been originally conferred upon such cor
poratlon or corporations. And any such railroad
corporation or corporations, whether now ORGANIZED
or hereafter be organized, upon which said grant
may be so conferred in whole in part may receive
the same without prejudice to any land grant, or
other rights or franchises previously acquired But
In no case shall such corporation corporations be
entitled to receive more than ten sections of land to
the mile, for that portion OF said road which NAV be
consolidated IN accordance with the provisions of
this act: Ana pro0ded further, That if the legis-
lature SNAIL IN any case of failure so confer said
grant as above provided then the said lands or so
much thereof as shall then remain not awfnlIv dis
posed Of shall be subject to the disposal and future
control of said Legislature, provided in section
three OF said act OF June three, eighteen hundred
until OF the time limited
by this act But III case the said legislature shall i'm
such case fail to confer said grant then the said
lands shall revert to the United States.
SEC. x ana be 1t i'm TIER enacted That the Flint
and Pere Marquette Railroad company NAV change
the western terminus of its road to some point on
Lake michigan, at or south of Grand Traverse Bay
ana any railroad corporations, having right to the
respective land grants specified in the said act Of
June three, eighteen hundred and ffty-six located
In the lower peninsula the state of Michigan may
unite and contract with each other with any Other
railroad corporation or corporations for the con.
struction and operation of single line of road fo,
any portion oftheir routes without prejudice o any
land grants, or other rights franchises previously
acquired. And any and all such corporations are
hereby authorized to change the location of thei
lines oil road; so far 3 may be necessary for the
| purpose OF such consolidation, but not SO as t(
change their respective termim otherwise than il
authorized by this act. And whenever any change
OF terminus or location OF line is made as provided
for IN this act the corporation or corporations max
ing such change shall file in the general land office
| new maps definitely showing such change, and III,
new line OF road adopted Preceded, That the roa(
mentioned III the first section of this act shall run OF
the west SIDE OF Saginaw river and that the princi
pal depot shall be located in the northern portion
the plat OF Saginaw city, so as best to accommodate
| the cities of Saginaw and East Saginaw.
| SEC. B. Aad be ii further enacted, That the land
granted by the said act of June three eighteen hun
dred and fftysx to aid in the construction of tn,
railroad described in the first section of this act
shall be disposed in the following manner, that is f
say:When the Governor Of the state OF Michigan sha
certify TO the secretary Of the Interior that ten
more consecutive miles of said road have been com
pleted in good and substantial manner, as a frs
class railroad, stating definitely the commencement
ana termination OF each completed portion of sal
road and the corporation corporations SO entitle
to lands on account thereof the secretary of the In
terror shall cause patents for lands for such compile
ted portion ofsaid railroad to be issued to said COZ
poration or corporations ProUided, That none G
said lands shall be acquired or so patented for
portion OF said road completed south of the intel
section OF said road with the Detroit and Milwaukee
railway, until the whole of said road north of sal
intersection shall have been completed, and tn
ntpd rs 1Dn NJ
further That the road mentioned in the first sectio
of this act shall be and remain public highway 70
the use OF the government of the United States an
shall transport free from toll or charges all proper
ty, troops, and munitions of war belonging to tn
same.
i Sec. 4. and be 3 further enacted, That all law
and parts of laws Inconsistent with the provision
of this act are hereby repealed.
i Approved, July 3. 1866