The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-06
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European and North American R,;,v
We give below the text of the bill renorted
to the national House of Representatives bv
Mr. Patterson of New Hampshire, allowing
the claims against the General Government.
10 the amount of S2,300,000, which have been
,liaae over by Maine and Massachusetts TO the
european and North American Railway Com
p'nS, 70 assist in the construction of the road
o", bangor 10 st. John. 1t will be seen that
'"e "iii authorizes the issue of 80 wear per
cent. ponds OF $1,000 each, to be denyorod %
the states Tor the Company by installments
s3oo,ooo Tor each section of RI MIL. -,
shall be put in actual operation. -
6e Me'.actea oy tAe Senate and House of pa,
reSentdti0es of the Untted STATES %, " hep-
ca an Congress assembled " A"'eTs-
That whereas the State of Ma;noh.
priated Tor the use OF the snross aPpro,
North American Railway Company ~ Al A.. .e ana
tor tine construction OF "a rallway essanr,aI4
the defence OF the northeastern fr,,nt'ar " "
the United States the proceeds OF ali her .Ii ~
against the United STATES rising prior to the vaa
eighteen hundred anu SIXTY, ana the Con-
monwealtn OF Massachusetts has ASSIGNED
TO the State of Maine, in trust for said rail
way company, the claims held Jointly with
Maine against tine United States, the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury is authorized and re-
quired 10 audlt and 1ix the amount tf said
Claims as follows, namely: One dollar and
twenty y-flve cents per acre shaii be allowed TO
Maine and Massachusetts, for the land assigned
70 settierS under the fourth artIcie Of the urea
VI w Mashington, concluded on the ninth of
august, eighteen hundred ana forty-1wo The
interest account OF Maine under yhe act an
ProVeo hiafch third, eighteen hundred and III
ty-one, entitled AN act autnorIzino rho ~
tuens M oi Interest," upon the advance made Dy
the state OF Maine ior the use on inc ITnitJ
States government in the protection ~ ~
nortDeastern frontier,' shah be comn,ted ond
paid according to the principles appi,e,, r. tha
case OF Maryland by the tYen.u sect,on nf
an ace approved ON Tine thIrd oil NIarcn eighteen
huhured ana nlty-seven, enIiLled AN ACT To
PROVIDE Tor certain civil expenses of the S,ovs
Aernment Ior the year ending on the thIrI,sh
OF June, eighteen hundred and tittv,,,,Its .,
Ihe Interest account OF Massachus- -tts .,od
Maine for advances ior the United States
during the war OF eighteen hundred and fif-
teen, with Great BrItaIn, Snail be stated and
allowed according u the principles applied.
as AFORESAID, to Jue case or Maryianu Ine
damages To Maine anu Massachusetts 4 Inv rea-
son OF tne loss OF timber upon the disputed
territory IN consequence OF the Suspension of
JURISDICTION from eighteen hundred and thlr-
" Two TO eighteen hundred and thlrty-nine
oy the United States, snail he ascertaInud
and AWARDED.
SEC. 2. And be.it further enacted, That the
secretary Oh the Treasury Is hereby author
lied anu directed To issue and denver to the
States OF Maine anu Massachusetts Tor the use
OF the European and North American Railway
Company, AN amount OF bonus OF the United
States, equal to all sums ascertained TO be Que
TO SAID otates, as directed TO be audited and
nxea by the hrst section of this act Bones
snail be delivered TO the said States for the
SAID railway company equal to ten thousand
uonsrS per hiie iOr Tue main line and branches
of the SAID railway, actually constructed by
saio company, noe TO exceed IN length Two
hundred ana tnlrIy miles, ana to be delivered
from Time To tune, as the construction OF sand
road Snail he cerLIned 10 the Secretary Of tne
Treasury Dy the governor OF Maine, ana not
less than tnIrty nIues shall DO put IN actual
operation, anu SO On, as eacn additional section
or thirty niles shall be put in operation uuIu
tine sums lound uue 10 said states s,.I, ,,, n.,,d
IN luii: froctded, Inc aggregate sum ~ ali
not exceed the amount as ABOVE SEE forth
And pro0tded Turner, that no delivery shaiI
oe inaue uIal the said railway company shall
enter INTO Contract, IN sucn lorm as sllaiI De
prescribed W the secretary vi the Treasury,
Ior tne tfahsportation 10y said company oyec
tnelr nliin Hue anu DianoneS of the uroops and
munitions OF war vi the Y nited states, Iree of
expense TO the government ana lor Lne Car
ryIng OF the mans oI the y nlteu States al
reasonable rates, corresponding Win those
pald ior similar services over other roaus of
equal COST, al,u TO be liked by the I'Ies.ueAt OF
Tie Y III teu > lates
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
bonus OF the Uniteu StaIes, aIr1e.eu uy the
second secaon OF Inis acc 10 DO ueliyered 10
said States, snail be of the denonllns,iou oi one
thousand dollars eacn, piyaDIe iII liii,ty years
Nom tner uaJe, wnicn sasd boDas s,,.l.i be
made and issued NY The Secretary Vi tine
treasury IN tne usual manncr all.. auIy az
tested and dated ON the nfss day vi Nvsonl-
Der III eacn year Ia wnicn lney s-iali De ael.v-
oraDie accvruins 10 tne TERMS N Inns ac. Dv..r-
ING ln.erest al Ilie raIe Va nse l,or Seuuunl per
annuni, payiAoie scini-silinuaLy IIUm tII s.A .er
INC uay "a tnoir uale, upon wa.4ra4i1s Or cvll-
PoIs VI Do ahneAru tlIorU.o, s.a,I.cu by LIie
AtedSurer Oh inc Ai,teu i,ss,tes uuiy nunuer-
Gu AM eg.sGcrou III uovA NC hSps " u.in .
ivi tnat PulpoSe. 4nc Sa.ei AAl.eress DS pay
aoie s.Iiu Llio said bonus uorouoeIIe,I vu. OF
noneys hereafter 10 De appropII..sul Dy Con-
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