New Orleans Republican., 1867-06-04
OFFICIALS:
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed ut the second Session of the
Thity-Niuth Com Eess.

atiyes OF tue OF America in Congress as
sembled That Tor tine purpose OF aiding the Kansas
and Neosho Valley Railroad Company, the same be
ing corporation organized undsr the laws OF the
state of Kansas to construct and operate railro 4d
from the eastern terminus OF the Union Pacific rail
road eastern division, at The line between kansas
river the south side thereof southwardy through
the eastern tier Of counties % N Kansas with a view
river with a railroad now being constructed fron
Galveston to ked river at or mar Ireston, in Iexa
the and benefit of said railroad company every
alternate section OF iand or parts here DESIGNATED
mie each side of said road, to be selected within
it shall appear that the United States have, when
the line of said road Is dehn Iely located, sold any
section or any part thereof granted as Aforesaid or
ment as attached to the same. or that the has
whatever then it shall be the duty OF the Secretary
of the Interior to cause to be iected for the pur
States nearest to the sect ions above specified SO
much land as shall be equal to the am punt of such
otherwise appropriated, to which the right of
homestsa ad settlement OF pre- emptlon has attached
rectiOn of the Secretary OF the Interior Shall be re-
served and held for the state of kans tor the o
of said company by the said Secretary for the pur
pose Of the construction and operation of said rail
road as provided by this act Provided That any
states By any a3 of Congress or in any other
by competent authority, for the purpose of aiding in
pose whatever be, and the same hereby reserved
and excepted from the operation OF tins act except
route of said road through sucn reserved lands in
which case the right OF way two hundred feet in
the President Of the United States: And provided
further, That of the lands hereby gra nted shall
be selected beyond twenty miles from the line OF
SEQ And be It further enacted That the sections
and part sectons ot land which by the aforesa d
grant shall remain IN the United Sta es within ten
miles on each side of saidfoad shall not be sold for
less than double the minimum price of public
lands when sold shall any of said ldu ds become
subject to sale at private entry unit the same shall
have been nrst offered at pubic sac to the highest
bIdier, at ABOVE the m nimum price aforesaid !
Provided, That actual bon. tide settlers under the
preemptIon laws Of the United States may after
due proof Of settlement, Improvement. and occupa-
ton, prov ded by law, purchase the same at
tlement, improvement. and occupation: And pro-
yided also mat settlers under the provisions OF the
passage OF TINS act, and comply with the tarus ana
requirements of said act, snail be eltited, within
the SAID limits of ten miles to patents for amount
not exceeding eighty acres each
SEC, B. And be it further enacted That the grant
Of lands hereby made Is upon condition at said
company, after the construction OF It's road, shall
keep IN repair and use, and that at all times be in
supplies, aud public stores upon its road Tor the
government, when equired to Go so by the govern
ment, at the cost, charge, and expense of SAID
pauy. And the lands hereby gran ed held and re
served aforesaid shall Inure the benefit OF said
State Of Kansas shall certify that any section OF ten
consecutive miles of said road compile ted in good
substantial, and workman Ike manner as a trstclass
railroad, then the said Secretary # the Interior
shall issue TO the said company pa ents for go many
as are coterminous with SAID compile ted section here
inbefore granted; and when certificates of the gog
aforesaid snail be presentedo 10 said Secretary
of the completion, as aforesaid, of each successiv
section of ten consecutive miles of said osd the
pany patents for the land for each Of said Of
road the lrst instance, until said road shall be
plted within ten years from the date OF the accept
aDce Of the grant hereinbefore de- the lands re-
malring unpatenLed shall revert to the United
States And provided further, That the said auds
shall rot, in any manner be disposed of or incum-
bered by said company or its assigns except the
same are patented under the provisions of this act
SEC. And be II further enacte 3, Tina soon as
said company shall tile with tne Secretary OF the
Interior of it's line designating the route there
Of shall be the duty OF the said Secretary wi h
in such manner may be best calculated to effect
the purposes Of this act and subserve the public
SEC 5. And be it further enacted, That the United
States mail shall be transportatcd sa road and
Department, at such price as Congress may by la -
provide Provided, That until such price ii Ied y
law the Postmaster General shall have power to fix
SEC 6. And be 1t further enacted, That the right
is hereby, granted to said Kansas nd Neosho Valley
Railroad Company its successors ana assigns for the
right hereby given to said corporation to take from
the public lanOs adjacent to the line of said road
granted to said railroad to the of hundred
feet in width each side OF said road where 1t may
ound for station building, workshops, depots,
machine shops switches, tidetracks, turn tables,
SEC. I. And be it further 1actod, That the &C.
ceptance OF the terms. conditions, and imposiions
Railroad Company shall b signified in writing un.
der the corporate seal OF the said company du exc
cuted pursuant 20 the direction of its board of dl-
rectors first had and obtained, winch acceptance
shall be made within one year after the passage Of
with the Secretary OF the Interior.
SIC. 9. And be i further en- .cted That said Kan
cessors and as igns, Is hereby authorized and en-
powered TO extend and construo its railroad from
the Indian TEL ri ors to Red river near Pres on
in the state of Texas. to connect with the
al or Preston, il said State; the right Of way
through the lad an ter ritor wherever such right
United State, by treaty with the Indian tribes is
hereby granted to said company to the same extent
the pub ic lands and ia where the right Of
way as aforesaid through the Indian laads shall not
shall, before constructing it road procure the CON
sent Of the tribe or tribe Interested which consent,
approved and in iorsed by the President, and filed
with the Secretary of the Interior.
grants of lands through said Indian territory are
hereby made prosidei the first section OF this
by tire ty or otherwise NOT to exceed the ratio per
mile granted ia the first section of this act: tro-
lands OF the United States.
SIC 10. And be it further enactet, That said
successo and assigns. shall have the right to zero
tiate with, anu acquire from, any Ind an nation or
lands tr railroad purposes, and from any other
ton or tribe Of Indians through whose l ,nds said
railroad may pass subject To the approval Of the
Prrsl ent OF the United States or from any com pany
or parties incorporated or authorized for such pur
poses, by such naton or Tribe which ch parties
may have acquired under the laws of the United
SIC. Il. And be it further enacted, That any rail
road company chartered under any law OF the United
5 tates, or OF the State of kAnsas which may have
subsidized by any act Of the Congress Of the United
St tes. may connect unite, and consolidate with this
the salI Of IN. Eeosho river, u2on just, fair, and
equiB le terms. TO be agree upon between the par
the interest Of the Unit States nOr shall any road
au ho lied to connect a,oresaId charge the road
passengers than Is charged for the same per mie BY
it own road: And pr .vided further. Tnat should
road COMPANY, or the onion Pacific Railroad Com
pany, southern branch, construct aud complete its
stateof Kansas wners the inc Of said Kansas an
Gosh, Valley raj road shall the same. b fore
pany shal have constructed and complsted its ,aid
ad TO said point th. n ard in that event the com
IN me southern boundary OF tho tate OF Kansas
sha be authorlz lzed. upon obtaining the written ap-
ruct and operate its line Of railroad from said
point TO point At or near Preston in the state OF
ens OF this act. but upon the further special cond
j n, nevertheless ths aid railroad co upany shall
ssseo bops the ss and an Nsosbo %s2
Railroad Company shall have pleted its said rail-
'uho W baiu Suu pfOtfueu Iuht bklu
,ther railroad company, so havin commences said
so in good faitn. shall continue to prosscuts the
n with sufficient energy TO the pletion
n the same wi hin able time. subject the
spproya of the President Of toe United Stares Add
provided fu ther. That the right OF way through
private property. when not otherwise provided for in
n thu BY the laws Of ans State through which
he road msy pass shall be Obtained BY said Kansas
md Neosho Vaiey Railroad Company or sither OF
ne other ompaniss named t.is act. IN aceordanos
sith tho proyiri0n. OF section three OF an act to
mend act entitled An act to aid In the con |
truction OF railroad and 10 egrsph lne from the
Missouri river 20 the Pacific ocean and TO secure 70