New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-11

Union PaClfC Railroad company,
laws OF the State Kansas to construct and operate
a railroad from Fort Riley, Kansas, or near sald
military reservation theme down the valley OF the
Neosho river TO the southern line OF tue state OF
through portion of the Indian Territory TO Fort
Smith, Arkansas, there is hereby granted 10 tne
road company, every alternate section of land or
parts thereof designated by odd numbers, TO the eA
said road and not exceeding in all ten alter.at
sections per mile but IN case Vt snhll appear tltt
the United States have, when he line OF sara ROAD is
definitely located sold seclon or any part theIe
of, granted aforesaid, or that the rght o. pre-
the same that the same has been reserved ny the
United Stats for any purpose whatever, then "
to cause to be selected for the purposes aforesaid,
from the public LANDS OF The Uni ed states nearest 10
the sections above specified, much and as shall be
equa to the amount OF such lands as the United
States have sold reserved otherwise appropratea
or TO winch the right OF homestead settlement or
presumption has attached as aforesaid Shlch lands,
thus indicated BY the direction a the AZ %
OF ans tor the use OF said company by the sald
Of AM az Iper1SS pr9ydsd by tbs act
Provided That any and all lands heretofore reserved
ans other manner by competent authority for the
purpose Of aid in any object OF internal improve
are hereby, reserved and excepted from the oper
alton of this act except far as u may be found ne
reserved lands. in which the right of way, ~
hundred feet in width, is hereby granted subject to
the approval of the President OF the United States
And provided further, That said lands hereby
granted shall not be selected beyond twenty miles
from the line of said road.
SEC. And be 1t further enacted. That the sec
tons and parts OF sections OF land which BY the
at1resa grant shall remain IN the United states
within miles eacn side Of sad road, shall not
be sold Tor less than double the minimum price OF
public lands when sold: Provided. mat actual bona
hde settler, under the empton laws OF the United
States may, after due proof OF settlement improve
msnt, and occupaton, as howproylded b. lSw' Put-
chase the at the price fixed for said lands at
the date OF such settlement Improvement, and DC
cupation: And provided, also, lhat settlers under
the provisions of the 1mestead act who make thor
settlement after the passage OF TINS act and comply
with the terms and requirements OF sad act shali oe
entitled. within the SAID mits OF ten miles, to
patents for an amount not exceeding eighty acres
SIC And be it further enacted That the grant
OF lands hereby made Is upon condition that sa,d
company, after the construction OF rs road, snail
keep IT IN repair and use and shall at all tunes trans
port TROOPS, munitions Of war, supple and public
stores upon ITS road Tor the government oil the
United States free from all cost or charge therefor
depart ent thereof. And the lands hereby granted
shat nure to the benefit Of said company, fol
lows, When the governor OF the State OF Kansas
sinai certify that any section Of ten consecutive mi
OF said road Is completed in good, SUI stantial, and
the said Secretary OF the Interior shall issue to the
said company patents for so many sec ions of the
and coteTminous with SAID co peted sec ion hereto
fore granted; and when certificates of the governor
completes on, aforesaid, OF each successive section
OF consecutive miles of SAID road the said secre
patents FIR the land Tor each of said sections of road
IN the hrst instance, until said road shall be com
petcd Prov ded. That IT said road not com pleted
witnn ten year from the date of the acceptance of
the grant hereinbetore made, the LANDS remaining
uupat ted shall revert to the United States.
SEC. T. And be 1t further enacted, That as soon as
said company shall ME witl the Secretary OF the
thereof il shall be the duty of the said Secretary
withdraw from the market the lands granted by this
act, IN such manner as may be best calculated TO
effect the purposes of this act and sabserve the pub
SEC 5 And be it further enacted, Tint the United
States mail shall be transported said road and
under the direction of the Postofce Department. at
/ such Congress by law provide Provided.
Tina until such price fixed by law the Postmaster
Genera shall have power to nix the compensation.
SEC 9. And be 1t further enacted, That the right
of way through the public lands be, and the same is
hereby granted to said Pacific Railroad Company,
southern branch its successors and assigns, Tor the
construction OF railroad proposed and the right
hereby given TO said corporation to take from the
public lands adjacent to the line of said road mate
RAJ for construction thereof SAID way is granted
to said lroad to extent Of hundred feet in
width each side OF said road where II may pa
through the public domaln; also all necessary
ground far station buildings, workshops, depots,
machlne-shops, switches sldetracks, turn tables,
and water, stations.
SEC !. And be it further enacted That the &C
ceptance Of the terms, conditions, and mposIlons
of tins act by the said Pacific Railroad Company,
southern branch shall be signtfed in writing, under
the corporate seal Of the said company duly executed
pursuant to the direction Of its board OF directors
made within year after the passage of this act
and not afterward. and shall be deposited with the
seer tary of the Interior.
SEC :. And be 1t further enacted, That said Paci-
ne Railroad Company, southern branch, IT'S sue
powered to extend and construct its railroad from
the hern boundary of Kansas south through Ue
Indian territory with the consent of the Indians and
not otherwise along the valley of Grand and Arkan
sas rivers TO Fort Smith in the State of Arkansas
ans the right OF was through said Indian territory
Is hereby granted TO SAID company, its successors
and assigns, 10 the extent OF one hundred feet on
each side of said road roads, and all necessary
grounds for stations, buildings workshops, machine
shops, switches, side tracks turnt tables, and water
SIZE O. And be 1t further enacted. That the same
grants of lands through said Indian territory are
hereby made as provided in the ir section OF this
act whenever ths Indian title shall be extnguished
/ lN to mr. al mot IN he mar
mile granted in the first section OF this act Provided
That said lands become part OF the public lands of
SEC 10 And be it further enacted, That said
Pac,ne Rairoaa soathern 3ranen, It's sue
with and acquire title TO, land for railroad purposes
uDted states 10 dispose lands and from any other
nation or tribe Of Indians through whose la DIS said
railroad may pass, subject to the approval Of the
Presidsnt OF the United States, or from any com
pRny or parties incorporated or authorized for such
! pa ties may have acquired under the laws Of the
| United States
| Sec Ii. And be il further enacted, That airy rail
road company chartered under any law of the United
States, or Of state which may have been hereto
fore shall hereafter be organized by any act of the
Congress of the United States. may connect, unite
and consolidate with this railroad company after the
came shall be located the valley OF the Neosho OF
Grand river upon Just, far, and equitable terms t.
be agreed upon between the parties shall not be
against the public interest, the interest of tbs
Approved July 2e, LEO
| AN ACT to Incorporate the Washington Temper
anee societ; of The city of Washington. District o.
Columbia.
sentatiyes of the nied States of Amerca IN
| assembled That John y Holiingshead, William q
| Flood, Christopher Cammsck, senior, Asbury Lloyd
George W Maher. VIM. p. Drew, VIM; H. Naly
Thomas B. Marche, Oscar Alexander. William DixoI
and others, who now may hereafter becom'
| members OF sad society, and their successors arr
hereby declared to be one community and body cor
| ton Temperance Society Of Washington CITY ant
| District Of Columbia; and by thst name they shat
be, and hereby made abe and capable in law q
have receive, and retain TO them and their success
property real and personal also devises and be
quests Of any person persons bodies corporate O.
polite. capable of making the same and the same t
dispose OF or transfer at their pleasure IN such man
| ner as hey may think proper Provided always ThA
the said corporation shall not at any time hold .
possess property, real personal mixed, exceeding
nahs Than that Which NAV be ia All ia +
erected for the purposes of the society.
SEC. 2 And be IT further enacted. That the sait
| corporation and their successors by the ant
title aforesaid, shall be capable In law and b
sued plead and be impesded, answer and b
any courts of justice, and before all and any judges
officers or persons whatsoever, in all and sngula
actions, matters or demands whatsoever;
SIC. g. And be il further enacted. That the sal
corporation shall have power TO hold stated meetings
such by laws, rules and regulations, 10 them sha
seem most conducive to the interests OF the society
Provided That the same soall not be contrary to tn
| SEC 4 And be u farther enacted. That nothing I
said corporation to issue any note, token, device
other evidence Of debt TO be used As 2 currency;
sES And be u inTther enacted Ihst TINS es &C
Approved July n. 1866
AN ACT in relation to the appointment Of clerks /
| the courts Of Washington Territory.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Rspr,
sress nsss%blsd that each jaSse of the
court shall appoint clerk Tor escn court in his d