The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-02-28

sixth section of tbis act through the pnblic
lands; and in all cases where the right of way,
as aforesaid, through the Indian lands shall
not be reserved to the government, the said
company shall, before constructing its road
procure the consent Of the tribe or tribes inter
ested, which consent, with all It's terms and
conditions, shall be previously approved and
Endorsed by the President and filed with the
Secretary Of the Interior.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
same grants Of lands through said Indian Ter
ritory are hereby made as provided in the first
section of this act, whenever the Indian title
shall be extiguished BIZ treaty or otherwise, not
to exceed the ratio per mile granted IN the
lands become part Of the public lands of the
Sec Sec. 10. And belt fu: ther enacted, That sait
Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad Company
its successors and assigns, shall have the righ
to negotiate with, and acquire from any Indiar
nation or tribe, authorized by the United States
to dispose Of lands for railroad purposes, anc
from any other nation or tribe of Indian:
through whose lands said railroad may pass
subject to the approval of the President Of The
United States, or from any company or parties
Incorporated or authorized for such purposes
by such nation or tribe, or which such parties
may have acquired under the laws of the United
States.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That any
railroad company chartered under any law OF
the United States, or of the State OF Kansas,
which may have been heretofore or shall here
after be recognized and subsidized by any act
of the Congress of the United States, may con-
meet, unite, and consolidate with this railroad
company, after the same shall be located to the
valley of the Neosho River, upon just, fair, and
equitable terms, to be agreed upon between
the parties, and shall not be against the public
interest or the interest of the United States !;
nor shall any road authorized to connect as
aforesaid charge the road so connecting "a
u creates tariff per mile for freight or passen-
gers than Is charged for the same per mile by
its own road: And provided further, That
should the LeayenwarIh La. y. 17 ana pc,
Railroad Company, southern branch, construct
and complete its road to that point on the
southern boundary Of the State OF Kansas
where the line of said Kansas and Neosho
Valley Railroad shall cross the same, before
the said Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad
Company shall have constructed and COM
pleted its said road to said point. then and in
that event the company so first reaching In
completion the said point on the southern
boundary of the State of Kansas shall be au-
thorized, upon obtaining the written approval
Of the President of the United States, to con-
struct and operate its line of railroad from said
point to point at or near Preston, in the State
Of Texas, with grants of land according to the
provisions of this act, but upon the further
special condition, nevertheless, that said rail,
road company shall have commenced in good
faith the construction thereof before the said
Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad Company
shall have completed its said railroad to said
point: And provided further, That said other
railroad company, SO having commenced said
work in good faith, shall continue to prosecute
the same with sufficient energy to insure the
completion of the same within reasonable
time, subject to the approval of the President
of the United States: And provided further,
That the right of way through private property
when not otherwise provided for in this act or
by the law of any State through which the
road may pass, shall be obtained by said Kan
sas and Neosho Valley Railroad Company, or
either of the other companies named in this act,
in accordance with the provisions of section
three of an act to amend an act entitled Gan
act to aid in the construction of a railroad and
Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the government
the use of the same for postal, military, and
other purposes" approved July first, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two.
Approved, July %, 1856.