The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-05

ton OF Railroad and Telegraph Line from ne
Central Pacific Railroad, in California, to Port
land, in Oregon.
Sec. l. And be it further enacted, That when
ever the said companies, or either Of them, shall
have twenty or more consecutive miles Of any
portion of said railroad and telegraph llne ready
for the service contemplated by this act, the
President of the UnilCd States shall appoint three
commissioners, whose compensation Shall be paid
by said company, TO examine the same, and II 1t
shall appear that twenty consecutive miles OF
railroad and telegraph shall have been completed
and equipped in all respects as required by this
act, the said commissioners shall so report under
oath to the President of the United STATES, a2d
thcrcupOn patents shall issue 10 said companies,
or either of them, as the case may be, for the
lands herciubefore granted, to the extent Of and
cotcrninOuS with tic completed section OF said
railroad and telegraph line as a.orcsaid and from
time to time, whenever twenty or more conSc-
cutivc miles of the said road and telegraph shall
be completed and equipped as aforesaid, patents
shall in like manner issue upon the report of the
said commissioners, and on until the entire rail-
road and telegraph authorized by this act shall
have been issued.
Sec D. And he it further enacted, That the
grants aforesaid are made upon the condition that
the said companies shall keep said railroad and
telegraph in repair and use, and shall at all times
transport the mails upon said railroad, anu tram
smit dispatches Ivy said telegraph line for the go
vcrnmcnt of the United States, when required so
to dc by any department thereof, and that the
government shall at all times have the preference
in the use of said railroad and telegraph therefor
at fair and reasonable rates OF compensation, not
to exceed the rates paid by private parties for the
same kind of service. And said railroad Shall be
and remain public highway for the use of the
government OF the United States, free of ali toll
or other charges upon transportation of the pro
perty or troops of the United States; and tle
same shall be transported over said road at the
cost, charge, and expense Of the corporations or
companies owning operating the same, when
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States.
Sec G. And be it further ed, That the
said companies shall file their assent to this act
in the Department of the Interior within one
wear aftrrthc passage hereof, and shall complete
the first section OF twenty miles OF said railroad
and telegraph within two years, and at least TWEEN
~ miles in each year thereafter, and the whole on
or before the first day OF July, one thousand cght
hundred and ScVcnty-tiyc; and the said railroad
shall be OF the same %au~e as the Central Pa>i-
tc Railroad' of California, and be connected
Herewith.
See = And be it further enacted, That The
said companies named in this act hereby re
quirtd to operate and use the portions or parts
OF said railroad and telegraph mentioned in see
lion of this act for all purposes CT Transport
tatiOn, travel, and communication, so far a. the
government and public are concerned, as one
connected and continuous line; and in such opc-
ration and Use to afford and secure TO each other
equal advantages and facilities to rates, time,
and transportation, without any discrimination
what ever, pain of forfating the ;uli amount of
damage sustained on account of such discrlmina-
ton, to be sued for and recovered i'll any court
Of the United States, or of any State, Of c0mpe-
tent Jurisdiction.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That in
case The said companies shall fail to comply with
fhc terms and conditions required, namely, By
not filing their assent thereto provided IN see
.ion SIX of this act, by not completing the
same a. provided in said rctiOn. his act shall be
null and void, and al the lands not conveyed By
patent to said company or companies. rs liz case
may be, d the dnte of any Such failure, s...iI lc
Vert o til" United States. And i" cas- the said
road and telegraph line SHALL not - hci,i in re,
pair and fiji for use, after the same shall have been
completed, Congress may pass an act 10 put the
same in rcpair and use, and may direct the in
come OF said road and Telegraph line o b. there
after deTotcd to the United States. TO repay all
expenditure caused by The default and neglect
OF said companies either of them as the case
may DC, or may tx p"cunaly responsibility, not
exceeding the value Of the lands Granted BY this
act
See 9 And be it further enacted, Thai i'ie
said . California and Oregon Railroad Company
and The said - Oregon Comp ny" Shall be gov
erncd by ihc provisions of the general railroad
aAd telegraph laws of their respective States, so
as to lIc construction and manage munt Of the
said railroad and telegraph line hcrcinbcfOre au-
thoriz%d. in all matters NOT provided for i'll this
act. Wherever the word g company Or com
pancs . is used in this act t shall be construed
10 embrace the words I" their associates, success
sors, and assigns, the as the words had
been inserted, thereto annexed.
Sec. 10. And he it further enacted, That all miner
al lands shall be excepted from the operation of
this act but where the same shall contain tim
Der, so much of the timber thereon as shall he
quircd 10 construct said road over such mineral
land is hereby granted TO said companies: Pro-
vidcd, That the term &C mineral lends - shall not
include lands containing coal and iron.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That the
said companies Rancid in this act shall obtain the
consent Of the legislatures of their respective
States, and shall be governed by the statutory
regulations thereof in all matters pertaining 10
The rigni OF way, wherever the said road and tel
cgr,pI line shall pass over or through the public
lands of the United States.
Sec. II. And be ii further enacted, That
Congress NAV al any time, having due regard for
the rights of said California and Oregon railroad
companies, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this
act.
ADDrOycd July 25 1866