New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-06-16

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Charles H. Howland, Madison Miller, George W |
bekS1 BfS1a G. , E APalg Snfi omp
son, James W Thomas, Charles L. Moss, Edward |
Esds, b. i, Garrison w A. Kayser, George p Rob
lnson OF Missouri; Thomas L, Bramlette, BSnHmin
Mason Brown, Joshua spsed, OF Kentucky Soion o.
Thatcher. Jacob Stotier William y. Edwards james
Hagaas. James r COOK, Ro6eTt Craneie Ben iaman Il
smith, of West Virginia Lorenzo Sherwood, A. J.
Leach, OF Colorado; fhineas Banning, Timothy G.
Phelps, William g. Oar, tdTara r. Beale, trei. T.
Hafsc frefer Whors. Bs 81 DRS
Kelly. B. + Dowell, of Oregon; James L. johnson,
Henry G0nnsy tEapclsea53 Persa Of New N MsxisO
KIM woa S1qd aa Dfs 81 Baab
ford, of Arizona: Henry Goose of the District of
may be associated With them and their successors,
are hereby created and erected into body corporate
and title Of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany and by that name snail have perpetual sue,
and be impleaJed defend and be defended, in all
courts OF law and equity within the United states;
corporation is hereby authorized and empowered TO
lay out Locate and construct furnish, maintain and
the apDurtenanCss namely Beginning at or near
the town OF Springfield, in 1he state OF Missouri,
and thence BY the most eligible railroad ronte as
shall be determined b. said company 70 point on
querque, on the River Del Norte and thence, by way
Y a tr ~ I 70 OF bi"no apd bence along
the thirtyfth parallel OF latitude az near as may be
orado I1yer at such point may be selected by said
bic and eligible route 10 the Pacific The said com
pany stall nave he right 10 construct branch from
the point which their road strikes the Canadian
river east vardiy, along the most suitable route
lcCteu, mt rs western boundary line OF Ar
kansas, at or near the town Of Van Buren,, And the
said company IS hereby vested with al the powers
privileges, and immunities necessary To curry into
effect the purposes OF tins act, herein set forth
one million shares of hundred dollars each, which
shall IN all respects be deemed personal prop 'riy
and shall be transferable in sucn manner as the
laws Of said corporation shall provide Tho persons
herenbefore named are hereby appointed commits
sloners, and shall be called the board OF comm sslon
OF the Atlantic and Pacific rAiirOAd company.
and fifteen SHAH constitute quorum Tor the transac
ton % Dlslnesa' me hrst meetlnE OF salu 20 "a OF
commits shall b. held at tine Turner hail, in
the CITY OF 81 Louis on tle mrs. day oil octoosT an
no Domn eighteen hundred ana SIX SIX, or al such
time within three months there tter as anl ten com
mIs-oners herein named from Missouri Shall ap-
point notice OF which shail be gwen by them TO the
other commissioners by publishing said notice in at
York Cincinnati, st. ouis Memphis and Nashville,
once week for at least four weeks previous to the
day OF eetug. Said board shall organize by the
choice from it. number OF apresdent wee president
secretary, and treasurer and the shal require from
said treasurer such bonds as may be deemed proper,
ana lnay from time 70 tme increase the amount
thereof, as they may deem proper The secretary
ties and such oath shall be cred upon the records
coinpsnN signed by him, and the oatn verified
thereon. The president and secretary OF said boards
shall, like manner, call other meetings naming
the time and place thereof. 1t shall be ine duty OF
SAID board OF commissioners TO open books, or cause
books 10 be opened, at such times IN such prln
clps cities or other places in the United States as
they or a quorum OF hem shall determine. within
twelve months after the passage OF tis act. TO
subscription To the pra stock OF said corpN
ration and cash payment 81 ten per centum on !
subscriptions, and to receipt therefor 80 soon as
ten thousand suaIes SPA in good faith be subscribed
"a ~ nl ilr- T0Dr lFhl fha
treasury Of tue company the stid president and
time and place for the first " the subscrib
ers 10 the stock OF SID company and snail give
there N ut least paper in each state
in which subscription booHs nave been opened, al
.uch suh crlpsr, a. snail attend the Ineetfn r So
called. either person or by lawful proxy, then and
there shall elect by ballot, thirteen directors for said
corporation and in such Gle ton each STARE
OF said capital stock shall ertJie the thereof
10 one vote, The president and secretary OF the
board Of commissioners, and IN OF the absence
inability any of the officers ot said board shall
act Inspector Of sald election, ana shill certify
said meeting. And the said comm sslOners treas.
urer and secretary shall then deliver over to SAID di
rectors al the moneys, prope rites, subscription
books and other books their possess on and there
upon the duties OF sad commissioners and the ON
GERS previous appointed by them shall cease and de
termne forever. and thereafter the stockholders
shall constitute sa Il body ppl!c and corporate. An
ration for the choice OF officers when they be
chosen and for the transaction OF business shall be
holden at such time place and upon such notice
| as may be prescribed IN tue bylaws
SIC. 2 And be 1t further enacted That the right
hereby granted to said Atlantic and Pacific railroad
company, its assigns for the constrlc
ton of railroad and telegraph as proposed; and the
righ, power and authority is hereby given TO SAID
corporation 70 take from the public lands adjacent
the line OF SAID road materIa OF earth, timber
and forth, for the obstruction thereof Sand way
Is granted 10 said railroad to the extent Of one hun
dred feet IN Widta on each side OF railroad where
1t may pass through The public domain. ncludi ng all
necessary grounds for station buildings, workshops
dep1 s. machine SHOPS, switches, SIDE tracks, turn
tables, and water stations; and the right of way shall
be exempt from taxation within the territories of the
Unlted Stater Inc United Stal.. SNAIL eAtlngulsh;
rapidly may be nsistent via public policy and
the welfare OF the Indians and only by therr voun
terry cesslon te indian ute 10 all lands falling under
the operation OF TINS act and acquired the DONATION
10 the road named in the act.
SIC ) And be 1t further enacted, That there be-
and hereby Is, granted to the Atlantic and Pacific
purpose OF aiding IN the construction OF SAID railroad
and telegraph line to the Pacific coast and secure
troops munitions oil war and public stores over the
route OF sad line Of railway and its bra ches every
rated by odd numbers TO the amount OF twenty al.
ternate sections per mile each side OF said rail
rtories Of the United States, and ten alternate
tious of land per mile on each side OF said railroad
the line thereof; the United States have fui title.
not reserved, sold gran ed, or otherwise nppropr
ated, and Tree from pre- einptlOn OF other claims
rights, at the time the line Of said road is designated
by plat thereof filed in tins office CT the commits
sioner OF the general land office and whenever prior
to said time any of said sections parts of sections
shall nave been granted sold, reserved occupied by
homestead settlers OF pre-empted. otherwise dis,
posed Of other lands shall be selected By said compa
ny in leu thereof under the direct on of the score
tAry Of the Interior in alternate sections and des-
ignated by odd numbers. not more than ten miles
beyond the limits of said alternate sections. aud
not including the reserved numbers Provided.
That u said route snail be found upon the line Il
any 0 ner railroad route to AID IA the construc.
ton Of which lands have been heretofore granted by
ire United states, as far as the routes upon the
same general line, the amount OF land heretofore
granted shall he deducted from the amou Mt granted
by tnis act; Provided further, That the railroad
company receiving the previous grant OF land may
Railroad Company, or may sOlidate. confederate,
and associate with said company upon the terms
named IN the first and seventeenth sections OF this
act Provided further That all mineral lands be- and
the same are hereby excluded from the operations
of this act, and in ECU thereof like quantity OF
occu pied and Incorporated agricultural lands in
odd numbered sections nearest to the line OF said
road, and within twenty miles thereof, may be Sc
That the word mineral" when Il occars IN this
act shall not be held to include iron or coal And
provided further. That no money shall be dawn
from the treasury OF the United States aid in the
cons ruction OF the said Atlantic and Pacific Rail
SIC 4 And be it further enacted That whenever
said Atlantic aAd Pacific Railroad Company shall
have twenty hve consecutive miles of any portion Of
said railroad and telegraph line ready for the service
contemplated the President OF the United States
snail appoint tAree commissioners to examine the
ton for their by the company TO be deter
mined by the Secretary Of the Interior; and il IL
snail appear that twenty-five consecutive miles Of
said road and telegraph line have been completed in
good, substantial, and workma alike tanner, IN
ali other respects required by this act, the commits.
sionsrsehal soFeport, under oath. 10 the President
CT the United State. and patents of lands as afore
said, snail be issued % SAID COMPANY, confirming
tuAtsd opposite 20 and coterIninOus with said
pieted section of said road, And from tame time
whenever twenty-five additional consecutive miles
shall have been constructed completed, aud In reA
diness as Aforesaid and verified by said commission
TO the President Of the United States then pat
ents shall be issued So d company conveying The
additional sections Of land aforesaid, and on as
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