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

Michigan; Z q. simmons' Alexander Mitchell, j. J.
Williams, G. A Thompson, J. j, R. Pease, John Ii.
FincS s William it Mitchell, X T. oroweii' T. i. Hub
bard, E, +. Drake; of MINNESOTA Lyman Co3s. P'att
Of Iowa S%OV William G. BFownow, Of Tennessee
Thomas O. Fletcher B9p no Johh M M RicH
Charles ii. HowIand. Madison Miller. George W,
Eishback, T. j. Hubbard, George KNAPP, Charles X.
ion SAs James T. f Thsma chares Moss Ed%ard
Wash. A. X, Easton, Truman J. Horner, } 2
inson. Of Missouri; Thomas f. Brsmlette, Benjamin
nrats. q. E. Warren, Lazarus W. Powell, John
Thatcher, jacob Stoter. William 4. Edwards, James
g. Blunt, Robert McBra,ney OF Kansas Harrison
smith, Of West Virginia LORENZO Sherwood, ~
1--we, Ben i RsddlPe BW; thaEsTy L Lon ID,
W s Lsdd j X M6ores, Waiter Monteth. John
Kelly. B, f, Dowell, OF Oregon; James l. johnson.
j. Ii. Mills, A. r X satosd, L. ). Davis, Of Nevada;
King $. ,woolse,, William u Hardy, Goes Bash h.
Columbia; and all such other persons who shall or
may be associated with them, and their successors,
are hereby created and erected into body corporate
and polite in deed and by law, by the name, style,
and title Of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
cession, and shall be able to sue and be sued, plead
and be implicated, defend and be defended in all
courts of law and equity within the United States,
and may make and nave common sea. Ana sara
corporation is hereby authorized and empowered 70
enjoy Continuous railroad aud telegraph line with
the appurtenances namely Beginning at or near
the town OF Springfield in the state OF missouri,
thence to the western boundary line oil SAID state,
and thence by the most eligible railroad route as
the Canadian river; tuence TO the Wn OF AIOu-
querque, on the River Del Norte and thenee, oy way
waters of the Colorado Chiquito, and thence, along
the thirty-hfth parallel of latitude near may be
found most suitable for railway route to the Col,
orado river such point as may be selected by sald
comp my Tor crossing; thence by the most praetl a
hlA nd eli PACING,
pany shall the right to construct branch from
The point at which their road strikes the Canadian
river Sardy along the most suitable route as Sc
lected to point IN the western boundary line OF ar
kansas, at or near the town of Van Buren,: AND tine
said company hereby vested with all the powers,
privileges, and lmmuntles necessary to carry INTO
eject he purposes OF this act as herein set forth
The capital stock OF said company shall consist of
one million shares of one hundred dollars each Whch
and shall be transferable in such manner as the
laws of said corporation shall provide The persons
hereinbefore named are hereby appointed commis-
sioners and shall be called the board of comm sson.
ers of the Atlantic aud Pacific railroad company.
and fifteen shall co nstitute quorum for tine
ton ot Business The irst meeting OF said board of
commiss oners shall b. held at the Turner nan IN
the city of St Louis the first DAY of October, an
no Domini eghteen hundred aud SIX ysix, or at such
time within three months there iiter as any ten com
missioners herein named from Missouri shall ap-
point notice of which shall be given by them to the
other commissioners by publishing sand notice IN at
least one daily newspaper the cities of Boston, New
York Cincinnati St ouis Memphis and Nashville,
a week Tor at least four weeks previous 10 the
day OF ~ eetiug Said board shall organize by the
choice from its number OF president, vice president,
secretary and tire tsurer and the shall require from
said treasurer such bonds may be deemed proper,
and may from time to time increase the amount
thereof as they may deem proper Inc secretary
shall be sworn the faithful performance OF bis du-
ties and such oath shall be cred upon the records
OF the cOmpany signed by him, and the oatn verhed
thereon The president and secretary of said boards
shall IN like manner, call other meetings, naming
the time and place thereof 1t shall be the duty OF
said board OF commls sioners to open books
books to be opened at such times an in such prin
cipal cities other places in the United States as
they or a quorum OF them shall determine, within
months alter the
ceive subscriptions TO the capital stock OF said corpo
ration, and a payment of ten per centum on |
subscriptions and to receipt therefor. So soon as
ten thousand saTes sha IN good iaith be lDeu
for and ten dollars per share actually paid into the
treasury OF tue company, the said president and
Rotary of said board Of commissioner shall appoint
time and place for the rst meeting Of thu subscrib
ers to the stock OF sid company and shall give no
tce there IN at least one ~spaDer in each state
in which subscription books have been opened, at
least fifteen days previous the day of meeting and
such subscribers shall attend the meeting SO
called either in person or by lawful proxy then and
there shall elect By ballot thirteen directors for said
corporation and in such ee ton each snare
OF said capital stock shall enttle the owner thereof
10 one vote rhe president and secretary Of the
board Of commissioners and in case OF Their absence
inability any two of the officers OF said board, shall
act inspectors of said election and shall certify
under their hands the names of the directors elected
at said meeting. And the said commissioners treas
urer and secretary shall then deliver over TO said di
rectors all the moneys. properties, subscription
books and other books their possession, ard there
upon the duties of said commissioners and the ON
GERS previous appointed by them shall cease and de-
shall constitute said body potic and corporate An
nual meetings of the stockholders of the said corpo-
chosen and for tue transaction of business, shall be
holden at such time an PLACE and upon such notice
| SEC o And be it further enacted, That the right
Of way through the public lands be, an me same Is
company its assigns. Tor the constrlc
ton of railroad and telegraph as proposed and the
right power and authority is hereby gwen TO sal
corporation take from the public lands adjacent 10
the line of said road matera of earth stone timber
and so forth, for the construction thereof SAID way
granted to said railroad to the extent Of one hun.
drei feet in Wdtn each side of said railroad where
1t may pass through the public domain including all
grounds for station buildings, workshops
tables and water stations and the right OF way shall
be exempt from taxation within the territories OF the
United States The United states shall extinguish.
as rapidly as may be nsistent with public policy and
the welfare of the Indians, and only by their vo!un
tAry cession the Indian title to all lands falling under
the operation of this act and acquired in the donation
to the road named in the act
SEC. 8 And be 1t further enacted, That there be,
and hereby is, granted to the Atlantic and Pacihc
railroad company its successors and assigns for the
Pnd seesap6 ne to the Pacc coast and 70
the safe and speedy transportation OF the mails,
route Of SAID Iine Of railway and its branches every
alternate section OF public land. not mineral desg
ey on nse & On ens eseh side Of ssid
road line as SAID company may adopt through TIE Ter
tions Of land per mile on each side Of said railroad
whenever u passes through any state ana whenever
not reserved, sold, ed, otherwise appropri-
ated and free from pre- empton or other claims o,
| ueslguattO
BY plat thereof filed 10 tbs Office Of the commits
soner OF the general land office; and wheneyer prior
shall Ssss BEEN sqantsa soS reserved oceupsd
homestead settlers or pied or otnsrwlse als
Py in leu thereof anden the direct on Of the sscre
tary of the interior in alternate sections and des
he mts n ssd pT alternate sections
| not including the reserved numbers Provided
That i said route snail be found qpo mt the as
ton OF which lands have been heretofore granted b,
same general line. the amount o. land heretofor,
granted shall be deducted from the amount grantee
TINS act. fr1ydsS inssne5 nao tne and s
assign their interest TO said Atlantic and Pactn
WITH aa aoce hs
named in the FIRST and seventeenth sections OF thi
;ss same are hereby eseiudsd from the OPERATION
of this act and in gu thereof like quantity Of IN
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act, shall not be held TO include iron or coal An
s iesas Ss go aS
cons ruction OF the said Atlantic and PACING Raj
sEc T. And be II further enacted, That wheneve
| said Atlantic and Pacific Rarsad Company sha
Inn %ss ~ 1y ssS1
contemplated. the PRECEDENT of the United state
sas. Seo shs 'i Be paia Ssssonsbis compsns.
ton for their services ~ the company 70 be de.si
shall appear that twenty i've consecutive miles
said road and telegraph line have been ompleted Ii
| q good Substantial, and workmanlike manner, rs Il
all other respects required by this act, the comm'
sioners shall report under oath. 70 the Presden
Of the United State. and patents Of lands. afort
said, shall be issued % said company, eontrmin
10 said csmpany the right and title 70 said LANDS 81
tuated Opposite 20 and ootsrminous with said CON
pleted section Of said road And from time 70 time
whenever twenty i've additional consecutive mile
shall have been constructed. completed, and in res
diness as aforesaid and yerned By aid commisslo.
ents shall be issued % sas company conveying IN