Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-31

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except 90 far as It may be found necessary to locate
the route Of said road throEgE snoh reserved lands,
In which case the night II WY two hundred feet
IA width Is hersbh granted, subject 20 the approval
Of the PrssideD, ofthe United States; And ProVl-
ded, That none sf the lends hereby granted shall
be selected beyond twenty miles from tho aid
road, ~.
See. 3. And be Is further enacted, That the Sec
lions and part ef sections Of had which b the q
foresaid grsnt shall rsmain in the United States,
within ten miles on cash side Of said road, shall
not be sold for less than donhIo the minimum price
Of public lands when sold. nor shall any Of said
lands become subject 70 sale at private entry until
the same shall have been 6rsf offered At public
sale to the highest bidder. az o. above the minimum
price aforesaid Provided, That actual bonafs1
settlers under th~oPre-emption Law Of the United
Sta tes may. after due praof Of settlement, improve
ment, and occupation NnoE Rgovided by law, Pur-
chases the same at the pIc&6xsd for said lands At
the date Of such settlement, improved, and oc9u-
patton And provided also, Shatsettlers under the
provisions of the homestead act, who make their
snttlenent after the passage Of this oct, and CON-
ply with the terms and requirements Of said act,
shall be entitled, within the said limits eff ten
miles, to patents for an amount not exceeding eigh-
ty acres each.
Sec. 3. And be It further enacted, That the
grant Of lands hereby made IS upon condition that
said company, after the construction of its read,
shall keep it in repair and use, and that it viii at
all times be in Fediness to transport troops, NUM-
tions Of war, supplies, and public stores upon its
road for the government, when required to DO so
by any department thereof, At the cost, charge, and
expenses OF said company. And tho lands hereby
granted, held, and reserved as aforesaid shall inuro
to the benefit Of sai= company, as Follows When
the governor Of ths-Stss Of Kansas sail certify
that suy section O. ten consecutive miles Of sail
read is completed in q good, substantial, enc work
manlike Manner as . first class railroad, then the
said Secretary OF the Interior shall issue to the
said company patents for % many sections Of the
land within the limits abo w named as are cotsr-
minOus with said completed sections hereinbefors
granted aud when certificates OF the governor
aforesaid shall be presented to eaid Secretary, Of
the enmpleteon, as aforesaid, Of each successive
section Of ten consecutive miles Of said road, the
said Secretary shall in 9ike manner issue to said
company patents for the land for each Of SAID Sec
tons Of road rs IN the first Instance, until said
road shall be Completed Provided, That if said
road is not completed within ten years from the
date Of the acceptance Of the grant hersinbcforo
made, the lands { emainiHg unpatented shall revert
to tina United States Aud provide further, That
the said land shall not, in any manner, be disposed
Of or ineunbsred By said company or its assigns,
except rs the same are patented undc or the proYis-
ions o. tbs act.
Sec A. And be Il further ENACTED, That as scan as
said company shall Hle with the Secretary Of the In
terior maps Of its liner designating the route thersCt
it shalrbe the duty Of the said Secretary to Withdraw
from the market the lands granted by this act, IN such
msnneras may be best calculated to effect the puTpO-
ses Of this act aud suOserve the public interest.
Sec. s. Aud be it further enacted That the United
States mail shall be transported on Sa i'd road and its
extension under the direction Of the Post once De.
partment, at snch price as Congress may by law pro-
vide Provided, That until such price Is fixed By the
law the Postmaster General shall have power to Ok
tee cOmpeR5aiion.
Sec. 6. AMI be It further enacted, That the rIaht Of
way through thepubIic lands be, and the aama A here
by, grantep to sati State Kansas and keJshO Valley
Railroad Company, les SUCCESSORS anS sSstEns. for the
construction OF 3 rGiiroadaS proposed; and the right
is hereby given 10 said corporation TO take from the
public lands adjacent to the line Of said 7 ad materiai
for, the construction thereof. Said way Is granted to
said railroad to the extent Of one uundTed feet In wild
tn on each side Of said road wheT0 it may pass through
the public domain also all necessary ground for sta
tIon buildings, workshops, switches, sidetracks, turn
tables. and water stations.
taute Of the terms, c0nditions, and impositions Of this
act by the said Kansas AID NeoshO Valley Railroad
Company sail be signed IN writing rnder the corpor-
ate seal OF the said company, duly executed pursuant
TO the direction OF its bOari OF directors FIRST had and
obtained, which acceptance shall be made within one
wear after the passage OF this act and not afterwards,
and shall be deposited WIKI tue secretary OF the lnte-
Sec 8 And be It further enacted, That sill Kansas
and Neosho valley Railroad Company, its SUCCESSORS
and assigns, Bhereby authorized and empowered TO
extend and construct its railroad com the sOuth ern
boundary OF Kansas south, through the Infian TerriEO-
~, TO Red River, at or neIr Preston, in the State o.
Texas. 50 as % connect with the railwak now heinz
constructed from Galveston 20 a point at or near Pres
ton, In said State; aud the right Of way through the
/ lulAn l6EIALOiy NucEGFGI bFCu ElBub u Cow ICSCfNGQ
or MAJ berelfter be reserved to the United States by
by treaty with the Indian tribes. Is hereby granted TO
said company 70 the samssextent AS granted By the
tixth section VI this act through the pnblic la71s and
in all cases where the right Of way, a. afOyOsaid,
through the Indian lands. shalt not be reserved u the
government the said company shall, before cons truct
ing its road, procure the consent OF tho tribe or tribes
intereate1. which consent. with all its terms and con-
ditious. shat! be previously approved and indorsed by
the Presieeat ana filed with the Secretary Of the IA
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the same
grants OF lands through said Indian Territory are hero
by made as provided in the first section Of this act,
whenever the lndiAn Territory are hereby made as
provided in the first section OF this act, whenever the
Indian title shall be extinguishsd by treaty or other.
wise, not to eXcOel the ratij per mile granted in the
hrst section o this act Provided, That said lands be-
GENE a part OF the pnblio lands Of the United States.
Sec 10 4nd be it further enacted, That said Kan
sls and Eeosho Valley Railroad Company, its success
Sors and ass igns, shall have the right to negotiate With
acquire frem airy Indian nation or tribe, aLthoTiz:
ed by the United States 10 dispose Of lands for railrsad
purposes, zTd from any oLser nation or tribe OF Ind.
through whose lands said railroad nly pass, sub
to the approval OF the President OF the United
states. or from any company OF parties Incorporated or
authorized for such purposes, By such nation OF tribe,
OF which such parties may have acquired un5er the
laws o. the Units1 States.
: Sec II And be is furthsr enacted, That any railroad
chartered under any law Of the United States
OF the State Of Kansas, which may have been here
tolcro or shall hereafter be reco sniZed and subscribed /
by any act Of Congress Of the United states may con-
meet, unite. and consolidate with this railroad com9as
afior the same shall DO located 70 the valley Of
the Neosho River, upon Just. fair and equitab' Q terms,
10 be agreed upJn between tho parties, and shall MT be
agreed ud0n between the parties, and not 10 against
the public interest or the interest OF the United States 4
nor shall any road authorized TO connect as a Aforesaid |
charge the road 50 connecting 4 greater tariff per mile
fer freight or pdsSengeTs than is charged for the same
per mile by its own road Aud provided further. That
should the Leavepworth, and Fort Gibson Railroad
or the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
southern branch, construct hn1 complete its road to
point On the southern boundary o: the State OF
Kansas WHARF the line Of said KInsas sud Neosho val |
ley Raiirrad shall cross the same, before the said
Kansas and NJ JshO Valley Railroad Company EsbaI1 1
have c0nstructe1 AID ~cJnpiese1 IS sail road to said
point, then and in hat cvelt the company 50 first reach
ing in completion the said point on the southern bonn /
dry OF the STATE CT Kansas shall be auth0rizeI. upon
o5tainilg tue written sp2Tovalsot the Pre- fient Ct the
United STATES, to Construct ald operate its line.of rail
TSad non spaid paint to q point at or near Preston, in
the State Of Texas with grants Of iSLd according to the |
Of this 7ess hEt u2on the hnrtheFspeciai cen-
We eonmencehfn sooe fs1h te censtructisn there
a before the stifKan6as aal Ne1sho valley hailroai 4
spnDaas stall have comoletaf is said railroa1 e. sad
9t1t . AR nroFidod furtEor, LEle 941 other rsilrosd +
rreSnr. 49, eo-nrncaf - wsrk 4, go $500
skaIf c0nllnae 81 p~rossecute the sane vita aaHAcat 4
eaergy 70 insure the c~yapleti0n OF the stms within a
time subject 70 the approval OF the Pres
ident OF the Unitei states: Aud provided further,
the right OF way thr0uzh private property wael
not otherwise provided Tor in this act, OF b. the law Of
any State through which the road may pass, shall le
By said Kansas and Neosho Valley R~4ilrQ6s
or either Of the other companies nlIed in
this act, IN a~ceordanee with ths provisions VI. section
three Of an act TO amend an act eatitlei~'An act % aid
IN the construction Of a railroad and telegraph line
from the Missouri River % the Paeiac ocean, and 10
secure TO the government tho use Of thesame for postal
mlttary' aud other purposes" approved July Acst,
eighteen hundred auf sixty-tTo.
Approved, Jsty %, 1885.
~LPublic-No.23s.1
AZ Act to establish in the District of CoIunbfa =
House Of Correction for Boys.