New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-05-01

AN ACT granting AID in II. construction Of a rail
to the town Of PlAcsryille IN the State OF CAlItor
MIA.
sentativss OF the unted States OF America in Jon
gres, assembledThst the ria hit of way through the
the PiaserSiile ana ssersmento Valley Esiioad
Company corporation existing under the laws of
iature thereof to construct the road hereinafter
named and TO its successors and assigns for the
structi1n of railroad AMI telegraph lime from the
toun OF Folsom TO the town OF PAoeryiile, IN said
snd shs aG sh Ps nd 20 ssG %
line of said road material for the construct there
extent 81 one Hundred feet IN width on sse side Of
said road where It nAy psss over the pablto lands;
shops, depots, shops, ssitchss, sde-traess
turn tables and watGr stations.
and is hereby. granted to the PaSeryils and sSeps
mento Valley Railroad Company. its SUCCESSORS and
OF said railroad and lesraph line and to secure the
safe and speedy trAnsp )ra,on Of the mails, troops
said line Of railway every alternate section OF public
land no, containing gold OF silver ds:isnated BY
per mite, on each SIDE of sad railroad line, said
the United States have iaIl title not reserved sold
granted, or otherwno approp lated. and free from
eemption or other claims or rights At the time the
line OF said road is definitely liked, and plat thereof
hled IN the ofoe OF the omm-soner Of the General
Land Once provided. That the word mineral when
it in this &C; shall not be held 10 include iron
coal.
ever SAID PlRcerVe and SaGrhm nto Valley Railroad
Company shall have ten consecutive miles Of Any cor
service contemplated, the Prssident Of the unitSd
States shall appoint three commissioners to examine
ro os and tsissraph Inc have been Completed IN
good and substantial manner and an al respects as
required by this act the shall 80 re.
port 70 the Presidentof the United States. and pa
tents Of lands as storssaid shah be issaed 70 sAit
title TO said lands situated opeo.te 70 and so.er-
said lands h. the nN0aptons This
act And from time 70 time. whenever ten add
and in readiness azores i'd and verified By the
commissioners he President OF the United States
veyins the additional sectons of land as Aforesaid:
and 80 on as last as ever ten nss o. ssid road is
company ten dollars per day TO- the time actually
sntnsy and neesssar rasssd each wsS
SEC 4, And be II further enscted,-fhs said
eonstiuetsd u Substantial and sorkmsniiks man !.
ner with all the necessary drains, cuiyerts bridges
places and all other appurtenancss, Including furn
tsrs and rolling stock equal in all respects 20 rail
with rails Of the best quality, Manufactured from
as ssn " sd Ss
be constructed atessrsph line Of the most su5stAn
as aa
charge higher rates TO the government its officers
saa hSs e K. e s Ss &c
main pnolie highway for TIE use Of the goyernmeat
OF the united otAtes fres OF All Toll OF otnef charge
upon the trAnsporfation Of any propery or troops Of
over said Rad at the cost charges aud expsEse Of
/ the corporation company owning operating the
same. when required by the Unitsd States to DO
SEC g. And be y further snacfed.-Th the Presi
dent Of the United States shAn cause such lands 10
be surveyed Tor twenty miles in width on both sides
sh ali bs fixed, and fast may hs required by Ihe
construction Of said reilrosd and the odd sections
Of land horeby granted shall not be liable 70 sale or
entry or prs.empton before or after they are spr.
| set; but / provisions Of the act OF September
| eighteen hundred and fortyone granting pre-emp.
tion rights, and the acts amendatory there and o.
the entitled An act to secure homestead TO &c
| tnAl settlers the public domain" approved May
twenty. eighteen hundred and sixty two, shsil be.
and the same hereby. extended TO all other lands
on the line of said road whss surveyed excepting
those hereby granted 70 said company; and the
tons and parts OF sections Of land wnch by the Aure
said grant shall remain IN the Unitsd states within
| for less than doable the misimvu price Of public
lands when SOLD.
| SIC. g. And be II further enseBed,-That each and
every grant, right and p ivoge hereln are 50 made
and given 20 ann aeeepted bY said Piacefeiie and
/ sacramento Valley HAiirosd COMPANY, upon and
| inject TO the foilowinz oondtuons namely. That
the SAID company snail osmmsnrc tne worE on said
road within one year irom the q tns Acs by
the Prssidenf and snail eosnpete tbs whole road by
tbs fourth day OF JAY sishiesn hundred and sixty
nine ...A. a, s.-... .....x ,x..
United states MAKE ths several e2nditonsa grnnts
hsrein, and that the said Piseerse and ssoransnto
VAliey Railroad Company sccsHt the same upon the
further coalition tnAt the said company Make any