The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-24
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed ut the Second Session Of tn,
Fortieth Congress.

fPuBLIc-No. 81.
Az Acr relative to filing reports OF railroad
companies.
Be is enacted bv tie Senate aud House Of
Representatives. of the Unifsd States Of Ameri-
on ia Csagrt. assembled, That the reports re.
quired 10 DO made to the Secretary Of the
Treasury on or before the first day Of July Of
each year, by tho corporations created by or
entitled to subsidies under the provisions Of an
act entitled "Au act to aid in the construction
Of railroad and telegraph line from the Mis-.
souri, river TO the Pacific ocean, and to secure
to the government the uso Of tho same for
postal, military, and other purposes" hp-
proved July hrst, eighteen hundred aud sixty
two, and the acts supplemental to and amend
atory thereof, shall hereafter be made to the
Secretary Of tho Interior, on or before the FIRST
day Of October Of each year. Said reports
shall furnish full and specific information upon
the several points mentioned in the twentieth
section Of the said act Of eighteen hundred
and sixty.two, and shall be verified as therein
| prescribed, aud on failure to make the same
as herein required, the issue Of bonds or patents
| to the company in default shall be suspended
until tho requirements Of this act shall be com
Piled with by suoh company. And the reports
hitherto made to the Secretary ofthe Treasury
under the said act Of July FIRST, eighteen hun
drsd and siIty.two. shall be transferred and
| delivered Dy MIN TO the secretary uI Nhe lu
terror to be fled by him.
SEC 2. And bs IL further enacted That the
corporations created by the provisions Of the
acts Of Congress approved July second, oigh.
teen hundred and sixty four, and July twenty.
seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty six, and
known as the Northern Pacific Railroad Com.
pauy, the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and the Southern Pacific Railr Dad Com
pany, shall make reports to tho Secretary Of
the Interior on o. before tho first Of October Of
each year, rs arc required to be made by The
Union Pacific railroad and branches under the
provisions of the drst section Of this act, and
on failure 90 TO do, shall be subject to the like
suspension.
SEC 3. And he itftrther enaeted, That the re
ports required from the commissioners ap
pointed TO examine and report in relation I,
tho road Of any Of the corporations wheret'
reference Is made in this act, shall be addressed
, to and filed in the Department Of the Interior
and all such reports heretofore made shall b.
Transferred to and fled in said Department Q
the Interior; and so much Of any and all acts a
requires any reports from such companies, 0
any officers thereof, to DO made to the SeerG
: tGfy Of the Treasury. is hereby repealed.
, SEC. 4. iRa be II further enacted, That !
addition to the eight subjects referred to In sec
tion twenty Of the act OF July, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-two, to be reported upon, thor
: shall also DO furnished annually to the Secrt
, tary Of the Interior all reports Of engineers
] superintondents, or other officers who max
annually reports to any Of said railroad con
pauies.
Approved, June rs, ls6S.'