Nebraska advertiser., 1868-02-13
BILL

Granting Lands to aid in decentralization Of a rnit-
road from Broionville, in The State Of Nebraska,
10 intersees tAe Union and Pacific railroad at or
near the one kundredth meredian tOsst longitude.
Be n enacted bv the Senate and House Of Repre-
senfGtiVeS of the United States Of america IA Con-
QresS assembled, That to aid in the construc l0n OF a
railroad Irom the town % Brownville, on the Missouri
river, in the State u Nehraska, to inteTsect the Union
Pacific railroad at some poipt not farther west than the
one hundreth meridian OF west longitude, there is here
- .roDtod - tbe Prownsvile. Fort Kearuey ana Pa
einc Railroad Company, a corporation organized under
and BY virtue OF the laws OF the State OF Nebraska, the
right OF way through the public lands Of the said State
OF Nebraska for the constrnetioa OF said road and the
right, power. and authority is hereby given to said
company to take srom the public lands adjacent to the
line Of said road earth, stone, timber and other mate
rails for the construction thereof. Said right Of way
Is granted to said company to the extent Of two hun
dred feet where il may pass over public lands, inelud-
ing all necessary grounds for stations, buildings, work
shops, depOts, machine shops, switches, side tracks,
turntables and water stations.
Section 2. And be it further enacted That for the
purpose OF aiding in the construction Of said road,
there be, and hereby is, granted TO the said BrOwnville,
Fort Kesrney and Pacific Railroad company every al
ternate section OF public land designated By odd NUM-
bers, to the amount Of ter alternate sections per mile
on each side Of said road on the line thereof, and not
cold, reserved, or otherwise disposed OF oy the United
States, and to which a prescription OF homestead claim
may not have attached at the time the line Of said road
Is fixed Prob5ded, That said road shall accept this
grant within one year from the passage OF this act By
the fling such accep .ance with the Secretary Of the IN
terror, and shali also establish the line o; said road anG
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enc year Of the date Of said acceptance.
Section. 3. And belt further enacted That upon the
passage Of this act, and the Alag by the said company
with the Secretary OF the Interior, as near as may be,
the contemplated route OF said road, the Secretary Of
the interior shall withdraw the lands embraced in this
grant from market.
Section 4, And be it further enacted, That when the
laRds along the limo of said road and within the boun-
daTies specified shall have been in any manner dispOs-
ed OF by the government Of the United States prior 70
the passage OF this act, then the said company shall
have the right, and are hereby authorized, TO select
other lands in lieu Of those 30 disposed Of, from any
Incorporated public lands within the said state Of
Section s. And be It further enacted That when
said BTOwnville. Fort Kesrney snd Pacific Railroad
shall have completed ten consecutive miles OF
its road, the President Of the United States shall ap-
point three commissioners TO examine and report 30
him in relation thereto; sndh it shall appear that ten
miles Of sail road have been completed, then, upon the
Of said commissioners, patents shall issue
the right and title 70 said lands herein con-
e said company, In prOportiol TO the num-
Of miles Of road completed. and such examination,
report, and conveyance BY patents shall continue from
time to time in ike manner until said road shall be
Section 6. And be It further enacted, That ga ID read
shail be competed within the period Of ten years from
he passage Of this act.
sssasn 7. And Be It further enacted, mat all the