, 1869-05-07
Waila WaIIa Railroad.

AN Acr granting the right OF way to the Walla
Walla and Columbia River Railroad Company,
and for other purposes.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentdtives Of the United States of America in Cons
gress assembled, That the right of way through
the public lands be, and the same is hereby,
granted to the Walla Wala and the Columbia
River Railroad Company, a corporation existing
under the laws of the Territory of Washington
aud duly incorporated for the purpose of con-
structing a railroad from said town of Walla
Walla TO some eligible point on the navigable
waters of SAID Columbia river, ia said Territory;
said right OF way hereby granted to said railroad
s to the extent of 100 feet in width on each sid
OF said roSd where it may pass over the public
lands also, all necessary ground not to cx.
eeed hive acres at each station, for station build>
iugs, workshops, depots, machine shops, switch.
es, side tracks, turn tables, and water stations.
SEC. 2. And be il further enacted, That the
county commissioners of the county of Waila
Walla, in the Territory of Washington, be- and
they are hereby, tborized and empowered to
aid in the construction of the Walla Walla and
Columbia river railroad by subscribing to the
capital stock of said Walla Waila and Columbia
River Railroad Company 10 the name and on
behalf OF said county OF Walla Wdla, aud by
issuing bonds of SAID county, payable at such
time as said commissioners shall thiuk proper
and hearing interest of not not more than eight
per ceut' per ubuumi 10 payment Tor said stocks
so .hy them taken 10 said railroad company, or
by issuing bonds, bearing interest as Aforesaid
as loan to said company, to be used in the
construction of said road, or to aid said company
in the construction of said road by the credit of
said county in any other manner the said commits
sioners may think proper: Provided, That the
SAID subscription, loan, or other aid so given by
SAID commissioners TO said company shall in no
case exceed the sum of $500, 900 And provided
further, That the said subscription, loan, or
other aid, shall have been submitted to the
people OF said county and been voted for by
threeiourths of the legal vote cast at election,
held for that purpose And proUided further,
That if said vote be takena a special election
the notice shall be the same provided by the
laws of said Territory for general elections.
SEC. 3. And be il further enacted, That the
county commissioners of the county of Wala
they are hereby, authorized and empowered to
hold skecial election, at such times as they
may designate, after twenty days public notice,
which said election shall be governed blythe
general laws of the Territory upon the subject of
elections, at which election the aid to be given
by said county to said Walla Walla Columbia
River Railroad Company, either by subscriptions
TO stock or otherwise, shall be submitted to and
voted upon by the legal voters of said county iu
such manner as said commissioners may design.
ate Prorided That this grant is made upon the
express condition that any effort BY said com,
pany hereafter to obtain any land grant, subsidy,
or pecuniary aid from the United States govern
ment shall work a forfeiture Of this grant.
Approved, March ), 1853.