Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-10

Rc,olred Ly the Senate and IIouse Of Revresenta.
tive. q &c United aate' Of America in cOH0''''
That the right Of way through the public lands
DO and the saIle Is hereby granted TO the Utah Cen
trail Railroad Company, a corporation created Under
OF Utah, It's successors and assigns, for the construc-
ton OF a railroad and telegraph from a point at or
near Ogden CITY. in the Territory OF Utah. to Salt
Lake City. In said Territory; and the right. power
AMI authority Is hereby given TO sud corporation TO
taSc from the public lands adjacent To the line Of
said road material Of earth, stone. timber and so
forth. for the construction thereof. Said way Is
granted TO said raj road to the extent Of two hut.
drcd feet In width on each aldo Of said railroad
where It may pass through the public domain, III
Guiding all Necessary ground for station buildings.
woI k-ShOps, depots, machine-shOps, switches, side.
tracks. turntables and water stations: provided,
that within three months from the pa sage Of this
Act the said Utah Central Railroad Company shall
lille with the Secretary Of the Interior a map. to he
approved by him. exhibiting the line OF the railroad
OF sail company, as the same has been located and
cOnstructe,i; provided further, that said company
shall not charge the Government higher rates than
| they do Individuals for like transportation and trlc-
| graphic service. And II shall be the duty OF the
Utah Central Railroad Company TO permit any
other railroad which has been or shall he au .hortzcd
to be built by the United States. or by I'll, Lcgisla.
turc Of the Territory OF Utah, 10 form running con
~nrGtlons with Its road on fair and equitable terms. .
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted. That the United
States make the grants herein. and that the said
Utah Central Railroad Company accepts the same.
upon the express condition that the said company
shall not exercise the power given BY section ten OF
chapter sixteen Of thelaws OF the Territory OF Utah,
approved February nineteenth. eighteen hundred
| and slxiy-nlne: AMI ubOn the further express cOndi.
| ton that II the said company make any breach Of
the conditions hereof, then In such case. at any time
| hereafter. the United States. by Its Congress. may
dO any aud all acts aud things which may be necdlul
aud necessary for the enforcement Of such condi.
tlOns. r-.r- q r-F-H N -
Sec. 3. And be itfurther enacted. That said Utah
Central Railroad shall be a post route and u military
road. subject TO the use Of the .Uhite,l States for
| postal, military. naval. and all other Government
service, and also subject TO such regulations as Con.
GrcsS may Impose. restricting the charges for such
Government transportation. 10
Sec. l.. Aud BE- II further enacted. That the accept
| ance Of the terms, conditions and lmposltions ofthls
| Act by the said Utah Central Railroad Company,
shall be sIgninsd In writing under tho corporate seal
OF said company. duly executed pursuant 10 the d.
| rcctiOn Of Its Board Of Directors first hal and Oh.
taincd. which acceptance shall he male within three
months aftcr the passage OF this Act, and shall be
served on the President Of the United States; and
II such acceptance and service shall not be so made,
this grant shall be void.
Sec. 5. And be II further enacted. That Congress
may ut any time. having due regard for the rights OF
said Utah Central Railroad Company. add to. alter,
amend or repeal this Act.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled IAN Act 10 re.
ducc Internal taxes, and for other purposes" APP
proved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and