New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-08


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sect said Texas Fastnc railroad, shall nave
right to connect with that line; tnat nc
Discrimination asfegsrds charges ior 1reigni
or passengers, OF IN any oteer matter, snal!
30 made Dy sara 1exas facanc halroe9
Company against any OF Inc ssio
connecting rosds; out that the same
charges per niue as 70 passengers; ana PEI
ton per niue rs ~ Ac,Rnt, passing 1foio tne
SAID Iexss fac'Ec fAsAsoad over any OF sald
connectng !Osos, OF passing from any o. o.
SAID CONNECTING Ioaus over any part OF salo
1exas racine Isnroad, Snail De mace oy
said company ~ they make ZOE 1rGignt ana
passengers over tnelr own roau' Erovldea,
ALSO, Inat AZ: sala ccn9ecung roaos snail rec'-
Procate saIu riSnt VI connectlon anu equal
NY OF charges WIN sala IexaS racine rau-
road' anu PROVIDED lurtner, 1hat tne rates
charged for carrying passengers ans freight,
per mlIos snat not exceed tne prices winch
nay Oe nAe1 ~ congress- ioT carrying pas
sengers ana ireignt on tne Union racine
ana Ce9Lra! racine rahroa0s:
SIC; 10. Anat salu roau snail DC construct
ed OF iron or steel rails manufactured from
Amerlcan ore, except such as may have
heretolore oeen contracted 1or 0y any rail-
road company which may be purchased or
consolidated with by the company hereby
s~ r S'A.sS~H~ ~ S~>.S
SEC: II. That the SAID Iexas racine RAIL
road Company shall commence the construc-
in the State Of California, and from point
at or near Marshall, Texas, as hereinbefore
described, and 60 prosecute the same as to
have at least fifty consecutive miles OF
railroad from each OF said points com
plete and IN running order within two
years after the passage Of this act;
and to so continue to construct each wear
thereafter sufhclent number OF miles to
from the aforesaid point on the eastern
boundary OF the state OF Texas to the bay
OF San Dleg0 IN the state OF CallfOrnla, as
aforesaid, within ten years after the passage
OF THIS act; and upon failure to SO complete
1t, Congress may adopt such measures as it
may deem necessary and proper to secure
lts speedy completion.
SEC. 10. mat the PRESIDENT OF the United
states, upon the completion OF the first Sec
missioner, whose duty II snail be 10 examine
the various sections OF twenty miles as they
snai oe completed, ana report thereon 70
nun In wriung ana II, from sucn report,
ne Oe satisned That SAID company mas fuily
cOMpleSe9 eacn sectlcn OF us ROAD, rs IN thls
act PROVIDED, ne snail direct the secretary
OF the INFERIOR 10 issue patents 10 said com
Pany 1or the Iands IL ls enutie6 10 unoer
!nus acI, as last as eacn sest'on VI sald roao
Ii Sompleted' n:e
cEC. ~. Anat tne texas racine
haliroaG company snail De, ana II
Is nefeoy' declared 10 De mhntarv
anu post roau; anu 1or the purpose u
lnsafing the carrying the mails, troops. mu-
n1t!Ons OF war, supplies ana stores OF the
Onlteu States, no act OF Ihe company nor
any law OF any STATE or Ierrtory shaA lm-
!ede' deIsy OF prevent the eal0 company
!roin performing Ms oongations 70 Inc
C!iteo Staies ~ tnat !egaru' proSlueo. tnat
said road shall be subject to the use OF the
Cnted otates 1or postal, mintary ana an
otne5 governmental services at lalI anu rea,
sonaOie rates % compensation, not 10 exceed
the price palo oy private partles 1or the same
KIND OF service, and the government shall
~ al times nave tue preference III tue use
OF the same Tor the purpose aforesaid:
SEC. ~. 1nat IL snail NOT oe !aWiu! lot
any OF the airectors' either IN their lndl-
vidual capacity or as members OF an moor
Porated or lolnt STOCK company, 70 make
any contracts OF agreements Win the sald |
1exas racine haiIroao company TOT the
equipment or running OF its
ROAD. or 10 nave any interest," thereln; ana
al sucn contracts OF agreements are hereOy
declared null ana void' anu all money or
property received under sucn contracts or
agreements may oe recovered oack ior the
oenent OF The company ny any stockhoider.
SEC. -. 1hat any raliroad company whose
route hes across tne route OF the 1exas
racine ranroa9 may cross tme same ana LOT
the purpose OF crossing shal! nave the nght
JANUS, Wnetner VI tne Cnite1 States OF
grantea oy TINS act, when snali oe needed
l0r ngnt OF way TWO nunared 1eet wl0e
lnIougn saio Ianos, anu 1o1 aepots, statlons,
siue-tracks. anu oIner neeuI"i purposes, not
sXceedlng LOT sucn purposes 1orty acres at
any one starlon. -,
r, SEC. q. Inat the new orleans, ba-on
Rouge ana vGKsOurg haliroa1 company;
chartered ~ the state OF LOUISIANA, snail
aave tne fignt 10 connect oy the most eilsl-
Oie route 70 Oe selected Dy sara company
HMn tne sslu texas rac'nc ralroad a! lts
Eastern .erMnus, anu Snail nave tne rlght
way turous1 Tue Puolc ianu ~ Tue same
ixteat Grantea nerepy 10 tue sara 1eAas
racine hanroad company; ana IN aid OF It's
ionstructOn lIOIn view Oreahs 10 naton
nc9ge, tnence ny inc way o Aie4a IN
'aid State, 10 connect WIN the SAID lexas
raclnc hairoad company at lts eastern
erminos' !nere Is hereby granted 10 said
company, Is successors anu assigns, the
anne number Of alternate !S sections OF public
re cy this act granted IN the state OF Cali,
somnsrr. ond cold l.uds shaIl ha It'll
III ~, -, .'.,f.ot $500 .oS.
ss,,"d thorsfcr ed oraneS T,s sa..ia'.,ane
IA 49, ...,,,t;o,, 800, ~. go 800. ,.S
|, tl,e .. mo- ,,onnar onS TIM os ia Iror;Ja.3
~ 'A onJ -oon;roJ fr",, sa;J Tamopp po";ta
sa;,r"od Car,nanr rr;+h;n odd So ~
;"i;f"~o;.. pnpa";H.,, Tat s.a;S e""'s -.
i oil cnm",.+a t,'a vho,a "f so;J roo " w;th;y
ra roors tr",,, 10 ,.asso"a e "f +I,; au aot
SIC % That for the nSrnosa NJ connac+.
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