Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-14
ResoIved By the Serafs aud House of RryreseHtd
lives Of the Unitsd States Of America. in Con0res

Resolved BY the Senate aud House OF ReyreseHfd-
tires q t9e United States Of America I" CoH9re''
That The right Of way through the public lands
be and the same Is hereby granted TO the Utah Cen.
The laws fthe Legislative assembly OF the Territory
Of Utah, Its successors and assignstfor the c~onstruc.
ton OF a railroad and Telegraph from g point at or
near Ogden City, In the Territory Of Utah, to Salt
lake City. in said Territory; and the right. power
aud authority Is hereby Elvcn TO said corporation 10
take from the public lands adjacent to the line OF
said road material Of earth, stone. timber anu NO
forth, for the construction thereof. Said way Is
granted TO said raj road to the extent Of two hun.
drcd feet In width on each side OF said railroad
where Il may paSs through the public domain, In.
Guiding alt necessary ground for station buildings.
workshops. dcpots. machinc-shops, switches, side
tracks. turntables and water stations: provided.
Act the said Utah Central Railroad Company shall
die with the Sccretaryof the lnterIor q map. 10 1e
approved by him. exhibiting the line or the railroad
OF said company. ~ the same has been located and
constructed; provided further, that said company
shall not charge the Government higher rates than
they do individuals for like transportation and tele.
graphic service; And It shall DO the duty Of the
other railroad which has been or shall be authorized
to be built BY the United States. or by the Leglsla.
ture OF the Territory OF Utah, TO iom running con
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted. That the United
States make the grants herein. and that the said
Utah Central RailrOsd Company accepts the same.
chapter sixteen OF helaws OF the Territory OF Utah,
approved February nineteenth. eighteen hundred
and sixty.nIne: and ubon the further express condl.
tion that II the said company make any breach Of
the conditions hereof, then In such case, at any time
hereafter, the United States. by is Congress. may
do any and all acts and things which may be ncediul
aud necessary for the enforcement OF such cOndi.
tons,
Central Railroad shall be a post route and a military
road, subject to the use OF the United States for
postal, military, naval. and all other Government
service, and also subject to such regulations rs Con.
gress may Impose. restricting the charges for such
Government transportation.
Sec, I, And be Il further enacted, That the ncccpt-
ancc OF the terms, conditions and lmpOsitions ofthis
Act by the said Utah Central Railroad Company,
shall be signinsd IN writing under the corporate seal
OF said company. duly executed pursuant to the d.
rectlon OF It's Board OF Directors first had and OBJ.
taIned, which acceptance shall be made within three
months after the passage Of this Act. and shall be
scTved on the President Of the United States; and
II such acceptance and service shall not be 80 made.
this grant shall be void,
Sec. S. And DO It further enacted, That Congress
may at any time, having due regard for the rights OF
said Utah Central Railroad Company. add TO, alter,
amend or repeal this Act.