New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-14

IrWP Tor Cne sc0DSUuctDn t1et64k "a
right Of way is granted to said company
the extent Of two hundred feet in width
each side Of said railroad where it may pa
over the public lands; and there is oh
hereby granted to said company grount
for stations, buildings, workshops. wharye
| switches, side-tracks, turn tables. waite
stations and such other structures as ma
be necessary for said railroad, not exceed
ing forty acres Of land at any one point.
Sec. 9. That for the purpose Of aiding
the construction of the railroad and tel,
graph line herein pgovided for. there
hereby granted to the said Texas Pacit
assigns, every alternate section OF publ
land, not mineral, designated by cd
numbers, to the amount of twent
alternate sections per mile, on eac
side of said railroad line, as such line ma.
be adopted by said company, through tn
Territories of the United States, and tel
alternate sections Of land per mile on eacl
side of said railroad in California, wher
the same shall NO: have not hare been sold
reserved, or otherwise disposed of by tn
United States, and to which a presumption
or homestead claim may not have attached
| at the time the line OF said road is detinitel!
| fixed. In case any Of said lands shall have
been sold, reserved, occupied, or pre-
empted, or otherwise disposed of. Othe
lands shall be selected in lieu thereof by
| said company, under the direction of tn.
Secretary of the Interior, in alternate sec
tons, and designated by odd numbers, MOI
more than ten miles beyond the limits OF
said alternate sections first above named
and not including the reserved numbers
II. III the toe near approach of the SAID rail
number of sections OF land to which the
company is entitled can not be selected i'm
mediately on the line of said railroad. or in
lieu OF mineral lands excluded from this
grant. like quantity OF unOccupieu and
unapprOpriated agricultural lands, in odd
numbered sections nearest the line of said
railroad may be selected as above provided;
and the word mineral" where it occurs in
this act. shall not be held to include iron OF
coal: Provided, however, That no public
lands are hereby granted within the State
OF California further than twenty miles ON
each side OF said road, except TO make up
deficiencies as aforesaid. and then not to
exceed twenty miles from the Lands origin
ally granted. The term .'ship's channel =
as used in this bill, shall not be construed
as conveying any greater right to said
company to the water front at San Diego
bay than it may acquire by gift, grant. pur-
chase or otherwise, except the right Of way,
as herein granted; and provided further,
that all such lands, SO granted BY this
section to said company, which shall not be
sold or otherwise disposed of, as provided
in this act. within three years after the
completion OF the entire road, shall be sub
iect to settlement and pre-enlptiOn like
other lands, at price to be fixed by and
paid to said company. MOI exceeding an
average of two dollars and fifty cents per
acre for all the lands herein granted.
SEC 10. That when the route of said rail
road and telegraph line shall pass through
the lands Of private persons, or where it
may be necessary for said railroad company
to take any lands belonging to private per-
sons toc any of the purposes herein men
toned necessary to said road, such right of
way through or title to such lands shall be
secured III accordance with the laws Of the
State or Territory in which they may be
SEC. IL. That the Texas Pacific Railroad
Company shall have power and authority
to issue two kinds of bonds, secured by
mortgage. namely: first, construct bonds
land bonds. Construction bonds
shall be secured by mortgage. first, or all
Or any portion OF the franchises. coad-bed
Or track OF said railroad and all the appuc-
tenances thereto belonging, when CON
strucred or in the course of construction,
from point at or near Marshall. to ships
channel, in the bay of San Diego in the
State of California, as aforesaid. Land
bonds shall be secured by mortgage. first.
On all or any portion of the lands hereby
granted in aid Of the construction of said
railroad as is provided for in this act;
second, on lands acquired by any arrange
uenc or purchase or terms OF consolidation
With any railroad company or companies to
whom grants OF lands may have been made
II may hereafter be made by any congress
'iOnal State or territorial authority. or who
nay have purchased the same previous to
my such arrangement or consolidation;
that all the mortgages made and
.xecuted by said railroad company shall be
lied aud recorded in the Department of the
Il their legal execution, and shall confer all
he rights and property o. said com
amy. as therein expressed; and pro-
he sales Of the aforesaid construction on
nd land bonds shall be applied only in the
obstruction, operation, and equipment Of |
he contemplated railroad line; And pro-
ided further, That said mortgage shall in |
o wise impair or affect any lien existing
n the property of said company or COM |
anes at or before the time o. such CONSOLE !
alton.
SEC. - That whenever the said COM
any shall complete the frs. and each sue
eeding section Of twenty consecutive miles
said railroad and put it in running order
5 tirst-class road in all its appointments
shall be the duty of the Secretary Of the
Interior to cause patents to be issued con-
eylng to SAID company the number of sec
ons of land opposite to and coterminous
18th said complNd road to which it shall
e entitled for e10h section SO completed.
aid company, within two years after the
assage of this act, shall designate the gen
al route OF its said road, as near as may
e, and shall file q map Of the same in the
apartment OF the Interior; and when the
ap Is so filed, the Secretary Of the In
riOr, immediately thereafter, shall cause
le lands within forty miles on each side
said designated route within the Terri
ries, and twenty miles within the State OF
to be withdrawn from pre-
nption, private entry, and sale: Provided,
'wever, That the provisions of the
It Of September, eighteen hundred
I'd forty-one, granting presumption
ghts. and the acts amendatory there
, and OF the act entitled An Act
secure homesteads to actual settlers on
e public domain" approved May twenty,
ghteen hundred and sixty-two. and the
nendments thereto, shall be- and the same
e hereby. extended to all other lands of the
nited States on the line of said road when |
ryeyed, except those hereby granted to
id company.
SEC. H. That the president Of the com
ny shall annually. by the first day of JULY, !
AXE report and file it with the Secretary
the Interior, which report shall be under
tn, exhibiting the financial situation of
e company, the amount of money received
Il expended, and the number Of miles Of
I'D constructed each year; and further.
9 names and residences Of the stock.
lders, Of the directors. and of all other
icers Of the company. the amount of stock
and the amount thereof actually
id in. description of the lines of road
ryeyed and fixed unon for cnnstr,1etion