The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-03-30
The Southern PaciGc Railroad.

The Southern Pacific Railroad.
The Senate bill as passed by the House.
with amendments, retains as corpOrators of
the Southern Pacific Railway:
John c. Fremont. James L. Alcorn, G.. NJ.
Dodge, o. e. French, John ID. Caldwell, J.
J. Noah, o. E. Osborne, Timothy Hurley,
c. c. Pool, Cyrus A. Martin, John M. Corse
George E Wentworth, p. I'll. Morgan, j. d.
Cameron, Marshall o. Roberts. James L.
Hodges, John Ray, w. Vermilye, Enoeh L.
Faneher, Charles Il. Livermore, Joseph H.
Oglesby, John Whytock. Daniel Drew f. s.
Davis, w. Orion, A. G.. Babcock, Thomas A.
Scott, Samuel d. Hoffman, Ell. Ramsdell, w.
FL. jackson, r. G. Parsons, Delos w. En-
mons. Nj. A. Southworth, John I'll. Hall, G.
c. Kinsey, w. p. Clark, james Dart, Fl.
jacobs, L. T Smith, W. Dole, 9. A: Weed,
A. P. I'll. Stafford, III. McCuiloeh. Charles
Jacks, Elisha Dyer, Alfred Anthony, James
Hoy, NJ. w. Benjamin, III. ID. Cooke, Joseph
r. West, w. s. Huntington, J. III. Tibbits,
c. G.. LeOndridge, ID. ID. Porter, Nj. Wood
hull, Hiram Price, NJ; z. Hunter, w. 4.
Owen Fisher, j. H. Ledlie, X. NJ. Bishop,
samuel Craighead, ID. N. Stanton, Augustus
III. Whiting, G. L. Johnston, j. w. Good
land, Powell Clayton, Samuel Tate, w.
Bolton, III. Robinson. o. III. Byrum, George
Nancy, N. Burns j. G. Goodloe, E. G.. Bar
wood, +. M. Davis, N. Patton, III. Flanagan,
G. o. Brien, E. p. Buell., C. III. Gliding, J. J.
Newell, E. w. Rice, r.. M. Shoemaker,
Samuel Sloan. 8. w. Morton, J B. Bowman,
L. M.Flourney, ]. j. Kinds. G.. r. Weeks,
J. I. Leedling b. C. Gilbert. B. d. Williams,
Thomas Olcott. G. A. Fosdick- Harry Hayes,
p. 5. Forbes, John 5. Sprague, L. r. Marsh,
A. w. Beckwith, j. O. Stanton, Cyrus III.
Baldwin. A. j.. Hamilton, Rush z. Sloan.
Silas c. Colgrove, Samuel ID. Jones, N. ii.
Decker, William N. Lost B. J. Allen. j. B.
Chanes, Augustus Kountz, John A. Good
win, William 5. ROsecrans. Michael Hahn,
III. G. Warmoth, j. s. Williams, @. M. Spen-
Ger, l.. j. Highly, w. -. Kimball, and all such
persons as shall or may be associated with
them, and their successors.
liz requires the cOrp0rators to meet in New
York within 60 days from the enactment of
che bill, TO open the subscription books. and
organize the company when $4,000 900
stock shall be subscribed and $4,000 Is paid
In. The capital of the company is limited
to $4,000. 600 unless Congress shall author
ize an increase. The purchase and CONSOLE
dasion of any existing railroad companies
on the route, witch all their franchises and
land grants, is authorized, though forbid
den with any competing line to the Pacific,
and the right to purchase or accept State or
individual grants of land tor the legitimate
purposes of the company is conceded. A
right of way 400 feet wide through public
lands, 20 acres Of land wherever necessary
for station purposes, together with 20 alter
nate sections per mile Of public land
through the territories and ten sections per
mile in California, are granted to the COM
pany, with provision that the land shall
not be sold within three years from the COM
pletion Of the entire road, and shall be sub
feet to settlement and presumption at not
over &250 per acre. The construction
bonds are secured by mortgage On the road.
rolling stock, and franchises, and the land
bonds are secured by 3 mortgage on the
land grants authorized. The construction
of the road shall be begun at both ends. the
land patents TO be issued on the completion
OF every twenty miles, and the entire read
is to be finished IN ten years. Only iron. or
steel rails, manufactured from American
ore. except those already purchased, are to
be used. The Government Is to have the
use OF the road on the same terms M privaee
individuals, and to have precedence N les
service, and Congress has the right TO TX.
passenger and freight tariffs, though they
shall not exceed those of the Central and
Union Pacific Railroads. Full liberty ID
qigen 70 other companies 20 connect and In
fersect with the So1fhern Pacific, and the
latter Ii forbidden 90 discriminate In favor
OF against any snch companies. The dlrec-
tors Of the company are forbidden all share
or interest Ia contracts for the construction.
equipment, or runningof the road, and
any such existing contracts are annnlied.