New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-29

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Central Kailrosd Company sAali ME WITH
the Secretary Of tho 1nterier > map 70 oe
approved BY him, exhibiting the lfne OF me
railroad Of said company, - 3 same ma
been located ard constructod; provided,
further, that Sid company shall NOS cnarSe
the goyeumment higher RITES han they 40
individuals for like transportation and tel-
egrsphie service. And i shall BE me auty
Of the Utah Central Railroad Company TO
pormit any other railroad, which has been
or shsll be authorised to be built BY the
United States, or by tho Legislature OF the
Territory of Utah, to form running connec-
ti0ns with ito road or fair equitable
terms. .5~sA@
SEC. 2. And bel further enacted, That the
United States make the grants herein.
that the said Utah Central Railroad Com
pauy accepts tho Same, upon b express
condition that the said company. shall mot
chapter sixteen of The laws ofthe Territory
of Utah, approved nineteenth Of February
eighteen hundred and sixty-nino;. and upon
the further express condition that II the
said ompan make any breach OF the CON
ditions hereof. then in such case, ct any
time hereafter, the United States, by lte
Congress, may do any and all acts ana
things which may be needful and necessary
for the enforcement of such conditions,
SEC. 8. And be It further enacted, That
said Utah Central Railroad shall be . post
route and . 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 ~ Con-
Gress may impose, restricting the charges
for such government transportation.
SIC. 4. Aud be it further enacted, !ha
the acceptance Of the terms, conditions q
impositons Of this act, by tho said Utah
fed in writing under tho corporate seal Of
sid company, duly executed pursuant e
the direction Of ito board Of directors INST
had and obtained, which acceptance shall
be made within three months after the
passage Of this act, and ehall Be served ON
the President of The United States; and IT
such acceptance and service shall not be 20
made, this grant shall BE- void.
SEC. S. And be it further enacted, That
Conerese may at any time, having due re-
gard for the rights Of said Utah Central
kailroed Company, add to, alter, amend,
or repeal this oct.
Approved, 0ocembor Is, 1870.
GENERAL NAruRn-No. 81
AN ACT to amend an act entitled IAN act
to reduce internal taxes, and for other
purposes" approved July fourteen, eight
cen hundred and seventy. :
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
Americs in Congress assembled, That 20
much Of section twenty-one Of the cot to
reduce Internal taxes, and for other pur-
poses, approved July fourteen, eighteen
hundred and seventy, as relates to sugar,
be amended 60 THAT It win rsad-
On all sugar not above number seven,
Dutch standard in color, one and three-Quar-
ter cents per pound.
On all sugar above number seven, and
not shove number ten, Dutch standard in
color, two cents per pound. :.
On All sugar above number ten, and not
above number thirteen. Dutch standard IN
| color, two snd one-quarter tents per pound.
On all sugar above number thirteen, and
not above number sixteen, Dutch standard
in color, two and three-quarter cents per
pound.
On all sugar above number sixteen, and
NOT above number twenty, Dutch standard
in color, three and 0ne-quarter cents per
pound.
On all sugars above number twenty,
Dutch standard in color, and on all refined
Loaf, lump, crushed, powdered and granu'
lated sugar, fou cents per pound: Provided,
| That the Secretary of the Treasury shall
by. regulation, prescribe and require that
samples from packages of sugar shau be
taken by the proper officers, in such manner
| az to ascertain the true quality Of such IN.
gar: and the weights of sugar imported in
casks or boxes shall be marked distinctly
by the custOmhOuee weigher, BY scoring
the figures indelibly ON each package: And
| provided further, That all syrup Of sugar,
| syrup Of sugar cam juice, melada, cOncen'
trated melada, or concentrated UOlasses,
entered under the name Of molasses, shall
be forfeited to the United States.
Approved, December q, 1870.
GENERAL NATURE-No. ~
| AN ACT for the relief Of Pierpont Seymour
i Of East Bloomfield, New York.
Be it enacted by tho Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
| Commissioners Of Patents ID hereby author
lied and required to hear and decide tn
application Of Pierpont Seymour, Of East
| Bloomfield, in tho Stato Of New York, fol
an extension Of the letters-petent granted r.
him by the United States on tho twenty
fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and
fiftyIive, for an Improvement in aeed
planters, or grain drills, and shall have
power to extend said patent for the term o.
seven years, with the same effect that such
extension might have been granted had thu
said Pierpont Seymour made application fol
such extension, and paid the fee required
by law, within the time prescribed by law
upon the notice and under the regulations
prescribed by law and the rules of thu
Patent Office !; provided, that NO damages
shall be collected of any person for IN in
fringement Of said patent between the time
of the expiration Of said patent and thu
time of the renewal of the same.
Approved, January Is, 1871.
GENERAL NAruRE-NO. 81
AN ACT making appropriations for tn,
payment of invalid and other pensions o
the United States for the year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sew