Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-13

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Resolred BY the Senate and House Of Reyressnta
tires q &c Unitsd STAT" Of "riea d" Co"0rr''
That the right OF way through the public laua.
be and the same Is hereby granted TO the Utah Cen
the laws OF the legislative assembly Of the TeritOr,
OF Utah, It's SUCCESSORS and assigns, for the c~0nstruc'
ton OF 4 railroad and telegraph from q point at OF
Lake Civ. in said TERRITORY: and the right, power
and authority Il hereby given to said corporation 10
take IRON the public lands adjacent TO the line Of
said ,.gI material OF earth, stone. timber and 80
forth, .r the construction thereof. Said way Ia
granted TO said raj road TO the extent OF two hui.
dred feet In width on each side OF said railroad
where II may pass through the public domain, In.
Guiding all necessary ground for station buildings,
workshops. depots, machinc-shor5, switches, side
tracks, turntables and water %S,-.ions: provided,
that within three months from the pa sage OF this
Act the said Utah Central Railroad Company shall
die with the Secretary OF the Interior a map. to be
approved by him, exhibiting the line OF the railroad
CoSsnuc,ed; piScyiied further. that said company
shall not charge the Government higher rates than
they do individuals for like transportation and tclc'
graphic service. And II shall be the duty or the
Utah Central Railroad Company to permit any
other railroad which has been or shall be au:horized
to be built by the United States. or By the Legisla-
ture OF the TerritOrr NJ Utah, to form running con
rcctions with It's ro.G on fair aud equitable terms.
.sc. 2. And be II further enacted, That the United
States make the grants herein, and that the said
G,' n the express condition that the said company
shall not exercise the power given by section ten Of
chapter sixteen OF the claws OF the Territory OF Utah,
approved February nineteenth. eighteen hundred
aud sixty-nine; and ub0n the further express condi.
ton that II the said company make any beach OF
the conditions hereof, then In such case. at any time
hereafter, the United States. by Its Congress. may
10 any and all acts and things which may be needinl
and necessary for the enforcement Of such condi.
tIOns.
See. ). And be II further enacted. Tha, said U;si
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-
gIess may impose. restricting the charges for such
Government transportation.
Sec. 4. And be It further enacted. That the accept
ance OF the terms, conditions and impositions ofthis
Act by the said Utah Central Railroad Company,
shall be slgnilsd In writing under the corporate seal
OF said company. duly executed pursuant TO the d.
rection OF Its Board Of Directors frst had and OBJ
tanned, which acceptance shall be made within thrce
months after the passage Of this Act, anil shall 30
served or the President Of the United States; and
II such acceptance and service shall not be 80 made,
this grant shall be void.
Sec. 5. And be Il 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.