Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04

Resolred BY the SeIdfe aud House Of Reyresenia.
fire. q de United states II america. in CO"Ore''
That the right OF way through the public lands
be and the same Is hereby granted to The Utah Cen.
trail Railroad Company. a corporation created nlder
the laws OF the Legislative assembly OF the Territory
OF Utah, Its successOrS AMI assigns, for the c~Oistrlc-
tlon OF a railroad and telegraph from n point ut or
near Ogden CITY, In the Territory Or Utah, TO sail
and authority Is hereby given to said corporation TO
take from the public. lands adjacent to the line OF
said rOad material OF earth, stone. timber and so
forth, for the construction thereof. Said way Is
granted 10 said raj road TO the extent Of two hui.
drcd feet In width on each side OF said railroad
where Il may pass through the public domain, In
Guiding all necessary ground for station buildings,
wOI k-shOps. depOts, machine-shOps, switches. side
tracks. turntables and water stations: provided.
that within three months from the Massage OF this
Act the said Utah Central Railroad Company shall
lille with the Secretary OF the Interior q map, to be
approved by him, exhibiting the line OF the railroad
OF said company, ns 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 be the duty Of the
Utah Central Railroad Company 10 permit any
other railroad which has been or shall be au:horized
to be built by the United States. or by the Lcgisla-
ture Of the Territory Of Utah, to form running con
~nections with Its road on fair and equitable terms. .
Sec. 2. And be II further enacted, That the United
T IhaIsIC central Rsifosd Company accepts &C the same,
upon the express condition that the said company
shall not exercise the power given BY section ten OF
chapter sixteen OF the laws OF the territory OI Juan,
approved February nineteenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-nine; and ubon the further express condi.
tlOn that n the said company make any breach OF
the conditions hereof. then In such case, at any time
hereafter. the United States. by Its Congress. may
do any and all acts and things which may he necdiul
and necessary for the enforcement Of such cOndi.
lions. .r H."I-.
Sec. 3. And be itfurthcr enacted, That said Utah
Central Railroad shall he a post route and q military
road, subject 10 the use OF the United States for
postal, military. naval. and all other Government
service. and also subject to such regulations as Con.
gress may impose. restricting the charges for such
Government transportation.
Sec. 4. And be II further enacted. That the accept
nnce OF the terms. conditions and impoSlti0ns ofthis
Act by the said Utah Central Railroad Company,
shall be signiilsd In writing under the corporate seal
Of said company. duly executed pursuant 10 the d.
rection OF Its Board OF Directors iirst had and OBJ
tnincd. which acceptance shall be made within three
months after the passage OF this Act, and shall be
served 90 the President Or the United States; and
II such acceptance and service shall not be so made.
this grant shall be void.
See. 5. And be II 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.
AN ACT TO amend an Act entitled "An Act TO re.
ducc internal taxes. and for other purposes" ap-
proved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy.