Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-09

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40 MAY, 1871,
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fsFf = a. STATE II ffIsA That sssiiea sH'
Of the shove sRiii Cd ssl shall he - smsnl,
81 ss 10 read a. hllo.si -Seelioa I, NJ
sEasis4 ~ ne Legislator ~ a. Sisksf TsE
80, Thas ia order 10 secure sad pr0msii
The sJerly construction u . IAilsay
ihroash The state ef Texas 10 the fssis'
Ocean, aHi thereby secure The Incidental
advantages Of cheap transportation fol
s~miErauis 10 he wesisTn Aad unsettled par
tioh of The State, facility u eommuniea'
lion between the eastern ahd wssieTI
boundaries, the settlement sad enhance
meat 10 VAlne Of The n0s unoeenpied pub
lie .smAin, and the development u ihs
great mineral, agricultural aud sioekrais'
ing % the State, the State Il
TeIas hereby consents, bihds and 0bligsiss
herself TO doaais, aAi does hereby grAni ID
the Southern Paeike Railroad comPsny
anl 10 the Southern Trans, cOhlHenIsl
RAilvay Company, heretofore chartered by
the Legislature Of The State o. fehAs the
bonds Of the State a. Texas 10 the amount
Of six millions 81 dollars, In the msnheT
and upon the terms aud conditions follos'
Ing, 10 Wits
ITO the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
Pany, there are hereby granted the bonds
of the State 10 The amount Of three million
Of dollars, ald to the Southern Trans Ton
iinsntal Railway Company, there ars here
by granted the bonds Of The State TO the
amount Of three million Of dollars, upon
the condition that the said companies shall
before the FIST day Of June, a, n, 1872,
agree mon . point Of junnli0h Of the tive
roads, which said point Of junction shall be-
within three miles Of the junction Of the
West Fork and Clear Fork II Trinity river,
and on South side Of said rivers, and shall
file such agreement, duly executed by the
Two companies, in the form OF an indeninre
bet the two companies, In the ufiee
Of the Secretary Of State OF the Stats Of
Texas. The said Southern Pacific Railroad
Company shall build its road hom the
present terminus thereof at LongView, In
Upshur county, by such route rs the said
company may deem The most practicable,
crossing the Central road within one mile
of PROVIDERS Springs, to tho said point Of
iuuction; and the said Southern Trans.
continental Railway Copp a shall build
its rond from Jefferson 10 a point on the
eastern boundary Of the State Of Texas,
bordering on the State Of Arkansas, al or
near Texarkana, and thence to the point OF
NAV be practicable, to the old survey OF
the Memphis, Ell Paso and Pacific Railroad
Compnny; and for the purpose o. more
certainly and conveniently transporting
the materialnccesssry to tie construction
of'iis said road, AS above defined, the said
Southern Trans Continental Railway Com
nonv shall hive the right 10 construct n
railway from the town of Marshall. in
Harrison county, TO Jefrersos, which shall
he n mart of the railway OF the said com.
many. propided. that the said company
shnil not he entitled TO apply any part of
,be Subsidy herein granted TO the said road
from Marshall 10 Jefferson.
.erhp s,;d componies nv the first of Sem
,omhcr 1879 shall mako n survey Of the
ron,o NJ rach n. the said roads 10 The said
n,;pt or ;unci;op md shall file n mnp Of
soiJ rnu,,s in the General Land Office Mt
Ars,in and in the Office NJ the Sccrctary of
STATE and the distances between the nrin-
c;nal %noints n long said routes TO the said
noiut of iunciion shall be carefully noted
on said mapsn
src 9 ri.t s~eci;on fer Of mid net he 60
amended NJ, TO read as follows: "The bonds
bore;, he far, nroyidel shall he issued and
,jeIivered IN The All a ro;lrood companies
a. o;,Lor ~ ,bem which may ho entitled Ia
roco;ved rho same in the f~ollowing man.
nor IA vii, vbsn either of sn;J comma
niss hall comnlete eouip and mt in run
n;no order ivpntv.f We consecutive miles of
;,.sS,;d limo If road. and ,be ch;ef enci ,oer
- o.;J cnm,orv shall ccri;fv Tho sn.,e IN
,hs Covernor az the State. Under oath. IL
sha,l ,bcn bc tho dutv Of tho Covernor 10
Is,a;, sucb oficcr os NAV bo prescribed bv
Iav ronno;nted NV Tho Governor for tbat
n,rnoso re- e,nmine tho same. and unon
,pho rwr;,,sn re nort of sucb officer tbot The
an;l ,r.n,y m ;les or sncb ~rn;,rood have
Sann oonnio,od in q ,boronab and substan.
tial monner IL shall then he the luty Of
no. Coyernor n ;ssn. and deliver 10 the
.aia oomnonv tho bonds berpin nrov;Jed
sor ~ ,he ,monnt or ian tbousa nd dollars
nar milo for each and avery mile Of said
an,v 6ye milos of soid road Then and
,h.ranr,nr so soon and ,o often os said
oomnon;.s or sither of them' shall com-
oI",p 'an miles or their rood and comm
IA nm, ,he same in runn;ng or1cr IL shai,
y. ~ I,,n ~ ,la Governor 70 daIiver IN
as;d oomnories rosnec.iveIvtb hands here.
;"haroro provdad 1T Tho rote NJ ten ibou
Vi doi,p nar ,niIo for eo,b and eyery
m;io ~ no sa;a rooa. !, n Iiks monne,
~ ,ha ros,r;o,;ons 40 h.roin
80 n.av,Iod mill ,ho Gaia ,oods sboil
800 po,nI ~ saiS roin, NJ ;,nc,inn
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