New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-14
GENERAL NATURR-NO. 81


AN ACT granting to the Utah Central Rail
road Company d right Of way through
the public lands for the construction of
railroad and telegraph.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
right OF way through the public lands be.
and the same is hereby granted to the Utah
Central Railroad Company, a corporations
created under the laws of the Legislative as
selpbly OF the Territory OF Utah. its sue
ceSsorS and assigns. for tue construction OF
a railroad and telegraph from poiut at or
near Ogden City. in the Territory o4 Utah,
to Salt Lake City, in said Territory: and
the right, power, and authority r. hereby
given to said corporation to take from the.
public lands adjacent to the line, of said
road material of earth, stone, tisober. and
SO FORTH tor the construction thereof Said
way is granted to said railroad to the extent
of two hundred feet in width on eatf side
Of said railroad where it MAY pass
through the public domain. including all
necessary ground for station build
ings, workshops. depots, machine-shops.
switches, side-tracks. turntables and water
stations: provided, that within three months
from the passage of this act. the said Utah
Central Railroad Company shall fie with
the Secretary of the Interior a B:gI, TO he
approved by him, exhibiting the tine of the
railroad of said company. as the same has
been located and constructed: provided,
further, that said company shall 10. charge
the government higher rates than they dc
individuals for like transportation and tel
egraphic service. And it shall be ne duty
OF the Utah Central Railroad CoInIany 10
permit any other railroad, which has been
or shall be authorized to he built 10y the
United States. or by the, Legislature Of the
territory OF Utah. to form running conaee-
tons with its road Oh fair and equitable
terms.
SEC. ?. And be it further enacted. That the
United States make the grants hersin. aud
that TIE said Utah Central Railroad Com
pany accepts the same, upon the express
condition that the said company shall neI
exercise the power given by section zen Oh
chapter sixteen of the laws Of the Territory
of Utah, approved nineteenth OF February
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine: And upon
the further express condition that if the
SAID company make any breach OF the con-
ditions hereof. then in such ease. at any
time hereafter the United states. by Hs
Congress. may do any and alt acts and
things which may be neediul and necessary
Tor the enforcement OF such cohoAslcnS-
SEC. s. And be it further enacted. Thai
said Utah Central Railroad shall 81, ~ post
route aud a military road, subieet 70 ths
use of the United States for postal, military,
naval and all other government service,
and also subject to such regulations as Co.'S
gress NAV impose, restricting the charges
for such government transportation.
SEC. a. And be it further enacted, That
the acceptance of the terms conditions and
impositions of this act, by the sand Utah
Central Railroad Company, shall be sigui-
fed in writing under the corporate seal ex
said company duly executed pursuant t.
the direction of its board of directors Erre
had and obtained, which acceptance sAaA