Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-10


Rsolred by The Senate and House Of Reyresentd.
tires q. tie United States Of America. In CoHyre''
assembled,
b. and the same Il hereby granted to the Utah Con
trail Railroad Company, u corporation created under
the laws Of the legislative asset: bly, OF the I"rritor.
o. Utah, It's Successors AMI assigns, Tor the c~Oilsirllc-
ton OF a railroad and telegraph from u point At or
near ogden City. IN the i~"rrilory Of Utah, to Salt
Lake City. In said Territory; and the right, power
AMI authority Is hereby given to said corporation to
take from the public lands adjacent TO the llnc Of
sail road material o: earth, stone. timber anu so
forth. for the construction thereof. Said way Is
granted to said raj road to the extent OF two hun:
d.c,l- feet In width OH each side OF said railroad
where It ma pass through the public domain, In
sIodinS Io ~. 1 ,lsna,s' nl Es9Ins iS5 ssas s%iteSDs.i sISs.
tracks. turntables and water %statlOnsi provided,
that within three months from the pa sage OF this
Act the said Utah Central RAILROAD Company shall
nc with the Secretary Of the Interior a map, to he
approved by him, exhibiting the line OF the railroad
OF said company. Us th~same has been located anu
constructed; provided further, that said company
shall not charge the Government higher rates than
they 10 Individual 80 like transportation and telc-
graphic service. Al II shall be the duty oi the
Utah Central Railroad Company 20 permit any
other railroad which has been or shall be authorized
TO be built BY the United States. or BY the Lesis!a-
ture Of the Territory Of Utah. to form running con
nectlons with Its road on fair and equitable terms. .
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That the United
States make the grants herein. and that the said
Utah Central Railroad Company accepts the same.
upon the express condition that the said company
shall not exercise the power given BY section ten OF
chapter sixteen Of thelaw, u the Territory OF Utah,
approved February ninet, enlh, eighteen hundred
AMI slxty-nine; and ubon the further express condi.
ton that II 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 AMI things which may be neediui
and necessary for the enforcement Of such condi'
lions.
Sec AMI be II further enacted. That said Utah
Central Railroad shall be u post route and a military
road. subject TO the use VI the United States .1r
postal. military. naval. and all other government
service. and also subject TO such regulations Us Con-
yrcSs may impose, restricting the charges for such
Government transportation.
See. I, And BE- II further enacted. That the accept.
ancc OF the terms, conditions and imposlti0ns ofthls
Act by the said Utah Central Railroad Company,
shall be signlhsd In writing under the corporate seal
OF said company. duly executed pursuant to thu Ill
rectlon OF It's Board OF Directors first hail anu OBJ
tanned, which acceptance shall be made within three
months after the passage Of this Act. and shall be
served on the President II the United States; and
II such acceptance and service shall not be so made,
this grant shall be void.
Sec, s. And be it further enacted, That Congress
may al any time, having due regard for the rights Of
sIid Utah Central Railroad Company, add to, alter.
amend or repeal this Act.