The Shasta courier., 1871-06-03
SHASTA COU RIER
GOVERNOR HI. HI. HAIGHT-SUBSI.
DIES-HIS RECORD.

GOVERNOR H. H. HAIGHT-sUBsl.
l. DIES-HIS RECORD.
With US it is a task of love to hold u,
the mirror that the great Democratic part
may fondly gaze upon the lovely record o
their illustrious chief The question O
granting subsidies to the railroads has beer
taken from the courts, where it properly
belongs. and forced into the politics of tn.
State. So far as we are concerned, W.
have been and are now, in favor of grant
ing reasonable and proper aid for the con
struction of railroads or any other roads
But, really, his Excellency must excuse
us-we cannot follow his lead on this
great question, for he goes farther in favol
OF subsidies than we could, would, Oh
should go. Below we give his entire
record, so far as it favors the question
When they have read it we trust his ar
dent admirers, our well beloved brethren
of the Democratic party, will take off theil
hats and give three cheers and tiger
for oh. Fl. Haight, the champion of anti
subsidies" But if they can do SO with
out having their gorge rise, they must
possess stomachs of gutta- -percha. Here
is the record-look at it, and-held your
noses:
STAT. 67-68-page 24S. San Act to au-
thorize the California Pacific Railroad to
extend its road to Suscol, Napa county,
approved March 28th, 1868.
This law authorizes the Supervisors of
Napa county to subscribe and take stock
in the Cal. P. R. r. Co., on the same
terms as they took stock in the Napa Val
r. r.
Page 655. IAN Act to aid in giving effect
to an Act of Congress relating to the Cal.
and o. r. r. Co.. approved March 30th,
1868.
The Cal and O. r. R Co. had forfeited
their charter, and therefore could not get
the grant of land he Act revived and
re-chartered the company, and gave to
them the 20 sections of land per mile,
granted by Congress, amounting to about
3,S00,000 acres, all of which went to
Stanford 4 Co.
Page 233 265. "An Act authorizing Yolo
county to give its bonds to the Cal. Pacific
Railroad Co.," approved March 24tb,
1868.
This Act gave subsidy of one hundred
thousand dollars to the California Pacific
Railroad Co., If the voters of the county
approved of it.
STAT. 1867 6S- page A. "An Act to au-
thorize the county of Los Angeles to take
stock in the Los Angeles and San Pedro
r. r. Company" approved February 1st,
1868.
By this Act the county of Los Angeles
became stockholder in the Los Angeles
and San Pedro Railroad Co., and issued
her bonds to the amount of ofS150,000.
Page 26. San Act authorizing the Mayor
and Common Council of Los Angeles to
take stock in the Los Angeles and San
Pedro Railroad Co." approved February
1st, 1869.
By this Act the city ofLos Angeles be-
came a stockholder in the Los Angeles
and San Pedro Railroad Co., and issued
her Der bonds to the amount of SIS 5,000
Page $50. "An Act authorizing and COM
pelling the Board of Supervisors of Plumas
county to take and subscribe stock in the
Virginia City Railroad Co ;" approved
March Both. 1868.
This Act directed the Board of Super
visors of Plumas county to meet at the
county seat on the second Monday of April,
1868, and then, and there, to subscribe
$230,00O to the stock of the 0roville
and Virginia City Railroad. This Act
made it misdemeanor for the Supervisor,
or any other officer, charged with duties
under it, to refuse or neglect to perform
the same, and fixed the penalty for such
refusal or neglect, at $500 and removal
from Office. Under its provisions the
Supervisors were compelled to issue, I'M
mediately, to the said Railroad company,
county bonds to the amount of 1000,
and to issue to them the remaining $780,
900 whenever the Railroad company levi
ed assessments, in amounts not exceeding
Is per cent, of the total sum.
Page GIG. IAN Act concerning the San
Diego & Gila Southern Pacific and Altar
tic Railroad Company, and to extend the
time for performing certain acts,' approx
ed.April Both, 1868.
By this Act the company's charter was
made non-forfeitable; or, in other words,
a paper organization was made perpetual,
and certain bonds, to-wlt: two square
leagues granted to the company by the
Board of Trustees of San Diego, was con-
frmed to rhe Railroad company, althoug h
they neglected and failed to comply with
the terms and conditions Of the grant
made to them by the said Board of Trus-
tees.
STAT. 1S67-6S-page 473. "An Act to pro-
vide terminal depot grounds for the termi-
nus of the Central Pacific Railroad Co., !"
approved March 28th, 1868.
This Act gave one hundred and fifty
acres of the submerged or tide lands at
thelnorthwest corner of Goat island, to
this paper company-giving them water
front of one mile and out to twenty Jour