Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-04-21
ReIolyed Jy the Senate and HoHse Of Rcyresentd'
tires u he United States Of America. in Con0re''

D,,oIved Jy the Senate asd Hoase Of Reyresentd.
tires q. The United aatcs Of america. in Con0re''
That the right OF way through the public lands
be and the same Is hereby granted to the Utah Gen,
trai Railroad Company, u corporation created under
the laws Of the legislative assembly OF the Terrltor,
or Utah, It's successors and assigns, for the constrhc-
tiOn OF a railroad and telegraph from a point At or
near Ogden City. In the T.rritory OF Utah. 10 Salt
Lake City. IN said Territory and tlo right, power
aud authority IL hereby given To said corporation TO
take IRON the public. lands adjacent to the line OF
said road material OF earth, stone, timber anu 80
furth, for the construction thereof. Said way Is
granted TO said raj road 10 the extent Of two hui ::
dred feet In width on each side OF said railroad
where It may pass through the public domalr. lH'
Guiding all necessary ground for station buildings,
workshops. depots. machlnr-shops. switches. side
tracks, turntables and water stations: provided.
that within three months rom inc pn sage OF NH
file with the Secretary Of the Interior a map, to be
approved by him, exhibiting the line OF the railroad
OF saii company, Is IN s sa.ne 9as ,,o ose s.I LIs aNmn anu
shall not charge the Government higher rates than
they do individuals for like transportation and tcle.
graphic service: And II shall be the duty Of the
Utah Central Railroad Company to permit any
other railroad which has been or shall be authorized
10 bc built by the United States. or by the Legisln.
turc OF the Territory OF Utah. to form running con
~nectIons with It's road on fair and equitable terms.
Sec. 2. And be II 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 aid company
silnll not exercise thr power given BY sect!0n ten of
chapter sixteen Of the laws OF the Territory OF Utah,
approved February Nineteenth. eighteen hundred
and sixty.nlnc; AMI uh0n the further express condl.
tlon that II the said company make any breach Of
the conditions hereof. then In siich Case, ut any time
hereafter. the Cnitcl States. by It's Congress. may
do any and all acts aud things which may I've needful
aud necessary for the enforcement Of such condi.
lions.
Sec. }. And be II further enacted. That said Utah
Central Railroad shall be u post route and a military
road. subject TO the use OF the United States for
postal, military. naval. and all other Government
service, and also subject 10 such regulations as Con.
grcss may impose. restricting the charges for such
Government transportation.
Sec. 4. And be II further enacted. That the accept.
ance OF the terms, conditions and impOsltlonS Ofthls
Act by the said Utah Central Railroad Company,
shall be signiied In writing under the corporate seal
Of said company. duly executed pursuant TO the III
rcctlOn Of It's Board Of Directors irst had and OBJ
tanned, which acceptance shall he made within three
months after the passage Of this Act, and shall be
served on the President Of the United States; and
II such acceptance AMI service shall not be 80 made,
this grant shall be void.
Sec. 5. And be II further enacted. That Congress
may at any time. having due regard for the rights OF
said Utah Central Railroad Company, odd to, alter,
amend or repeal this Act.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled IAN Act TO re-
duce internal taxes. and for other purposes" mp.
proved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, O. .. .... 80. .. ..... .-.L.#