The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-25
OFFICIAL.
r Avs OF THE UNITED STATES PsSSED
fORTY-SECOND CONGRESS.


AN ACT supplementary to an act entitled "An
act TO incorporate the Texas Pacific Railroad
company, a to aid IN the construction of its
road and for other purposes" approved March
thlrd, eighteen hundred and seyentyone.
BE u enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
setattUes Of The United States Of Aaertca IN Con
grresS dS$enabted, That the name, style and title
OF the Texas Pacific Railroad Company shall
hereafter be "The Texas and Pacific Railway
company - and the said The Texas and Pacific
halwny M WAY company shall have, possess, and en-
| Joy az the rights, privileges, and franchises
heretofore conferred upon the said Texas pa
cific Railroad Company
SEC. z. That the said The Texas and Pacific
Railway Company shall have power and au-
thority to issue the construction and land bonds
authorized by the eleventh section OF said act of
Incorporation, for such amounts not exceeding
forty thousand dollars per mile of said road OF
construction bonds, as said company may deem
needtul to provide for the construction and
eIulpnent OF its line, and to include in the
mortgage or mortgages to secure said construc-
ton bonds all any portion of the lands granted
IN ald OF the construction of said railroad: and
III the mortgage or mortgages to secure said land
bonds, any portion of said lands not so used to
secure the cons truction bonds aforesaid; and all
or any portion OF The lands acquired by the
terms Of consolidation lawfully authorized by
the fourth section of said act of March third
eighteen hundred and seyenty-one, with any
railroad company or companies to whom grants
or land may have been made, or may hereafter
be made, by any congressional, State, or Terri
tofial authority, or who may have purchased
lhe same previous to any such arrangement or
CONSOLIDATION, anu within the time limited for
the completion of the road, and all such lands of
every description shall be subject to all limita-
lions and conditions now by law existing in rela-
lon thereto, and rs modified by this act; and
this act shall not be construed to revive, enlarge
extend, or create any land grant Whatever, be-
yohd that heretofore granted by Congress and
which shall duly inure to said company upon
compliance with the terms of this act in relation
10 the times fixed ioI completion of said railway
ana all Such mort glgeS shall be subIect ali the
conditions and limitations by law existing under
{ ,lar, 1totu
III respect to such lands, and shall not be held to
vest any title in the mortgage or create any lien
on snch lands, other than such company is or
may become lawfully entitled to vest or create
hereunder; but the amount of said land bonds
shall not exceed two and half doilars per acre
for all lands covered by the mortgage or mort.
cages securing the same ..
SEc. >. That all the mortgages made and exc
cuted by said railroad company shall be filed
and recorded in the Department of the Interior
which shall be sufficient evidence of their legal
execution: Pr0ojded, That the aforesaid bonds
and the authorized capital stock or The proceeds
thereof, shall be applied only for the purpose of
securing the construct II, operation, and equip
ment of the contemplated railroad line under
lawful contracts with such parties, and ON such
terms and conditions us said com pany may deem
iieedfn, and for the further purpose of purchase,
consolidation, completion, equipment and ope-
rating of the other roads, contemplated by
said act and specified therein, being a part of
the aforesaid railroad line and for the expenses
necessary and incident to the works authorized
thereby Prootded, ho,ocrer, That said road and
fore required by the United States government
for the existing Pacific railway lines: Aad pro
r1Gd Further, That said mortgage mortgages
shall in noWise impair or affect any lien existing
on the property of said company or companies
at or before the time of such consolidation.
See L. That said road shall be constructed of
iron or steel rails manufactured from American
ore, except such as may have been contracted
Tor before consolidation by any railroad com
pany which may be purchased by or consolidated
with this company.
SEC. 8. That the said Texas and Pacific Rail-
way Company shall commence the construction
OF It's road at or near Marshall, Texas, and pro.
ceed with its construction, under the original act
anu thls supplement- or in pursuance of the au-
thority derived from any consolidation rs afore.
said westerly from point near Marshall, and
towards San Diego, in the State of California
on the line authorized by the original act and SO
prosecute the same as to have at least one hun
dred consecutive miles of railroad from said
point complete and in running order within two
years AFTER the passage of this act; and so con-
tinue TO construct, each year thereafter, a suf-
hcirnt number OF miles, not less lhan one hun
dfe1, to secure the completion of the whole line
from The atuIes aid point on the eastern bound,
ary of The State of Texas to the bay OF San Diego
Ia the state of California, as aforesaid, within
ten years after the passage of this act and said
road from Marshall, TEXTS, throughout the
length thereof, shall he Of uniform gauge: Pro
ptded, hot0eoer, That the said company shall
commence the construction of said road from
San Diego eastward within year from the
passage OF this act, and construct not less than
ten mites before the expiration of second year,
hNe miles per annllm an continuous line there
after between San Diego and the Colorado river
uutil the junction is formed with the line from
tho east at the latter point or east thereof and
upon III lure to 50 complete ii, Congress may
adopt such measures as it may deem necessary
and proper to secure is speedy completion; and
it shall al o hc lawful for said company to COM
mence and prosecute the construction of it's line
from any other point points on its line; but
nothing i'll this art contained shall be so con-
strued rs to authorize the grant of any addi-
tional lands or subsidy, of any nature or kind
what Soever, on the part of tho government of
the United States PrOUided, That said Texas
and Pacific Railway Company shall be, and it is
hereby, authorized and required to construct,
maintain, control, and operate road between
Marshall, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana, or
contrd and operlte any existing road between
SAID points, OF the same gauge as The said Texas
and Pacific ,iroad; and that all roads termi-
mating ut Shreveport shall have the right TO
make llIe ssm running connections, and shall
b. entitled to the same privileges, for the trans
action OF business in connection with the said
Texas and Pacific railway, granted to
roads intersecting Herewith: PrOuided further,
That nothing herein shall be construed as chang
ing the terminus of said Texas and Pacific rail-
way from Marshall as provided in the original
act.
SEC. 6. That all acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this supplement be, and the same
are hereby, repealed.
Approved, May 2, 1872.