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ishorer; in AT. ,wenty-eight thouss-t 81, has
drs aud sixty dollars.
For contingent expenses Of the DEPARTMENT
VI dosuce, namely. Fuel. labos. StatiDncrv.
M miscellaneous items. fifteen thousand dol
isi ,s. TOT rent ot building. seventeen thansauf
and dollars N0'N'' - N''S -
SIC. 2 That TIE Secretary OF the Treasury !.
cneo'eu 70 withhold al payments 20 auv rail-
road company and its ssS.gns. ON ac~o,,r,. =.
froghfs or transportation over their resr,sr,s, -.
Toa9s OF any KIND, 20 The amosu, OF psy meat.
made by the United States Tor iuteres, mon
bonds Of the United States issued Go arV sacb
company, and which shall not have been rcit,-
bursed, together with the I've per cent OF nei
earnings due ana unappliod. ~ provided bE
law. And any such con psny may bring sgit IN
the Court 81 Claims 90 recover the price OF sucA
freight ana transportation, and In such suit ih~
right of such company 90 recover the ss.e
LGon the Law and the facts OF the case shall b.
determined and also thu rights Of the United
States epon the merits Of all the points pEc-
scented by u in answer thereto by them. and
c ther party Co such suit NAV ar.r.rai 90 r. So
preme Court. and both said COURT Sha give
such cause or causes precedence OF a. other
business
SEC. 5. That from anc after the ir-. dar q,
July, eighteen hundred and seventy-ttreo. the
salary OF the Supervising Architect o: the
Treasury shall be. five thousand dOllars per
annum. and the saiaries, o. the Examiner OF
Claims in the Department OF State. the Solicitor
OF the Treasury, the Commissioner OF A-ric1l-
ture. the Commissioners tf Customs, the Audi
Genera, Land -Ofice. the Commissioner ~ Pew
SONS. and the ASSISTANT p6 stmaSiers-cp al. the
sur erintendent OF the none! order >, sam. and
the superintendent Of foreign mails NJ the Post
Office Department shah 10 four thousand dol
lars each per annurn. atd the ~ ares 81 the
two chiefs OF the diplomatic aud 81 IRE consular
bureaus ia the Department OF state. aud Of Tue
chief N the bureaus OF accounts ard ot indexes
and archives, shall be two Thousand iOar hun
dred dollars each per snnum; and = susscient
sum to carry into efect the provisions OF tbs
section 20 the end OF the fiscal wear ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy four. IL
hereby Appropriated.
SEC.4. That the Attorn ey-fseneral shall cause
suit in equity 20 be instituted IN the name nt
The tnited States against the Union Pacihc
Railroad Company, and against AT persons who
may, In their own names Sr through any agents.
have subscribed for OF received caritsi -, !. an
said road, which stock has not been paid Tor in
fun In money. or who nay have received. a.
dividend, of VthCrNis c, partitions Of the capital
stock OF said road, or the proceeds or awaits
thereof. or other property OF said road. uulaw-
fully aud contrary to equity, or who NAV have
received ss profits or proceeds OF contracts tor
construction or equipment Of said road o. other
contracts theresith. moneys or other property
which ought, in equity. 20 belong 10 said rail
road corporation, or who may. under pretenoe
OF having complied with the acts 30 which this
y an addition, have wrongfuliy and unlawfnIiy
received from the United States, bonds moneys,
or lands which ought. IN equity, 10 be accounted
Tor and paid % SAID railroad company or 90 the
United States, ard 90 compel payment for SAID
stock, and the collection and payment OF
such moneys, and the restoration OF such prop
eTty, or Its value, either 20 said railroad corfo
ration or the United States, whichever shall In
equity be held entitled thereto. Said suit may
be brought in the circuit court In any circuit.
ana all said parties may lie made defendants in
one suit DEGREES may lie entered aud enforced
against any one or more parties defendant with
out awaiting the final determination OF the
cause against other parties. The court where
said eause II pending may make such orders
and DEGREES and issue such process a. ~ shalt
deem necessary TO bring i'm new parties or the
representatives OF parties deceased, or % carry
into effect the purposes 0f this act. on nling
the bill, writs OF snbp0na may be issued ~ said
court against any parties defendant. which writ
shall run into any district and shall he served.
"a other like process, by the marshal OF such dis
tIict. The hooks, records, correspondence, and
all other documents OF the Union Pacific Rail-
sIection 10y the Secretary OF the Treasury,
such persons as he NAV delegate Tor that purpose
The laws of the United States providing for pro-
ceedings in bankruptcy shall not be held 20 APP
ply TO said corporation. No dividend shall here
after be made by said company but from the
actual net earnings thereof; aud no new stock
shall he issued or mortgages or pledges IN ade
on the property or future earnings OF the COM
psny without leave of Congress, except for the
purpose OF FUNDING and securing debt now ex-
lsting, or the renewals thereof. No director
or officer OF said road shall hereafter be inter
esied. directly or indirectly, in any contract
Herewith except for his lawful compensation
a. such officer. Any director or officer who
shall pay or declare, or and in paying OF declar-
ing, any dividend, or creating any mortgage or
pledge prohibited by this act, shall be punished
by Imprisonment not exceeding two wears, and
by fine not exceeding five Thousand dollars. The
proper circuit court of the United States shall
have jurisdiction to hear and determine all
cases OF mapdamus 70 compel said Union Pa
cifc Railroad Company 10 operate its road As
required by law. Improved, March 3, issS.