Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-27
tutcd in the name Of the United States

tuted in the name Of the United States
against the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, and against all persons who
may, in their own names or through
any agents, have subscribed or recciv-
ed capital stock in said road, which has
not been paid for in full in money, or
who may have received as dividends
or otherwise portions of the capital
stock OF said road or the proceeds or
avails thereof or other property of
said road, unlawfnlly and contrary to
equity, or who may have received rs
construction or equipment Of said
roads or other contracts herewith
moneys or other property which ought
IN equity to belong to said railroad
corporation, or who may, under pre-
tense OF having complied with the acts
to which this is an addition, have
wrongfully and unlawfully received
from the United States bonds, moneys
or lands which ought in equity to be
accounted for and paid-to said rail-
road company or to the United States
and 70 compel payment for said stock
aud the collection and payment of
such money, and the restoration Of
such property or its value, either to
said railroad corporation or to the
| United States. whichever shall in cqui-
ty be held entitled thereto.
SEC. 2. Said suit may be brought in
the circuit court in any circuit, and all
said parties may be made defendants
in one suit. DEGREES may he entered
and enforced against any one or more
parties defendant without awaiting
tho final determination OF the cause
against other parties. The court,
when said cause is pending, may make
such order and DEGREES, and issue such
process as 1t shall deem necessary to
bring In new parties or the representa-
tives of parties deceased, or to carry
into effect the purposes Of this act.
On filing the bill, writs Of capias and
attachment may be issued by said court
against any parties defendant, which
writs shall run into any district, and
shall be served rs other like process,
by the marshal of such district, on
which property, real or personal, may
be attached to abide the event of the
suit as like property may by law be
attached on writs issuing from the Cir
cult Court in such dist let.
SEC. 3. Tho books, records, corre-
spondence, and all other documents Of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company
shall at all times be open to inspection
by the Secretary of the Treasury or
such person as he may delegate for
that purpose.
SEC. 4. The laws of the United
States providing for proceedings in
l hanl ~, nfrvy cho11 mt ho halI ~ o,,n1,-
to said corporation.
be made by said company, but from
the actual net earnings thereof, and no
new stock shall be issued or mortgages
or pledges made on the property or
future earnings of the company with
out leave of Congress, except for the
purpose of funding and securing the
debt now existing, or the renewals
thereof.
Sec. 6. No director or officer Of said
road shall hereafter be interested, di-
rectly or indirectly, in any contract
Herewith, except for his lawful COM
pensation as such officer.
SEC. Z. ANY director or officer who
shall pay or declare, or aid in paying
or declaring, any dividend or creating
any mortgage or pledge prohibited by
this act shall be punished by imprison-
mcnt not exceeding two years, and by
a fine not exceeding 5000.
MINORITY REPORT.
concur in the facts and figures pre-
sented in this report, SO far as the
same could be obtained through the
testimony of those who have been con-
nected with the Union Pacific and
Credit Mobilier companies, and the
legal remedies recommended by the
committee; but | object to the adop-
ton of the report as incomplete under
the resolution referred to the commit
tee January 6, 1873, until some recon-
/ mcndation is embodied in the same in
reference TO certain members of Con-
gress who have had transactions with
Honorable Cakes Ames, as will be
found detailed in the report of the
Hon. Luke p. Poland, as chairman,
&c, believing that the same should be
| promptly considered and disposed of
| without further loss of time.