The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-29

and Of the chiefs OF the bureaus of accounts and of
indexes and OF archlVes, shall be two thousand four
sum to earrv into e EFT annum and sufficient
ton to the end of the fiscal year ending Iune thir
tieth eighteen hundred and seventy-fo1r is hereby
Sec. 4. That the Attorney General shall ccp.e -.
suit IN equity to be instituted in the name oY The
United States against the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, and against all persons who NAV in their
own names, or through any agents., have snbscribed
for or received capital stock in said road which sS
has not been paid for in full in money, or Who nav
have received as dividends or otherwise, portions Of
the capital stock of said road or the proceeds or
ayas thereof other property of said road unlaw-
fully and contrary to equity, or who may have re-
ceiyed as profits or proceeds OF contracts tor
structlon or equipment OF said road or other con-
tracts Herewith, moneys or other property which
ought In equity to belong to said railroad corpora
ton or who may, under prctence OF having complied
with the acts to which this is an additlon nave
wrongfuy and unlawfully received from the United
States, bonds, moneys, or lands which ought III
equity to be accounted for and PAID to SAID raroau
company OF to the United States and to compel pay
ment Tor said Stock and the collection and payment
o sacn moneys and the restoration of such property,
us yaiue, either to said railroad corporation or TO
the nitcd States, whichever shall in equity be held
eimaiIieu thefcto Said suit may be brought in the
circuit court in any circuit and all said parties may
tcred od IeTrual5s IN one suit. DEGREES may be
49, 1 . en9rced against any one or more parties
a e without awaiting the final determination
o. Oh se uuse AGAIN other parties The court where
eua a 40 penuing may take such orders and do
crees and issue such process as it shall SeeT, '
airy to bring In new parties or the ranresentatv ~
he
OF this act On filing the BILL writs of snbnap oses
be issued by said court against any parties
which writ shall run into any district, and shall he
served as other like process by the marshal of sncb
district. The books, records, correspondence and ali
other documents of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany shall at all times DO open to the inspection by
the Secretary of the Treasury such persons he
may delegate for that purpose. Tho laws of tho
United States providing for proceedings in bank
ruptcy shall not be held to apply to said corporation
No dividend shall hereafter be made by said compa-
ny but from the actual net earnings thereof; and
new stock shall be Issued or mortgages or pledges
made the property or future earnings OF the COM
pany without leave of Congress- except for tho pur
pose of funding and securing debt now existing, or
the renewals thereof. No director officer of said
road shall hereafter be interested directly indirect
y in any contract Herewith except for his lawful
compensation such officer Amy director or officer
who all pay declare aid in paying or decar-
ing, any dividend creating any mortgage or pledge
inhibited by this act shall be punished by mprison-
ment not exceeding two years, and by fine not ex-
ceeding fiye thousand dollars. The proper circuit
court OF the United States shall have Jurisdiction to
near ana determine all cases of mandamus to COM
pei said Union Pacific Railroad Company to operate
itsroad as required by law.
j. G. BLAINE,
Speaker Of the House of Representafires.
SCHUYLER COLFAX
Fice-President Of the United States and President
| u the Seaote.
! Approved, March 5, 1873.
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