Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-19
oEEIoIAL.
TGENxRAL NAruRE-No. b4.l


LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
,...,d 4. ths Second Session Of lAs Forty-second
fs'''" Congress.
GENERAL NArURE-N0. b4.1
-, .,ar sunplementary TO an act entitled IAN act
AN 4nodarnorate the Texas Faci1c Railroad Compa-
W Ond to aid in the construction Of the road and
ny MA AMI Surposes,T approved March third eighteen
hundred and seVenty-one.
n.I ,noeted bv the Senate and House Of Repyesel-
s ~ ihe United States Of America IN Congress as
dEj,S 'hat the uame, style, and title OF the Tex
IpSscihe Railroad Company shall hereafe be 'rhe
~ y sss and Pacific Railway Company" and the said
dt M xas and Pacific Railway Company ahan nave
oneSIses heretofore conferred upon the said Texas
ieSe0 sse THAT the said The Texas and Pacific Rail-
% sh Iomnany shall have power and authority TO Is
WY g,Se construction and land bonds authorized by
eeyenth section OF said act ol lncorpof alton, for
sao6 amounts not exceeding forty thousand dollars
pei,, rnnpanF may deem needfnl 70 provide for the
ssrnc ion and equipment OF It's line, aud TO In
rade n the mortgage OF mortgagss 10 secure @ SAID
.aSted in aid Of tina construction OF said railroad
ssnd in the mortgage or mortgages 70 secure said
aDd ponds any poru0n %a asorusad . 80 d usen e 70
y nortI0n of the lands acquired by the terms OF
a1snIidattOn lawfully authorized by the fourth sec.
ion Of said act OF , Masc1 sfu ca nunolea 60
smnsnies sw To whom grants OF land may have been
ads or may, hereafter be made by any congress-
ga os o1rchased the same previous to such arrange
montoT nam consolidation and within the time limited
soy the completion of the road, and all such lands
nJayerV description shall be subject TO all 1mita-
~ ,aos and conditions now by law existing In rela-
,on thereto, and as modified Dy thls act; ana THIS
a anal NOT be construed or revive, enlarge, extend,
~ cpsse any land grant whatever beyond that here
,n,ore granted by Congress, and which shall duly
innre % said company upon compliance with the
terms Of this act In relation 70 the time nxed tor
c1mnetlon Of said railway, and all such mortgages
Sa he subject 10 all the conditions and limitations
nv law existing under this act and the acts 70 which
II IA supplementary In respect 20 ssen lands, and
rsate any lean on such lands, other than such COM
nanv is or may become lawfully entitled TO vest or
create hereunder: but the amount ot SAD land
Sfe ior ali lands covered by the mortgage or mort
cages securing the same.
SIC o. That all the mortgages made and executed
hy sad railroad company shall be nled and recorded
~ tne DeDartTnent OF the Interior, which shall be
senicent evidence OF their legal execution: Pr0ui
lsi That the Aforesaid bonds and the authorized
e.pal stock, or the prOcesds thereof, shall be ap-
Piled only for the purpose OF securing tne constrnc.
iGn. opeiaiOn, aud equipment OF the contemplated
railroad line under lawful mi.a M a SUN pa,
nany NAV deem needful, and for the further pur-
n1sg OF purchase consolidation, completion, equip
oent and operating of the other roads, az contem-
Mated by said act and specified therein, being q
part Of the aforesaid railroad line, and for the ex
pelses necessary and incident TO the works author
yed thereby: Provided hOiDepeT, That said road and
M e1upment shall be OF the standard heretofore re-
uulred by The United states government Ter the ex-
ne paCichailway lines; Ald ProDtded ftTther, That
sad mortgages or mortgages shall In noWlse impair
or affect any lean existing on the property OF said
company or companies OF or before The time OF such
consolidation.
or steel rails manufactured from American ore, ex-
cen. such as may have been constructed for before
consolidation by any railroad company which may
be purchased by or consolidated win THIS conpa-
SIC. 8. That the said Texas and Pacific Railway
Company shall commence the connLruction OF It's
road at or near Marshall, Texas, and proceed with
its construction, under the original act and this
supplement- or In pursuance Of the authority deriv-
tdtom any consolidation as aforesaid westerly
from point near Marshall and towAros ban Diego,
in tile state OF California on the line authorized by
The original act, and 50 prosecute the same as TO
have al least one hundred consecutive miles OF rail-
road from said point complete and In running order
within TWO years after the passage OF this act; and
continue TO construct, each year thereafter, su-
fclent number OF mes, not less than one hundred,
the completion of the whole line, frem the
Aforesaid point the eastern boundary OF the state
Of TexOs 10 the bay OF san Diego, In the state Of
passage OF this act; and said road fr IN Marshall
Texas throughout the length thereof, shall be Of
uniform gauge: Ir0pided, hODeuer, That the said |
company shall commence the construction OF said |
road from San Diego eastward within one year from
The passage OF this act and construct not less than
tenmies before the expiration of second year. and,
after the second year, not less than twenty nve |
miles per annum In continuous line thereafter be-
tween san Diego and the dorado river until the |
Junction IL formed with the line from the east at the
later point or east thereof and upon failure 70 so
complete II, Congress may adept such measures as |
II may deem necessary and proper to secure It's |
speedy completion; and II shall be lawful for said
company to commence and prosecute the construc- |
Ol VI liz line from any other point or points on It's
lue but nothing In this act contained shall be 40
construed as TO authorize the grant OF any addition
III ands or subsidy OF any nature or kind whatso- |
tyeT on the part ef the government OF the United
states: PrOUided That said Texes and Pacific Rail-
way Company shall be, and 1t s hereby, authstized
ahdIrtqulred to conHtruc, maintain, control, and /
operate road between Marshall, Texss and shreve-
port, louisiana, or control or operate any existing
tads between said points. of the same gauge the
sad Texas and Pacific Railroad; and tnat all roads
at Shreveport shat have the right TO
make The same running connections, and shall be /
rnltled TO the same privileges, for the transaction
y business In connection with the said Texas and
laclnc Raway,as are granted TO roads intersecting
herewith; ITOpided further, That nothing herein
Sna be construed as changing the terminus OF said
ieGss aud Pa iiic railway frOm Marshall as prOVi.
lied in the original act.
SEC. Thai all acts or parts OF acts inconsistent
VIVA Lns supplement be, and the same are hereby,
Approved, May 3, 1872.