Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-28
THE NEW AMENDMENT To THE
PACIFIC RAILROAD hill.

we nave J.'t
gresham copy = ''e '"io"u
ment to the Act Of 1864, In aid OF the
.,,,,r,c,lon of the Pacific Railroad.
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Inc text wa 'o ,-,
IN ACT TO amenu the act en,l.ieu
"An act 10 amenu an ACT 70 n'u m
tho construction OF n rai'rSsa ana
telegraph me Irom nc missouri
River 10 the rac'nc ooe'u; anu "
secure 10 tne "osetnhisns .ne use =,
inc sane Ios po.'" i,,v
DINER Psu'PosoN aPp,o,sJ ~!
sseohu' e's"'een h"'''eu anu Stay
four. ~ .,
lie u s'aslee oy tno ssua'e anu
House OF ssp.esehslt'.ss oi tuo onI-
ted Siates y, a'ne,,0N
semoieu' lnas ses.'ou '"en.y-vus o'
the ACT 10 amena .ne ae' en''''eu ~"
act 10 aia W 'ne v"n''"s.,on NJ
rsau sns ts'es.sP" ,."s ,'sm 'no nv
sour t.iser 70 .ne Iaeluo o.e.n, anu
10 seeu's W " W..
OF 'he sanlc 'o' Po..a, y, ana
olnsr Purpo'e aPp,o.eu Say see
= -
DC amshue1 oy s1u,"S .neie'o " ,oi.
owing Io.'ueu, no"ese', t"'s
the nes,eet y. Wy suen OF
parties III interest," 10 pay tue cost OF
sueh survey, ss,ce.'ng' ahu conveying
Us herein pto''ueu; anu u"As tne pat
ehps tnrreisr, sn',' no, prevent the
legal titIs vestng III ss'u company or
party Ia interest, subject 10 tue pay
nent OF such costs; u all lands so
earned, u 10 which said company or
party In interest shall DC entitled, IN
accordance Win the provisions OF this
aet,or OF the act OF which this Is amend.
atory, shall be subject To all legal
taxes imposed under authority OF any
state or Territory la which such lands
are Located from ths time such com
pany or party In Interest shall have
been Or may be entitled To n convey
nncc thereof. the same as though no
costs or fees had been Imposed by the
provisions Of this section ; aud upon
tho sale Of any such lands for taxes 80
assessed which NAV De found delln-
oIrn,. the pnrchaser thereof shall nav
m th. nron.r officer all ,o,t, due tbrre.
am. n. hsr,In proyId.d . and tb.reupon
Is,,.,..p,t.nt anal lama m snrh com.
many conveying said lnnd,. subject "a
the legal rights and Tile OF the tax
sale purchaser; and IL shall DO III.
duty OF the Commissioned OF the Gen.
sral Land once 70 prepare anu 10,
nne, ,nniJ.J To- avn', y.
ator,,aid wb,r. Tho same ars clearly
within the grant aud free from con
ilictlng claims, and all legal fees aud
eharses nave oeen pAiu oy sa,u CON
ps"y ,hc ~. w. 10. =rsnn,rsq
by law, and 10 select for patent the
land, pertaining To its grant within
uen 1870 49, n..n IT,. .
n, sans shall b. nrnl.hei 10 IN,
Governor of any State or Territory
upon application to the CommlssioneI
OF inc eeierai i.shu ouico anu pay
all la, to h. duiy r.rtlii.d nv m,
Commissioner aud approved by til,
Secretary OF the Interior. under sea
] sato /, mi. az
shall be construed TO ~roiieve any rail
road compsny RON the .eu.e OF an.
forfeiture n~e'e'o'o'c s"''s'e' w '"'"'
-.,. ,,u -, D.,
n-n".,'
In r.. . ,h,,, -. ,ri,,rv oh,.s
-, ~. Ir",on 49, go
% ps,I.a.I c....a,. 49,,
$50. -. 80. -.
-, - c
" 50.
"0 eo"p'"o" u s'" seS
TONS o' 'he'r ROAD anu the approve
and acceptance thereof by the Govern
ment commissioners Out u whle
they nave not rs YET acquired u'io D.
patent. AS tue law now stahds' ths'
companies nave no title !" the lan'
whieh subjects u 70 state or local tax
auon' lhey nave an nehoite title
ora prsierrea right 10 n patent. per
haps 10 might be termed al equitable
title. but the legal ownership OF the
lands granted by tho law authorizing
tho building OF these road. Il stlll Ia
the General Government. or course
such lauds cannot DO taxed by State.
or counties.
This bill provides that neglect ON
the part Of tho companies shall no,
prevent this legal title from being
vested In said corporations, and tina,
all land. to which they are entitled
under tho previous act referred te
"shali be subject to all legal taxe'
im posed By authority OF any State o.
Territory In which such lands are 10
Gated from the time such company OF
party Ia interest snaii ha'o been OF
may be entitled to n conveyance
thereof" In other verbs, from The
lima tho savaral sactilna 0f tla road.