Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-08-21
TGENERAL NATuRE-No. 5s. I

AN ACT max ing additions TO the fifteenth
section of the act approved July 2, 1864,
entitled IAN aci to amend an act entitled
An act to aid in the construction of
railroad and telegraph line from the Mis-
souri, River TO the Pacific Ocean, and to
secure TO the Government the use of the
, same for postal, military and other pur-
poses approved July /, 1862"
Bet endctedbufhe Senate and House Of Rep
rcSentdtiUes Of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That there shall be,
and is hereby, added to the iineenth section
Of the act approved July second, eighteen
hundred and sixty four, entitled "An act
To amend an act entitled AN act TO aid in
the construction OF a railroad and telegraph
line from the Missouri River to the Pacific
Ocean. and to secure to the Government
the use ofthe same for postal, military aud
other purposes approved July first, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-two," the follow
ing words, namely: "And any officer or
agent Of the companies authorized TO CON
struct the aforesaid roads, or Of any com
pany engaged in operating either of said
roads, who shall refuse TO operate and use
the road or telegraph under his control, or
which he is engaged in operating for all
purposes Of communication, travel, aud
transportation, so far as the public and the
Government are concerned, as one contin-
uous line, or shall refuse, in such operation
and use, to afford and secure to each of said
roads equal advantages and facilities As to
rates, time, or transportation, without any
discrimination OF any kind in favor Of, or
adverse 10, the road or business of any or
either of said companies, shall bc deemed
guilty of a miSdemeannr. and, upon cou-
yiction thereof, shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding one thousand dollars, and
may he imprisoned not less than six
months. In case of failure or refusal Of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company, or
ai hnr Of gaiI Iranpbaa In nj u with q
requirements of this act and the acts to
which this act is amendatory, the party in
jured or the company aggrieVed may
bring AN action in the district or circu t
| court Of the United States in the Territory,
district, or circuit in which any portion oi
the road Of the defendant may be situated,
| for damages on account of such failure or
| refusal and, upon recovery, the plantin
| shall be entitled To judgment for treble the
amount Of all excess Of freight aud fares
collected by the defendant, and for treble
| the amount of damages sustained by the
| plaintiff by such failure or refusal and for
| each aud every violation OfUr failure to com
| ply with the requirements Of this act, new
cause of action shall arise; and in case Ol
suit in any such Territory, district, or cir
| cult, process may be served upon any
| agent of the defendant found in the Terri
| tory, district or circuit in which such suit
| may DO brought, and such service snail be
by the court held TO he good and sufficient
and it is hereby provided that for all the
| purposes Of said act, and Of the acts amend
atory thereof, the railway Of The Denver
Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company
shall be deemed aud taken to be part and
| extension of the road Of the Kansas Pacii-
ic Railroad, TO the point of junction there
| Of with tho road Of the Union Pacific Rail
road Company at Cheyenne, rs provided il
the act Of March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty nine.