Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-14

egraph authorized by the fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth and ninth sections of this act
shall be commenced within twelve months
after the passage of this act, and shall be
completed in accordance with the provisions
of this act within three years thereafter.
Sec 16. It is the intent and purpose OF tins
act that the railroad and telegraph lines of
the Texas and Pacific railway company, of
the Mexican and Pacific extension of the G al
weston, Harrisburg and San Antonio railway
company, and of TIE Southern Pacific rail-
road company, shall meet and form juno
ton each with the others at point in COM
mon on the Rio Grande, at or near FL Paso,
so as to secure continuous and uninterrupted
communication between the Pacific coast and
the gulf and south Atlantic States; and in
case of any disagreement between any of the
said companies as to the said point of juno
ton of the lines of railroad and telegraph
aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Presi-
dent of the United States to appoint three
commissioners, citizens of the United States,
and free from all personal or corporate inter-
est in any of the said lines of railway, whose
duty it shall be, taking into view the rights
and interests of the said railroad companies
respectively and those OF the United States
and of the citizens thereof, to determine and
| designate the said point of junction; and
| their report thereon, when approved by the
President of the Uni ed States, shall be a
| definite settlement of the question, and be
binding upon each of said companies.
Sec. II. That if either of the railway COM
panIes named In this act shall fail or refuse
| to comply with the provisions of section ID
of this act, any circuit court of the United
States having Jurisdiction, or the district
court of any Territory having jurisdiction,
| may, at the instance of either of the compa-
| MES, or of any person aggrleved thereby,
compel such compliance by injunction, or by
| any other proper writ, order, JUDGMENT or
| decree. Any officer, agent or employe of
either of the said railroad companies who
| shall violate any of the provisions of this act
| shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
| on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a
| fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or
| by imprisonment for not less than one month
nor more than SIX months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
| Sec. Is. Nothing in this act contained shall
| be taken as In any manner affecting the re-
lations and questions pending, or that may
| hereafter arise. between the Texas and Pacific
railway company and the State of Texas,
under the laws of said State.
Sec. 10. IF either of the companies named
| in this act shall fail 10 construct annually the
| number of miles of railroad and telegraph
| line which they are respectively required by
the provisions of this act to construct, or
| shall fail to complete their lines of railroad
and telegraph respectively within the full
| time prescribed By the provisions of this act.
| then congress shall have the right to deal
| with the whole subject-matter as may be
| thought proper, in order to secure the pur-
poses of this act; and to that end may grant
relief to any of the said companies, or de-
prive said companies, or any OF them, of any
of the rights and privileges granted by this
act