Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-05-21
Northern Pacific Railroad.

BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States Of America in Congress as
sen,bled, That six years time from the
passage Of this act is hereby given to
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany for the completion Of its main
line and branch, subject to the follow
ing conditions, namely:
First. That actual settlers on the
agricultural slands embraced in the
grant to said company shall be enti-
tied, each, to purchase from said COM
pany one quarter-sectioh, or legal
subdivision thereof, on which they
shall have settled, at the price of two
dollars and fifty cents per acre: Pro-
vided, however, that this condition
shall not apply to lands already earned
by said company.
Second That when said company
shall sell or convey, or contract to sell
or convey, except by way Of mortgage,
to aid in the construction Of it's rail.
road, any Of its granted lands the
lands SO sold or conveyed shall be SUBJ
ject to taxation according to the laws
of the state and territory within which
they may be situated.
SEC. 2. That the said company shall
within one year after the passage Of
this act commence the work Of con-
structing its main line between Port
land, Oregon, and point as far east
as Wallula, in Washington Territory;
and shall complete, equip, and put in
operation the entire of its main line
between said points within five years
after the passage of this act. And the
said main line between said points
shall be constructed on the south side
of the Columbia river, unless within
the time herein limited for the con-
struction and completion thereof some
other company shall construct or be
prosecuting the construction of a rail
road of standard gauge on the south
side of the Columbia river from Port
land to Wallula, in which case the
said Northern Pacific Railroad Compa.
ny may COi1SUA uCU lto Iuulu lluC Oil Jfle
north or south, or partly on the north
and partly on the south side Of the
Columbia river: Prsvided that the pur.
chase or acquisition by the said North
ern Pacific Railroad Company of any
railroad or part Of any railroad OF
standard gauge now, or that may here
after be, constructed on the line of its
road-from Wallula to Portland, SO tina,
the same shall be available as par,
thereof, shall he deemed a compliance
with the provisions of this act and O.
it's charter, and the joint resolutions O
congress amendatory thereof and sup
Elementary thereto, in like manner ant
effect, and to all intents and purposes
as if sucl, purchased or acquired rail
road had been constructed by it.
SEC. 3. That the lands within th,
, limits of this grant and not embraced
in the terms Of any mortgage executed
oy said company prior to the passag'
thereof, in pursuance of joint reso
luton of Congress approved May 3ls
1870, or subject to exchange for tn
bonds Of said company in accordanc
with the terms of any such mortgage
or for the preferred stock heretofor
f issued by said company in lieu or re
tirement of the original bonds of til
corporation, shall he subject to sale b,
the government as other public land
at the price named in the first sectio
of this act; and patents for the land
SO sold shall issue to the purchaser
thereof as in other cases. The none
received for such sales shall be held i
! the treasury of the United States t
be paid over to the company at sue
E times and on such conditions as tn
9 lands would be patented to it hy til
terms of the act to which this is a
< amendment; and no appropriation b
Congress shall be necessary to sal
payment: Provided, that nothing her.
in shall he construed to prevent sal
= company from selling lands within th
limits of said grant to bona fide pu,
: chasers at less price tkan two dollar
e and fifty cents per acre or other col
k tracts. And the lands SO sold, whe
= earned by the company in accordanc
with the terms and conditions of tn
!. grant, and paid for in pursuance {
! said contracts, shall be patented to th
d several purchasers: Provided furthe'
e That nothing herein contained shal
e he taken or held to confirm or give V.
: lidity to the title to said lands SO sol
! or taken in exchange for the bonds q
preferred stock herein mentioned b.
+ fore or until the said company shall
e by construction of its road, as provit
: ed in the act making the grant, hay
= become entitled to and received TO i
!, self, or to the purchasers aforesaid,
n conveyance Of said lands.
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