The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-15

erwise appropriated; but no refusal or
omission by any party owning suoh
land, tenemenis or Embellishments, or
making any such claim for @ mpensatlon,
10 receive such sun ~ may be- PROPOSED by
the ssoieisry OF aar with tho spprovsl Of
thr president OF thu United States, Tor such
oompe usation, snall ia ANY mahper operate
u delay or hinaef The cot ahlishment, build.
las aud operating oft telegraph lines or
| any part thereof.
SEQ Is. rha, the secretary Of war /,
hereby authorized and uireeisd, With the
approval 81 The president Of the
u ai.cd States, 70 construct, or
Appliances. devices aud materials
not Including telegraph lines Owned by
| persous or corporations, wnfther patented
or not, no shall ba dcemad .lsc1ssary 'or
the convsnient aud successful establishment
and operation OF said llnes, aud 10 case said
secretary cannot, with sa'd approval OF the
president, agree upon the value of such
property, or my part thereof, or any rlsht
or ints,o,t therein, rhat DO entitled 20 file
a petition for jnst com pensn,ion therefor
In tbs court al claims OF the Uuited States
which court ~ HEREBY invested with juris.
diciion 10 hear, Try md Determine the
tams euhject 10 al appeal 20 the supreme
codrt oil th- United Slater: Auu the sums o'
money necessary 70 pay any snch lnal
Judgments OF said courts, respectively, 1re
nsreby appropriated out OF any money In
tho treasury not Otherwise nppropri .ted
but no refusal of the owner. or
any person or corporation claiming
any right Ia any such property. to receive
such con pensaiion M may b. offered by
the secretary OF war, with he approval of
the president, shall have the rnsos 10 pre-.
vent, hinder, or delay the taking an1 use
| Oi any such property Tor the purpose aiOie-
said And i'upon routes of tho llnta pro-
vided by thisa to be Quilt here now s nuy
existing telegraph loo or lines winch are
. table for tho purposes described Ia
/ I Iis act the ssc'6isfy d. war
s herHDy authorized, with the approved
I the president, to agree With the owner OF
owners thereof tor the purchase thereni
aud, with such approval purchase the
same; but IN any case shall The price psid
not exceed the sun ,hat IL would coBt the
United states IN ctsh To acquire tho right
20 construct and TO construct u similar line
oil equal leuets with the one go pnrcha,ed
| and With Il proper dimin uti"n Of such price
also on account OF soy decay or deleriors-
ton Of snch existi'g line.
SEC 10 That all clerks and other
persons employed Ia The receiving. trans
mission and delivery al telegfap' 10 mes.
sages by such lines shall be deemed officers
aud persons employed by the Uoi,d
States, aud shalt be sworn to faith III per-
foFmance OF their respective duties.
Sec. 90 Thst the board at civ fofvice
commissioners shall cause examinations 10
be made OF the fitness OF oil clerks
electricians and operators who may be EN-
played ia the eaid service. Such e1-
amina,ions shall De conducted in con-
iormity with the provisions ~ the net eu-
titled AN ect to regulate and mprovs the
civil service Of the United States" spprov-
ed January 10th, 1888, aud of the roles AID
regulations which are or may be made In
accordance th, rewith; and after such exam
nations the posima-ter-gensral may EN-.
ploy such number Of persons who shall
hava Estisiact riy passed such exlmian.
lions rs the public serves may from time
To time TO tine reqoire, ana At such rates
of com pepsstion rs may be fred by board
consisting of the secretary OF state, the sec
Rotary oi war, and the postmaster. general
See. 81. Thst there hereby Is appropria.
ted, out ofany money 10 the tfsGs nv ~ {
other wise appropriated, the sum of 81 Goo
600 for the pu poses borein before In this
no, ment ned, for the fiscal year ending
June 81 1885
dec. % That the working and operation
OF Gsid tines hs part OF the postal system
OF the United States shall oe under the
charge sud direction OF the postmGster'gen-
eral and ptrt OF the poss.oifice establieh.
msnt OF the United States
see. % lSat NOTHING in tpi1 act shall
be c nstrued 10 prohibit individuals oT COR
pora'tons from carrying on the bnsines OF
operating elegrsph lires.