Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-10-10
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20 KoouRAGE THE CONSTRUCTION OF a
AAILRoAD ACROSS THE STATE OF NEVADA.

AAxLRoAp ACROSS THE STATE OF NEVADA.
SECTION 1. Whenever, after Che passage
Of this sot, the Utah 4 Nevada Air Line
Railway Company, corporation hereto
fore organized and nov existing under and
by virtue Of the laws Of the State Of Me-
vadA, shall have constructed . first-class
railroad Of standard guage through the
counties Of White Pine. Eureka, Lander.
Churchill and Washoe. or either Of them.
10 shall be entitled to receive the bond Of
said counties, or either Of them, at the
time and In the manner hereinafter pro-
vided, TO the amount Of 5000 per mile
for each and every mile Of the main track
Of said railroad completed In said county;
provided, that said railroad shall be COM
pleted and in full operation within five
years from the date Of the approval OF this
act, and no bonds shall be issued under
its provisions after that time.
Sec. 2. Immediately upon the receipt By
the Board Of County Commissioners OF
either Of the said counties Of 9 sworn Ger.
tifcate OF the County Surveyor Of snch
county, or OF such Q certificate Of the
Surveyor General Of the State OF Nevada,
setting forth that twenty miles OF such
railroad as herein mentioned have been
built and completed by said company and
in proper condition TO receive the rolling
stock, and that said section of twenty
miles 10 part OF continuous line Of rail-
way then in course Of construction as
herein before specified.i 1t shall be the duty
Of said Board OF County Commissioners Of
such county, and they are hereby directed
Immediately TO take such action ss may be
necessary TO prepare, to Issue and 10 de-
liver $50. 900 Of the bonds Of said county
provided for in this act to said railroad
company; and thereafter as each suocees-
i've twenty miles OF railroad shall have
been completed and ready 10 receive the
rolling-stock In such county, and the same
shall be shown By the certificate aforesaid
the said board shall issue and de
liver to said railroad company the bonds
OF said county. at the rate Of sixty
thousand dollars in bonds for each section
OF twenty miles thus completed In said
county, and in case the last section neces-
sary to complete the whole length Of the
road In said county shall not amount to
twenty miles, then for such fractional seo-
tion OF twenty miles such bonds shall be
issued al the rate of three thousand dol
lars per mile; provided. that no bonds
shall be issued under the provisions OF
this act after the lapse Of five years from
the date OF its approval, and no portion
of said railroad not then completed shall
receive any bonds from said counties, or
either Of them in aid Of its construction.
Sec. 8. Said bonds shall bear interest al
the rate Of (5) per cent per snnum, pay
able semi-annuslly. and they shall be for
an amount not less than five hundred
($500) dollars nor more than one thous-
and l$l ,000) respectively. They shall be
Autographed or engraved, with the
necessary interest coupons attached to
each, shall express upon their face that
they are payable in gold coin Of the
United States, subject 20 the provisions
and conditions contained in this act.
Both bonds and coupons shall be payable
to bearer, and the interest thereon shall be
paid semi-snnually. on each first day Of
January and each first day Of July subse-
quent TO the issuance Of such bonds. and
upon the first day Of each January and
July thereafter, until all interest payable
on the same shall have been extinguished.
Both the interest and principal OF said
bonds shall only be paid by the Treasurer
! Of the county from which they may have
| been issued at the time and in accordance
| with the provisions Of this act.
Sec. 4. In each OF the counties from
which bonds may be issued under and By
virtue of this act, there shall be annually
| applied from the revenue OF such county
| 10 the payment Of the interest and the
| principal OF said bonds which shall have
Deem l5butQ lIOm edlu COuutJs SUN u
money equal In amount to the sum which
shall be collected from said county from
said Utah and Nevada Air Line Railway
| Company, from the taxes levied upon the
entire property Of said company in said
| county, less the amount OF taxes which
may have been levied on and collected
| therefrom for State and school purposes,
and the amount 30 applicable TO the pay
ment of the interest and the redemption
| OF the principal OF said bonds, shall be
placed in g separate fund 10 be called the,
+" Railroad Interest and Sinking Fund" f"
which shall be applied: first. 70 the pay
ment Of the interest as herein directed.
and second, to the redemption Of the
principal Of said bonds as provided In
this act, 10 being the true intent and mean
ing Of this section Of this sct that the
interest and principal OF sll ths bonds
issued under the provisions Of this act
shall be paid ont OF the revenue derived
from the respective counties from the
taxes upon the property OF the said rail.
road company, less the amount realized
by said counties from the taxes levied for
State and school purposes.
Sec. s. Said bonds shall be payable In
twenty-five years, and both the interest
and principal shall be paid only as
provided in this act.
Sec. 6. The bonds 10 be issued under
the provisions Of this aot shall be deliv.
cred TO said railroad company by the
Board OF County Commissioners OF The
respective counties named. They shall bt
signed by the chairman and the clerk Of
the Board and shall bear the seal Of such
Board. The interest bearing coupons
belonging to and attached 10 each OF saii
bonds shall bear the engraved or litho
graphed signature Of the clerk OF SAID
Board Of Com missioners.
: SEQ. Z. In case any Of the territor,
through which said railroad may be bull
, shall hereafter be detached from th
: county within which IL Is nov embraced
and such territory added to some othe
= county, the provisions OF this act respect
A., ing the issuance of said bonds and thei
4 mode OF payment shall apply 70 sue
. county and the officers thereof the sam
/ as though such county was originally IL
2 | cluded In the provisions hereof.
Sec. s. The faith of the State OF Nevad
is hereby pledged that this act shall neve
i be repealed nor 80 modified In any way q
to impair the security of those who sha
!. hold or purchase any of the bonds In tn
act provided. nor during the constructio
i. OF said railroad after IL has been In goo
= faith commenced.
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