Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-12-26
AN ACT
70 xSoouRAeE TIE CONSTRUCTION OF 4
AkILRoAp ACROSS THE STATE OF NEVADA.


Of this act, the Utah 4 Nevada Air Line
Railway Company, corporation hereto
fore organized and now existing under and
by virtue OF the laws Of the State OF Ne
vads, shall have constructed . frst-clsss
railroad Of standard guage through the
counties OF White Pine, Eureka, Lander,
Churchill and Wsshoe. or either OF them,
10 shall be entitled 10 receive the bond OF
said counties, or either Of them, Al the
time and in the manner hereinafter pro-
yided. TO the amount Of 5000 per mile
for each and every mile of the main track
Of said railroad com pleted in said county;
provided. that said railroad shall be COM
pieted and in full operation within i've
years from the date Of the approval Of this
act, and no bonds shall be issued under
its provisions after that time.
SEQ. q. immediately upon the receipt by
the Board Of County Commissioners OF
either Of the said counties Of Q sworn GER
tificste Of the County Surveyor OF such
county, or Of such . 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 is o part OF continuous line OF rail-
way then in course OF construction as
herein before Specified ,it shall be the duty
Of said Board OF County Commissioners OF
such county, and they are hereby directed
Immediately to take such action as may be
necessary TO prepare, to issue and 70 de-
liver $50. 900 OF the bonds of said county
provided for in this act TO said railroad
company; and thereafter es each success
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 sec-
tion OF twenty miles such bonds shall be
issued at 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 i've 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.
SEQ. 8. Said bonds shall bear interest al
the rate OF (5) per cent per snnum, pay
able semi-annually. and they shall be for
an amount not less than five hundred
($500) dollars nor more than one thous-
and Isl ,000) respectively. They shall be
Autographed or engraved, with the
necessary interest coupons attached to
each. shall express upon their face shat
they are payable In gold coin of the
United States, subjec. 70 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-annually, on each first day OF
| January and each fret 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 tho oonnty from which they may have
been issued at the time and in accordance
with the provisions Of this act.
SEQ. 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
to the payment Of the interest and the
principal Of said bonds which shall have
been issued from said county, q sum Of
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 faid company in said
county, less the amornt of taxes which
may have been levied on and collected
therefrom for State and school purposes,
and the amount so applicable to the pay
meDt of the interest and the redemption
OF the principal OF said bonds, shali be
placed in q separate fund to be called tht
Railroad Interest and Sinking Fund.-
which shall be applied: first, 10 the pay.
ment Of the interest as herein directed.
and second, to the redemption Of the
principal Of said bonds 90 provided In
this act, 10 being the true intent and mean.
ing OF this section OF this act that the
interest and principal OF all the bonds
issued under the provisions OF this act
shall be paid out OF ,he 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.
SEQ. s. Said bonds shall be payable In
twenty-five years, and both the interest
and principal shall be paid only u
! provided in this act.
Sec. 6. The bonds TO be issued under
the provisions OF this act shall be deliv-
cred 70 said railroad company by the
Board OF County Commissioners OF the
respective counties named. They shall bs
signed by the chairman and the clerk oil
! the Board and shall bear the seal Of such
Board. The interest bearing coupons
belonging to and attached to each OF said
: bonds shall bear the engraved or litho
graphed signature of the clerk OF said
Board of Com missioners.
Sec. 7. In case any of the territory
through which said railroad may be bull
shall hereafter be detached from th,
county within which il is now embraced
and such territory added 10 some othel
county, the provisions Of this act reepect
ing the issuance OF said bonds and theil
mode Of payment shall apply to suci
county and the officers thereof the sam,
as though such county was originally in
cluded in the provisions hereof.
Sec. 8. The faith Of the State OF Nevada
, ! is hereby pledged that this act shall nevel
be repealed nor SO modified in any way q
: to impair the security of those who sbsl
| hold or purchase any of the bonds in thi
! act provided, nor during the construction
OF said railroad after u has been 10 goo,
, faith commenced.
SEQ. 8. ALI acts and parts of acts in con
9 fiict with the provisions Of this act ar