Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-04-10
SENATOR NEWLANDS'
RAILROAD BILL

certain conveyauces heretofore
made by the Central Pacific Rail-
road company and others within
the state of Nevada:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gross assembled, That all convey
ances or written agreements hereto
fore made by the Central Pacific
Railro Dad Company Of California,
the Central Pacific Railroad Com
| pany, or the Central Pacific Rail-
way Company, or the c ntract and
Finance Company to the extent that
the c%onveyanccs or written agree
ments originally made by the above
named companies, or any or either
Of them, or their assigns. or the
Pacific lmprov ment Company, or
the SUCCESSORS or assigns of any of
them. Of or concerning land FORM
ing part of the right Of way of
said companies. or either of them
granted by the Government by the
Act Of Congress Of July, first
eighteen hundred and sixty-twc,
entitled IAN Act TO aid the con-
struction Of a railroad and teie-
graph line from the Missouri River
to the Pacific Ocean and to SECURE
to the Government the use of the
same for postal, military, and other
purposes" and all other Acts of
Congress amendatOry thereof or
supplemental thereof, and also con-
vcyanceS or written agreements
heretofore made by said companies,
Or either Of them or The SUCCESSORS
or assigns of any Of them, of Or
concerning land forming q part Of
the right away, and within the
State of Nevada. of any said COM
panies granted by or held under
any Act of Congress, and all conve y
ances or written agreements confin-
ing the limits of saiu right of way,
or restricting the same, are hereby
legalized, validated and confirmed
TO the extent that the same would
have been legal or valid if the land
involved thPrcin had been held by
the corporation or person making
such conveyance or agreement un-
der absolute or fee-simplc title.
Sec. 2 That wherever any or
either of said companies mas hereto
fore suffered or permitted pcrman-
ent structures or improvements to
be erected or maintained upon any
part of the railroad right OF way
above mentioned, it shall be lawful
for said companies, or ans or either
Of them, 10 execute and deliver to
the owner or owners Of such per-
manent structures or improvements
deed OF deeds Of conveyance for
the lands covered thereby including
such additional lands. if any, as
may be reasonably necessary for
use in connection Herewith, with
the same effect as if the land en-
Traced therein had been originally
granted to said companies in fee.
Sec. 3 That in all instances,
from and after the passage Of this
Act. in which title or ownership Of
any part Of said right of way here
tOfOrc mentioned shall hereafter be
claimed as against said corpora
tlnns, or either Of them or the sue
cessors or assigns Of any Of them,
by or through adverse post ssion of
the character and duration pre-
scribed by the laws Of the State in
which the land is situated, such
adverse possession shall have the
same effect rs though the land en-
bTaced within the lines uf said
right of way had been granted by
the United States ahsO. utely or in
fec instead of being granted rs q
right of way.
Sec. q That any part Of the right
Of way heretofore mentioned which
has been, under the law applicable
to that subject, abandoned as a
right Of way is hereby granted to
the owner Of the land abutting
thereon.
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