The Nome nugget., 1925-03-07
Dated Washington. D {
 December II. 1921

AN ACT TO FURTHER RAILROAD CON sTRrcTION IN ALASKA AND TO SECURE IT. THE GOVERNMENT THE 1sE OF THE SAME FOR POSTAL, MILITARY. TELEGRAPH AND OTHER PURPOSES.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNIT- ED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS AS sEMBLED
 Section L That the President is hereby at thorized and directed cause permanent surveys to be made to extend the Alaska Railroad through Chandelar Pass the Arctic: from Fairbanks through the valley of th. Panama to the Chisana Valley; through the Chsana Valley the White River Valley: thence around Scola Pass to the terminal of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad d McCarthys give transportation to those parts of Alaska; and the right of through the public domain for such purpose is hereby grant ed for the and construction of the ant telephone and telegraph lines in connection herewith
 Section ,. That the said Alaska Railroad shall keep the telephone lines. and telegraph lines and their equipment. in good repair and continuous and shall all times transmit messages. and despatches said telephone and telegraph lines and transport mails troops, munitions of sup plies. and public upon the said Alaska rail road the Government whenever required by any Department thereof; the ernment shall all have the preference in the use the same purposes aforesaid.
 Section 3. That said Alaska Railroad is hereby authorized. and empowered, take and operate any of the railroads, in Alaska. owned by any person, persons. company panies which. the judgment President s necessary for it's purposes; and also any private lands. premises. that be necessary for the said Alaska Railroad for depots. siding. houses. other required in the construction operation of said Alaska Railroad. either by pur- chase by the right. of eminent domain and if the owner owners. of such railroads. of such lands, premises and the President terms. the value of the shall be mined by Judge of Court of Record. in the said Territory of Alaska and the said Judge is hereby invested with Jurisdiction and shall forthwith upon application by the said Alaska Railroad apprase thA value of such railroad, lands premises with their equipment, or improvements. at what in his judgment is the fair and reasonable value thereof and upon filing with the Clerk of the such appraisal and upon the payment to the Clerk Of said Court of the amount awarded by the said Judge. the said railroad and equipment. or the said lands. premises shall thereby become. in law and in equity. the property of the said Alaska Railroad. which shall then be with the ful, title to the for purposes.
 Section 4. That the said Alaska Railroad shall have the right remove. and use trees dirt. rock. other that might by falling cucumber it's road-bed. though standing. or being more than two hundred feet therefrom; and the right to connect it's railroad and branches with the railroad. and branches. of any other railroad ic Alaska. and to transport its cars over same upon such terms the Interstate Commerce Commission shall prescribe. rates. and matters in con- nection herewith; and the said Interstate Com merce Commission shall have the same power over the railroads in the Territory of Alaska that the said Commission has by law over the railroads in the United States.
 Section s. That the sum of one million do!- lars or as much thereof may be necessary is hereby appropriated of any moneys in the Treas not otherwise appropriated, to carry this act into effect.
 Section 6. That this act shall take effect immediately.