Year: 1866

the Leavenworth, Pawnee, and Western rail-


road company of Kansas are hereby author
lied to construct a railroad and telegraph
line, from the Missouri River at the mouth


of the Kansas River, on the south side there
of so as to connect with the Pacific railroad


of Missouri, to the aforesaid point, on the


one hundredth meridian of longitude west
from Greenwich, as herein provided, upon


the same terms and conditions in all respects


as are provided in this act for the construc-
ton of the railroad and telegraph line first


mentioned, and to meet and connect with


the same at the meridian OF longitude afore-
said; and in case the general route or line


of road from the Missouri River to the Rocky
Mountains should be so located as to re-
quire departure northwardly from the pro-


posed line of said Kansas railroad before it


reaches the meridian of longitude aforesaid,


the location of said Kansas road shall be


made so as to conform thereto; and said


railroad through Kansas shall be so located


between the mouth of the Kansas River, as
aforesaid, and the aforesaid point, on the


one hundredth meridian of longitude, that


the several railroads from Missouri and Iowa.


herein authorized to connect with the same,


can make connection within the limits pre-


scribed in this act, provided the same can
be done without deviating from the general


direction of the whole line to the Pacific
coast. The route in Kansas, west of the


meridian of Fort Riley, to the aforesaid
point, on the one hundredth meridian of Ion
gitude, to be subject to the approval of the


President of the United States, and to be de-
termined by him on actual survey. And
said Kansas company may proceed to build


said railroad to the aforesaid point, on the


one hun,iredtl meridian of longitude west
from Greenwich, in the territory of Nebras-
ka. The Central Pacific Railroad Company
of California, corporation existing under
the laws of the State of California, are here
! by authorized to construct railroad and
telegraph line from the Pacific coast, at or


near San Francisco or the navigable waters
of the Sacramento River, to the eastern
boundary of California, upon the same terms


and conditions, in all respects, as are con-


tained in this act for the construction of said
| railroad and telegraph line first mentioned,
and to meet and connect with the first men
toned railroad and telegraph line on the


eastern boundary of California Each of
said companies shall file their acceptance of
the conditions of this act in the Department
of the Interior within six months after the


passage of this act.


Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
the said company chartered by the State of
Kansas shall complete one hundred miles of
their said road, commencing at the mouth
of the Kansas River as aforesaid, within two
years after filing their assent to the condi-
tions OF this act, as herein provided, and one


hundred miles per year thereafter until the
whole is completed and the said Central
Pacific Railroad Company of California shall
complete fifty miles of their said road with
in two years after filing their assent to the
provisions OF this act, as herein provided


and fifty miles per year thereafter until the


whole is completed; and after completing
their roads, respectively, said companies, or
either of them, may unite upon equal terms


with the first named company in construct
ing so much of said railroad and telegraph
line and branch railroads and telegraph lines
in tis act hereinafter mentioned, through the
Territories from the State of California to
the Missouri River, as shall then remain to
be constructed, on the same terms and con-
ditions as provided in this act in relation to
the said Union Pacific Railroad Company
And the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad.
the Pacific Railroad Company of Missouri,
and the first named company, or either of


them, on filing their assent to this act as
aforesaid, may unite upon equal terms, un-
der this act, with the said Kansas company,
in constructing said railroad and telegraph,
to ssid meridian of longitude, with the con-
sent of the said State of Kansas; and in case
said first named company shall complete
their line to the eastern boundary of Califor


MIA before it is completed across said State
by the Central Pacific Railroad Company of
California, said first named company is here
by authorized to continue in constructing
the same through California, with the con-
sent of said State, upon the terms mentioned


II this act, until said roads shall meet and
connect and the whole line of said railroad
and telegraph is completed; and the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company of California
after completing its road across said State,
is authorized to continue the construction of
said railroad and telegraph through the ter
ritories of the United States to the Missouri
River, including the branch roads specified
in this act, upon the routes hercinbefore and
hereinafter indicated, on the terms and con-
ditions provided in this act, in relation to
the said Uni on Pacific Railroad Company,
until said roads shall meet and connect, and
the whole line of said railroad and branches
and telegraph is completed.


Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That
for three hundred miles of said road most
mountains and difficult of construction, to
wit one hundred and fifty miles westwardly
from the eastern base of the Rocky Noun
tains, and one hundred and fifty miles east
wardly from the western base of the Sierra
Nevada mountains, said points to be fixed by
the President of the United States, the bonds
to be issued to aid in the construction there
of shall be treble the number per mile here
inbefOre provided, and the same shall be
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apart, upon the construction of every twenty
miles thereof, upon the certificate of the COM
missioners as aforesaid that twenty consecu-
tive miles of the same are completed; and
between the sections last named of one hun
drcd and fifty miles each, the bonds to be
issued to AID In the construction thereof shall
be double the number per mile first men
toned, and the same shall be issued, and the
lands herein granted be set apart, upon the
certificate of the commissioners as aforesaid
that twenty consecutive miles of the same
are completed Provided, That no more than
fifty thousand of said bonds shall be issued
under this act to aid in constructing the
main line of said railroad and telegraph.


Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That
whenever the route of said railroad shall cross
the boundary Of any State or Territory, or
said meridian of longitude, the two COM
panies meeting or uniting there shall agree
upon its location at that point, with reference
to the most direct and practicable through
route, and in case of difference between them
as to said location the President of the United
States shall determine the said location the
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