Act. United States, after actual surveys; thence running westerly upon the most direct, central, and praaticable route, through the see Sec. 10 of this Territories of the United States, to the western boundary of the Territory of Nevada, there to meet and connect with the line of the Central Pacific Rail Road Company of California. Kansas Co. to con SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Leavenworth, truct road, &o. Pawnee and Western Rail Road Company of Kansas are hereby authorized to construct a rail road and telegraph line from the Missouri river, at the mouth of the Kansas river, on the south side thereof, 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 construction of the rail road and telegraph line first mentioned, and to meet and connect with the same at the meridian of longitude aforesaid; and in case the general route or line of road from the Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains should be so located as to require a departure northwardly from the proposed line of said Kansas rail road before it reaches the meridian of longitude aforesaid, the location of said Kansas road shall be made so as to confirm thereto; and said rail road through Kansas shall be so located between the mouth of the Kansas river, as aforesaid, and the aforesaid point on the one hundreth meridian of longitude, that the several rail roads from Missouri and Iowa, herein authorized to connect with the same, can make connection within the limits prescribed 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 hundreth meridian of longitude to be subject to the approval of the President of the United States, and to be determined by him on actual survey. And said Kansas Company may proceed to build said rail * road to the aforesaid point on the one hundredth meridian of longitude west from Greenwich, in the Territory of Nebraska. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAID ROAD COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, LAWS OF THE STATE OF construct road on A CORPORATION EXISTING UNDER THE R., of Califor Central Pacific R. nia authorized to same terms and conditions. Time of work, &c. doing Changed to 25 miles. See Sec. 5, Act 1864 may Companies on equal terms. Sec. 15, 1864, also IFORNIA, UPON THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN ALL 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 conditions of this act, as herein provided, and one hundred miles per year thereafter until the whole is completed; and the said Central Pacific Rail Road Company of California shall complete fifty miles of their said road within 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 constructing so much of said rail road and telegraph Sec. 16 of this Act. line and branch rail roads and telegraph lines in this 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 conditions as provided in this act in relation to the said Union Pacific Rail Road Company. And the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Rail Road, the Pacific Rail Road 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, under this act, with the said Kan*sas Company, in constructing said rail road and telegraph, to said meridian of longitude, with the consent of the said State of Kansas; and in case said first named company shall complete their line to the eastern boundary of California, before it is completed across said State by the Central Pacific Rail Road Company of California, said first named Company is hereby authorized to continue in constructing the same through California, with the consent of said State, upon the terms mentioned in this act, until said roads shall meet and connect, and the whole line of said rail road and telegraph is completed; AND THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAIL ROAD COMPANY OF CALI- Central Pacific R. ue, &c. to meet oth AUTHORIZED TO CONTINUE THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID RAIL er road. UNITED STATES TO THE MISSOURI RIVER, INCLUDING THE Subsidy bonds; over the Rocky and the Sierra Nevada SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That for three hundred treble miles of said road most mountainous and difficult of construc- Mountains. tion, to wit: one hundred and fifty miles westwardly from the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains, and one hundred and fifty miles eastwardly 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 thereof shall be treble the number per mile herein before provided, and the same shall be issued, and the lands herein granted be set apart, upon the construction of every twenty miles thereof, upon the certificate of the commissioners as aforesaid that twenty consecutive miles of the same are completed; and double between between the sections last named of one hundred and fifty miles each, the bonds to be issued to aid in the construction thereof shall be double the number per mile first mentioned, and the same shall be issued, and the lands herein granted be set apart, upon the construction of every twenty miles thereof 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 rail road and telegraph. Subsidy bonds; the Mountains. Location at State ian. SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That whenever the route lines and 100 merid of said rail road shall cross the boundary of any State or Territory, or said meridian of longitude, the two companies 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 detween them as to said location the President of the United States shall determine the said location; he companies named in each State and Territory to locate the Track to be of uni form road across the same between the points so agreed upon, except width, c. as herein provided. The track upon the entire line of rail road and branches shall be of uniform width, to be determined by the President of the United States, so that when completed, cars can be run from the Missouri river to the Pacific coast; the grades and curves shall not exceed the maximum grades and curves of the Baltimore and Ohio rail road; the whole line of said rail road and branches and telegraph shall be operated and used for all purposes of communication, travel and transportation, so far as the public and Government are concerned, as one connected continuous line; and the companies herein named in Missouri, Kansas and California, filing their assent to the provisions of this act, shall receive and transport all iron rails, chairs, spikes, ties, timber, and all materials required for constructing and furnishing said first mentioned line between the aforesaid point on the one hundredth meridian of longitude and western boundary of Nevada Territory, whenever the same is required by said first-named company, at cost, over that portion of the roads of said companies constructed under the provisions of this act. To be used as continuous line, &o. H, & St. J. road may be extended, &c. SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Rail Road Company of Missouri may extend its roads from Saint Joseph, via Atchison, to connect and unite with the road through Kansas, upon filing its assent to the provisions of this act, upon the same terms and conditions in all respects, for one hundred miles in length next to the Missouri river, as are provided in this act for the construction of the rail road and telegraph line first mentioned, and may for this purpose use any rail road charter which has been or may be granted by the legislature of Kansas: Provided, that if actual survey shall render it desirable, the said company may construct their road, with the consent of the Kansas legislature, on the most direct and practicable route west from St Joseph, Missouri, so as to connect and unite with the road leading from the western boundary of Iowa at any point east of the one hundredth meridian of west longitude, or with the main trunk road at said point; but in no event shall lands or bonds be given to said company, as herein directed, to aid in the construction of their said road for a greater distance than one hundred miles. And the Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Rail Road Company of Kansas may construct their road from Leavenworth to unite with the road through Kansas, Sioux City. from SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That the said Union Iowa Road. Pacific Rail Road Company is hereby authorized and required to construct a single line of rail road and telegraph from a point on the western boundary of the State of Iowa, to be fixed by the President of the United States, upon the most direct and practicable route, to be subject to his approval, so as to form a connection with the lines of said company at some point on the one hundredth meridian of longitude aforesaid, from the point of commencement on the western boundary of the State of Iowa, upon the same terms and conditions, in all respects, as are contained in this act for the construction of the said rail road and telegraph first mentioned; and the said Union Pacific Rail Road Company shall complete one hundred miles of the road and telegraph in this section provided for in two years after filing their assent to the conditions of this act, as by the terms of this act required, and at the rate of one hundred miles per year thereafter, until the whole is completed: Provided, that a failure upon the part of said company to make said connection in the time aforesaid, and to peform the obligations imposed on said company by this section, and to operate said road in the same manner as the main line shall be operated, shall forfeit to the Government of the United States all the rights, privileges, and franchises granted to and conferred upon said company by this act. And whenever there shall be a line of rail road completed through Minnesota or Iowa to Sioux City, then the said Pacific Rail Road Company is hereby authorized and required to construct a rail road and telegraph from said Sioux City upon the most direct and practicable route to a point on, and so as to quired to struct connect with, the branch rail road and telegraph in this section See Sec. 16, Act of herein before mentioned, or with the said Union Pacific Rail Road, said point of junction to be fixed by the President of the United States, not further west than the one hundredth meridian of longitude aforesaid, and on the same terms and conditions as provided in this act for the construction of the Union Pacific Rail Road as aforesaid, and to complete the same at the rate of one hundred miles per year; and should said company fail to comply with the requirements of this act in relation to the said Sioux City rail road and telegraph, the said company shall suffer the same forfeitures prescribed in relation to the Iowa branch rail road and telegraph herein before mentioned. Sioux City road, 1664. SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That any other rail road other Companies may connect, &c. |