238 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 241. 1866. bAc<:epp.pco;£ Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the acceptance of the terms, ‘ is 8***** Y ° conditions, and im ositious of this act b the said Kansas and Neosho
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its board of directors first had and obtained, which acceptance shall be tobe nude made within one year after the passage of this act., and not afterwards, "“hl“ "· Y°“"· and shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Interior. Said mib-cad Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That said Kansas and Neosho Val-
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wged Rive]-_ and empowered to extend and construct its railroad from the southern boundary of Kansas south, through the Indian Territory, to Red River, at or near Preston, in the State of Texas, so as to connect with the railway now beinv constructed from Galveston to a oint at or near Preston, in Right of way said State) ; and the right of way through the Indian Territory, wherever g:“l‘:3li;:F‘Eg§l:_ such right is now reserved or may hereafter be reserved to the United gw- vphgrg such States by treaty with the Indian tribes, is hereby granted to said compbzgciuizgsved pany, to the same extent as granted by the sixth section of this act Smeg; through the public lands; and in all cases where the right of way, as where such aforesaid, through the Indian lands, shall not be reserved to the governzzglfzés “°"°‘ ment, the said company shall, before constructing its road, procure the ` consent of the tribe or tribes interested, which consent, with all its terms and conditions, shall be previously approved and indorsed by the President and filed with the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the same grants of lands Grant ofiands through said Indian Territory are hereby made as provided in the first
section of this act, whenever the Indian title shall be extinguished by
mtnie to me treaty or otherwise, not to exceed the ratio per mile granted in the first {gg1E5S: 3:* peciiondof Fhlis aplt: Igrcgzided, That said lands become a part of the pubiginguishgd. I0 an B 0 i» C lllt0 lf3E8S. The cgnqpglny Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That said Kansas and Neosho
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Mlm" fm, kinds_ to negotiate with, and acquire from any Indian nation or tribe, authorized by the United States to dispose of lands for railroad purposes, and ti·0m any other nation or tribe oi' Indians throu h whose lands said railroad may pass, subject to the approval of the lresident of the United States, or from any company or parties incorporated or authorized for such purposes, by such nation or tribe, or which such parties may have acquired under the laws of the United States. Cvftv-in ¤fh¤¤ Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That any railroad company char-
tered under any law of the United States, or of the Suite of Kansas,
road, after it is which may have been heretoibre or shall hereafter be recognized and l]°5*i‘;$d0;,°tL*;° subsidized by any act of the Congress 0i' the United States, may connect, Ncosho Rivcn unite, and consolidate with this railroad company, after the same shall be located to the valley of the Neosho River, upon just, fair, and equitable ·»»·»i§»¥€“Z·¥'?»’i»=·s- Wi; `fiiP§5Yt’2$dfi£‘E’$iE$Z§°i‘} iii ‘i§`§iiEZi “§`£tZZ“” 3°‘JtZiTg°l““ T3 eI1 f all 1*0 mgm` iiuthorized to oonnect as aforesaid charge the road so ,connecting a gjieater tariff per mile for freight or passengers than is charged for the same per mile by its own road: And provided jin ther, That should the {gm, Umon Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Fort Gibson Railroad Company, or the Emfi;nR¤g;>¤d Union Pacific Railroad. Company, southern branch, construct and oomc0ml5m;·m‘ plete ros;} tp thai; poipltion the soughern pouprdapy ogthp Siéateh olii Kanroadto certain sas w 1ere the me 0 said ansas an l eosio a e ni ron s a cross Yg:;nl;°§;;° the same, before the said Kansas and Neosho Valle§ Railroad Company compleks {tsshall have constructed and completed its said road to said point, then and ropgttottlgis in that event the company so first reaching in completion the said point &ust;_:wm; on the southern boundary of the State of Kansas shall be authorized, wm thence to upon obtaining the written approval of the President of the United btzitos, to construct and operate its line of railroad from said point to zi pom: al
