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612 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Srsss. IH. Ch. 291, 292. 1873. MBR`}! 3, 1373- CHAP. CCXCI.-An Act granting the Rlqht of lVn_y through the public Lands to z},;

""""" Utah 1V0rthern Rarlroad Company.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United night of way States of Amerie in Congress assembled, .l`hat for the Ipurpose of enabling §5’¤¤°€d W *h¤ the Utah and Northern Railroad Company, a corporatnon organized under

 gg:th°m the laws of the 'I`erritory‘of Utah, to build and extend its line by way of

through pnblic Bear River Valley, Soda Springs, Snake River Valley. and through l"“‘l` in l’ml‘~ _ Montana ’l`erritory, to a connection with the Northern Pacific Railroad, lill\ll0,&ll(l Mon 1 . U I. L b I W 1 b .1 mus. by the most advantageous an: pract1ca>e· ine, ol e se eoec · y saic company. the right oi way through the public lands lll the 1err1t0ry of Utah, Idaho, and Montana is hereby granted to sand company. Said Extent of right of way hereby granted, to said company is tol be the extent of one S¤‘¤¤*· hundred feet in width on each side of the central lme of sand road where it may pass over the public lands. There is also hereby granted to said _ Iamrlforbuild- company all necessary ground, not to exceed twenty acres for each ten

srde-fucks. miles in length of the main line of said railroad, for statiombuildings,

`work-shops depots, machine-shops, switches, side-tracks, turn-tables, materials for and water-stations. And whenever it may be necessary to use material “°““'“°*'°“· from the public lands for the construction of said road, it may be done; Private prop- but no private property shall be taken for the use of said company,

;'2;;‘;pl;?&c. except in the manner now provided by section three of an act entitled

18G2’ eh_ m0_ "An act to amend an act enutled An act to aid in the construcuon of Vol- xii- p- 489- a railroad and televraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, i?3`Y",€ll,_2;P5§-f' and to secure to th; government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposesj approved July first, eighteen hundred and six;ty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. Mortgage and Sec. 2. That said company shall be authorized and empowered to m°“f5”·B° b°“d$· mortgage, in the usual manner, their franchise, road—bed, and all property belonging to said company, to an amount not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars per mile for the entire length of said road, upon such terms as may seem to them best; and upon said mortgage 'may issue mortgage bonds, not to exceed the same amount er mile; but in no case shall the P United States United States be liable in an wa whatever for an thin done b said Mt liuble- company y y Y g Y Other roads Sec. 3. That the rights herein granted shall not preclude the construc- ¤¤¤Y b° °°¤· tion of other roads through any canyon, defile, or pass on the route of mu°m’ &°` said road Road when to Sec. 4. That the said railroad company shall locate the route of said E§I:l°i2:;g ““d railroad and file a map of such location within one year in the office of Pthe Secretary of the Interior, and shall complete its railroad within ten years after the passage of this act; and nothing herein contained shall be construed as recognizing or denying the authority of the legislature of Utah '1`ermtory to create railroad corporations. Ae: maybe Sec. 5. The Congress reserves to itself the right to alter, amend. or ¤¤¤¤¤d0¤l· repeal this act whenever in its judgment the interests of the people may require it. A1>1>1:ovn1>, March 3, 1873. lhlarch 3, 1873. CHAP. CCXCII. —·•An Act supplemental to an Act entitled “An Act granting the Riqht 1872, eh. 96. of Way through the publielands fnr the Construction of a Railroad jrom Great Salt Ante, p. 52. Lake to Portland, Oregon, approved Aprzl twelfth, eighteen hundrei and seventy-two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re '· lz U ° d _ _ presentatues of the mte ng}; ljglrsleggdi States of America, on Congress assembled, That the Portland, Dalles and Lake R R_ bm Salt Lake Radroad Company shall have the right to take from the public mnyrtake from lands of the United States, timber, stone, and other material, necessary for

 lg¤c':;;¤¤· the construction of its road.

,,,,,,,,,5 Md_ Sec. 2. Phat this act shall at all times be subject to amendment 0I' Act may be repeal by COI\g1‘BSS. "‘“°"d“‘l· Approved, March 3, 1873.