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 THIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 182. 1866. 95 assigns, for the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the town of Folsom to the town of Placerville, in said State; and the right is hereby given to said corporation to take from the public lands adjacent e _ to the line of said road, material for the construction thereof; said right oO2Q2T3g;;?' of way is granted to said railroad to the extent of one hundred feet in width on each side of said road where it may pass over the public lands; also, all necessary ground for station buildings, workshops, depots, ma- Stationaworkchine-shops, switches, side tracks, turn-tables, and water stations. “b°ps# &°‘ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be, and is hereby, granted Lands granted to the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad Company, its succes- °c‘;;“;gn';‘:;°;gi sors and assigns, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of said in um consgmc. railroad and telegraph line, and to secure the safe and speedy transports.- 2011 of the r0¤d» tion of the mails, troops, munitions of war, and public stores over the °' route of said line of railway, every alternate section of public land, not Certain lands containing gold or silver, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of :;:**1Pfg from ten alternate sections per mile, on each side of said railroad line, as said gm ` company may adopt, whenever, on the line thereof, the United States have full title, not reserved, sold, granted, or otherwise appropriated, and free from pre-emption or other claims or rights at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed, and a plat thereof filed in the office of the _ Commissioner of the General Land Office; Provided, That the word t ‘iM{"g"%l""°* " mineral," when it occurs in this act, shall not be held to include iron or cgiiuisngsirouor coal. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever said Placerville and Lands, when Sacramento Valley Railroad Company shall have ten consecutive miles ;;';;id°?n%;,g° of any portion of said railroad and telegraph line ready for the service company. contemplated, the President of the United States shall appoint three commissioners to examine the same, and if it shall appear that ten miles of _ T<>¤_?°¤$§:¤‘ said railroad and telegraph line have been completed in a good and sub- m° ml °!’ °’ stantial manner, and in all respects as required by this act, the commis— Commissioners. sioners shall so report to the President of the United States, and patents of lands, as aforesaid, shall be issued to said company, confirming to said company the right and title to said lands, situated opposite to and cotcr— minous with said completed section of said road, unless said lands are covered by the exceptions of this act. And from time to time, whenever ten additional miles shall have been constructed, completed, and in readiness, as aforesaid, and verified by the commissioners to the President of the United States, then patents shall be issued to said company, convey- ing the additional sections of land, as aforesaid: and so on as fast as every ten miles of said road is completed, as aforesaid: Provided, That said commissioners named in this section shall be paid, by the company, Pay of comten dollars per day for the time actually employed, and ten cents per m'“’°“""‘ mile for the distance actually and necessarily travelled each way. Sec. 4. And be z': further enacted, That said Placerville and Sacra- Railroad and mento Valley railroad shall be constructed in a substantial and workman- ;;If)§’:§;‘gti;3;'F like manner, with all the necessary drains, culverts, bridges, viaducts, od. crossings, turnouts, stations, and watering-places, and all other appurtenances, including furniture and rolling stock, equal in all respects to railroads of the first class, when prepared for business, with rails of the best quality, manufactured from American iron, and a. uniform gauge shall be established the entire length of the road. And there shall be constructed a telegraph line of the most substantial and approved description, to be operated on the entire route: Provided, That said company shall not charge higher rates to the government, its officers or agents, than they do R*HiP* f" F°l°' to individuals for telegraphic service, and that the Said railroad shall be gmp lc service` and remain a public highway for the use of the government of the United Rqud §¤ be n States free of all toll or other charge upon the transportation of any §;:gll.fc;]¥f,h,Yl§Y• property or troops of the United States, and the same shall be transported United Stem. over said road at the cost, charge, and expense of the corporation or com-