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 FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 329. 1892. 339 of miles of railway that may be constructed by said railway company through their lands: Provided, That Congress shall have the right, so T¤¤¤¤*·i¤¤- long as said lands are occupied and possessed by said nations and tribes, to impose such additional taxes upon said railway as it may deem just and proper for their benefit; and any Territory or State hereafter formed through which said railway shall have been established may exercise the like power as to such part of said railway as may lie within its limits. Said railway company shall have the right Survey. to survey and locate its railway immediately after the passage of this act. Sec. 6. That said company shall cause maps showing the route of its Mum w be filed. located lines through said Territory to be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Interior, and also to be filed in the office of the principal chiefs of each of the nations or tribes through whose lands said railway may be located; and after the filing of said maps no claim for a subsequent settlement and improvement upon the right of way shown by said maps shall be valid as against said company: Provided, That when  t _ a map showing any portion of said railway eompany’s located line is mn}.; Digi. ° mg`" °" filed as herein provided for, said company shall commence grading said located line within six months thereafter, or such location shall be void; and said location shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior in sections of twenty-tlve miles before construction of any uch section shall be begun. S20. 7. That the omoers, servants, and employees of said company mElg=g}gy;¤·*¤ ¤>·i·¤¤ necessary to the construction and management of said railway shall be g ° "Y’ allowed to reside, while so engaged, upon such right of Sway, but subject to the provisions of the Indian intercourse laws, and such rules and regulations as may be established by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with said intercourse laws. Sec. 8. That said railway company shall build at least fifty miles of C°¤¤*'¤°**°¤· its railway in said Territory within three years after the passage of this act, or the rights herein granted shall be forfeited as to that portion not built; that said railway company shall construct and maintain continu- €¤>¤¤i¤g¤. etc. ally all fences, road and highway crossings, and necessary bridges over said railway wherever said roads and highways do now or may hereafter cross said railway’s right of way, or may be by the proper authorities laid out across the same. Sec. 9. That the said Denison and Northern Railway Company shall mgg¤<U¤¤¤ of ¤¤¢·¤r*· accept this right of way upon the express condition, binding upon itself, ' its successors and assigns, that they will neither aid, advi e, nor assist in any efort looking toward the changing or extinguishing the present tenure of the Indians in their lands, and will not attempt to secure from the Indian nations any fmther grant of land, or its occupancy, than is bereinbefore provided: Provided, That any violation of the con- $3%*5 to {mdk dition mentioned in this section shall operate as a forfeiture of all the rights and privileges of said railway company under this act. SEO. 10. That all mortgages executed by said railway company con- R°°°“‘°"“‘°’*¤”°’· veying any portion of its railway, with its franchises, that may be constructed in said Indian Territory shall be recorded in the Department of the Interior, and the record thereof shall be evidence and notice of their execution, and shall convey all rights and property of said company as therein expressed. SBC. ll. That Congress may at any time amend, add to, or alter this act, and the right of way herein and hereby granted shall not be fm ¤¤¤¤=¤¤¤¤¤¤- assigned or transferred in any form whatever prior to the construction and completion of the railway except as to mortgages or other liens that may be given or secured thereon to aid in the construction thereotl Approved, July 30, 1892.