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 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Cris. 316, 317. 1899. 9],9 successors and assigns, for the construction and operation of its railroad and telegraph lines through the Nez Perces Indian Reservation in the State of Idaho, and also through lands formerly embraced within said reservation which have been allotted to the individual members of the Nez Perces tribe of Indians, beginning at a point on the western mum. boundary of the said Nez Perces Indian Reservation, to the east bound-. ary line of said Nez Perces Indian Reservation, together with a branch B¤¤¤¤¤ imtheretrom beginning at or near Spalding town site, in section twenty- two of township thirty-six north of range four west, Boise meridian, and extending to the south line of said Indian reservation. Sec. 2. That the right of way hereby granted shall be fifty feet in Wim. width on each side of the central line of said railroad as aforesaid, and said company shall also have the right to take from said lands adjacent ~ to the line of said road material, stone, earth, and timber necessary for the construction of said railroad; also ground adjacent to such right of fojjggiwetynd way for station buildings, depots, and machine shops, side tracks, turn- °°°' ' outs, and water stations, not to exceed in amount three hundred feetin width and three thousand feet in length for each station, to the extent of one station for each ten miles of road. Sec. 3. That before said railroad shall be constructed through any D¤¤¤¤z¤¤· land, claim, or improvement held by individual occupants or owners according to any treaties or laws of the United States, compensation shall be made such occupant or owner or claimant for 'all property to - be taken or damage done by reason of the construction of such railroad. In case of failure to make satisfactory settlement with any such claimant the district court of the State of Idaho for the county within which such land may be situated shall have jurisdiction, upon petition of either party, to determine such just compensation in accordance with the laws of the State of Idaho provided for determining the damage when property is taken for railroad purposes, and such compensation shall be determined as provided for by the laws of the State_ of Idaho; and the amount of damages resulting to the tribe of Indians pertain- mbnianas. ing to such reservation in their tribal capacity by reason of the construction of said railroad through such lands of the reservation as are not occupied in severalty, and the time and manner of making payment therefor, shall be ascertained and determined in such manner as the Secretary of the Interior may direct, and be subject to his iinal approval. Sac, 4. That said company shall cause maps showing the route of its Maps who mea. line through said reservation and allotted lands, including the grounds for station buildings, depots, machine shops, side tracks, turn-outs, and water stations, to be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Interior before constructing any portion of said railroad. Sec. 5. That the rights herein granted shall be forfeited by said com- compimtu of m. pany unless the road shall be constructed through the said reservation “’“°"°"‘ and allotted lands within three years after the passage of this Act. _ Sec. 6. That nothing herein contained shall restrict or impair the p¤§*{g;‘]‘;j]‘},¤f*€“*° °¤ rights which said company may now have or hereafter aclauire to the benctlts and provisions of the Act of Congress approved arch third, V¤l· ¤¤·¤·¢¤2· eighteen hundred and seventy·live, entitled "An Act granting to railroads the right of way through the public lands of the United States? Approved, March 1, 1899. 11C8A.?. 31'l.·—Au Act For the erection of a public building at Fitchburg, Massa- Much l· H99- c usetts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Suites of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the ggygughgfyggh Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase, mnmmn. g acquire by condemnation, or otherwise provide a site and cause to be erected thereon a substantial and commodious building with iireproof