This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ...ears can be run from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast; the grades and curves shall not exceed the maximum grades and curves of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; the whole line oi' said railroad and branches and telegraph shall be operated and used for all purposes of communication, travel, an'd transportation, so far as the public and government are concerned, as one connected, continuous line; and the companies herein named in Missouri, Kansas, and California filing their assent to the provisions of this act, shall receive and transport all iron rails, chairs, spikes, tics, timber, and all materials required for constructing and furnishing said first-mentioned lino between tho aforesaid point, on the one-hundredth meridian of longitude and western boundary of Nevada Territory, whenever the same is required by said first-named company, at cost, over that portion of the roads of said companies constructed under the provisions of thi act. Sm'. 13. And he itftwther emu-terl, That the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company of Missouri may extend its road from St. Joseph, via Atchison, to connect and unite with the road through Kansas, upon filing its assent to the provisions of this act, upon the saute terms and conditions, in all respects. for one hundred miles in length ncxt to the Missouri River, as are prdvided in this act for the construt-tion of tho railroad and telegraph line first nteutioned, and may for this purpose use any railroad charter which has been or may be granted by the Legislature of Kansas: 1-or-itleri, That if actual survey shall render it desirable, the said company may construct their road, with the consent of the Katisas Legislature, on the l' 0st direct and practicable route west from...