city of Lecompton, via Wigglesworth's ford on Stranger creek. SEC. 2. Said commisioners shall meet at the court- house, in the town of Atchison, on the third Monday in May next, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and proceed to locate and establish said road agreeably to the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for locating territorial roads in and for the territory of Kansas." This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. Where and when they shall meet. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from Lodiana to a point opposite Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly Commissioners SECTION 1. That F. M. Mahan, John Stairwalt and Edgar Rhodes be and are hereby appointed road commissioners, whose appointed. duty it shall be to meet at the Palermo hotel, in the city of Palermo, on the first Monday in June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, and thence proceed to view and mark out a territorial road, commencing at the town of Lodiana, in Browne county, thence to the city of Palermo, thence to a point opposite St. Joseph, Missouri. SEC. 2. If any vacancy occur in the board of commissioners, the remaining commissioner or commissioners shall fill such vacancy by appointing some suitable person or persons. SEC. 3. If the commissioners, as provided for in section one, do not meet on the day above named, they shall meet as soon thereafter as practicable, and shall proceed to locate said road according to the general law. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 17th, 1857. In case of vacancy. Meeting of commissioners. AN ACT to locate a Territorial Road from Prairie City to the town of Lecompton. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That P. L. Doane, Matthew Rule, and James Commissioners appointed. they shall meet. In case of vacancy. Reece, are hereby appointed commissioners to view and mark When and where out a territorial road from Prairie city to the town of Lecompton. Said commissioners shall meet for this purpose at Prairie city, on the first day of November next, or on some subsequent day, to be agreed upon by a majority of their number, or on any previous day, if agreed upon by all. If a vacancy occur in the board of commissioners, the remaining commissioners shall fill the same by the appointment of some suitable person or persons to fill such vacancy. Said commissioners shall have Surveyor, chain- power to appoint one surveyor and two chainmen, with such other assistants as said commissioners may deem necessary. Said commissioners shall receive three dollars per day each, and the surveyor and others to receive per diem as is prescribed by law, for the time they may have been engaged on said road. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. men, &c. Compensation. Approved February 17th, 1857. Commissioners appointed to locate, &c. To be located in conformity to an ritorial roads. AN ACT to locate and establish a Territorial Road from Doniphan to the Kansas and Nebraska line, opposite Ray's Ferry, via Iowa Point, Kansas Territory. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That James F. Forman, Charles Blakely and S. G. Fish be and are hereby appointed road commissioners, whose duty it shall be to locate and establish a territorial road from Doniphan to the Kansas and Nebraska line, opposite Ray's ferry across the Great Nemaha river, by way of Iowa Point. SEC. 2. Said commissioners shall cause the said road to be act to locate ter- located and established in strict conformity to the provisions of an "Act to locate and establish territorial roads in the territory of Kansas." This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 5th, 1857. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from the town of Atchison to Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That N. J. Ireland, J. P. Thompson and Isaac Hascall, of the territory of Kansas, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to locate and establish a territorial road from the town of Atchison, on or as near as may be the first standard parallel line, to the town of Vermillion city, in Marshall county, in Kansas territory. SEC. 2. That the said commissioners shall meet at the town Commissioners appointed. Where and when of Atchison, on the first Monday of June, A. D. one thousand they shall meet. eight hundred and fifty-seven, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and proceed to locate and establish said road agreeably to the provisions of "An act to provide for locating territorial roads in and for the territory of Kansas." This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 14th, 1857. AN ACT establishing a Territorial Road from the city of Lecompton to the town of Richmond, in the county of Nemaha, and to other points. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. Alexander Bayne, James M. Kuykendall, and John D. Farrow, be and they are hereby appointed road commissioners, whose duty it shall be to meet in the city of Lecompton, on the first Monday in May next; and thence proceed to view and mark out a territorial road, commencing at the city of Lecompton; from thence, crossing the river, and running up its valley to Calhoun and there forking, the left hand fork running a west course, and intersecting the military road from Leavenworth to Fort Riley, on the west of Indianola, and the right-hand running a north-west direction, by the way of Elk city, to Richmond, the county seat of Nemaha county. SEC. 2. Said commissioners, before entering on their duties assigned by this act, shall severally take an oath before some In case of vacancy. Of location. officer authorized to administer oaths, faithfully to perform the duties assigned them. SEC. 3. If a vacancy happens in said board, the remaining member or members of said board shall have power to fill said vacancy; and provided, further, that if said board fails to meet on the day herein designated, they may meet on any subsequent day that may be agreed upon by them. SEC. 4. Said commissioners, in the location of said road, shall be governed by the laws of the territory in relation to the location of territorial roads. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 17th, 1857. Commissioners appointed. Where they shall meet, &c. Compensation. AN ACT to establish a Territorial Road from the city of Atchison to the town of Doniphan. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That James F. Forman, William C. McVay, and Clark W. Hubbard, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to locate a territorial road from the city of Atchison to the town of Doniphan, by Joseph Bettie's ford, on Independence creek. SEC. 2. Said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall meet at the town of Doniphan, at such time as they may agree upon, not to exceed four months from the passage of this act, and proceed to lay out said road in accordance with the laws of this territory regulating roads and highways, and they shall receive such compensation as is by law allowed for such services. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 19th, 1857. RAILROADS. AN ACT to incorporate the Grand Central Gulf Railroad Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: Names of corporators of com SECTION 1. That J. W. Geary, S. J. Jones, W. H. Russell, J. A. Halderman, J. H. H. Chapman, P. T. Abell, John pany. Calhoun, Richard R. Rees, F. J. Marshall, A. M. Coffey, Thos. Johnson, J. W. Forman, H. J. Strickler, B. Brantley, W. H. Jenkins, W. H. Tebbs, D. J. Johnson, W. G. Mathias, J. W. Martin, T. W. Waterson, B. O'Driscoll, J. P. Carr, W. Young, C. O. Dolman, James Kuykendall, Russell Garrett, J. C. Anderson, J. C. Thompson, C. S. McKinney, W. A. M. Vaughan, B. F. Simmons, W. W. Spratt, J. M. Bernard, J. P. Fox, Alfred Laws, with such other persons as may associate with them for that purpose, are hereby incorporated a body politic and corporate by the name of the "Central Gulf Railroad Company," and under that name and style shall be capa- Powers. ble of suing and being sued, impleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended against, in law and equity, in all courts and places; may make and use a common seal, and alter and renew the same; be capable of contracting and being contracted with, and are hereby invested with all powers, privileges, immunities and franchises, and of acquiring by purchase or otherwise, and of holding and conveying real and personal estate, which may be needful to carry into effect fully the purposes and objects of this act. Company authorized to survey, SEC. 2. The said company is hereby authorized and empowered to survey, locate, construct, complete, alter, maintain and locate, &c. operate a railroad, with one or more tracks, from such point on the northern to such point on the southern boundary of Kansas as may be deemed most advisable by the aforesaid corporators, with the privilege of making such branches as may be deemed advisable to the interests of this company, and with the right to all other companies, running east and west, to connect with this company at such points as may be deemed advisable by such railroad companies. Company may Co-operate with SEC. 3. This company, or such representatives as they may designate, may cooperate with commissioners or representatives commissioners. appointed on behalf of Texas, the United States, Nebraska, and other places, so as to secure united effort in the accomplishment of this design. |