Chapter CI. *for the Relief of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company.*August 30, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* The extended for payment of duties
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Chap. CI.— An Act *for the Relief of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company.*August 30, 1852. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* The extended for payment of duties.That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to extend the time of payment of all duties, except only the amount due in fees to custom-house officers, upon all iron rails, spikes, bolts, fastenings, and other iron necessary for the construction of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, now or hereafter to be imported at the ports of Wilmington, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina, by the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company, to be used on said road Duties to be secured by bonds.for the term of four years. *Provided*, That before the delivery of said iron spikes, rails, bolts, fastenings, as above, the payment of the said duties, so suspended by this act, shall be secured by the bonds of the said company with good personal security, to be approved by the United States District Judges for the States of North and South Carolina.
Contract for carrying the mail.*And provided also*, That so soon as such portion of said railroad shall be completed, as will render it expedient in the judgment of the Postmaster-General to contract with said company for the transportation of the mail along the route of said road and upon said road, the Postmaster-General do make a contract with said company to carry the mail as aforesaid, within such rates as are charged by other railroad companies, and that all such sums as may arise in favor of said company for the carriage of the mail as aforesaid, within the said term of four years, shall be reserved by the Postmaster-General for the benefit of the treasury, and applied, as they fall due, towards the payment and satisfaction of the bonds of said company, to be executed by them for the payment of the duties aforesaid.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* Agreement to be first made to carry the mail.That before the said company shall be entitled to the benefits of this act, they shall enter into an agreement to transport the mails of the United States upon the terms and conditions prescribed by law and the regulations of the Post-Office Department, Duties to draw interest at 6 per cent.made in pursuance thereof. *Provided*, That the bonds to be executed to secure the payment of the duties suspended by this act, shall be so drawn as to secure the payment of interest on said duties, at the rate of six per centum.
Approved, August 30, 1852. Chapter CII: to create an additional Land-Office in the Territory of Minnesota. 10 Stat. 40 1852-08-30 Chapter CII Little, Brown and Company. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-12-24 32 2 public
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