Chapter LX. granting the Right of Way to the St
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Chap. LX.— An Act granting the Right of Way to the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad through the Arsenal, Magazine, and Jefferson Barracks, Tracts.July 14, 1856. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatRight of way granted to the St. Louie and Iron Mountain R. R. the right of way, sixty feet in width, through the lands in which the St. Louis Arsenal, the St. Louis Marine Hospital, and Jefferson Barracks are situated, in the State of Missouri, be, and the same is hereby, granted to the St.
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Company, for the construction of a railroad from the city of St. Louis through said lands:Provisos as to mode and line of construction. *Provided,* said road shall be constructed on the line upon which it is now located: *Provided further,* That a strong, substantial plank fence be erected by said company between the road and the public grounds, and between the road and the river, at such place and of such character as the commanding officer at Jefferson Barracks shall direct, with suitable iron gates, not exceeding four, at such points as shall be selected by such commanding officer; and the said company shall also cause to be constructed not exceeding four covered ways, at suitable places in part of said public grounds, and in such manner as shall be approved by said commanding officer; and if, after the fence herein provided for shall have been erected, anti the said road put in operation, it shall be found, in the opinion of the President, to be insufficient for the protection of lives and property, he may require a fence of brick, stone, or iron, on the land side, to be constructed, and the said company shall cause the same to be erected accordingly at their proper cost and charge: *Provided also,*Liability for losses.
That the said company shall be liable for all losses which may be sustained by the public, either by the destruction of public property, or by collision with the trains in passing over said grounds:Regulations as to sparkers, and as to precautions when gunpowder is to be moved. *And provided further,* That said company shall use on their locomotives the customary or most approved means for arresting sparks from the chimneys; and that when the government expects to receive, or intends to ship powder at the magazine landing, upon giving twenty-four hours’ notice to said company of such expectation or intention, horse-power alone shall be used by said company in passing during theInconsistent parts of act of 1853, ch. 68, repealed.Vol. x. p. 754. receiving or shipping of powder; and that so much of an act passed February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, as is inconsistent with this act, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved, July 14, 1856. Chapter LXI: to grant to L. Jane. Horner and Children a Section of Land in Oregon. 11 Stat. 452 1856-07-17 Chapter LXI 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 2026-01-11 34 1 private
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