The Secretary read the words proposed to be inserted, as follows: That the right of way through the public lands be, and the same is hereby, granted to the State of California, in trust for the SanFrancisco Central Pacific Railroad Company, or for the California Pacific Railroad Company, corporations existing under the laws of the State of California, to construct either of the arosasidgsnhsereinafter named, and for the successorsand of that one of said companies as 1st complied with the terms of this act, shaanldl shhaavlel 1st complete such road, for the construction of a railroad from the city of Sacramento, or Marysville or from both of said points; through the counties of Yuba, Sutter, Yolo, and Solano, to a point at or near the city of Benícia or Vallejo, in the last named county, in said State; and the right is hereby given to that one of said corporations as shall 1st comply with the terms of this act to take from the public lands adjacent to the line of such railroad material for the construction thereof; said right of way is ranted to such railroad to the extent of 100 eet in width on each side of such road where it may pass over the public lands; alsoall necessarygrounds for station buildings, depots, machine shops, switches, side tracks, t o notable and water stations. SEC.2. Abife: That there be, and is hereby, granted to the State of California, to aid in the construction, of that one of the above mentioned railroads as shall be 1st completed according to the terms of this act, and to secure the safe and speedy transportation of mails, troops, munitions of war, and public stores over the route of said line of railway, every alternate section of public land designatedby odd numbers to per the amount often alternate sections mile on eachside of any may adopt, said railroad line assaid.comwherever in the line thereof the U.S. have full title thereto respectively; but in case it shall appear that the U.S. have, when the line or route of said road is definitely fixed, sold any section or any part thereof granted as said, afore or that the right of precmption, homestead settlement, or other private right has attached, or that the same hasbeen reservedby the U.S., then it shall be lawful for any agent or agents, to be }. pointed by the Governor of said State, to select, subject to the approval of the SecyInterior, from the lands of the U.S. (to which no right has attached and not being within the limits of any reservation as aforesaid) nearest to the tiers of sections above specified, so much land intions or parts of sections as shall be aelqtuearnl ate sec to such lands as have been, sold, reserved, or F. otherwise apor to which the right of precmption or Qmestead, settlement has attached, as aforesaid; which lands shall be held and disposed of by the State of California for the useand E.aforesaid: Provided, That the lands to be so located shall in no casebe further, thanomiles from the line of said road; Provided further, That the lands hereby granted shall be exclusively applied to the construction of said railroad for and on account of said lands are hereby granted, and shall bewdhiiscphotsheed of only as the work progresses, and the same shall be }}. }} no other "o". whatsoever: Provided urther, That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the U.S. by any act of Congress, or in any other manner by competent authority, arehereby reserved from the operations of this act except so far as it may be found necessary to locate the route of said road through such reservedlands, in which case the right of way only to the extent of 100 feet wide shall be granted, subject to the approval of the POTUS Sec. 3. Abife: That whenever the surveyor general of the U.S. for the State of California shall 1st certify to the SecyInterior that such railroad is completedfrom Sacramento city or Marysville, or from both of said points to a point at or near Benigia or Waiiejo, in a good and substantial manner, and in all respects as required by this act, it shall be the duty of the SecyInterior to transfer to the Governor of said state all the lands granted as SEc., aforesaid. 4. Abife:, That the said railroad shall be constructed in a substantial and work vmearntsli, kebrimdgaensn, evr, iawdiuthctsa, ll cthroesnsiencgess, saturyrndorauitnss,, canudl watering places, and all other appurtenances, including furniture and rolling stock, equal in all respects to railroads of the 1st class when prepared for business; the gauge to be the same as Pacific railroad. the Central SEC. 5. Abife:, Thatas soon as the lines of said roads shall be surveyed and located the Governor of said State shall cause a map of the location to be filed with the SecyInterior, vwehyoetdhweritehuipnontwsehnatllycmauilseesthoef ltahnedlsinneotofalsreaaiddyloscuartion, to be surveyed, and the odd sections and parts of sections not occupied by homestead settlements, or otherwise legally disposed of, to be set apart for the purposes contemplated by this act; and the sections and parts of sections of land which by the afore said grant shall remain in the U.S., within ten miles, on each side of said road, shall not be for less than double the minimum price of pusboliled lands when sold. Sec. 6. Abife: That each and every grant, right, and privilege herein are so made and given to upon said State for the purposes aforesaid and subject to the following conditions, namely: that the said companies shall commencethe work on said road or roads within 6 months from the approval, of this act by the President, and shall comV. the road from Sacramento City to Benicia of Wallejow, ithin 3 years thereafter, and the road from Marysville to Benicia or Vallejo on or before the 4th day of July, 1871; and the grant, herein is upon the further condition that if any of said roads is not completed within the time specified in this act the remaining lands shall revert to the U.S. SEC.7. Abife:, That in caseeither of said companies shall elect, and file, such election with the secretary of the State of California within 6 months from the passage of this act, to the effect that said company will $o. connect, by railroad, the said city of Benicia or Vallejo with the main road at a distance not exceeding 12 miles from the point to be so connected, and abandon the construction of the balance of the aforesaid road, then and in event the company that so electing shall beentitled to the benefit of one quarter of the grant hereby made, provided said connection is completed in the same manner as herein specifiedfor the main road on or before the main road shall be completed from Sacramento City to a point at or near, Benicia or Vallejo, and in case the said election shall not be filed as herein required, and the said connectionshall not be completed as in this section provided, the whole of the hereby granted lands shall be held by said State for the benefitand use of of this act. the companycomplying with the terms Sec. 8. Abife: That the lands granted to said Statementioned as aforesaid shall be conveyed and transferred to said company as the Legislature of said State may provide for the purposesaforesaid.