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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 47 Company, whether ownsd or controlled by said oompany or b r others, aaid branches. not to exceed in length five miles, and to the eanstruction md ape ratio^^ of a branch from sny point on its existing line of railroad to the northern line of t.he State of Texas, and for thia purpose the mid company shall have the like rights, powers, and franchiaca, ss to the aoquisition of il right of way and depot grounds, and ns to the oonatruetion and operation of the said branoh, and shall be subject to the like con-ditions and restrictions as it possesses or is subject to nnrler or by virtue of the pro-visions of the said rot of August twenty-fourth, oightsen hundred and ninety-four as to tho line of railroad acquired or constructed thereunder. Sec. 5. That the line of railroad vhich has been heretofore constructed shall be regarded and treated ss a, fullcompliance by said company with the requirements of the act applicable to it, by whiah it was required, as a condition of further oonstruo-tion tlleresfter, to complete its msin line prior to February eighteenth, eighteen hundred snd ninety-six, and said company may exeeroisc, from time to time, the rights, powers, and franchises heretofore or by this act conferred as to further extensions of or branohea from its existing line. On Oct,ober 15,1895, t.he company filed a mortgage in favor of the Finmce Company of Philadelphia to secure an issue of $1,100,000 in bonds. April 17,1896, the treasurer of the company filed in this office a voucher, in tbe nature of a check, for $2,060, in payment of remainder of right of way through the Indian Territory. Prolrl time to time the president of the company has filed reports showing an~ounto f coal mined monthly in the Choctaw Nation, in accordance with the provi-sions of the act of Congress of October 1,1890 (26 Stat. L., 640). On July 18,1896, the president of the company was called upon for pay-ment of annual tax, at the rate of $15 per mile, for fiscal year ending June 30,1896. Up to date the payment has not been made. Dellison and Northern Railway.-By act of Congress a.pproved May 21, 1896 (29 Stat. L., 128 and page 442 of this report), the time within which the abovenamed company might construct its line of road through the Indian Territory was extended for a fnrther period of two years from the date of the passage of t,he act.. The size of the st.at,ion grounds was also reduced. No additional maps of definite location have been filed during the past year. Ctai?besville, JCcAlester and St. Louis Railway.-Reference to the last annual report will show that by act of Congress of March 1,1893 (27 Stat. L., 524), the above-named oompany was granted right of way through the Indian Territory. By act of March 4,1896 (29 Stat. L., p. 44, and page 423 of this report), the company was granted an exten-sion of three years within which to construct its line of road. The size of tho station grounds as given in the original act mas also reduced. No maps of definite location of the line of road have yet been filed for approval. Interoceanic Railway.-The above-named company was origi~~ally granted right of way through the Indian Territory by act of Congrcss of March 3,1803 (27 &at. L., 747). By act of April 14,1896 (29 Stat. L., p. 93, and page 436of this report), the company wa.8 granted an exttn-sion of three year8 within which to construct its line of road. The size of the station grounds, as given in the origina.1 act, was also reduced. |