An Act to ald in the Construction of a Rallroad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean
Be it enacted, That (names of corporators]; together with five commissioners to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior ... are hereby
created and erected into a body corporate ... by the name. of "The Union Pacific Railroad Company"...; and the sald corporation is hereby
authorized and empowered to lay out, locate, construct, furnish, maintain and enjoy a continuous railroad and telegraph [...]
Sec. 2. That the right of way through the public lands be... granted to sald company for the construction of sald railroad and telegraph line;
and the right ... Is hereby given to said company to take from the public lands adjacent to the line of sald road, earth, stone, timber, and other
materials for the construction thereof; sald right of way is granted to said railroad to the extent of two hundred feet in width on each side of sald
railroad when it may pass over the public lands, including all necessary grounds, for stations, buildings, workshops, and depots, machine shops,
switches, side tracks, turn tables, and water stations.
(from "The Pacific Railway Act" U S. Statutes
Large)
Based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of each section of the act?
O 1. to request volunteers for railroad construction
2. to give Instructions for the use of a telegraph
3. to attempt to establish a set of guidelines
O 4. to describe a goal unlikely to be realized
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