144 LAWS APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



Title G5 of the Revised Statutes, mentioned above, embraces Rev. St. 

 sees. 52G3-52G9. Rev. St. sees. 5263-5265, 5267, and 5268, are set forth 

 below, and Rev. St. sees. 5266 and 5269, are set forth on p. 382, post, 

 under " Telegraphs." 



HEV. ST. SEC. 5263. 



Use of public domain for telegraph lines. 



Sec. 5203. Any telegraph company now organized, or which may 

 hereafter be organized, under the laws of any State, shall have the 

 right to construct, maintain, and operate lines of telegraph through 

 and over any portion of the public domain of the United States, 

 over and along any of the military or post roads of the United States 

 which have been or may hereafter be declared such by law, and over, 

 under, or across the navigable streams or waters of the United States; 

 but such lines of telegraph shall be so constructed and maintained 

 as not to obstruct the navigation of such streams and waters, or in- 

 terfere with the ordinary travel on such military or post roads. 



REV. ST. SEC. 5264. 



tJse of materials from public lands. 



Sec. 5264. Any telegraph company organized under the laws of 

 any State shall have the right to take and use from the public lands 

 through which its lines of telegraph ina,j pass, the necessary stone, 

 timber, and other materials for its posts, piers, stations, and other 

 needful uses in the construction, maintenance, and operation of its 

 lines of telegraph, and may pre-empt and use such portion of the 

 unoccupied public lands subject to pre-emption through which their 

 lines of telegraph may be located as may be necessary for their 

 station.s, not exceeding forty acres for each station; but such stations 

 shall not be within fifteen miles of each other. 



REV. ST. SEC. 5265. 



Rights granted not transferable. 



Sec. 5265. The rights and privileges granted under the provisions 

 of the act of July twenty-four, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, en- 

 titled "xVn act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to 

 secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, 

 and other purposes," or under this Title, shall not be transferred by 

 any company acting thereunder to any other corporation, association, 

 or person. 



REV. ST. SEC. 5267. 

 Government entitled to purchase. 



Sec. 5207. The United States may, for postal, military, or other 

 purposes, purchase all the telegraph lines, property, and effects of any 

 or all companies acting under the ])rovisions of the act of July 

 twenty-fourtii, eighteen hundred and sixtj'^-six, entitled "An act to 

 aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to secure to the Gov- 

 ernment the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," 

 or under this Title, at an appraised value, to be ascertained by five 

 competent, disinterested persons, two of whom shall be selected by 

 the JPostma.ster-General of the United States, two by the company 

 interested, and one by the four so previously selected. 



The "Title" above inontioned is Title 65 of the Revised Statutes, em- 

 brncing Rev. St. sees. 5263-5269. Rev. St. sees. 5263-5265 are set forth 

 above: Rev. St. sec. 5268 is set forth belovc; and Rev. St. sees. 5266, 

 5269, are set forth on page 382, post, under " Telegraphs." 



