section 1^st Be it enacted by the people of the state of Illinois represented in the General assembly, That the capital stock of the Galena and Chicago union rail road company be and the same is hereby authorized to be increased to a sum not exceeding one million of dollars in addition to its present capital, with the assent of the stockholders of the said company to enable them to complete the construction of the roads authorized by the charter of said company.

section 2^d The said additional capital stock shall be taken under and according to the provisions, of the third section, of the original act of incorporation, and the time for the final completion of said roads is extended five years. And the said company having applied to the united states for a right of way over the public way lands may receive take and hold all such lands as may be ceded or granted to said company by the united states or by individuals for the purpose of enabling them to construct said roads, or to erect thereon, depots, toll houses[,] and for such other purposes and uses as may be deemed necessary and useful to said company; And they may dispose of any fractional or surplus portion thereof if any there should be, whenever it shall appear that so much thereof is not absolutely necessary to be retained, whereon to construct said road, and erect such depots, toll-houses[,] and other appendages, to raise additional means wherewith to enable said company to construct said road in the best possible manner.

section 3^d Should it appear impracticable for the said company to construct the said road the whole of

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the distance contemplated by said act, or that it would be more advantageous to the company or the public interest that the said road should be connected with the state central rail road then the said company are authorized to terminate the said road at such point as shall be deemed most practicable: and may intersect and connect the said road with the said central rail road in its course to Galena. Provided nothing contained in the provisions of this act shall authorise the said company to have, purchase, receive, or hold any land upon any line, of any rail road authorised to be constructed, by the state, nor to construct any rail road upon or near the same line, or any road authorised to be constructed by the state,