P  war  to  con      ^^^"  ^'  ®^'^  corporation,  hereby  created,  shall  have
■tract  and  use  power  to  construct  a  rail-road,  with  a  single  or  double
"»  roa  •        track,  from  some  suitable  point  on  the  route  which  shall
be  designated  for  the   river  Raisin  and  Lake  Erie  rail
road  $6  as  to  connect  with  the  same  at  or  near  the  viU-
age  of  Monroe  in  the  county  of  Monroe,  passing  Raw-
sons  mills  or  as  near  to  them  as  practicable,  to  some
suitable  point  of  intersection  with  the  Detroit  and  St.
Power  to  trana  Joseph  rail  road  at  Ypsilant',  with  power  to  transport,
and  perawwr  ^^^f  "^^  carry  property  and  persons  upon  the  same,  by
the  power  and  force  of  steam  or  animals,  or  of  any  me-
chanical or  other  power,  or  any  combination   of  them;
and  may  if  they  should  deem  proper  at  any  time  with-
in the  period  specified  for   the  completion  of  said  rail
road  have  power  to  construct  a  branch  leading  from
Bome  suitable  point  on  the  main  road  to   the  mouth  of
stony  creek  and  thence  to  Monroe.
