American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-12
AN ACT to authorize the State
through the public lands, 10
with Lake Michigan.


AN ACT authorize the State Of Illinois to open canal
through the public lands to connect the Illinois river
with Lake Michigan
Be enacted blythe Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
Me United States Of lnertca III Congress assembled That the
state of Illinois be- and hereby authorized TO survey and
marx through the public lands fthe United States the
ToWe OF the canal connecting the Illinois river with the
southern bend OF Lake Michigan and of land on
each side of said canal shall be forever reserved from anv
sale 10 be made by the United States except the cases
hereinafter provided for and the thereof forever shall
be end the same is hereby, vested in the said for
ea1al and Tor no other purpose whatever condition.
however that if the said state does survey and direct
b law said canal to be opened, and return complete map
thereof to the Treasury Department, within three wears
nom and after III passing Of this act or if the said canal
be not completed able for navigation within twelve wears
thereafter or said ground shall be occupied
by, and sed for canal, suitable for navigation the re-
seryaon and grant hepeby made shall be void and Of none
etecl Pror4d aheay and is hereby enacted and de-
cared that nothing in this act contained that shall be
done ~ pursuance thereof shall be deemed construed
to imply any obligation the part of the United States 10
appropriate any money defav the expense Of surveying
or opening said canal PO14ded Also and is hereby fI.i
Tier enacted and declared, that the said canal when com.
Pleted, shall be and forever remain public highway for
the use Of the government Of the United States tree from
any toll or other charge whatever for any property ofhe
United States or persons in their servce passing through
the sam.
Sec. ind DC it further enacted That every section Of
land through which said canal may pass shall be- and
the same IS hereby reserved from future sale until hereafter
specially directed by law and the said state is hereby a
thorzed and permitted, without waste touse any materials
on the public land adjacent said canal that may
ny for it's construction
Approved, LANES MONROE.
Washington, March so, 1892.
RESOLUTION directing the classification and printing Of
the accounts of the several manufacturing establish
ments and their manufactures, collected in obedience to
the tenth section Of the act to provide for taking the
Fourth Census.
fesoved By the Senate and Huse Of Representatives. Of the
Uted States Of 'ne,9ca Congress assembled That the
secretary of State be directed to be classified and
leduced to such form he may deem most conducive TO
the diffusion of information, the accounts Of the several
manufacturing establishments and their manufactures Ia
ken in pursuance of the tenth section of the act entitled
San Act provide for taking the fourth census or emu
meraton OF the inhabitants Of the United States and for
other purposes approved the fourteenth Of March, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty, and that lie cause fit.
ceh hundred copies OF the digest SO to be made to be
printed, subject to the disposition of Congress
Washington, March 80 1882