Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-07-04

land reserved and granted for the use Of the sa-
line aforesaid.
Apprcvcd-24th 1tay, 1898
no ~ AN ACT to aid the State Of Ohio in extending
the Miami Canal from Dayton to Lake Erle anu " @ sa.
quantity of land 10 said State to ad IN tne cons. ,
d. of tile Canals authorized by law ana for man"s
donations of lands certain persons IN Arkahsas Ae
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presentafires Of the United States Of .9meraca IN
CONGRESS assembled, That there be, and is hereby
granted to the State Of Ohio, for the purpose OF
a,dine said State in extending the Mann lanai
from DAYTON to Lake Erie, by the Msumee route
quantity of land, equal to one half OF i've sec
tons m width. on each side Of said Canal, between
DAYTON and the Maumee river, at the mouth oi
the Angaize, so far as the same shall be located
through the public land, and reservinS eacn a,tef
nate section of the land unsolh to the un..eu
States, to be selected by the Commissioner .. we
General Land Office, under the direction o the
President of the United States: and which land,
50 reserved to the United States shall not be soiu
for less than two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
The said land, hereby granted 10 the State oi "np,
to be subject to the disposal Of the Legislature
said State for the purpose aforesaid. ana no otner
Proriapd, that said canal, when completed. snail
be. and forever remain public highway, tor the
use of the Government OF the United states, Tree
from any toll or other charge, whatever, lor any
property of the United States or persons 10 tneir
service, passing through the same: .ind prortaea,
| also. That the extension OF the said Miami canal
shall be commenced within five years, and com
peted within twenty years, or the state snail pc
bou nd to pay to the United States the amount Of
any lands previously sold and that the title 10
I purchasers, under the State, shall be valid.
Sec. 2 sqnd be it further enacted, That SO soon
as the route Of said canal shall be located, and
agreed on by said state, It shall be the duty OF the
Governor thereof or such Other person or persons
as may have been, or shall hereafter be, authori
zed 10 superintend the construction OF sad canal,
to examine and ascertain the particular iahds 20
which the said state will lie entitled under the
provisions of this act and report the same to the
/ Secretary of the Treasury Of the United states
Sec. s. .lmd be it further enacted, That the
State of OHIO, under the authority OF the Legisla-
ture thereof after the selection shall have been so
made, as aforesaid, shall have power to sell and
convey the whole any part Of sat iann, ana
give d title, in fee simpe therefor to the purcha-
ser thereof
Sec. 4 .and be it further enacted, That the
State OF Indiana be. and hereby Is, authorized 20
convey and relibqulsh to the State OF ONO, upon
such terms as may be agreed upon by sad states
all the right and interest granted to the sa'd state
Of Indiana. to any lands within the limits OF the
State of Ohio. by an act, entitled :. Al Act to
grant certain quantity of land to the state o
Indiana, for the purpose of aiding said state IN
opening canal, to connect the waters OF Wabash
river with those of Lake Erie," approved on the
second of March, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty seven; the State of Ohio 10 hold said land
on the same conditions upon which it was granted
to the State of Indiana, by the act aforesaid.
Sec S. find be It farther enacted, that there be
and hereby is, granted tc the State OF OHIO hive
hundred thousand acres ns the lands owned b,
the United States, within the SAID state, to be Sc
lected as hereinafter directed, for the purpose
aiding the State Of Ohio in the payment OF tht
debt, the interest thereon, which has heretofore
been, or which may hereafter be, contracted BY
said state. in the construction Of the canals wlthii
the same, undertaken under the authority oil th
laws OF said state, in force, or that may here
after be enacted, for the extension OF canals nov
, making; which land, when selected, shall be dis
posed Of by the Legislature Of Ohio, for that pur
G pose, and no other Prolded, The said canals
Z when completed or used, shall be, and forever re
I main, public highways, for the use Of the Govern
:. ment Of the United States tree from any toll o
T charge whatever, for any property Of the Unite
= states, or persons in their service passing alon
J the same; lind prcrided further. That the sal
! canals, already commenced, shall be completed j
seven years frcm the approval Of this act othei
wise the State Of Ohio shall stand bound to pa
over to the United States the amount which an
! ands, sold by her, within that time, may hav
Z brousht but the validity Of the titles derived frn
the state by such saies, shall not be affected b
e that failure.
Sec .3nd be II futter enacted THAT the selection
i the latd granted by the fifth section Il this act, may
re- made uNdtr Tie anthof and by the direction the Go
"a Of TIE ate OF Oaio nf any lands belonging
! Uni ed S,a,es hin said State which may at he time
selection be subject to ent'y private sale, and with
y two yedrs from tue approval OF this act ro1aded Til
1 n the Selection Of the lands hereby ganted, lands sh
n se cnmprehended which have been reserved for the
of the United Stascs 3. ernate sections, Tie graz
= hitherto made, wch may be made during the prese
~ ot Congress- Of lands within The a state, for
~ aud ais: Ind proued fhal all ads selected SIX
nj y he Governor sate, be reported the office