Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20

INo 457 An ACT to grant ain relnqnslea ami appro
prated lands to the sat 4 iahama the purpose e
mproyng lie ns,A Ataa # the Teinessee, Cuosa Ca
haNba, and Black va. Icy MYERS
BE it enacted ~ she seNots nha Hoas2 Of Repre-
senatires oFMp Unite} !Stat7, II .iaipficc IL Con
err,s i,,emttea. The. four hundr & thousand acres,
tie reiiuqai,ncd !2ads Ii tie counties Of jackson.
Madison Morgan, Limestone Lawrence, frank
In. and Laudrrdae in the state Of Alabama be.
and tie same u hereby, granted to SAID State. to
oe applied to the Improvement &! the navigation Of
the Muscle Shoals. and Colberis Shoals, in the
rcnne.see riyer. and such other parts u sad river
within ,ald State as ,he Legislature thereof may
direct: But If there shall not be foai hundred thou
sand acres o re!inqushed unapproar,atGd lands in
laid counties, the deficiency tc be made up out OF
Any unapprop.lated lands in the county Of jackson,
lln said state.
Sec . ind tc Il further enacted, That said
state OF Alabama snail have power to sell, dispose
oi and grant said ani, for the purposes aforesaid,
at price not less than the minimum price OF the
public lands Of the United States, at the tire Of
such sale.
Sec. ;. .4ai he ii further enacted, That the said
State Of Alabama shall commence said improve
ments within two wears after the passage Of this
act, and complete the same within ten years there
after
4 Sec. T. ind be it further enacted, That if said
State Of Alabama shall apply the lands hereby
granted, or the proceeds of the sales, any part
thereof to any ether or object whatsoever, than
as directed by this act, hefore said improvements
shall have been completed, the said grant for all
lands then unsold shall thereby become null and
void and the said State of Alabama shall become
liable and bound to pay to the United States the
amount for which said land, or any part thereof
may have been sold, deducting the expenses incur
red in selling the same.
Sec. 5. .1nd be il farther eIacted, that the i'm
provements OF said navigation shall be commenced
at the lowest point Of obstruction in said river
within said State. continued up the same unit
completed, and be calculated for the use of Steam
Boats, according to such plan of construction a
the United States Engineers, appointed to surve,
. and report thereon, may recommend, and the Pre-
sident of the United States approves Provided
that such plan shall embrace, If practicable
u the conneXon of the navigation ct Elk river, wit
the said improvements.
Sec. g. And be il further enacted, That after IL
completion os said improvements, the surplus q
said grant, it any, shall be applied to the improve
u ment OF the navigation oi the Co6sa, Cahawba
and Black Warrior rivers, in said State, under til
r, direction Of the Legislature thereof.
;. Sec Z. .qnd be itfNrther eMactpd, That the sa.
t rivers, when improved as aforesaid Shall renal
n forever free From Toll for all property belonging
q the Government of the United States, and Tor a
persons in their service, aud tor all the citizens
the United States, unless toll si.a be above
le by All act Of Congress
q Afproved-2SI May, 1928,
r No. 461 AN ACT making sppror II .on iog the ere
of ton q BfeakwatcF ueAF the mouth Of Delaw are Ba
d BE ii enacted ty the Senafe and House of Repr
santatives Of the United States Of ,qmerica in 10