The North-Carolina standard., 1838-08-29
1PuBLIC.=No. 32.l

APPROVED, June 18th, 1888.
[PUBLIc-No. 32.l
AN ACT to grant quantity of land to the Ter
r,ory of Wisconsin, for the purpose of aiding
in opening canal to connect the waters O
Lake Michigan with those of Rock river.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House d
Representatives. Of The United StuteS Of America
tn Congress assembled That there be, and here
by is granted to the Territory of Wisconsin, fo1
the purpose OF aiding in opening canal 10 unite
the waters of Lake Michigan, at Milwaukee
with those OF Rock river, between the point o.
intersection with said river of the line dividing
townships seven and eight, and the Lake Kosh,
llonong, all the land heretofore not otherwise ap
propriated or disposed of in those sections and
fractional sections which are numbered with odd
numbers On the plats of the public surveys,
within the breadth of five full sections, taken in
the north and south, or east and west tiers, on
each side of the main route of said canal, from
one end thereof to the other and reservng the
even numbered sections and fractional sections,
taken as above, to the United States; and the
said land, so granted to aid in the construction
of said canal, shall be subject to the disposal OF
the Legislature OF the said Territory for the pur-
pose aforesaid, and no other: Proridcd That
the said canal, when completed, and the branch
es thereof, shall be, and forever remain, pub
the United States, free from any toll or other
charge whatever, for any property of the United
States, or persons in their service passing thro'
the same PrOrided. That said main canal shall
be commenced within three years and completed
in ten years. or the United States shall be enti-
tied to receive the amouat for which any of said
land may have been previously sold, and thai
the title to purchasers under the Territory shall
be valid.
SEC. 2. Aud be IL further enacted, That so
soon as the route of the said main canal shall be
defnitively located and established, agreeably to
an act of the Legislature of the said Territory,
Incorporating the Milwaukee and Rock river
Canal Company, approved January fifth, 1883.
1t shall be the duty of the Governor thereof 10
transmit plat OF the same, showing its termina-
lons, and lis connections, with the section-coru-
ers of the public surveys, to the Commissioner
Of the General Land Office, whose duty it shall
be to ascertain, under the direction OF the Presi-
dent of the United States, the particular lands
herein granted to said Territory; and shall cause
duplicate lists of the same to be prepared from
the plats on file in his office, one of which he
shall transmit to the Governor Of said Territory,
who, or such other person or persons as shall be
appointed for the purpose, under The authority OF
the Legislature of the said Territory, or of the
State which may be erected out of the same, af
ter the admission of such State, shall have DOW
er to sell or convey the whole, or any part of
said land, at a price not less than two dollars
and hity cents per acre, and 10 give title in fee
simple therefor, to whomsoever shall purchase
the whole or any part thereof
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted That the
alternate sections and fractional sections which
shall remain to the United States, agreeably to
the first section OF this act, shall not be sold for
a less sum than two dollars and ifty cents per
acre, nor be sub iect to pre-emption.
SEC 4. And be 1t further enacted, That in re-
ference to the provions of the first section Of this
act, where section shall be divided by the route
OF the main canal, such section shall be counted
I'm liking the lateral limits of said grant) as be-
ing on or towards that side of the line next the
larger portion OF sand section ascertained by re-
ference to the mile lines and corners of the sec
tlons, and the land and water thereby included.
SEC. 5. Amd be 1t further enacted, That when
ever the Territory Of Wisconsin shall be admit
ted into the Union State the lands hereby
granted for the construction of the said canal. or
such part thereof as may not have been already
sold and applied to that object, under the direc-
ton OF the Territorial Government, shall vest in
the State OF Wisconsin, 10 be disposed of under
such regulations as the Legislature thereof NAV
provide, the proceeds OF sale to be applied 10 the
construction of the said canal, or Of such rar,
thereof as may not have been compIetcd and
the State of Wisconsin shall be entitled 10 hold
in virtue of the grant hereby made as manv
shares Of the stock of the said canal as Shall h.,
equivalent to the aggregate of all the sums of
money arising from the nett proceeds of the sales
Of the SAID lands, and applied to the construction
OF the canal, any thing In the charter of the Mil
woukee and Rock river Canal Company to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and shall be entitled
to the same dividends on said stock as anv otbel
stockholder; and in the event that the said Stat,
shall make no other adequate provision for nur
chasing out the residue of the said canal, tn,
dividends OF the State stock hereby ACQUIRED snr
all other proceeds Of the sales OF the lands h.
by granted, shall constitute fund, and be anil;