Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
al he First Session Of the TAirty-secoad Co
g,ess of the United States Of America.
[PuBLIc Acr-No. 46. i


AN ACT granting to the State Of Michigan the right of
way and donation of public land for the construction
of ship canal around the Falls of St. Marys in said
State. Ats
BE nresoOe 6y the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of
The United States of america Congress- assembled That
there be and hereby granted said State the right Of
locating canal through the public lands known as the
military reservation the Falls at St Marys river, in
said State and that hundred feet of land width
extending along the line Of such canal be and the
is hereby granted to be used by said State under the
authority thereof for the construction and convenience
of such canal and the appurtenances thereto and the
use thereof hereby vested in said State forever for the
purposes aforesaid and other: Povded nocatng
the line Of said canal through said military reservation,
the same shall be located the line Of the survey hereto
fore made that purpose such other route between
the waters above and below said falls under the ap
proval Of the Secretary of War; may be selected: And
rooided further That said canal shall be at least one hun
dred feet wide with depth Of water twelve feet and the
locks shall least two hundred and fifty feet long and
sixty feet wide.
by granted to the said State Of Michigan for the pur-
pose of aiding said State in constructing and completing
said canal hundred and fifty thousand acres OF pub
lie lands to be selected in Subdivisions agreeaby to the
United States surveys by agent agents to be APP
pointed by the Governor of said State subject to the a
proval the Secretary of the INTERIOR from any lands
within said State subject TO private entry.
Sec. g. 4nd be further enacted That the said lands
hereby granted shall be subject to the disposal OF the
Legislature of said State for the purposes aforesaid and
no other and the said canal shall be and remain public
highway for the use of the Government Of the United
tascs toll other charge upon the vessels Of
said Government engaged in the public service, upon
vessels employed by Said Government in the ransporta
taton Of any property troops of the United States
Sec. Ind be further enacted That if the said canal
shall be commenced within three and completed with
in ten years. the said State of Michigan shall be bound to
pay to the United States the amount which may be
ceyed upon the sale of any part Of said lands by SAID
State less than dollar and twenty-five cents per
acre. the title to the purchasers under said State remain
ing valid
Sec g. Ind be IL further enacted That the Legislature
of said State shall be kept accurate account OF
the sales and proceeds Of the lands hereby granted
and of all expenditures in the construction repairs and
operating of said canal and of the earnings thereof and
shall statement of the annually to the Sec
rotary of the Interior and whenever said State shall be
fully for all advances made for the
ton repairs and operating of said canal with legal in
terest on all advances until the reimbursement of the
same, upon the payment by the United States Of any
balance of such advances such receipts from said
lands and canal with such interest the said State shall
be allowed for the Of said canal only such tolls
shah be sufficient pay all necessary expenses for the
care, charge, and repairs of the same.
Sec 6. And be further enacted, That, before 1t shall
be competent for said State dispose Of any of the lands
to be selected as aforesaid the of said canal shall be
established aforesaid and plat plats thereof shall
be filed in the office Of the War Department and dup
cate thereof office of the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land Office.
Approyed. August o. 1852.