The daily union., 1852-09-17

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and hereby authorized shall be made the conditions fol
owing 70 which, well as 10 the provisions
signIfied BY legislative acts,
!" F1si II any portion Of The fund invested provided
by the foregoing secon OF any portion OF the Interest
thereon, shall by any aedon contingency be diminished
lost shall be replaced by the State 10 which n belongs
that the capital OF the fund shall remain forever und
and annual shall be regularly applied
without dnlnuon 10 the purposes mentioned In the nih
Sseo,,d The interest Of said fund shall be faithfully
applied 70 the maintenance and support Of the eaIahle ana
ncuable INDECENT Insane, bind deaf and dumb VINO sha
DO placed IN regularly organized State lnsu,uohs oa "a
public Incorporated institutions hospitals Tor the exeiu
sve care OF the insane. blind, deaf and dumb or III pupc
hospitals or schools iof the sole care ana @ ~ ~ m
same, having full corps OF officers charged WIN .ne
thereto and ia no ease shall any part Of hs said nnd
the interest thereof be applied pernaneniy OF empoa
be kept OF confined as Ia buildings connected with
attached them, IN any workhouses OF poof-houses
private hospital any general hospital not exclusively
and occupied for tue remedial care o the insane
shall establish public State institution for the mane-
and education Of idiots they may at the discretion
this act under the restrictions herenbeore specified, and
the ratio of their numbers, relatively TO the nane Tor
whose maintenance and support the Interest Of The fund
belonging such State shalt be applied, anything IN this
act 70 the contrary NOTWITHSTANDING.
$50 Aad be Farther eaaeed, That the right oil way
the public lands be- and the hereby is grant
ed TO the following States respectively, vz Arkansas
Louisiana, Alabama florida, and California, and 10 the
Territory of Minnesota for the construction under the an
each said States and the Territory upon such
said States Territory respectively shall
from point on the west bank Of the Mississippi river op
pose the OF Memphis, Tennessee by way OF Little
Rock, near Fulton, Red river; from Helena. by
way of Little Rock, to Fort Smith and from Ganes's
Landing by way Of Camden, TO Fulton Ia Iowa.
lngton Missouri river, with branch from the latter
10 keosauque. In Wisconsin, from the southern line of
Lac, Lake Superior said State and from Prairie La
Gross, ON ihe Mississippi river IN Wisconsin, % Mwan-
ters Of Lake Michigan. in 6uawa county from lake or
river Saint Clair to Lake Michigan from Zhwaukee by
way Of the Straits Macklnaw and sau Marie the
Montreal river In Ohio, from Beetle, in Ohio, by way OF
point the bank Of the Mississippi opposite The
city OF Saint Louis In Indiana, from Indianapolis to
later place In Mississippi from Brandon the
line OF the State Of Mssissipp in the direction of Mont
Mississippi respectively for the OF railroad
from New Oeans in Louisiana, by way OF Jackson, in
point the line between Tennessee, Mississippi and
Alabama 10 connect with The proposed Nashville and
Canton in said State the Tennessee line by way Of
Holly Springs, In said State. In Alabama and Foride,
branches 3 the chaasooehe river and basc py TO the
waters OF the Tumsaw river and Mobile bay In Louis
o the a. OF on one
Vicksburg In Alabama, from Girard Mobile bay ard
rom On 'he a,a Ver ETY. 70 @ on me
Jose Ia Florida from Pensacola by OF Tallahassee
Madison, branch Saint Marks and a branch
Tampa bay, Saint Marys, in the stae of Georgia
And in the Territory Of Minnesota, fom Fond du Lac,
the Falls of Saint Louis river Saint Paul and from the
line OF Minnesota through the valley OF Minnesota
river. to Dubuque, with branch TO Saint Paul
SEC Ind be 1ur.hr enacted, That said States and
Territory, respectively, shall have the right a.o take
necessary materials Of earth, stone and timber for the
states o. saa ns uSo % 70 o. e
the railroads Aforesaid and assigning the limits 10 the
men no more land shall be taken from the United States
than construction and of
said roads or public ways Tor transportation including tia
tons, with the usual buildings OF all kinds. and
such other usually enjoyed by
companies and copy OF the location OF said roads ade
under the direction Of the legislature shall be forwarded
eai Land Oice Washington city, within ninety days
amer ,ae q Ss S sa e q !rSoasd TS,1
is hereby granted the said States and Territory the
purpose OF aiding ~ making the railroads Aforesaid every
alternate section OF land designated by numbers,
width each side of said roads respect
lively but in case it shall appear that the United States
have, when the lines of OF said roads nItey
fixed by the authority aforesaid, sold any section any
part thereof granted aforesaid that the right OF pre-
empiton has attached to the then IL shall be lawful
for agent agents. to be appointed by the
said States or Territory respectively, TO select subject
the approval OF The Secretary OF the lneror rom the lands
OF the United States most contiguous TO the tier OF sections
above specified much land. in alternate sections
OF sections as shall be equal to such lands as the United
states have sod 10 which the right OF presumption has
attached aforesaid, which lands thus selected Ia
those sold, and to which the right OF pfeempon has at
tched Aforesaid, together with the sections Al OF
sections designated by numbers Aforesaid and
propraied as Aforesaid shall be held by the said Sta
and Territory respectively for the and purpose aIore
said Provided, That the lands be located shall
he further than fifteen miles from the line OF the
road 10 each and selected for and uf
OF said roads; Provided ffh, That the lands hereby
granted shall be exclusively applied In the
that road for which IL granted and selected and shall
be disposed Of only the work progresses, and ,h
shall be applied other whatsoever; Ind pro-
rtdsd further That and all lands heretofore reserved
the United Safes by OF Congress,
by competent auhorY for the purpose of aiding in
any object OF internal improvement for any other pur
pose whatsoever be- and the hereby reserved to
United States from the operation of this
far IL be found 10 locate the routes OF the
said railroads through such reserved lands in which
the right of way only shall be granted.
SRc IL And be u further enaefed That the sections and
parts sections o land which by such grant shall remain
the United States within six miles each side OF said
road shall be sold for less than double the minimum price
OF the public lands when sold which lands shall from
time, be offered public sale the h gest bidder,
der the direction OF the Secretary OF the INTERIOR and shall
no, be subject 10 entry nn they shall have been offered
at public sale
ively shall be subject the disposal Of the legislature
thereof Tor the purposes Aforesaid and other and the
said railroads shall be and remain public highways the
OF the government Of the United States toll
other charge upon the transportation OF any property
troops OF the United s ales
SIC I3 dnd be further enacted, That II tho said rail
roads, ciivey, shall be completed within years
each Of said States and Territory speciively shall be
be received the sale OF Of said lands by said
States and Territory, respectively, the ue To the pu
cbssets under said States remaining valid and the title
residue of said lands shalt renvee the United States
act had been passed.
"SKo. H. And be further enacted. That the United
States mail shall at all mes be ed said ralroad
under direction o Post Office Dep ,rnent such
prices as Congress may by law Direct
MIR CLARKE. II appears to me that il the bill under
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