Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-16
BY AUTHORITY,
PUBLIC ACT.
Passed during the First Session of the THity.seeona
Congress.
[PUBLtc zACT-No. COL

TPUBIIe AGT-No. 20l
AN ACT granting the right of way to the State of Mis-
souri, aud portion OF the public lands aid in the con,
structlon of certain railroads in said State.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
atives ofthe United States of America in Congress as
sembed That the right of way through the public lands
be and the same is hereby granted to the State of Mis-
sour Tor the construction of railroads from the town of
Hannibal to the town fist Joseph in said State and from,
e city OF St Louis to such point the boun
Diary OF SAID State may be designated by the authority
OF said State the right also take necessary
terals OF EARTH stone and timber for the construction
thereof from the public lands of the United States ada
cent to said railroads. Provided That in locating the rq
roads aforesaid, and assigning the limits the semen
no more land shall be taken from the United States than
Is necessary Tor convenient construction and of said
roads as pubic ways for transportation including stations
with the usual buildings of all kin outs and such
othef appuitenances as are usually enjoyed by railroad
companies ana copy OF the location of said roads, made
under the direction OF the Legislature shall be forwarded
to the proper local land officers respectively and to the
9eheral Lana Offce at Washington City, within ninety
days after the completion of the same to be recorded
Section 2 And be it further enacted, That there be
and is hereby granted to the of souri, for the
purpose OF aiding making the railroads aforesaid every
alternate section of land designated by even numbers
for SIX sections width each side of said road but in
shall appear that the United States have when the
line OF route of said roads, either of Them shall be de-
hnltey fixed by the authority aforesaid sold any section
or any part thereof granted aforesaid that the rgt
presumption has attached same then it shall be law
u for agent sgens to be appointed by the Cover
nor OF said State to select subject the approval of the
Secretary OF the INTERIOR from the lands of the United
SO much land In aern ate sections rparts sections
as shall be equal to such lands the United States have
sod or to which the right Of presumption has attached as
aforesaid; which ands thus selected in lieu of those
sod and to which pre- empton rights have attac he'd as
aforesaid together with the sections and parts of sections
designated by even numbers aforesaid and appropra
ted aforesaid shall be held by the State of Missouri for
the use and purpose aforesaid Provided That the lands
to be located shall in be further than fifteen miles
from the line OF the road in each Provided further
That the lands hereby granted shall be exclusively ap
piled in the construction of that road for which il was
granted and selected and shall be disposed only as the
work progresses and the same shall be applied to no
other purpose whatsoever And provided further That
any and all lands heretofore reserved the United States
by any act OF Congress- in other by compe
Tent ory for the purpose of aiding any object of
internal improvement for any other purpose whaso
ever be- and the hereby reserved to the United
Statesrom the operation of this act except so far as
may be found necessary to locate the route of the said
railroads through such reserved lands in which case the
right of way only shall be granted
Sec 3. And be it further enacted That the sections
and parts OF section OF land which, by such grant, shall
remain to the United States, within six miles on each
side of said roads, shall not be sold for less than doub
the minimum price of the public lands when sold which
lands shall from time to time be offered at public sale to
the highest bidder under the direction of the Secretar of
the Interior and shall be subject to the entry until
they shall have been SO offered atpublic sale.
Sec 4 And be it further enacted That the said lands
hereby granted to the said State shall be subject the
disposal Legislature thereof for the purposes aore
said and other and the said railroads shall be and
remain public highways for the of the Government of
the United States free from toll other charge upon the
transportation OF any property troops of the United
States.
Sec 5. And be it furtherenaced That the lands here.
by granted to said State shall be disposed of by said State
only in manner following, that is say that quantity
ofland not exceeding one hundred and twenty sections
on each road and included within continuous length of
twenty miles OF said road, may be sold; and when the
Governor OF said State shall certify the Secretary of
the Interior that said twenty miles of said road compile
ted then another like quantity of land hereby granted
may be sod and from time to time until said road is
completed and if said road be completed within ten
years further sales shall be made and the land unsod
shall revert to the United states.
Sec g. And be it further enacted That the u States
mail shall at all times be transported said railroads un
der the direction of the Post Office Department at such
price as Congress may by law direct
(5igned LINN BOYD
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Slgned) WILLIAM r. KING
President of the Senate pro-tempore |
Approved June TO- 1852
(Slgned) WILLARD FILLMORE