The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-12-24

SIC. l3. That II shall toe the duty oil the
company, 40 soon as the track Of said road
may he selected, to cause the vacant lands To
be surveyed into sections of six hundred and
forty acres each, for thirty miles on each side
Of the Same, and as soon said company shall
have completed fifty miles OF said road nccot-
ding to the terms Of the contract, they shall
be and are hereby authorized to select aud
designate to the Governor an amount OF land
to be- taken In alternate sections, SO that no
TWO 80 selected shall join each other except at
one corner, equal to twenty sections for every
mile Of road so finished, which lands so selec-
ted and designated to the Governor, shall be
patented to said company or their assigns, free
Of oil costs; and in like manner for each and
every section OF said road, until the whole shall
have been finished; provided, that said road
shall cross the rivers Trinity, Brazos and Col
orado as near the 82d degree Of north latitude
as practicable.
SEC. IL. That all the vacant and unappro-
priatcd public lands belonging to the State of
Texas, east Of the loSd parallel Of longitude
west from Greenwich, and embraced between
the parallels Of latitude 81 and 33 north,
and all of the vacan, and unapproprinted lands
belonging to the State west Of tho 1o3d deg
Of longitude, and embraced between the par.
allels Of latstaie so 30'' and 80 , north lat
itude, be and the same is hereby held in re-
serve by the State, for the purpose herein set
forth, until the track Of said road is located by
said company; & ON and after which time
there shall bo held IN 'cservc by the State, for
the purposes above set forth all OF the vacant
and unappropriatcd land belonging to the State
lying within thirty miles on each side of said
road, until the same is surveyed and located In
accordance with the provisions of the 18th Sec
tion of this net provided, that if there should
not be sufficient amount of vacant and unap-
proprinted land belonging 10 the State, embra-
ced in the above last reservation TO fully satiss
fy the amount of land to which said company
may bc entitled by virtue of n compliance with
the provisions Of this act, that the Governor
cause to be issued by the Commissioner Of the
General Landoffice, certificates for six hundred
and forty acres each, to said company, for the
balance they may be entitled to, which may be
located upon any other vacant and unappropri-
sted land belonging to the State, IL such man.
ner that no two sections shall Join, except at
ono corner, at the proper cost and charges Of
said company or their assigns, which shall bc
patented to said company as other lands; pro-
vidcd, that the alternate sections herein rescr.
we'd to the State, shall SO continue to be rescr-
we'd to the use Of the State until otherwise d
rccted by law s; and further provided that said
surveys shall be made in square, and those
adjoining tho road shall front one mile thereon
aud no more, unless prevented by surveys
made previous to the passage Of this act.
SIC. 10. That should the said company fail
at any time to finish the length of said road
contracted to be completed within the term
specified in the contract, the said contract, -
with the powers, privileges and iinmuntics
together with such parts Of the road as may
have been constructed, with all it's machinery
and appurtenanccs, shall bc forfeited to and
become the property Of the State OF Texas, =.
reserving, however, 10 said company the right
to prosecute and defend all suits and rights or
liabilities which may have accrued or been in.
CURED prior to such forfeiture.
SEC. l6. That should the said contract be
come forfeited, II shall be the duty Of the Gov
ernor Of the State 10 RI. advertise and relet the
said road to other contractors, conforming HIM
self in all respects az near as may be, to all
the terms and conditions of this act, and such
subsequent contractors shall be fully invested
with all the powers, rights. privileges and inn
munties Of the first contractors, and subject
to the same terms and conditions.
Ssc. ~. That the lands granted TO said
company by this act, shall be alienated by
said company rs follows one fourth in six
years, one fourth In eight years, one-fourth in
ten years and one.fourth in twelve years, after
the same shall have been selected and located
by said company.
SIC. 1s. That the sum of one thousand
dollars, or a. much thereof as may bo neces.
sary, be and tho same is hereby appropriated
out Of any money in the Treasury, not other.
wise appropriated, To enable the Governor TO
carry into effect tho provisions of this act
SIC. 10, That this act shall not be so con.
strucd rs to affect any right of location or on.
try, presumption right or survey heretofore
acquired in tho district OF country reserved
and set apart for the use Of said road 4; and
that this act take effect from and aster its pas.
sage.
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