Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-06-24

ofhce House of Rep. U.S.,
DEAR SIR Your letter dated the IN d. 100; Do.
but postmarked the 18th, has been recovod
enclose herewith copy of Benefits land pr,
as printed by the Senate, after it had BASED ths
House of Representatives. rN '"e
am very respectfully,
Your ob't. serv't.,
JNO: w. FORNEY,
,7 Clerk Ho: Rep. U. S.
AN ACT
Making grants of lands TO aid in the construction of
Roads, and for other purposes sH
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House of
Of the United States Of america an Congress- 0ss
6ed That there is hereby severaly granted to the St
named herein the following amounts of public land Soe
lively, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned viz To MI
souri, three million to Alabama two million five
hundred thousand acres; to Iowa. three million acres to
Michigan, two million five hundred thousand acres to M
consin two million five hundred thousand acres to ou;
two million five hundred thousand acres to Misss
three million acres to California three million acres
to Illinois, million to Indiana all the pubcnd
not sod located or reserved, lying within her limits and
million in addition thereto to Ohio all the NH
lie land not Sold located reserved lying within her limits
and two million in addition thereto to each of the
States of Maine, New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Connecticut New York New Jersey Penn.
sylvania Delaware, North Carona South Carolina Geo
ga Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and tennessee at the
of hundred and fifty thousand acres each Sena
said States respectively and each of the Organized Ter
ritores and the District of Columbia hundred and fifty
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SEC. And be 1T further enacted That the eleven States
in the preceding section first named, apply
the proceeds of the lands hereby sveray granted to
aid in the construction of railroads in the respectively
And right of through the public lands hereby
ally granted to the said States and they severaly
thorzed to take materials of EARTH stone and tim
ber for the construction of the said railroads respectively
from the public lands adjacent thereto and in locating each
of the said railroads. and assigning the limits thereto no
land shall be taken United than Ne
cessay for the convenient uction and each ~
railroads respectively including stations and the public bull
Of
such appurtenances necessary usually enjoyed by
railroad companies and COPY of the location several
roads respectively made under the direction of the g
ture of each State in which said roads shall be o
warded to the proper local land Offices and the General Land
Office at Washington city, within ninety days after the
completed respectively and shall be duly recorded and
there hereby severay granted to each of the eleven states
the preceding section first named respectively the amount
of land therein specified for the purpose of making railroads
therein respectively, aforesaid be taken along the
tire length of the line route of said several railroads
far the United States lands the line of the sid
several roads in following viz every alternate
ton of land designated by numbers for six miles
width each side of said several railroads. but
shall appear that the United States have when the line.
routes Of of said roads definitely fixed the
and by the authority aforesaid sold any section
thereof granted aforesaid that the right of pre-empn
has attached to the then shall be lawful for
gent agents to be appointed by the Governor of each
said States respectively to select subject the approval
the Secretary of the Interior from the lands of the United
States not contiguous to the tiers sections above specified
so much land in alternate sections parts of sections shall
be equal to such lands the United States have sold
which the right of presumption has attached aforesaid
which lands hus selected in lieu of those sold which
presumption rights have attached aforesaid together with
the sections or parts OF sections by even numbers
as aforesaid and appropriated aforesad shall be hed
each of the said eleven States first named respectively e
amount in the preceding section named for each of the said
several States for the and purposes aforesaid but the
lands to be located and selected for and account of
of said roads shall in be than six sections of
land for each mile of said road Provided That the lands
hereby granted to the said eleven first named States shall
exclusively applied aid in the construction
railroads in said States respectively, and shall be sold and
disposed only the work progresses end in proportion
the length of railroad completed upon each said roads and
he ed to her
also, That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the U
ted States by act of Congress- in other
competent authority for the purpose of aiding in any o
Of internal mprovent, or for other purpose Whatever
shall be and the are hereby reserved to the u States
found necessary locate the routes of said through
such reserved lands in which the right OF way only shah
be and is hereby gran led.
SECT 8 Ind be it further enacted That of the ands
granted by this the said first named eleven states
portion thereof shall be applied in conformity WIN thg
already bv said States respectively for which
said States have made appropriations pledged the cS
by granted to each States be applied
the aforesaid aid in the construction OF sucn o
railroads as the legislatures OF SAID eVe al States may
SECT i. And be it further enacted, That the ninets1
States in said first section of this act named and S
Territories District severaly authorized sp IA
proceeds of the lands hereby severay granted to a
States Territories and District the support OF schools
other useful public purposes And the Commissions w.
Public Lands under the direction Of the Secretary Of 1
terror shall issue to each of said nineteen States and l
tories District respectively land warrants to the amour
in all to- which each of said nineteen States and s
tories and District respectively entitled under m
Except far the lands granted to Ohio and
situated within the limits Of said States ) and sald % orr
States and said Territories and District, seyeFay he
thorzed to sell and dispose Of said land warrants a
to be valid and efectual in the hands OF ap @
holder thereof and be located by such owner the
upon any public lands subject to private entry 70 az
land warrants for military services land 80
thorzed by law to be located And the title OF M s
located by any holder of said land NE :ans
be secured and perfected to such holder IN states
other land warrants issued by the az 10
Said land warrants shall be engraved and PnJb v the
prevent deception and counetfeiting shall be T
Secretary OF the Interior the Commissioners ecreta
Lands for them by such other persons as inc b state
s. may direct and countersigned by the Governor % said
receiving the same. by such other officers lively de
teen States, Territories and District may hi be for
nate for that purpose and said land warrants acres
not less than eighty one hunered ptct shall
each: Provded. That Sste Territory OF name fot
n be authorized to locate warrants IN us the
its own benefit and that warrant lSueu ds to Whe9
visions of this shall be located upon any there shaN
there shall be pre- emption right, or on meet the pea
be actual settlement and cultivation srcA settler anu
10 son holding such presumption right, {" #
r cultivator. or,t Zach and all VI
SECT s. And be further enacted That Thai either wholly
III the railroads in any State in the mon granted ny t
in part from the proceeds of the and shall TOT
act, are hereby made and declared pos The mails, militia
ever hereafter, at all times States under ~
direction of the proper officers thereof owed such "
10 law fix the rate of compensation TO DC ~ ,,3.i
80 vices. That all mineral lan
,e SECT g. And be IL further enacted, n e the operator
Hereby reserved the United 10 private emu
5 of this act, except such as are by Ia" Su'' Lad
d by individuals. I'D That all the c r1
seer 4 lind be 1t further enacted, session Of COZ
OF granted 10y any other aet) during ne of his
. therein, shall be deducted from the amOuH'
TX act to said State. fac o6, 1857