Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-06-15

4 May 90, 1853.
DEAn SlR: Yenr letter dated The I4lh instant, bni
| postmarked the 18th, has been received.
+ enclose herewith copy of Benneit,s Land bill,
as printed by the Senate, after il had passed the
House of Representatives.
am very respectfully,
Your obt. servt.,
JNO. w. FORNEY
Clerk Ho. Rep. U. S.
Hon. A. w. VENABLE, BrownvlIe, N. e.
AN ACT
Making grants Of lands to aid in the construction
OF railroads, and for other purposes.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House IF Rrpre-
Sentatves Of the United States Of America in Congress
assembled, That there is hereby severally granted to
the States named herein, the following amounfs of
public land respectively for the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, viz: To Missouri. three million acres :;
TO Alabama, two million i've hundred thousand acres:
to Iowa. three million acres; TO Michigan, two mil
lion five hundred thousand acres; Wisconsin,, two
million five hundred thousand acres; TO Louisiana
two million five hundred thousand acres; TO Missis
slpPi, two million acres I; Florida; two million
acres to Arkansas, three million acres Cafor-
MA three million acres to Illinois, million
TO Indiana, all the public lands sold, located or
reserved. lying within her limits, and one million
acres In addition thereto Ohio, all the pnblic land
not soid, located reserved lying within her limits
and two million in addition thereto, and to each
of the States Of Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont
| Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Iork. New jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware, North
Carolina South Carolina Georgia, Mary land, Virgil
MIA, Kentucky and Tennessee, the of one hun
dred and fifty thousand acres, for each Senator and
Representative in the thirty-seeond Congress. from
said States respectively, and each of the organized
Territories and the District of Columbia, one hundred
and fifty thousand acres.
SECT. 9. find be ii further enacted That the elev-
en- States in the preceding section first named,
to apply the proceeds of the lands hereby
sevea'ly granted TO them TO aid in the construction
OF railroads in the States respectively. Anda right
of way through the public lands is hereby severay
granted to the said States and they are seyerally a-
thorlzed 10 take necessary materials of earS stone
and timber for the construction Of the said railroads
respectively, from the publ, lands jacent thereto;
and in locating each of the said railroads. and assign
ing the limits thereto, more land shall be taken
from the United States than is necessary for the
venient construction and of each of said railroads
respectively, including stations and the public build
Ings OF all kinds connected with said roads, outs,
and such other appuTtenances necessary OF
ually enjoyed by railroad companies; and copy of
the location of said several roads respectively. made
under the direction of the slature of each State in
which said roads made, shall be forw arded to the
proper local land Offices, and the General Land Office
at Washington city, within ninety days after the
are completed respectively and shall be duly record
ed and there is hereby severally granted each of
the eleven States In the preceding section first named
respectively, the of land therein specified. for
the purpose Of making lroads therein respectively.
aforesaid, be taken along the entire length Of
the line route Of said several railroads. far the
United States lands the line Of said several
roads, in manner following. viz every alternate
ton of land designated by numbers for six miles
in width each side Of said several railroads; but
in case j; shall appear that the United States have
when the lines CT any of said roads def
niIely fixed the manner and by the authority afore
sold any section any part afore
said, that the right of presumption has attached
the same, then it shall be lawful for any agent or
agents 10 be appointed by the Governor Of each of
said States respectively, select, subject the APP
prevail of the Secretary of the Interior, from The lands
of the United States most contiguous to the tiers
sections above specified, so much land in alternate
sections parts of sections shall be equal such
lands the United States have sold which the
right of presumption has attached as aforesaid, which
lands (hus selected in lieu CT those sold or to which
presumption rights have attached aforesaid, to-
gelher with the sections parts OF sections desgna
ted by numbers aforesaid, and appropriated
as aforesad0 shall be held by each of the said eev
en- States first named respectively, 10 the amount in
preceding section named for each of the said
:al States, for the and purposes aforesaid but
the lands be located and selected for and
count Ct each Of said roads shall in be more
than six sections of lard tor each mile of said road
Pr0rided That the lands hereby granted the said
eleven first named States shall be exclusively applied
construct aid in the construction Of railroads in
said States respectively, and shall be sold and dis.
posed of only the work progresses and in proper
lion 10 the Length Of railroad completed upon each of
said roads, and the shall be applied no other
purpose: find PrOUided also, That any and all lands
heretofore reserved 10 the United States by tny ACT
of Congress- or in any other by competent
horiiy for the purpose of aiding in any object Of in
ternal Improvement, or tor other purpose whaev
er shall be and the hereby reserved to the
United States from the operation of This act except
so far as it may be found necessary locate the
routes of said railroads through such reserved lands
in which case the right OF way only shall be and is
hereby granted.
SECT. 8. find he it further enacted, That of the
lands ranted by this The said first named eev-
en- States, portion thereof shall be applied
forniy with the foregoing provisions, to aid in the
construction of the rail roads already commenced by
said States respectively, for hch said States have
made appropriations pledged the credit Of said
States respectively. and the remainder of the land
hereby granted each Of said several States be
siruction of such other railroads the legislatures
of said several States may respectively designate.
SECT. 4. find be IL further en0ced That the nine
teen States in said rs section of this last named
and said Territories and District severaily auho
rized apply the procee3s of the lands hereby
orally granted each Of said States, Territories and
District the support of schools for other useful
public purposes. And the Commissioner of Public
Lands under the direction of the Sectreay of the In
terror shall issue each of said nineteen States said
Territories and District respectively, land warrants
the amount in all to which each. of said nineteen
States and said Territories and District are respec
lively entitled under this act, Except far the
lands granted to Ohio and Indiana situated with
in the limits of said States } and said nineteen States
and said Territories and District, severally au-
thorized to sell and dispose of said land warrants,
and the same are be valid and eectual in the hands
OF any or holder thereof, and may be located
by such owner or holder upon any public lands sub
ject private entry, in the manner land war
rants for military services authorized by law 10