The Empire County argus., 1854-08-26
Approved 10Th June, 1854.
Public No ST..
AN ACT to aid the Territory of Minnesota in the construc

ZION Of railroad ihe Elm.
Be II eacrte1Iythe Afhute uni NaSey Etpreseat4t'9S
That there be, and is hereby granted TO the Territory OF
Minnesota for the purpose OF aiding IN he construction oi
railroad nom the southern line ot said Territory COM
ncncmg point between township ranges nine and sew
epen ihence tle way of 81. Paul. by the most pNcll
cable The eastern ne Of sad Territory in he dr.,
ion Of Lake superior every alternate sect on o land
de, guied bV .ld nulbejS for sections width
each side oi sad road within = id Territory, but III cast,
shall APP ar hu the United Siaes have, when the ne
of >.d ru 1T deui els fixed by he horty aoIeStd,
sold any any ri thereof gran ed as aforesaid,
or that the r.g Of rr-.mpio has ached 10 the same,
jlen il >h Il be .,wiu or any NJ or agens 10 be ap-
pointed By The gov error OF said Terri oH SibJee to lie
oval Of he ccrr ay the INTERIOR To select finm he
lands of the Uni ed >tats nearest 10 the uer OF conS
bove specified, much land III alternate sections or par
OF niS, shall be- equ such lands as he United
We sold, TO which the ri gh of pre'inpinn has
tuched as aforesaid which lands haS >lec ed in lieu Of
those and TO wh Gil enp IN has attached as fore
said oge.hcr wh he cn0n> parts oi sec oiS !cS =
ma ed bV 0dd numbers a,rc> id, and appi'pial, Il
n, azores i'd shall he ii by the e liiorl "i M.nnes
lor The d purpose afot trsald: FRA" tpt ThI
he nd % b. toct ID shall be fur iei
han hf cen uulc> no. h. line of he road III each
.st ini sr!cc ell r -H tccou oi sud road: PV,
ied fa,ther Tina the ld hereby gran ned shall be- en-
cS vey appl ed the cons uc on OF ha road tor whlc!
was gii ed and Scrc ed aud shall be disposed OF On
The work pr crosses and he same shall be app cd TO
o 9th purpose whatever: A"i PrrcHet t"ft"e. That
any aud II lands hrIe;oore reserved 10 he Uni St"eH
by OF Cong or III any other manner 10y COM
pecn au hortv ,or ihe purpose OF aiding in rny objcc
o iicrnaI rovemen', for any other purpose wh' ST.
even be- aud he hereb, reserved 'he United
= eS trun operation OF Ihis acr, except so tar rs
may be found ceSSury 10 locate The i"ue of sad a'-
road through such deserved lands, in which he gn
of way only shall be granted, subject to the approval o
the President of the Unied STATES.
SEC = 4na be ttn.ths, eDacI, That The actions and
paris o sections of land. which by such g-n.s sal &c
main to the United aes, within SIX mils eac side 4
said 10 d. .hall 10, be sod or less Than The nn
Sac. g. 4,A he .f.rls, r,ac.e}, That the said lands
hereby q AN ed to tn, 81 r,oN shall be >u6Jrc l.,
ia. dlSnsl of any leg Isl her,", for he pu POS,
ules I'd and no r. shalt hey emu 10 The bench
vi an, ,nn any here oore cons and oIgaiized and
til AID r ut shall b. and re lin public highway iW
IN, at Ar government al he Uled y ates ee Il On
oi 90 YItT Ch rye ul o. the ra' or'un oi any prop
ety ut,T> o ihe United ale, u"r shall any oi sad
lind urCUb euOpc private rH untl The same shall
have been Ars oa red al pubic sale at The increased
prIcr
SEC 4. ls} ta,ihe e0octel That The l,nds hereby
grliied To said Territory shall be sposed OF by sad
Tern oy only in manner tuliowag, lh Is 10 say, no e
hall vest in The said Teri ory o. Minnesota, shall amy
patent for any par oi he lands her nbefure mem
ioued ii c0nlu,lou- length of twenty miles of SAID
road shall b. compile ed through The Lands hereby gran ell
and when The Secle AIRY of The lnernr shall be satisfied
hat anv twenty miles of said road Completed then IL
m1et shall issue for quantity of Lind not exceeding
hundred and twenty ons, aud included within a,ont-
nu, leng of TWEEN miles of said road, and from time
q time patens sha be issued IN like manner upon the
comple ION of each add onl twenty miles of said road
una, sh hl be completed and if said road is compile
ted within Years. further sal: shall be m de, and
I he laud unsold shall reverl 10 he United States.
SEC Aut re 1t farther eadc.tf, That the United
aies mail shall be transported at all times on sud railroad
price as Congress may by law direct Fr,csI 4. That un
Ill such price ix by law the Postmaster General shall
have the power TO deerm ne the Same.
Approved ssth June, ls5a