Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-03-27


railway or canal passes, and in which the
mid lands mey lie, shall desire to do it
may selec. ss, or such part as it chooses, Of
the lands 50 reserved, as prc-emp,icn, az
the minimum prices hereipbetoie estab-
ished, which the lands would bear ~hen
net apart BY the Secretary Of the Interior.
But the State must take up and pay in
cash for said lands, or otherwise lis right
to them shall be forfeited, either within six
years from the time when set apart bv the
Secretary of the Interior, or by the time
the railroad or canal is finished, if it
should be completed before the expiration
Of the said six years.
But during this period the State may
sell the lands thus reserved to individuals
or corporations Provided, That no title
shall be gwen to the purchaser until he
presents to the receiver Of the proper land
'ofhoe q certi6cate Of purchase, duly au-
ithenticated, according to the law Of the
State bsom which it issues, and obtains the
receipt from the said receiver, for the use
.of the United States, the price herein Gysli
rs the minimum per acre for which the
lands shall be sold, Upon the issue Of the
receipt for the money and certificate as
aforesaid, the tile shall be given in the
manner now prescribed by law: Provided
however, That, with the exception Of the
certificate as aforesaid, the land shall be
entered, and the title given, according to
the same forms, and in the same quantities
now prescribed by the laws of the United
States: Aud provided further. That il, at
the expiration Of the period beyond which
the Sta;e is prohibited fro entering the
sala lands, it shall expose them all for sale,
IN the manner and upon the terms herein
prescribed for sales by it 10 individuals aud
corporations, that the further time Of two
years shall be given it to complete the
sales Of said laDcs as aforesaid, through
the land Offices Of the United States.
Sec. 3. And be II further enacted, That
the right Of way for any railroad or canal,
chartered by State to run through the
lands Of the United States. shall be given
to the State for the use Of said railroad or
canal ). and that in the event of differ.
ence between the Postmaster General and
the railroad company as to The compensa-
ton for carrying the mails Of the United
States, the matter shall be settled by mu-
tual agreement between the Postmaster
General and the Governor of the State in
which such railroad lies; and that the
benefit of this act can only be claimed
when the charter provides, BY sufficient
torfeitures and penalties Gin the opinion of
the Postmaster General,) for forcing the
railroad company or companies to perform
the said award; or when, in case of COM
panies already chartered, they can be effet-
ed by contracts and stipulations satisfacto-
Iily to the Postmaster General.
Sec. 4. And be ii further enacted, That
the lands purchased by the State under this
act are to be applied by said State for the
construction of the railroad or canal for
which they wete reserved; but the time
and manner of selling them, and the mode
ofappropriating them, shall be determn-
ed by the State itselfto whom the pro-
ceeds Of this fund belongs after its appli-
cation to the construction of the said pub
lie works: Provided however, that the &C.
ceptance by the State Of the benefits ofthe
provisions of this act shall be considered
as implying no objection on its part to ap-
Propriate the said lands as prescribed in
this act.
Sec. s. and be 1t further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from its passage.