The Empire County argus., 1854-09-30
Public, No. 81.
AN ACT TO aid the Territory of Minnesota in the construc
linn & "A raj lroud the, pin
Public, No. 81.


lion Of railroad therein.
BE endcteld tie Stnote aad Uouey Representatives.
ii, C""e1 hates # imfrlcu i. o"ng'ss. as~eobt'd,
That there be. and is hereby granted TO the Territory OF
Minnesota for the purpose OF aiding in the construction OF
railroad from the southern line of said Territory,
mencing point betw cen township ranges nine and
eeen. thence the way of ) Paul by The most prac.
cable route 10 the eastern ne Of said Territory in ihe d.
ion of Lake Superior every alternate section Of land
designated by odd numbers for six sections in width
each side of said road within said Territory. but in
il shall appear thai The United States have, when the line
of .'d road definitely fixed by .he hority aforesaid
sold sect part thereof granted atOesuid
or that he righi OF re-emo has Al 'ached 10 the sane
then shl be lawful for any g'nt or agents to be APP
pointed by the governor Of said Territory subject 10 tic
approval of The Secretary OF the INTERIOR select from he
lands of the Uni ed States nearest the tier of s,ctionr
above specified much land in alternate paris
OF sect Ons as shall be equ 10 such lands he United
States have Sold winch The rgb of preeinption has
attached aforesaid which lands thus selected in lieu of
those sod and 10 which prc-enpon has attached aore.
Ia ed by odd numbers aforesaid and appropriated
afo esid, shall be held by The Territory oi MINES
ois ior he use purpose anl esaid Pr"aisd. That
the Land % be so located shall IN no case be further
than hf e.n. miles roln hc line Of he road in each
Case, and ,eleced or sii of s!d tUtd: p,oc
dtI fattht,. THAI the l'd. hereb g'al ID 'hi! be
clu>ye' applied n the q ha: rod "t wh ch
it wa. g'....,d -.d H,l'c ed AID sha., D. >i o"Iy
rs b" work i 's>Hrs AND be si ~ .,pi'-si
40 OH purpose " haeFtt. -i&a p""ct.tI -, e.. That
az "d III itads he'e"o'e '''cr'ed I" 'F Cn a.eH
br &C o '0ngeS, Other .'.titsl b.
peer' eu nora, oi ;he p'ni"'e "i a'd'E .nf 'bjcc
ot .l''id~! ,:U'c,at. any . hcl Wle'>o-
t'ei b., . ne .aiit At ha'tb' ,tsti'fe ii" Lnh"d
,i~'c> 'ru.. ..pr! 4,' n. ".- -&.t41 ,y il
My b ''"ili ::-ce.>.'f jig 'Ac 'i sad ra,'
road .in' In .st tsr' ea. vnie.- he rigi
ut Wv "T'iH sHal B. Ieo, -Nr.l tAe .t royal Of
III" / 'e- 'sa'' % .li' y H.lrG .otat,.
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a.,s. ,o,: ot ,, a. vi III b .uch :. ,,s ,na.i te
,n!n 70 "v C7ed res "I. nili'- each side 4
81 '"a'i h'i '"' "oid l." les hsn dn"is he iin'
nlln ptiry
SIC . 4 ,5 ~ L fl,t4yl .A~cte. Taa the said lands
hr,oty giAn % To it sad Toi;ory Sual b. subject
te disposal 0 .n' ley j hereD. tor e ~ pose
aforesaid and he >tali 'hey 10 ht btent
~ al, COMPANY here ocfe cons Il. ard 0glnzed
The of ihe gov he Cnrd aes, Fl iee from
hil or ''iher charge The ,0r,arl O
cry or troops Of the Uncd ae1, shall an, of said
lands become sugrc to private en- ry until The shall
have been frs offered pubic sale al The increased
price
Sec 4. Ant is ts1ier fnacted Tha, the lands hereby
granted SAID Teirtor' shall be- disposed Of by sad
Territory only III manner following that TO say. title
hall III the said Territory oil Minnesota, shall any
patent for par, ot he lands hereinbetore
tuned. until continuous length OF twenty miles Of said
road shall be completed through he lands hereb, granted
and when The Secretary of the Interior shall be satisfied
that twenty miles of sand road ple!ed then
patent sail issue for quantity Of land exceeding
hundred aud twenty sec, and included wiIhn conn
length of twenty miles of said road and from time
to lime, pten,s sia be issued IN like np0u the
completion of each additional miles of said road
un II il shall be completed, and said road compe-
ted within zen wars, fur her sale shall be msde and
the land unsold shall revert TO he United States
SEC. -i"I ne u .fnfther sn0cttt, That the United
States mail shall be transported all times said railroad
under he direction of The Post Office Department such
price Congress na, by law direct Pioodea. That un-
i'll such price fixed by law the Postmaster General shall
have the power to determine the same
Approved 2Sth June. 1894.