Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-07-26

meet with the Georgia and Tennessee MuE ~ md f,ns
ErtoR to the tennessee at or Boards bluff Ala
bama alternate section OF lana g; @ eech Of
said roads But in case ii shall appear that the United
States have when the lines or routes OF SAID roaa are ae
6neIy fixed sold any sections rs thereof grant
ed as aforesaid that the right of pre,empton mas a.
tached TO the same then shall be lawful for any agent OF
ssec subject 10 the approval II the Secretary of the In
terror the lands OF the United States neares. W. @
sections or parts shall be equal to such lands
the United States have sold, or otherwise appopraeu
said which lands thus selected lieu of those sold and t"
which preempton rights have attached as aforesaid
erwth the sections and parts OF sections gf.
shall be held by the State Of Alabama, tor the use anu
pose aforesaid Provided That the land to be so e.eu
shall in no case be further than fifteen miles from the mes
of said rads and selected for and on account OF each VI
sad roads, Provided further That the lands hereby ga
cusively applied in the construction OF that ROAD o anu
on account ii which such lands hereby granted and
shall be disposed Of only as the work And
provided further That any and all lands m
ed to the United by any aea ., S4 s
aiding in any object Of internal improvement or for any
other purpose whatsoever be- and the same are re-
served to The United States from the operation OF ms ACT
except may be found necessary to locate the
routes of said railroads through such reserved lands IN
to the approval the President of the United States
Sec 2 And be it further enacted, That the sections anu
parts sections Of land which by such grant s a re sd
roads shnl NOT be sold for less than double minimum
price of the public lands when sod nor shall any VI sa
lands become subject to private entry until the nave
beeu offered public sale at the increased price
SEC 3 And DE it further enacted That the saia anas
hereby granted the said State shall be subject to the as
posal of the legislature thereof for the purposes Aforesaid
and other and the said railroads shall be and remain
public highways for the use OF the OF .De UNI
ted States free from toll or other charge upon she transport
taon of any property troops OF the United States
SEC And be further enacted, Iha. the lands hereby
granted sed State shall be disposed of by said only
following, that is That quantity OF lands
not exceeding hundred and twenty sections for each q"
said roads and included within a continuous length OF
twenty miles Of each of said roads, be sold and when
the of said State shall certify to the Secretary o
the Interior that any twenty continuous miles Ut any OF
said ruads completed then another quantity OF land mere
by granted not exceed hundred and twenty sections
for each of said roads having twenty cont nuou miles com
of twenty miles of each of such rads y be sId and So
from time time, until roads ure completed; ana II
of 50 roas is not pieei within ten years no ur-
Their shall be made and lands unsod shall revert 10
the United States.
SEC s. And be further enacted That the United States
mail shall be transported said roads, under the dec-
ton of the Post Office Department such price Con
by law direct Provided That until such price
is fixed by law the Postmaster General shall have the
power to determine the
SEC g. And be it further enacted That grant OF land
following roads in sad State, wit: the Memphis aud
Charleston railroad, extending from Memphis on the Mis-
sssppi rver in Tennessee 10 Stevenson on the Nashville
and Chattanooga railroad in Alabama the Girard aud Mo-
bile railroad from Girard Mobile, Alabama the North
and Southwestern railroad from Gadsden to
direction to the Mobile aud Ohio raroad with view 10
with said Mobile and Ohio rr the Coosa and
Alabama railroad from Selma to Gadsden the Central rail-
road from Montgomery point on the Alabama and
T. hnes>ee State line in the direction to Nashville Tennes-
and that alternate sections of the public lands to the
same extent and IN the same manner and upon the same
limitations and restrictions respect shall be, and
is hereby made to aid in the construction Of the roads in
said State mentioned this Provided That the lands
hereby granted said State for the purpose of constructing
railroad from the northeast the southwestern portion
of SAID State lying Northwest of Eytoa shalt be assigned
he
Stale.
Approved Jnne 5, 1856.
Public PSI
AN ACT making grant of lands ihe State of Louisiana
aid in the construction of railroads in said State.
Be enacted by the erae and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
That there be- and is hereby granted to the State Of LOUIS
ana for the purpose of aiding in the construction OF rail-
road from the Texas line in the State Of Louisiana west Of
the Of Greenwood via Greenwood Shreveport and
burg and New Orleans by Opeousas the State line
of Texas and from New Orleans to the State ne the
direction Jackson Msssspp every alternate sections
Of land desgnat ed by odd numbers for sections in
width each side Of said rad But i'll it shall appear
roade is definitely fixed sold any sections, parts
thereof granted aforesaid, h 1t The right of pre-emp
on has attached to the then shall be lawful for
agent agents, to be appointed by the governor of
said State to select subject to the approval Of the Secre
tary of the Interior, from the lands United States,
seciuns parts of sections, shall de equal to
such lands the United States have sold or otherwise ap
propraed or to which the right has attach
sold and to which presumption rights have attached
aforesaid together with the sections and parts of sections
designated by odd numbers aforesaid and appropriated
aresaid shall be held by the State Of for the
and purpose aforesaid Provided, That the lands be
SO located shall in NO case be further than fifteen miles from
the line of said roads and selected for aud account
said roads Provided further That the lands hereby grant
ed shall be exclusively applied in the CONSTRUCTION IF said
roads, and shall be disposed of only the work
and the shall be applied other purpose whatso
And ded further That any and all lands hereto
fhoIy ,:ta
in any other by competent authority for the
purpose of aiding in any object Of internal Improvement
hereby, reserved the United States from the operation
of this act, except far may be found necessary
Locate the route Of SAID railroads through such
United States.
Sec And be it further enacted That the sections and
parts sections OF land WHICH, by such grant, shall
to the United States within miles each side Of said
roads, shall be sold for less than double the minimum
price Of the public lands when SOLD shall any said
lands become subject to private entry until the shall
have been frs, oe ed public sale at the increased price,
SEC. g. And be it fur her enacted That the said lands
hereby granted to the State shall be subject the dis
posal OF the stature thereof for the purposes aforesaid
public highway tor the use OF the government Of the Uni
ted States free from toll other charge upon the
Sec And be it further enacted That the lands hereby
granted to said State shall be disposed of only in
followng that is to say that quantity of land
ceedng one hundred and twenty sections, and included
within continuous length of twenty miles of said roads,
may be sold and when the governor OF said State shall
certify to the Secretary of the Interior that
tnuous miles Of said roads completed then another
quantity of land hereby granted may be od and So
from time to time until said roads compleen and
said roads not completed within ten years. further
sale shall be made and the lands unsod shall the
United States.
SEC s. And be it further enacted That the United States
mali shall be transported said roads under the
ton of the Post Office Department. at such prise as Con-
gress may, by law direct Provided That until such price
is fixed by law, the Postmaster General shall have the
power to determine the same
Approved June g. 1876.
NOTICE