Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-12-13

O. in Congress assembled, That there bB and
hereby is granted 10 the sllts Of Michigan, 90
aid in the construetou II gallroads ram L,,tie
Bay the Noquet ~ Marquette, and thence to
Outouagon and from IN. ,So last nam u pa.
ees to the WiS0Ou>!u S,ais Inc, and a!so ffv.a
Amboy, By ll,ilsdaIu am Lansng, sni from
Grand Rapids 20 some ,oin. "a or near Ira.
verse Bay; also Iram Gran4 Haven, aud Pore
Marquette to Flint, Wl.u thence 10 Port Huron,
every alternate section oI ami designated by
odd uumDorS for s,A soctlUns IA width onra"h
side OF each Of SAID roads, bat iu case il shsll
appear that tho unied States have, when ,hs
iues or routes OF sali roads arc definitely liz.
ed, sold any section or an part thereof grant
ed as aiOresaid, or lhaI Tia right Of pyeciuptlon,
mas attached to the same, dion it shlli be law.
iGl ior'any agent or agents, 10 b9 appniOtdd hv
the governor Of said State, 50 select, subject 10
the approved Of Jhc Secretary of the lpturiur,
irpm the iaud5 Of ths tnit1d Statcs nearest to
tqe tiers OF sections a0uve specified, 50 mUch
land in alternate sections or parts of sections NJ
shall be equal to Sncn lands as the Uni,ed So,
les have sold OF otherwise appropriated, or to
Which the right Of presumption has attacked 10
atnre-aii, Nnich 0ats thus yslectsd in iiou Of
thoss .Soid, aud to Which .pretmption rlhs
nave attached US aforesaid, ,ugeshAr with tbs
! sections and parts Of aeeticns designated BY
odd Numbers as aforesaid, aud approoratoj
rs aforesaid, shall be held by the State ofNli-
ehean for the use M purpose Aforesaid: Pro.
gldedi That the lands 70 M tn located shah IN
no case be further thaI fifteen mies from Tho
hues OF sad roads, and sn,ot,eI for and on NC.
elun! OF each Of saii roads: Provided further,
ihlt the iapds hereby gained shall b. elca.
syely applied il the construction oi ,hAt rosi
ior aud on account of ahGa sueh lanis ~,
hereby granted, ami shallbe disposed ofonly
as tho Wor2 progresses, aud tb. ssae shall bs
! applied 10 no oIhGr purpose whatsoever; And
PROVIDED further, That pny sDd al lhnl. here,
tofore reseracd to the luitoa Sta.rs ly auvurt
/ @! Congress, OF in any sChgr manner, hy eom
petont authority, for sns pu'ross IT aiding ia
any object Of ntCtnil lmpto,tpaut, or FOR ,ny
other purpose whatsoever, be sna tho ,a,u4 aru
hrreby reserved 70 he Uatyi Stst.s frsm ,hu
operations Of this vet, eIptH ~ iaras is msy
be toand necessary 70 lpcats The ,sulss Of sail
railroad. through such reserved .anls, in wh,ca
cass the right of Nay cuy ,t.a lt sran,,G,
subject to !he approval VI tic ptdslet VI III.
United States.
See .. Ard bs it further eusstsl. Tint m,
sections and parts Of sections Of lind which.
by sdcA gralt, sh4l rruagu {, .be United S,s..
tes, vi lhln sxmias On soeh side Of ,acl Of
said roads; shall not b. sold for .es. ,beu Dom,
bic the minimum price of .hr pubic land.
when Sold uor saali any %! .a.d iand, become
snljrct To- private rutry an.,l ,ia same L.yy
been first offered IA, public sale at III iosroa,.
ed price
SIC 3. And be it further enacted, Tha, ;ho
said lands hereby granted "a the sdd State,
shaI, Le subject 10 The di,po.ai If th, l,,;sla.
tare thereof for The puropsos gforcsaij' spd
no other, anu th, said railroads sh.l be ana
rrmain pubich hetways for .thocvc Of the go.
yefnucut OF the Lni.ed States. free from. top
Or u,har charge upon the transnortaliou Of aAg
property 0, truOps Of the Unite States.
| Sec. I. Aul be itfurthcr enacted. lha. .he
lands h,reby granted to sad Stat. shall he