Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-07-30

b.ms every alternate sscsion q rcd 4.nassd u odd
a sssaa g s 81 e ID. lie
states have when the lines d routes said rad. de-
e 10 ss ss%s ' ahsn
to b appointed By The % srd 81 ,hs n 10
terror f the lands Of the Uaited sstes nearest to the
tiers Of sections above specified much land in alternate
as the United States have Sold otherwise appropriated
to which the mption have attached Us a9re
sad which lands thus selected in lieu Of those sold and "
which presumption rights have attached aforesaid
vic the sections and parts Of sections desgnateo "
odd hss as ITO sd s Se use and
pose aforesaid Provided, That the land to be so Located
shall in be further than fifteen miles from the lines
of said road and selected for and account VI eacn VI
roads, Provided further That the lands hereby grant
ed for and account Of sad roads. seyery shs be
on which such lands hereby granted and
shall be disposed Of only the work progresses and The
provided rhRp That any and III lands heretofore
ed to the United States BY act Of Congress OF IN any
osss IF for
other purpose whatsoever be- and the hereby re-
served to the United States from the operation Of this act
except may be found necessary to locate the
Routes Of said railroads through such reserved lands IN
which the right only shall be granted subject
Sec J. And be further enacted That the sections and
parts Of sections Of land which, by such grant, shall remain
roads, shall be sold for than double the minimum
price IF the public lands when sd shall any Ut said
bseu rst offered Il public sale at the increased price
SEC g. And De it further enacted That the SAID lands
hereby granted to the sad State shall BE- subject to the DIS
posa the legislature thereof for the purposes aforesaid
and other and the said railroads shalt be and remain
public highways for the Of the OF the Uni.
Of o % 1r Of the United
SEC l. And be further eiacted That the lands hereby
in following, that say: That quantity ofiands
not exceeding hundred and twenty for each OF
said roads, and included within continuous length Of
w mi nfo hnfa rnadS he
the governor of said State shall certify to the Secretary OF
the Interior that twenty continuous miles Of OF
said roads completed then another quantity OF land here
by granted exceed hundred and twenty sections
for each of said roads having twenty continuous miles COM
Of twenty miles Of each Of such roads, be sold and
from time to time, until sa roads are completed and if
hsr sale shall be made and lands unsod shall revert
SEC And be further enacted That the United States
mail shall be transported said roads, under the drec
ton Of the Post Office Department q, such price as Con.
fixed by law the Postmaster General shall have the
power to determine the
SEC g. And be it further enacted That grant of land
shall be made sad aid the of the
following roads in said State to wit the Memphis and
Charleston railroad. extending from Memphis the Mis-
sisspp Tennessee Stevenson. the Nashville
and Chaenooga railroad in Alabama the Grard and Mo-
bile railroad from Grard to Mobile Alabama the North
point the Alabama and Mississippi State line. in the
direction to the Mobile aud Ohio railroad with view 10
connect with said Mobile and Ohio railroad the Coosa and
Alabama railroad from Selma to Gadsden the Central rail-
road from Montgomery to point on the Alabama and
M ssd h.t a i,arne a ne f h hi Iud -, IT,
,s . r, nf and IN The SAME .r,r and nn ,he same
Limitations and restrictions in every respect shall be- and
S Soy, nao,;onad hue e - Thu. th nd
hereby granted said State for the purpose Of constructing
of said State lying Northwest Of Eyton shall be assigned
to such road be by the legislature Of said
Approved June 8, 1856.
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Re enacted nv ,b Ssnae and Hns IF Renrssentst;re.
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
Tbat thars h. and il arhx Cd ~ ~ St.ta NJ I
;ns sr rho nnrne NJ aid s the ~ 49,. r,;on " r
ad rm tbe Texas line in ihs State IF ";s;sna we. If
the town Of Greenwood via Greenwood Shreveport, and
Mnnue to mint an the Miss;ssnn r,vsr nn,s,t vel
burg and from New Oreans bv Opsousas to The STATE line
OF Texas and from New Orleans to the State line in the
direction to Jackson MissssnD. everv alternate ssct;ns
of land des,enatr I'd nv odd rrmbsrs fr s,r cs;ns n
width on each SIDE Of said rad But in case Il shall
thai The United States have when The line or route i ID
rmde is definitely fixed sold any s.cluns or anv nris
thereof granted Is afes,d or ID he right Of peenu
ton has attached to the SAME then it shall be lawful for
sn m To DC p m ny the Of
tary OF the Interior from the lands OF The Uned states
to the tier sections above specified 20 much in a.
such lands as the United states have aid M ,hrv 10 nm
prupriuted Or " which the right of has attach
ed Is aforesaid which lands thus sscted in lieu Of hose
sold and to- which preemp,;,n rights have aIIscbd %
Aforesaid together with the sections and par,s sctun
designated BY odd numbers as aforesaid and appropriated
"a aEresald shall he held nv The S,.e If Inxan. @ Tho
use and nurnose aforesaid Provided That rs smdS ~ he
80 Se ns nad roads nd sp De @ an
said ruads Provided further That the lands berehv ran
ed shall be excus yely annl,ed in The csruc,; e d
roads and shall be disposed Of only as the work
and the same shall he anni;ed =" NJ o,hr ~mP
vr. And nrnv dad tP.r Th, ~ rv ad ~ Tna.
fore reserved to the United states by any act Of
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