Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-19
inc 0rant Of Public Lana.
Tor Railroad P.rs.e Io~i,i.,.

sAs OF Public Land. ..
"1 Railroad Psrpess, Aesisia,,
The following is copy Of ,bp
act passed by Congress and sip,.d p Ut.
President granting lands to II. s, y. lie
Louisian' to aid in tn. con,,,n' s'''e Of
railroads in this State: ''0n Of
BE 1t enacted BY the Senate md y
Of Representatives Of the United IS Sa m"a's
America IN Congress assembled 1'" esq
there be, and is hereby eran,sd : That
State Of Louisiana, for The ps.ns % The \.
aiding {. in the construction Of t a r.;Is Of
from the Texas line, via the State If y.
siana, West Of the town Of Cr.s Iou,-
Shreveport, and Monroe. to po;, a4 .. %
Mississippi river, opposite vick,h,, W. 'as
from New Orleans by Opelousss !, an
State of Texas; and from New O,l.... 'a '
the State line, in the direction to J..l..a'
Mississippi, every alternate sec,; ss''a,
land designated by odd numbers e, o. o
sections in width on each side Of said i, ~ =,
But in case it shall appear that the II.;,.s
States have, when the line or ro,,,. 81 u." ":,
road is definitely fixed, sold any ., - '.a
or any parts thereof, granted as ,s,...s
or that the right of pre-emp,ioo h. J.
|tached to the same, then it shall /. l..s,
for any agent OF agents, to BE- ,noo;,,.a
BY the Governor Of said State, 10 49, ,.l...
subject to the approval Of the secr.,.r, T.
the Interior, from the lands Of the un;,.s
States, nearest to the tier section, ,ho,s
specified, so much in alternate .ect;o,.
parts of sections, as shall be equal to .ch
lands as the United States hav. ,oH =.
otherwise appropriated, OF to which ,hs
right ofpre-emption has attached u ,b,. s
said; which lands (thus selected nEn
Of those sold, and 10 which pre.euu..
rights have attached as aforesaid, ,opelh,,
with the sections and parts Of sections d.
signated by odd numbers as aforesaid, nd
appropriated as aforesaid) shall be hehr
the State of Louisiana for The u,e ,i
purpose aforesaid Prorided, ETha, he
lands to be so located shall in no cas-. i.
further than fifteen miles from the line If
said roads and selected for and on account
Of said roads; Provided, further, Tint
the lands hereby granted shall be e1slu
sively applied in the construction Of aa
roads, and shall be disposed Of onb a III
work progresses, and the Same shall b
applied to no other purpose Whatsoever;
And proridcd further, That any and al
lands heretofore reserved to the United
States by any act Of Congress, or in any
other manner by competent authority, IL
the purpose Of aiding in any object Of il.
ternal improvement, or for any other Pu.
pose whatsoever, be, and the same an
hereby reserved to the United STATES IRON
the operation Of this act, except so Ms
it may be found necessary to locate Tie
route Of said railroads through such Re.
served lands, in which case the right d
way only shall be grated, subject lehs
approval of the President Of the United
States.
e. And be it further enacted, Thatlk
sections, and parts Of sections, Of hd
which, BY such grant, shall remain to 'k
United States, within six miles on eaeh
side Of said roads, shall not he sold iorks
than double the minimum price Of IN
public lands when sold nor shall an d
said land become subject 10 private eai!
until the same shall have first offered
public sale at the increased price.
3. And be it further enacted, Thatts
said lands hereby granted to the said st,t
shall be subject TO the disposal Of u
Legislature thereof, for the purposes ato'..
said, and no other and the said RAILROADS
shall be and remain public highway.
the use Of the Government Of The Uhded
States, free from toll or other charge ~
the transportation Of any properly q
troops Of the United States.
a. And be II further enacted, lhai w.
lands hereby granted to said STATE. .aall
be disposed of only in manner following:
that is TO say, that quantity Of hnd N
exceeding one hundred and twenty ~
tons, and included within eoailnooe
length Of twenty miles Of said road. ny
be sold /; and when the Governor q =, :.
State shall certify to the Secretary IT,
Interior that any twenty continues ~
Of said roads are completed, then ,,s,s
like quantity Of land hereby gr.''sa
be sold; and 50, from time to TIM, !,
said roads are completed; and ! :.
roads are not completed withia 'es 4.
no further sale shall be made, 49,
lands unsold shall revert to the Ua'@
States. .,-.A.
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