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

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Tuc'on oil Fa'Foads IN 'aid Siute.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the un,,sl Sntos of Anne.
Iica IN Congress assembled That ,her. he and
is hereby, GRANTED 70 tho St,ue of Ni,rnnNn
for the purpose Of aiding in the so,.tructiui,
Of raiioad from Madison. or Comubu.. b,
the way ol Portage city on the S, Cto5x Giyer
or Lake between townshlps twenty Gye and thI-
IN one, au,F from thence Ia tha west eod of
Lake Superior, aud to Bnyfn,l. snd ol.n frcm
bond dn Lac on lake WiaLebaso. por,Aerly 70
the state line, every alternate section Of land
de,lpnsted by odd numbers FAR siy ..ctious IN
dth on each sile Of sad road. ,pknsctiyply.
but Ia case il shall amman that Tia Initial
State. have. when the iiues or roats, of said
roads are deGu.teR fixed. sold any sections or
paris thereof granted u, aforesaid, or ,bt, ,be
righs Of precmpton has atiache to Inc SANE
thea it hal be awful for any agent or agcuts.
y be appointed by the governor Of said State.
to sc,,cv, subject " the approyal OF the Secre
tsly oI die Interior, from tho ,anlgof ,herlui.
,sd State, nearest 20 the tier of seelion, above
specified, so much aaj in alternate section,
or parts Of sections, as shall ba eoqal ia snah
lands os the United States have soLior othsr
wise appropriated, OF TO which tbe rich. Of
p,rempl ton has attached, as aforesaid, wbl III
lnd- nus selected in lieu of hose sold an, ia
Shcll preemI ton h2s attached as Aforesaid,
together with he sections ami parts Of sections
dt lgNstcd By odd numbers a, aforesaid. aod
app ,priat,d as aforesaid, shall be held by tho
state Of Wisconsin fuf ,he use aud purpo.e .
t'res'i' Proyted Fnni the lands 20 10 SO To-
sated slaii in no case be farther than fifteen
milos from the line OF the road. il each case,
and ecal ior ana On account of said roads:
I'to,pea turher, That the anis hereby graft.
ed N he exclusively appiei ia the construc
tIou VI Ihat road Tor winch it was granted onl
selected, aud -ha be disposed of on'y as tn,
wOr& progresses, and the same shall he aunliti
mo other porposc wha,scNe.eAnd frnyilet
further, lhnt auy and all landsreseyyed to the
tutei States by any ,ac. Of Coarress for the
purpose of aing in any office. Il i6tag1yl I'M.
p oremcny, Or In any m.p,erf,r ony nurposo
vi atsower, he, and ''the same,sre herein, ren
served to the ld,ted STATES from The operatio
gf mis- act, erclpt So iaras itnmy be found no.
cessary to locate de r9ato If aid rfEoad,
tanughsu h reserved hudi, in which case the
rlghtot was oalg shall be granted, suLelt to
the approval vi the President Of tie United
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Soc. ,. Aud be it.-fagthar enacted. 1ha. the
sections aud part, of sections or Iand which.
by such grunt, shall remain 10 the (nitcd Sta.
tes. within six miles on each aide Of mid ron
ds, shall no. bsso,d for Iess than d,Dble ,,ho
minis an price Of ,ha public lands when gold;
uoe shall any Of said lands become snbisct t1
private e0try Until the same'haye been 6rst 3. .
fered truLhc sals OF the increased prics
Sec. 8. And be It further eoac,ei. Tint the
sud land. hereby granted to sad State shall
b subject to the disposal Of the legislature
hereof, for the purposes aforesaid ana M o.
tqer, an the said rairoads shall be and re
m d public high+ays for the use of the govern.
meht nt Ihe lated 9tat4s free from t0ll or 0
ty or ~o6n. xxx ~ ths iTn;,S1 I,n, ''" " proper
Sec. 4. And Be it further enacted, That tho
lands hereby sgranted to said State, shall be
disposed If by said S,ato only in manner fol.