, 1857-03-06

eount Of which such lands an hereby granted, and
shall he disposed Of only As the work prOgresses, and
the sane shall be applied to no other Purpose whaiso
ever And provided further. That any and all Lands
heretofore reserved 10 the United States by any act Of
congress OF in any other manner by competent au
tbouy for the parpose q aiding in any object oi IN
ternAl improvement or for any other purpo Nhatso
ever le. and the same are hereby, reserved % The
United States fom the operation OF this act, except
70 far as u may be found necessary % locate the
routes nf s.lid railroads through such reserved hnd
IN which the right of way only shall he granted
subject to the approval Of the President Of United
Sec. ?. And be il further enacted. That the sec
ti0ns and parts Of sections of land which, ~ sneh
grant shall remain 10 the United state, within SIX
mile on each side Of said roads shall mot he sold Tor
les than double the minimum, pn,e Of The public
lands when sold shall any OF sad lands become
subject 20 private entry until The saine nave beh st
offered al public sale at the increased pree,
i Ses ). And he II further enacted, That the said
lands hereby granted b. the said State shall he sub
cot 70 the disposal d the iegiiiure tefeoi iGr NE
lruFpo-es aflrSsaid end no other and The said rail
uaAs shall be aud remain pabhc Highways Tor The usc
Of the government Of the United States, Tree irohi
toll or other charge upon the transportation OF any
property or tnndps o the United States.
" See l. And he il further enacted, That Che lands
hereby granted said Stale shall bc d-pn7ed of by
aid State only in maaner fol wing, that Is y sny
That quaint " Of Land, not exceeding one hnndrd
and twenty sections for each Of said roads, may be
j, sold and when The governor Of sad State shall ctr
III, 70 the Secretary of the Interior that any twenty
continuous miles of any 0G said riads l. eninpletcdr
then anathcr quantity of land hereby ganted, not u
oxcecd hgnlrel and twenty section. flr each Of
said adj having twenty continuous miles eoinpcied
a. Aforesaid and included within continuous length
Of twenty miles ol each q said roads may he sold ;
ard so from time 10 time. until said roads are com
pleted and f any Of said roads is not completed
within ten years. further sale shlll Le made and
the lands uhsold shall revert 70 the United States.
Sec. s. And be ii further enacted, That the United
States mail shall be transported said roads, under
the direction of the Posi-Oice Department, al such
price a. Congress may, by law direct Provided,
That until such price + xed by law, the Postmaster
General shall have the power u determine the same
Sec. 6. And he 1t further enacted, That grant Of
the following roads IN said State, t1wit: the Mem
phis and Charleston ruad, extending from Memphis
the Mssi sppi River. IN Tennessee. 10 Stevenson.
on the Nashville and ChattenoOya Toaroad, In ALI
hama the Hirard and Mobile railroad. from GiTard
ltD Molie Ala ana the Northeast and South We-tem
railroad from near Gad~dcn IN point On the Al
ahana and Mississippi State line IN the direction 10
the Mobile ard Ohio railrnad with view ~ connect
with said Mobile and Ohio railroad the COoSa and
/ Alabama milroad from Selma 70 Gadzden the Cen
tral railroad from Montgomery to some point on the
Alabama and Tennessee 6tte line IN the direction 10
Na.hyille. Tennessee and that alternate sections OF
the puddle hands n the extend ard In the ssme
manner ard upon the same limitations and restric-
tonsin every respect tall be and is hereby made to
aid IN the construction of the roads IN said State
toned IN this at Provided, That the lands horciy
granted b said State for tile purpose Of constituting
ralroad from the northeast u the southwestern por
ton of said State yng northwest Of Elyton shall be
igned to such road a. may be designated by the
legislature Of said State. t
Approved, JGnc 3, 1856.