Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1857-04-23
BY AEUT HORII'Y.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
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An ACT making grant Of land tl the Ter
ritoEy Of Minnesota n alternate sections, to
aid ii the conssruction Of certain railroads in
said Territory, and granting public lands IN
alternate stati0ns to the State Of Alabama,
% aid IN the construction Of certain rail-
road IN said STATE
Be Il ssassfb by TIE Sesats and lE7ouss ef
Representatives Of fhe UlEite1 Snfes sf 14nssTiea
IN Congress asseulHed, That there be- and IS
hereby, grznts1 to the Territory of Minnesota
ior tie p1rpaSe Of aiding in the CONSTRUCTION
Of railroads, from Stillwater, lY WHY Of Saint
j Paul and Saint Anthony, to point between
The foot Of Fig Stone Lake ard the mouth Of
Sioux Wood river, with a branch via SAINT
Cloud and ChxW Wing, to the navieable waters
Of the Red river Of the north, at saEh point as
/ the Legislature Of said Territory may deter
mine; fr0ra Saint Paul and from Saint An
thony, via Minneapolis, to a co1vGnieat point
OF junction west of the Mississippi, 10 the
southern boundary Of the Territory in the di-
rection Of the mouth cf the Blk Sioux nvers
with br1n<h via Faribaalt, to the north line
of the State of Iowa, west of range sixteeni
from Winora, via Saint Peters, te a point on
the Big Sicux river, south of the fOrty-ffth
parallel Of north htitude; also from La Cres
cent, via Tmget Lake, up the valley of Root
river toa poiRt of Junction with the last men
toned road east of range seventeen, every al
t1rnate section of land, designate 10y odd NUM-
beEs, for six sections In width on each side OF
each Of said roads and branches; bat IN case it
shall appear that She United States have, when
the lines OF routes Of said roads and branches
are definitely fixed, sold any sections, or any
parts thersf6 gTzHted as Aforesaid, OF that the
right OF presumption has attached to the same,
then il shall be lawful for any aglmt, oragents,
to be appointed BY the governor Of said Ter
ritory or future State to select subject to the
approval Of the Secretary of the Interior, from
the hnasuf the United States nearest to the
tiers of sections above specified, SO much lands
IN alternate sections, or parts CT sections, as
shall be equal 10 such lands as the United
States have sold or otherwise appropriated, OF
to which the rights of pre-empton have at
taehed, asiaioreSsid; which lands fthus select
ed IN lieu of those sold, and to which pro
emption rights have attached as aforesaid, to-
gether with the sections, and pats OF sections,
designated By odd numbers as aforesaid, and
appropriated as Sfo-essid) shall be held by the
Territnry or future State of MiHnesota, for the
use and purpose aforesaid. Pr0vf3ea, Fhatthe
land to be so located shall, IN no case befurtheF
than hfteen miles from the lines Of said roads
OK branches, and selected for an on account OF
each Of sIid roads or branches: PrOvided, fur
tkT, That the lnnds hereby granted for and
on account Of said roads and branches, seve-
rally, shall be exclusively applied IN the con-
strueti0n Of that Toad for and on account OF
which such lands are hereby granted, and
! shall be disposed of only as the work pro
crosses, and the same shall be applied to nc
! other purpose ,EhatsoeFeE ARd Prog5dsa, EE--
Tier, That any and all lands heretofore reserv-
ed to the United States, by ary act of Con
gress, OF In any other manner By competent
authority, for the purpose Of aiding IN any OBJ
ject Of internal improvement or for any othel
purpose whatsoever, be, and the same ar'
hereby, reserved. to the United States from ths
opeEsIiioi Of this act, except 50 far as it may B.
found necessary to locate the routes of saic
railroad, and branches through such reserved
lands, iil which case the right Of way onl1
shall be granted, subject to the approval Of th'
President of the United STATES.
Sef 2 and Be q fErthsr enacted, Tha
the sert0ns and parts Of sections of land which
by such grants shall remain to the United States
within iIi1 miles On each side tf said roads ant
branches, shall not be sold forless than doubi
the Iairiuiam price Of the public lands 1yhel
sold; nor shall any Of said lands become sub
jeet 10 irivats entry until the same shall haT
J. been ofsshsd At public sale dc the increaseC
g priee- s
Sec 3. .AHd Be It fErthsr eaasleI Tha
the said lands hereby granted 10 the said Ter
rirorv or futqre State shall be subject to tn
: future disposal 5f the legislature thereof 70
the pppose herein expressed, and no Other
and the said railroads and lKaBches shall b
and r.smain p1bEc highways forthe use Of tn
y gOverrmeBt Of the United States, free frer
q toll "a pther charge upon tho transportation c
j any Tayrperfy or troops Of the United Staies
Sec 4 1Ana Be it fETtHsr enacted, Ths
the Irnds hereby granted 70 said Territory 6
future State shall &c disposed Of BY sad Tel
ritoTv Dr future State only 10 the manner 70
n lowing. that is to say: that q quantity OF Ian
\ not exceeding one hundred and twenty SCI
u ti0ns for each Of said roads znc branches, an
inelUiied within continuous length Of twent
miles of each of said roads and branches, ma
s4 be sold; and when the governor Of said Ter
tory DE future State shall certify to the Seer
tsry 81 the interior that any twenty continl
. Ous inilesiOf aIIJ Of said roads OF branches
c0rnpIsted, tbsn another quantity Of Ian
hereby granted not 70 exceed one hundred an
/ tKertY sections for each of said roads an
branches having twenty continuous miles con
pleti,d, as aforesaid, and included within
continuous length of twenty miles of each
n such r0ads or branches, may be sold; and S
= fTonl time % time, until said roads and branch
i.ars lrrrnplefsdt and If any Of said roads
81 brsriehes is not completed within ten years ]
flEthsf sale shall be lnades and the lands d
sold shall revert to the United States.
I, Sec. 5. Add Be Il fEEhs- enaetsE, Tb
=. the United Ststes mail shall be trsnsportl
ever said roals and branches, under the dire
,. ton Of the Post 0fhce Department, at sul
price as ti0ngrSss may BY laE direct; ProCiids
- Thai until such rrics IS fixed by law the PC
Master eienersI shall havls the power to dets
raiae the same
= Sec g. Aad be e fiRtheT enGcta7, II
in eslse any lands On the line Of said roads
tEsnches are within any Indian territory
6 title 70 the same shall aecrue, nor shah &
same be entered upon BY the authO-ity II sa
ae Territory OF Stase Ehtii tie Indian title to
same shah have been exlinguished.
IS. Sec Il zss1 Be Z arffer ezacEe1 III
there Se, and is hereby, granted to the State
Alabama for fhe r1lrr1.sli lr7f s7I7r,r In the 60