Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-01-14

t..n,h lana one thoasand fosty.so
sscad Fsbsuar s one 81 e Id Fshney one
sand eight and tour anndted ano
Tos to ~doss twsa-
vars .Iousand egh. hend5sd aud
As csS act 81 two Suadkd and ar thousand
For haepay pensions payable through the econd and
third auditors 81 the treasury thirty Thousand ana
fortyseven dollars and cents. - 4
For navy Invalid pensions thirty thousand dollars
eleventh OF August one thons md eight hundred and ry
eight one hundred aud ten Thousand dallars
For paying pensions of nvalids who were wounded on
bosrd private urmed vessels curing the last war vain
Great Britain, in addition to the unsxpended BALANCE o.
former appropriations for the same object hundred
and kfy-seven dollars.
Sec. be it frsher enacted That SO much Of the
first section Of the act entitled An act ar the re the
Revolution, approved fifteenth May. one 'h"asana esu'
hund ed aud of the first tctlon OF .he ai
titled An act supplementary TO The act "r Tue e nf tn.
certain surviv NJ officers and soldiers OF the army VI M
Revolution" approved seveu june, one ,nsasanI AM s
section of the act entitled An renew ing certa naval
pensions and extending the beLetit OF exstn2 Jaws
specting naval pensions engineers f,enen and cl
beavers in The navy and 10 their widows approved eiey
enh August thousand eight hundred anu
provides ir tie payment OF all pensions unae' rr
SAID acts any in the treasury not
ated be and the is hereby repealed from ana
The irt tn Of June one thousand eight hundred
md ifty-six.
Sec s. Aud be it further enacted. That moneys np,
propratcd by the act Of lirytlst May teen hnndIe
ing the thre,h June Of that year. anil by the se:'nd
sec ON the act of twenty-eishth February eighteen
s % Ss ps
invads who were wounded ON board OF private armed
vessels during the last with Great Britain not required
under the provisions thereof be applied to the same
purpose subsequent to the hreh of june eighteen nun
dred and being hereby provided that pensions
treasury of the United States in the manner upon
appropriations made to be made, other pensions lo
naval or mil tary services
Approved April ., 1885,
CHAP XXX An Act to provide for at least Election
Precincts in each Ward in the CT of Washington aud
BE il the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled
That shall be the Guty of the city corporation to provide
least two election precincts in each ward, to appoint
to elections in the same, and 10
adopt such other gu!aons may be necessary to give
full force and effect To this section
Sec AMI whereas, native born citizens resident OF the
city OF Washington who anire at the age OF
between the ,h:rteh dav of Dccehbcr next prvce
ding the election and The day of election not allowed to
BE it further enacted That person. being nauralzed
between day vi December and the day OF the sureed
ing ecton shl be euicd to vote a such next succeed
Ing e.cciIun.
Sec And be rthe ted That at all eec ions
to be held in the city vi Washington municipal officers
the polls shall lie opened ocock, and closed
oc.ock, p m. and that all acts and parts Of acts
inconsistent with this at are hereby repealed
Approved, May IT, 1s5j.
CuAp XXXI An Act granting Public Lands, in alternate
Sections to the States of Florida and Alabama. TO aid IN
the construct On Of certain Railroads in said States.
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
That there be and her by granted to the State of for,-
d. kr the purpose of aiding the consru ;on of rail-
Escanbia Bay near Pensacola and from Amelia
Island the Atlantic, 10 the waters of Tampa Bay with
br h TO Cedar hey the Gulf Of McKee, and ais"
raru.d from Ienscoia the stage line Of Alabama IN
the direction of Montgomery, every alternate section Of
lad de>s mated by odd numbers for six sections in width
ON each sde vi each OF said roads and branch 81 IN case
sE appear that The United States have when the lines
Of SAID roads and branch deutey fixed sold
sections parts thereof granted aforesaid
that the right of presumption has attached to the then
shall be lawful for agent agents to be appointed
by the Governor said State To select subject to the ap
prevail Vt the Secretary OF the Interior from the lands OF
The Uni ed States TO the of sections above
Cited, nuch land in alternate sections parts OF
tons as slall be equal TO such lands the United States
have Sold 9th appropriately wat the rights
OF presumption hive attached aforesaid; winch lands
hus seeced i'll lieu of those sud ard to which preemp
ton rights have asched afreiad, together with the
sections md and par o sections designated by odd
6er as a. rssad aAd appropriated os at'eshd shall be
i'd Provided That the land 10 be loc tied shall in
sase be further than filter miles from the lines If id
and branch and e.eced for and of each
of roads and branch Provided luther, TIA, The lands
hereby granted for and Of said Roads branch
severaiy sha! be exclusively applied the
IF that road branch for and of which such
lands are hereby granted and shalt be disposed Of only
the work progresses. and the shall be applied
other purpose whatsoever Aud provided further That
any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States
by any act OF or in other manner by c"mpe
tent authority for the purpose OF aiding object of
internal improvement or Tor any other purpose wllaso.
ever, be, and The hereby erved the United
saies toia the operation Of this act except far it
may be found to locate the routes of sand rail-
roads or branch through sach reserved lands; which
case the right of only shall be granted subject the
| approval VI the President the United Safes.
sec Aud be It further enacted, That the sections and
i u See.ons VI iaa wa Gil ny snch grant, snail remain
10 the Cnied Siates within miles each side Of said
roads and branch. shall be sold for less than double
the minimum price of the public lands when sold; shall
any OF said lands become subc; private entry until the
same have been tits offered public sale the increased
price.
Sec s. And be further enacted That the saia land:
hereby granted to the Stale shall. lie sabec the els
posa Of the Legislature thereof for the purposes aforesaid
and remain public highways for tie of The government
OF the United States free from toll other charge upon
the trans ortaon OF property troops of the Cnet
Sec. And be further enacted That the land. hereby
granted to said State shall be disposed Of by said Stat
only IN manner fol lowing. that is To say that quant,
OF land not exec ding hundred and twenty section
for each OF said roads and branch and included within
continuous length Ut twenty mes of each Of said roads
branch may be sold and when the G. Of
Shall certify to the Of the Interior that TWEEN
completed then quantity land hereby granted
not to exceed hundred and twenty sections for each
pleted as aforesaid, and included within continuou
length of twenty miles uf each of such roads branch
may be Sold and SO from time to time until said road
roads or branch is not completed within ten years. fu
Their sales shall be made aud the lands unsold shall
to the United States.
Sec And be it further enacted That the United State
mail shall lie rdnspr el said ads and branch unde
the direction Of the Post Office Department. at such pric
Congress nay by law, direct Provided, That until sue
price fixed by law the Postmaster General shall have th
power to determine the same.
Sec 6. And be i: further enacted That similar grant
ae sections public land hereby made to the
of Alabama, to aid in the construction of railroad
Montgomery in said State to the boundary line betwee
Florida and Alabama in the direction Of Pensacola and
connect with the road from Pensacola said ne upon
same terms and conditions in all respects hereinb
fore rescribed for the grant to Florida.
Approved, May II, 1856.