Nebraska advertiser., 1857-12-03
TPublic 43.l
LIAM ACT

Alliklngn Grant OF alternate sections Of. the Public
Lands, to the State of Louisiana, to aid IN the
construction of certain Railroads in said States. ;
he 1t enacted bNtbe Senate and Hoase Of RePreseR-l
tatiues Of the United States of America az Congress
assembled, That there be and is hereby granted to.
the State'Of louisiana. for the purpose of aiding
in tho cnnsITuetienOf a railroad from the Texas line,
IN the State ofLOuisiana, west of the town OF Green
wood, via Greenwood, Shreveport and Monroe, TO a.
point on the Mississippi river; opposite Rieksburg:
ard FROM New Orleans by Opelousas, TO the State.
line of Texas; and from New Orleans to the 'Sfate.
line in direction to- jackson, every alternate section
Of land designated by odd numbers, for six sections
in width on eAelf side of each Of said roads and
branch But in ease it shall appear that the limited
States have, when the lines or routes of said branch
are sdefnitiYelyl fixed, sold any sections, ihr any
parts thereof, granted as. Aforesaid, or that the,
right of poeemptiOn has attached to the same; then
it<hall be lawful for any agent OrnE5nts' to 20 APP
pointcd by the governor Of said State, t~Orselett, sub
feet to tile approval of the Secretary Of The Interior
from the laDds oGtheAInited States near5n tOthe.
tiers of sections above specified so much laDd in al
tbrnate sections or parts of sections, as shaHbf equal
-t0sn6h hands as the United States have sold,pr oth-
eGywise approTriated, or to .Bhickthe rights pre-
eFFiEon have attached ask sfeTeafd W1 au1
1ius seltcfed m lieu 81 sthose sold aaq q rA
3eaiit7df fiEhH have aetacbA as afSreso otaaF
gh ths eliusmA q sestd
odd numbers, as a1nrcsaidl and nrefu
aforesaid, shall be held BIZ the sfath Lha d
the use ind pnEpeSe af0resiA1 - apf aC1 HAT fnE
La Ito beso located shall in no case be farthef Ilan
fifteen miles fromthe lines of said roads ana inch
Provided further, That the lands hereby gulnteu
for and on account of said roads and branch, sever
ally, shall be exclusively applied in demonstration
of that road or branch for and on aeeount of which,
said lands are hereby granted, at3 shall bediypesef
Of only as the work progresses, and the Sans snail
be applied to no other purposes whatsnsyer: and
provided further, That any and all lands heretofore
reserved 70 the Omitted States bysahy Actsof Con-
gress, or in any other manner by oomPtut Ruthor-
ity, for the purpose of aiding in any object 81 inter-
nalimprovement, or for any other Iufaese BhatTe-
ever, be,sand the same are hereby TeserFed TO tte
United States from the operation Of this act, exec pt
so far as it may be found n~eceassg t~ol0cate TIC
routes of said railroads or branch through such o.
served lands; in which case the riglHaf way Only
shall be granted, subject to theapproya Of the hre-
sident of the United Stases. .
Sec. ?. ARd be 1t further enacted, Thai theeeefion'
and parts ofsestions of land which, % such grant
shall remain to, the United States within six miles
oneach 81 &c of said roads and branch aaA not be
sold for less than double the miniIHun PRICE nt lth'
public lands when sold; nor shall any RI sand land;
becane subject to private cntry untilths same nave
been hrst offered at public sale At the l~ncFeaSed
price.
See. 3. And be It further enac5ed, That the said
lands hereby granted to the said State shalbe sub
jcet to the disposal of the legislature thereof, for 'ht
pHrpPses aforesaid. and nc other; and tte sail .rlil-
ropds and branch shall, be and remain public high
ways for the use Of the governments q the United
States. free from toll or other char g upm the6rans
p%ortatiOn OF, any properly or troc Is q The pnlteC
Sec. A.. Aad be it further eHact~a, Ihatthe land
hereby granted to said State shall be dhspoed-ofbJ
said State only in manner follow e, that Is 70 say
that a quantity of land not eqceeling ne hnkdreC
and twenty sections. for each of SAID radF anC
branch, and Included withina continH1ps 4eligth,o
twenty miles Of each of said roats ma brfhn ma
DO sohi; and when the governor o. So kShal
certify to the Secretary of the lntfFW tN an
twenty continuous miles of any d salt
reads or branch is completed, then ON paftitl
of land hereby granted, not to exceed oHethHndrer
and twenty sections for each of saidrpatsor brancl
having twentylcontinuous miles conPHte AS nfOr9
suid, and included within a continufuy length o
twenty miles of each of such roads OF branch Iaiy b
sold: and So, from time 10 tme, uutd iaid 1nahs AM
branch are completed; aud If any or either q saiC
roads or branch is rot completed within ten wears
ma further sales snail be made. and tas lands unsol
shall rover to the United States. ~
II Sec. ,. and Be4 JRrIhe or eEGcteE nt iha natl
Of the United States shall be tTsLnEp0ttedoser sai
roads and branch, under the dircstinn q the Post
Ofice DenaItment, at suea prico as carsfeE ina,
bv law, direct Provided. That until such pice
fixed by law. the Postmaster renorE shall nav
newer to determine the same. =
Approved, june 3, 1856.
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