Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-27

Anthoay, % point bstEssa the oo 81 Big Stone LaLs
saq TIE moath q Sioux Wood nVs7 With bralch va
SAINT Cloud and Grow Wing. 70 the naFigsele Eaieia
u sos ieo 8ger o. The North af sucn point 90 ne -
&saiure q said Territory may ds,srmins irom Saint
Laei eao from saint Anthony, via Minneapolis, % COZ
.sosat point O luaeoa vest Of he Mississippi 70 tie
-ouen 1cTy Of the Territory in the direction Of tie
mouth Of ise b sioux river viii branch via Farihault
70 me north line Ct the state Of oWq west rnre sixteen
ron Wlnona va Saint Peters 70 point the Big Sioux
river souh OF he ioriyhh parallel Of north atiude also
IRON La Creseen VIA Target Lake % he valley Of Root
uVer % point OF junction with the last mentioned read
east @ range lsseneel every alt rnAio section q lad
designated By odd numbers. for six sections 10 adh on
each side OF zach Of said roads aud braucheE bu In 40
shall Bppesr that the United States have when TIA nsg
or rlutss u said ruads End branches are saut 6xsd
sod any sections or any parts hereo granted g. aloFs
said or th iha right ct pre- smpun hsa attached 10 he
same then it shall b lawful for any agent or azans 10 bs
appointed by the Governor Of said Territory uurs t
- asiee snbiset 10 The Approval Of The Secret,rv ~ ~
Interior rom the lands the United States nsare % the
tiers Of sections above sec ted so mush land IN alter
nate sseons or parts Of secl0ns sha be equal 10 sueh
lands as The Uut States have sold Otherwise apple
printed or 70 which the rights OF presumption have
ischsd As aorasad which lands thus selected II lieu Of
fhoss sold aud which pre- emphon rights have attached
as Aforesaid together Wlh the sections snd parts Of
tons designated b. odd numbers IS Aforesaid aad apPro-
prsted as afFesa d shall be Deld By the Territory or IN
urs Sas OF Minnes1a for the AID purpose Aforesaid:
Provided That the lands % be 50 locates shall N no case
be further than fifteen miles from the lines sf sad roads
branches Provided, further, That The ands hereby
granted for and on account Ct said roads and branches
sevsray sh. exclusively apPbed n he 60 siructioa
Of that red for and account Of which Euch landa ara
hereby granted and ha be disposed OF only the work
progresses and the sane shall 0e applied % no olhsr pur
Pose Ehgs ana pruVded TURNER, Ioat aug SUI All
sads hsre0Ore reserved 10 the Unitsd states By any
set Of Congress, IN other manner By c0mpatens
Authority tor the purpose VI aiding 10 any 90 eel o. inter-
n.limpIoTemsnt or rany other plrpuse WhasOsEer be-
aud the hereby, reserY 70 tbs Uaited States
rum the operation Il his act except so Tar - may Be
uund Necessary % c1s The rOuiss OF said Railroads nd
branches through suc1 reserved lands in which case the
rEat Of way only i b g-n Cd subj 10 the approval
OF TIE President Of The Unite states
Sec 2 Ard be u7ther enacted That the sections and
paris Il sections Of hand which BY such grant shall remain
70 tue Un'ei SAFES, within miles each sds Of said
roads aad branches ha not be sold tor less than double
the minimum price Of the pa0e lands When sold; nor
shall any said lands become sui 70 private entry
III The sh7 have beeu hrst onsred IS public sas Is
the increased price
See And be Il further enacted That ths said ands
hereby granted the said Territory failure Stale shall
be SUI ct the srre disposal Of The leg stature thereof
for The purposes herein expressed ana other; aud the
said railroads aud branches shall be and remain pubic
highways Tor the of the government Of the Uailed
States free from toll or other Charge upon the ransporia-
ton Of any property or troops Of tue United States
See And be il further enacted, That the lands hereby
granted to said Territory future State shall be disposed
Of b. said Terrific future Sta only IN ths manner L
lowing, 81 10 say that qu1ntliy u and not exceed
ng hnaded twenty sections for each Of said rozds
and branches and cuded within continuous length Of
twenty mies OF each Of sad roads aud branches be
sold aud when the Governor OF said Territory future
State shall y thu Secretary Of The Interior that any
tWny continuous mites ot any OF said roads or branches
is completed thsu smother quantity Of land hereby grant
ed not 10 exc hundred and twenty scOns tor each
Of said reads and branches barg " eay continuous miles
cJmraisted aforesaid and Iscluded within eOntinu
length Of twenty miles each Of SuSh roads branch
es may be soli and frym 70 tine until said roads
and branch are csmpeled, aid any Of said ruadB
branches not comTeied Wbn Ten years no tlrtnef
sale shall be made and hs an5s uaso hal revert TO ths
United Stztss
Sec s. and he further enacted That he United STATED
mail shall be transported said roads and branches
under the direction Of the Post Ocs Depa tment Is such
price Congress nay BY law direc Provided, ihai IN ~
such puce Isd by law the Postmaster General shau
have the power 70 determine the same.
Sec. And b. iuthei enacted That N ease any ianol
the ns Of said roads branches are within Auy In
dian territory title 70 hs same shall aecfue nor snA
the be entered upon by the authority OF said Terrific
~ State until the Indian tile to the same snail have
teen eXtingulshed.
Sec Z Aud be further enacted That there b. and "a
hereby granted 70 the Stale Of Alabama, for ths Purpose
Of aiding tbs construction Of railroad from he line
OF Georgia the CD shoachse rTeT 70 The city Of No
bile Alabama through The unties Of Henry Dale Col
fee, Co7ipRUn COuecuh, Baldwin, and Mobile, and q
branch rsrOad frtm Eufauls 70 Montgomery "thIODgh
the counties Of Barbour Pike, Macon and Mougcmsry,
ch reTsd by the state Of Alabama By an set emitted A
suth0rz5 the savannah and Albany Railroad Con-
pany extend heir Tarcad from the ue Of Georgia on
the Chat hoccee Iv,r 10 the city Of Mobile Alabama and
% extend branch road from Euiaua % Montgomery sp
proved December sih, eighteen bundled and hfy-
three aeTEsIs sections Of the public lands 10 he SAME
extent and th5 Manner and ION the same hmla
tons a1d restrictions every aspect IS was granted &
aid in Jns construction Of Der rail- Dads under act o.
nate scOn 10 The State a alabama TO aid N The con
struc01 q certain railroads in said STATE, approved June
l three, eighteen hundred and hf,y-siZ.
Approved March s. 1851.