, 1857-03-20
laws Of THE UNITED STATES.
By AUTHORITY
cnAr. KILL

ChAP. XI.iIL.
AN ACT granting Public Lands. in altsrna's Sec
ti1as. q tae Staie Of WisoOa ia q aid In the Con
HaraciiOA u eertaiA RailOoads ia said STATE
eaI-iea 81 re Sea1ss sal Bruss Of RsDrss'i'i-
aiiuas Of tss Uslci SiEisf u -iaa'soa ~ Ca'sTets
asscHal6d Thai there be. and Il htfv1y gran'ed 9
The Stale OF Loasana for the plTs - oi alag IN the
construction OF a raroaf fsra Maeison " tolnn11s'
~ the way of Portage CITY - the St. Crs,x River Or
Lake between townships twenty-five and thiItyone,
and fsuln thence 70 tho west end o! lake SdpeFcF
and t. Bsydeld s1d also ffoa Fond du lac on lake
Wlnaehago, nrrtnery 10 the Stiue line. every al
teraaie srctinn o, land designated by odd nam
bers fsr six sections in wdta each side Of sid rnads
rspective,y. Bat In case snail appear that tie
United Silies have whea the lines routes of said
Foad aTe definitely hxed, sold any sections OF any
parts thereof. gnanisd Aforesaid, os tha; the
right Of preempuon has attached 10 the same, then
Il shall he lawfal fos any agrut agents, 70 be
aPpon'ed By the governor Of sid sAte, 10 se!ect'
salgeet 70 the approval Of The Secretary Of the In
terror, from the lands OF the United Stafes near
eat 10 the tiers u sections above specified. nueh
land, in alternate sections. parts of rections
ohA be equal 10 such lands the United States have
sold otherwise Appropriated 70 which The rghts
OF pseemptnn have attached af0nesaid which lands
(tha selected In liea Of tSe sold and to which pre-
em2ioA rghts Lave attached a. sforesaid. together
with The sections and parts q sections designated by
odd numbers, Aforesaid. GbS Appropriated AfOIe
AAiJ) shail b. held by h Stats VI Wisconsin, for the
ne Aad purpose asoTe aid Provided, That the Land
u BE- 80 located shall n no case be further than d.
teea miles from The lines Of sa roads. aad selected
fr and oa aocoani of sal roals Provided further.
Taat the lands hereby rfanted hall he exclusively aP-
pied Ia the cOrstTaeiion Of aid road for and ac
eoant OF which such lands are hereby granted, and
shall be di>po@ed OF only the work pf5yresses ard
the same shall be applied 10 other plrpose whatso
ever Ana provided farther. That any and all lands
heretofore reserved 70 the United States by any act Of
Congress, or in any other manner BY Competent au-
thorty, Tor the purpose Of aiding n any object OF in
tenAl improvement. or for any other purpose whatso
ever. he. and the sane borehy, reserved TO the
IA frnrn fln of act
20 far as Il may be found necessary 10 locate the
route of said railroads taroa.h such reserved ands
IN whiehcase the right Of way only shall be gr1nisl,
sae!eei to The approval Of the President Of United
Sec. !. And be further enacted, That the sec
tions and parts Of sections Of land which, by such
grant. shall remain 70 the United Ststes within six
mns on oa-h side Of sad ru1d- shall not be- sold for
less than double the mihlmum price Of :he public
lands whea sold nor shall aly Of sai1 lands become
saheet 70 private eairy until The same have beeu first
offered at public sale at the incrca ed price.
Sec. .. Aud be n further enacted, That the said
lands hereby granted ta the snd State shall be sub
leet 70 the disposal Of the legislature thereof for tue
Pulpo.e. siore and no other and the said rail-
roads sha be and remain public Highways for the use
Of the government Of the United State, free from
toll or other charge upon the transportation Of any
property or troops o. the United States.
Sec. T. And be it further enacted, That the lands
heTehy granted u said State shall be disposed Of by
aid STATE only In following. that is 10 say
That quantity Of land, not exceeding one hundred
length Of twenty miles Of roads respectively may be
aod and when the governor Of sald State shall
ty 70 The Secretary Of the Interior that any twenty
eonilnnons mills OfetheT Of aaid ruads completed
thqn nnolher Ike quantity of laad hereby granted,
nay be sold and 20, from time 70 time. until said
roads arc completed aud u any Of said roads are
not eonpsied within ten years, further sale shall
Be made and the lands unsold shall revert 10 the Uni
lad States.
Sec. s. And be L further enacted, That the United
States mail sal he transported over sad roads under