The true Democrat., 1857-05-19

~ H0'" " Iie sad State for tine use and pur- pose aforesaid: P'orided That the lands to be so To- cated shai! Tn no case be further than fifteen miles V tlle ines or sad roads, and SC ected for and on account o1 each of said roads: p,oyi3sI tj,J1hlr hat Ihe lands hereby granted shall be exclusively aPpled m the construction ot that road f,r ana oy account of which said lands arc hereby grantn anI snail be disposed of only the work progre-ses and the same shall be applied to no other nnrnos,, WhatSover: -4nd pr"cdded turther That any ami all laniS heletotO reserved to the United States b, act of Congress or in any other manner by comuo tent authority for the purpose of aiding in any ob Ject ot internal improvenenor for any other purpose WhafcoNer be and the hereby reserved to the United States from the operation of this act ex cept 0o far as 1t may be found necessary to locate tn, routes Of said railroads through such reserved lnS Tn winch case the right of way only shall be granted sGect 10 the approval of the President of the Unit 2 That the sections and parts of sections of lanJ winch by such grant, shall remain to the Unite, HtaieS, Wlihln SIX miles on each side oi saii road, siaii not be sold for les than double the minimum Pfte oi the public lands when sold; nor shall any the sad lands become subject o private entry uni !he same nave been first offered at public sale at til, increased price.
 g. That the >aii lands hereby granted to tho ~ai. eIate shall be subject to the disposal of the legS tue thereof for the purpose aforesaid and no uthr anu lhe sad railroads shall be and remain pubi hghWatS for the Use of the gov erument of the Unite, States, free from toll or other charge upon the trans Poro'Ioh o1 any property or troops of the UMiet f. That the lands hereby granted to the said Stat sha be disposed of by said State only in manner fol- lo"iig that k to say that quantity of land not ceeding one hundred and twenty sections for each 0 S"Id roads and included within continuous leng,l or twenty miles of each of said roads may be sold and when the governor of said State shall certify t the Secretary of the Interior that any eontinnou twenty miles of either of said roads iS mplettl tten another like quantity of land hereby granted not exceeding one hundred and twenty sections f,l su'h road may be soid and from time to time unti said roads are completel; and if said roads are no completed within ten years further sales shall b mate and the lands unsod shall revert to the Untel States.
 ,. That the United States mail shall be tran. ported over sa railroads. under the direction of tn Fo>l-O IIce Department, at such price as Congress may by law direct: Ir0riled. That until such pric lS fixed by law. the Postmaster General shall Lqv the power to dermine the same.
 6 That a like grant to the same extent and 0. the same terms and conditions in all respects. is here bF made tn ad in constructing a railroad from th city of Mobile to New Orleans ~uch grant be m a {" the several States through wh h suil road shal pass SD far as said road Is within their respective limits
 APPROVED, August II lS5G
 AN ACT to amend the Charter If Georgetown il
 the D.tri,.t or Culumbia
 Be enacted etc.. That the Corporation of corge town. in the District of Columbia shall have luiI power and authority to la, anJ impose fIe pres ir
 
 flce white male citizen. af lhe age If twenty ait years and upwards M onr dollar pcr ;runm. ~ai. tuN fp oe IeNiei and collected under such r-aulati n, aN thn eald corporation may prescribe.
 $ ,. That from ali after the passage of tLis uct eF"rf ire. white rlalc citizen of the United Ntl..~ ho shall h;t attained th age of twenty one lclrS and -hn have resided Nithu the corporate limits e Henf@-toVn in th4 District aforesaid Q, yearimGue diaty prcreIng t'e day of e..tti m. and SHAH hV, hsen rrurn-i on th4 a"a,- ot r,rporaton lmiu4 tht Year ending Mi thc 1l-t day ot December neNt preceding thc Jay of eectan. a~ subject to d ~.foo tax for that vr'r. cyc prf~il~ nan q o.S y4.nti% Na2Hoto. paup-r> and persons who sh Ill have b.cl c'nN~trd ot any inl.mlou, .riu-. aal wno sAa, have lIId 'hr -chnnl taxes dur from hila. shll h enltlct r" vntr tar nlnv,r. mrrnlcr- af the board al ,-hcu ami buIr of roumuntpu,ii ulni fur eyer, offer au' 'horz.d to D. elected nt a,y election uu lr the aets 't -aid rarPor.'' Prlvi el That it dur ing tlt year eiulG o thr ilt day ut De- cluh.r uyN preceding the day ot tho tr~ election after tl.. pas sage oi this ;p person shall have been roturne, on tht books of the ~Hid corp ration subject srh"e tax then ail persons Whp ~hali have ben re turned oH the books 1f tAe Said corporation aS Sub Jet toa school ttX before the day of the Said frs election and who shall in all otner respects De qua fled under thiS act t. vote. and who ~h, have lai, tht >alu school tax shall b entitled tO vote at th srl hi-t elc tion attr the passage of this lyt; and any prr-on shall huy M ~cll vote or >tli vote nor than tc at any corporation election held in pur-u ance p laV or ~hHl. 1ircorre ci eany consideration therefor in npuev In0~ any ,th r hing If value
 
 in consideration ot -nch promise he ,hal h"di-qEaI hrI or'vcr thereafter from voting or holding any office under -itrnrrlraton nuA on connaint th ra of ta tha attorney of thr United State, fpr tha Dis trict of CouuhIa. it ~ha be tie du of Sad utsur ney o proceed against ~Aii nfcuIar CT otcnlrr> b, indictment aNi rial aS in other crmnal eases: ar, it tmld guilty if shall be fle duv of the court {. sen'rn"e him Q pay fin. ot not les than tcu oar, ani 'o inpr,,,n ncut not more than two uouii, uo les than tel AiN..
 Thit t SNAIL hn tho 1ltv -f tha ol-rl of -0i, cooperation. on tAp nrr~. uTun of tu. cor.ra'i ,f taN cotnr. receipt Showing h,t the arr r aur ha, paid hi- shopl t4N tr tta, Near. I. eter ,le nam, of -1-h ~lool toN payer ,n thr b1oes er -sil ,oio ration. an 10 furnish the iud-s af elections (, h hei,l under tLe laws nt said Evaporation a. cucl r-r ciu.t before th. morning uf uuy election hcf.r thu lour turopcniur H lnll~ wilma li~' or hcuuno, o+ "l DOTS no wio sA, hay4 paid their ,elJoi ltNl, for Lat vrir.
 4 Tirs yhe school fax which shall he loyicd ant collected under this ;r' shall constitute fund or h, al}ai ro any other fund now or hereafter n be con- sti'uci ny aat M ~tl rorpurtt ttr ,hc c..nn- Il-hw~nt plil support ut enrannu schools anl firm, other purpose. nler -eh regulations a~ the corpora. tiau maV riht.
 ,. Tha it >uHiI hc thc 1uty If ,ail corroru,faf to pr1si le or e-uhih t ra~t two election nrriu1- within the iiui'- of tlcc.rp ration If ti..or1,tnwn and tn aunoiut mot less han hrn" iuor> of c1e,ti. for aa prryurt anl to adopt ~u h thpr regulation, a rny br necessary to give fu force and oheet tc tli- ~.,fion.
 $. That all att- or parts of acts n conflict will this act be ani the same are hereby rep,aiei
 APPROVED, August II 1858.