Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-05-19

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I enclose herewith copy Of Bennstts Land OIL ~.
rs printed BY the Senate, after Il had passed the
House Of Representatives 80
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80, zJNO. w. EORNEY,
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Hon. A. w. VEEABBE, Brownvilie, n =. iseS. 9
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- q AN ACT
Making grants q lands to aid in the construction OF
4 railroads, and for other purposes.
Be It. snoeted.5y tie Senate and Houss Of Repre-
ssntatipes Of the United States of America in Con-
rees n.eeabzsd That there is hereby seyeray grant
ed to the States named herein the following amounts
Of public kind respectively. for the purposes herein-
after mentioned, viz: To Missouri three million
acres; to Alabama, two million five hundred thous.
and cores; to Iowa. three million acres to Michigan.
two million five hundred thousand acres; to Wis
consin, two million five hundred thousand acres to
Lousiana, two million five hundred thousand acres;
to Mississippi, two million acres; to Florida, two
million acres to Arkansas, three million acres; to
California, three million acres; to Illinois, mil
zion acres to Indiana all the public lands not sold,
located or reserved, lying within her limits and
one million acres in addition thereto TO Ohio, all
the public land not sold, located reserved, lying
within her limits, and two million acres in addition
thereto, and to each Of the States OF Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Delaware North-C Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, at the
rate of one hundred and fifty thousand acres, for
each Senator and Representative in the thirty Sec
ond Congress from said States respectively and to
each of the organized Territories and the District of
Columbia, one hundred and fifty thousand acres.
Sect Q. And be 1t further enacted, That the elev-
en- States in the preceding section first named are
authorized to apply the proceeds of the lands here.
by severally granted to them to aid in the consruc
ton of railroads in the States respectively. And
right of way through the public lands is hereby sew.
orally granted to the said States and they sever
ally authorized to take necessary materials of earth
stone and TIMBER for the construction of said rail
roads respectively, from the public lands adjacent
thereto and in locating each Of the said railroads.
and assigning the limits thereto, more land shall
be taken from the United States than is necessary
for the convenient construction and of each of
said railroads respectively, including stations and
the public buildings of all kinds connected with said
roads, turn-outs, and such other appurtenances as
are necessary usually enjoyed by railroad compa-
mics; and copy Of the location of said several
roads respectively, made under The direction of the
legislature Of each State in which said roads are
made shall be forwarded to the proper local land of.
fees, and the General Land Office at Washington
city, within ninety days after the same compile.
ted respectively, and shall be duly recorded: and
there is hereby severaly granted to each of the
eleven States in the preceding section first named
respectively, the amount of land therein specified,
for the purpose of making railroads therein re.
spectively as aforesaid to be taken along the entire
length of the line route of said several railroads.
SO far as the United States own lands the line of
said several roads, in manner following viz every
alternate section Of land designated by even num-
bers for six miles in width each side of said
eral railroads; but in case it shall appear that the
United States have, when the lines or routes of
any of said roads definitely fixed in the manner
and by the authority aforesaid sold any section or
any part thereof granted aforesaid that the right
of pre-emption has attached to the same, then it
shall be lawful for any agent or agents to be ap-
pointed by the Governor Of each of said States re-
spectvey to select subject to the approval OF the
Secretary Of the Interior, from the lands of the
United States most contiguous to the tiers Sec
tons above specified much land in alternate
tons or parts of sections shall be equal to such
lands as the United States have sold to which the
right of presumption has attached aforesaid which
lands thus selected in lieu of those sold to which
presumption rights have attached as aforesaid to.
gether with the sections parts of sections desig
mated BY even numbers aforesaid, and appropriated
as aforesaid shall be held by each of the said eev-
States first named respectively, to the amount in
the preceding section named for each of the said
several States for the uses and purposes aforesaid
but the lands to oe located and selected for and
account of each of said roads shall in no case be
more than six sections of land for each mile of said
road: Provided, That the lands hereby granted to
the said eleven first named States shall be exclusive
applied to construct or aid in the construction Of
railroads in said States respectively and shall be sold
and disposed of only as the work progresses, and in
proportion to the length of railroad completed upon
each Of said roads, and the same shall be applied to
no other purpose And provided also, That any
and all lands heretofore reserved the United States
by any act of Congress, or in any other manner by
competent authority for the purpose of aiding in any
object of internal improvement, or for any other
purposes whatever, shall be and the same are here
by reserved to the United States from the operation
of this act except far as may be found necess-
airy to locate the routes of said railroads through
such reserved lands, in which case the right of way
only shall be and is hereby granted.
Seer. 8. And be IL further enacted That of the
lands granted by this act to the said first named
eleven States, portion thereof shall be applied in
conformity with the foregoing provisions to aid in
the construction of the railroads already commenc.
ed by said States respectively, or for which said
States have made appropriations pledged the cred
Il Of said States respectively, and the remainder of
the land hereby granted to each Of said several
States to be applied in the manner aforesaid to aid
In the construction of such other railroads as the
legislatures of said several States may respectively
designate.
Seer. T. And BE- 1t further enacted That the
nineteen States in said first section of this act last
named and said Territories and District are several.
y authorized to apply the proceeds of the lands
hereby severally granted to each of said States.
Territories and District to the support of schools or
for other useful public purposes And the Commits.
sioner Of Public Lands, under the direction of the
Secretary OF the Interior shall issue to each of said
nineteen States, said Territories and District re.
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