Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-06
IPuBL1c REsoLUrIoS-No. AZ

4 NDAiN 1AtssOLCJlON-NO. 30,
JOINT RESOLUTION relative to GER
tam grant OF lands for railroad purposes
made to the state of Michigan in eidhtean
hundred and fifty-six.
Resolved by the senate and house of renre-
sentatives of the United States of America in
congress assembled, that the words .'Wi,con-
sin state line" in the first section of an act
entitled IAN act making grant of lands to
the state of Michigan, in alternate sections IN
aid in the construction of railroads in that
state" approved June third, eighteen hundred
and fifty-siX, shall, without forfeiture tn cold
state or its assigns of any rights or benedte
under said act, or exemption from any of the
conditions or obligations imposed thereby, be
| construed to authorize the location of tho
hne OF railroad provided for in said act from
marquette, on Lake Superior, to the Wiscon-
| sin state line, upon any eligible route from
the township Of Marquette aforesaid, to a
| point on the Wisconsin state line, near the
mouth of the MenomOnee river. and toncbing
at favorable points on Green bay, with a view
OF securing railroad available for military
| purposes from Green bay to the waters of
| Lake Superior. And the line of railroad as
now located in pursuance of said act from
Marquette to the Wisconsin state line. accord
ing to the records of the general land Office. is
hereby authorized to be changed so as IN con-
form to the route above indicated; which line
when surveyed and the maps and plans there
Of filed in the proper office, as required under
SAID act OF June third, eighteen hundred and
htty-six, shall confer the same rights upon
and benefits to the state Of Michigan and it's
assigns IN SAID new line as though the same
had been originally located under said act.
Sect. 2. And be it further resolved, that the
provisions of an act of congress, approved
August fourth, eighteen hundred and fiftv-
two, entitled San act to grant the right of
way to all rail and plank roads and macadam-
amlzed turnpikes passing through the public
lands belonging to the United States" be and
the same be hereby extended so as to be an
plicable to the new line of railroad so as above
located; Provided, the same shall be COM
menced within two years from the fourth day
of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.
and shall be completed within five wears
thereafter.
Sect. 2. And be it further resolved, that the
secretary of the interior be and is hereby
authorized 10 cause all even sections of public
lands that may be brought within SIX miles of
the new line of railroad, as herein provided
for, to be sold Mt the same price and in the
same manner those have or might have been
according to the said act of June third,
eighteen hundred and fifty-six, upon the ORR
ginally located route of railroad And all
purchasers on their heirs or assigns, within
the slX-mile limits of the said originally locat-
ca route, who may be more than six miles
from the new line Of route hereby authorized
ana who have paid the sum of two dollars and
my cents an acre, shall have the right either
exchange their locations upon The line os
nrst established TO the new line upon the same
Wins III IKE quantities, and in the same
manner manner as ON the line first established a.
aforesaid or at their option to enter w;t6o 40
further payment, any where within the MAJ Ma