Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-11-21
TPuBLIC-NO, 1O4.1

PUBLIC-NO. 104.
An Act granting Lands to the States OF
Michigan and Wisconsin to aid in the con-
struc ion of Military Road from Fort
Wilkins. Copper Harbor, Krwenaw Coun-
ty, in the St ,tc OF Michigan, to Fort How
ard, Green Bay, in the State of Wiscon-
sin.
Be II enacted By tie Senate and House Of
Representatives Of tie United States IF Amer
ca, in Congress assembled, That there be-,
and is hereby. granted to the State of Mich
igan, to mid in the construction Of military
wagon road from Fort wilkins, Copper Har.
Dor, to Houghton, Portage Lake, and thence
in southerly direction, to the State line of
Wisconsin. every alternate section of public
land, designated by even numbers, for three
sections in width, on each side Of said road,
and also a like quantity, to be taken and de-
signatcd in same manner, to the State OF
Wisconsin,, to aid in the construction of o
Ike road from the last mentioned place on
the state line of Wisconsin to Fort Howard,
Green BY, in the said State of Wisconsin.
But in case it shall appear that it shall ap-
p'nr that the United States have, when the
line or route Of said road is definitely fixed,
sold any section, or any part thereof, granted
as aforesaid. or that the right Of pre-emption
or homestead settlement has attached to the
same, then it shall be the duty of the Secrc-
tary of the Interior to set apart from the
public lands of the United States, as near to
said even sections aforesaid as may be, so
much land as shall be equal to such lands as
the United States have sold, or otherwise
appropriated, or to which the right of pre-
cmption or homestead settlement has at
tached; which lands, Qhus selected in lieu
Of those sold, and TO which the right Of pre-
emption or homestead settlement has at
tached as nforcsaid,) together with the Sec
tions and parts of sections designated by
even numbers as aforesaid, and approved as
aforesaid, shall he held by the States of
Michig n and Wisconsin for the use aud pur.
poses aforesaid: Prorided. That the lands
to be selected for and on account thereof shall
in no case be further than fifteen miles from
said road: Proridcd. .fxrhcr. That tho lands
hereby granted shall be exclusively applied
in the construction of that road for and on
account Of which such lands are hereby
grant d, and shall be disposed of only as the
work progresses, and the same shall be ap-
piled to no other purposes whatever And
provided. further. That any and all lands
heretofore reserved to the United States by
any act Of Congress, Or in any other manner
by competent authority, for the purposes of
aiding in any object Of internal improvement
or for any other purposes whatsoever, be, and
the same are hereby, reserved to the United
States from the operation Of this act, except
SO fir as it may be found necessary to locate
the route Of said road through such reserved
lands; in which case the right of way only
shall be granted.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the said lands hereby granted to the said
States shall be subject to the disposal of the
legislature thereof, for the purposes afore-
said, and no other; and the said road shall
be and remain a] public highway for the
use Of the Government Of the United States,
free from tolls or other charge upon the
transportation Of any property, troops, or
mails of the United States.