Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-06-19
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at tie Third seIson Of The Thirfy-sereh Con

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AN Act for grant of lands to the State of Kan !
sas, in alternate sections, to aid in the c5n-
otruction of certain railroads an teegraphs
in said State.
he Il enacted III The Senate ond House II Rspre
seHfdtigss Of the United States Of 4meried in Con-
grcss assembled That there b. and s hereby |
granted to the State of Kansas, for the purpose
Of aiding in the construction First, OF rail !
road and telegraph from the city of Leavenworth,
by the way Of the town Of Lawrence. and via the
Ohio City crossing of the Usage river. to the
southern line of the State in the direction OF
Galveston Bay, in Texas, with a bganch from
Lawrence, by tbs valley o. the Wakarusa river,
to the point on the Atchison, Topeka, aud Santa
Fee railroai, where said road intersects the
Neosho river. Second of O railroad from the
city Of Atchison, via Topeka, the capital Of said
State, TO the western line of the State in the d.
recton of Fort Union aud Santa Fee, New Next
en-, with a branch from where this last named
road crosses the Neosho down said Neoshn val
! ley to the point where tue said first named road
enters the snid NeOsho valley every alternate
section of laud, designated by odd numbers for
ten sections in width on each side of saI road
and each Of its branches. But Ia case il shall
appear that the United States have, when the
| lines or routes Of said roads and branches are
definitely fixed, sold any section or my part
thereof, granted M aforesaid or that tho right
OF pre- emption or homestead settlement has at
| i0ehed n the same, or Tint the same has been
reserved by the United States for any purpose
Whatever then 1t shall he the duty Of the Secre-
tary OF the Interior TO cause to be selected, for
the purposes aforesaid, from the public bands of
the United States nearest 10 tiers OF sections
above specified, so much land 10 alternate sce-
tions or parts OF sections. designated by odd
numbers, us shall be equal to such lands as the
Unitel States have sold, deserved, or otl etwsc
tud nr IN xuht Ia rir nrn aInt
ton or homestead settlements have attached ms
aforesaid which lands thus, indicated by odd
numbers and selected by direction OF the Score
tary of Interior as Aforesaid shall he held by the
Siate Of Kansas for the use and purpose aiorc-
said PrOpidsd That the land to he 50 selected
shall, in no case, be located further than twenty
miles from the Inca of said road and branches
ProUiisa further, That the lnuds hereby granted
for and On account ii said road aud branches
sevenly, shall be exclusively applied ia the cum
struetiun Of the came, and for M ether purpose
whatcverf aud shall he disposed vi only as the
work progresses through the same, as in the act
hei ,iuailer provided: Propidei diso. That no
, part Of the land granite by this act shall be- APP
led TO aid in the construction Of any ruito 81 0r
/ part thereof for the construction ot which any
, previous giant OF lands Or bonds may have been
made by Congress Ind pror,drd firih,r, That
:, any ani nil lands heretofore reserved to the Ul.
ted States hy any act OF Congress, in any
, "ther manner NY competent hulhoilly' tor the
4 purpose oil H"lhS III amy o'9ru' ct lnlerhai I'M
o'e'nen' VI lo' my UNIT PURPOSE "hh.soes'r'
ne nni tue same are IL te"y reserved TO the uhl-
tea states from he operations oil ms act keep
80 far US it may be found necessa To locate the
4 routes Of SAID road mud branches thouga such
I reserved lands; in which ease the right # way
ony shall lie granted. subject to. the approval vi
the fresdeht Of Tue United states.
> Sec : And be il further enacted, That the
T. see'lohs anu paris oi sections oI lahl which ny,
such ei"h'' shhl ien'nln 10 'he United > ates
"'hln zen ,h,es oh ehch sue o. salI road anu
branches shn'l not DC soiu ler 'rss then double
tue minimum pilce OF tue public lands when
solu nor snail any oil salu ANUS income sull CT
to sale ut private ehiry uuil' tue same shall have
he.n hr'l uhereI at pnpNe sue 70 'he hshest
+ "'"ier' III er "onVe thr lncr'as'" thlimnn li'ar
az nleresalH ffOVHd, lhht he'htl nud mona
mas se'uers uhuer 'he provisions OF tho pre-
emptloh anu hoihesleau aFsol the United States
r may, alter dne proof oi settlement, improvement,
10 CULTIVATION, anu oecuphhon' ~ now PROVIDED 10y
II Jaw, purchase the same ~ the lhciwtsel mini
=, mum grice aforesaid Anu P'oHdrd' diso, Tint
settlers Gu any OF salh lestrsed sections, under
u tue provisions ot 'hv homestead law, VINO III
=, prove, occupy, anu cultivate the same for II
g., Periou OF hVe years ana comply WIN the several
- eohu,nohs hho requirements OF SAID acl' shall he
emitted TO patents Tor an amount hnt exceeding
10 contrary notwithstanding
sec. o. ana Jafther enacted That the said
lahds hereby granted TO SAID State shall b. sub
Ject to the disposal OF the legislature thereof, fol
J. the purposes aforesaid, aud no other; and thO
40 sald ralrold4 aui branches shall be AMI rcnalf
pup &c highways, for the use OF the Goyernmen
OF the omlci States, fee FROM NIL toll ar othei
7 charge upon the transportation VI any property
or troops oil the United States.
Sec. 4. And he Il further enacted, That the
lnnis hereby granted To said State stall he Ills
posed oil oy sad state only III mntner following
mat Is 10 Say When the Governor Oi said stat
shall certify to the Secretary Of the Interior TIM
of any twenty consecutive miles If either of sal
''a roads or branches Is completed III a good, sub
~ stanlla', anu wo'kmahlike manner MS u first c rs
w. railroad, aud the said Secretary shall be Statistic,
" TINT said State has complied IN good faith viii
~ tbs requirement, the said State may cause TO b.
sold all the aods granted as aforesaid situate,
opposite to aud within limit Of ten miles of th
by line OF SAID section OF road thus completed, ex
m. tending along the whole length OF snid uomplete
Is section oil twenty miles OF road, and no further
a. And when the Governor of said State shall cerIi
Nv Secretary shall be satisfied that another stctio
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