Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-01

the military reserve Of Fort Crawford in the ooup
~ OF crawford, IN the same State, TO be surveyed
ana disposed OF m the manner prescribed in the
INST ana second sections of this act for tho
uon Of the Fort Howard Reserve
Approved, March ., 1868.
Chapter XCNlII.-An Act for Grant of Lands 10
the Staie OF Kansas, in alternate Sections, TO
aid IN the construction of certain Railroads and
lelegraphs in SAID State
be q enacted bg ne Senate and House of Repre-
SentdhueS Of the United States of Anerica IN Gop-
xresS assembled, That there be, and is hereby,
granted To the State of Kansas for the purpose OF
aiding IN the construction First, ofa railroad
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 lexas, with "a branch from Lawrence by
the valley of the Wakarusa River, to the point on
the Atchlson, Topeka, and Santa Re Railroad
where SAID road interSects the Ne1ShO River Sec
ond, of a railroad from the city of Atchison, via
Topeka; the capital of said State, TO the western
line of the state, IN the direction of Fort Union
ana santa re, New Mckee, with branch from
where this laSt-named road crosses the Neosho
down said Neosho valley to the point where the
said first named road enters the said Aeosho val.
ley every alternate section OF land designated by
odd numbers, Tor ten sections in width each side
OF sald roads ana each OF its branches. But in
case it shall appear that the United States have,
when the lines or routes of said road and branches
are definitely fixed, sold any section or any part
Thereon, granted as Aforesaid, that the right of
pre-emption or homestead settlement has attached
to the same or thai the same has been reserved
by the United States for any purpose whatever,
then 1t shall be the duty of the Secretary OF the
interior TO cause TO be selected for the purposes
aforesaid, from the public lands of the United
States nearest to tiers OF sections above specified
SO much land, IN alternate sections parts of sec
tons, designated by odd numbers, as shall be
equal to such lands as the United States have sold
reserved, or otherwire appropriated, or to which
the rights of presumption or homestead settle
ments have attached as aforesaid which lands
thus indicated by odd numbers and selected by
direction of the Secretary of Interior as aforesaid
shall be held by the State of Kansas tor the use
and purpose aforesaid Provided, That the land
to be selected SHALL in cas-, be located furth
er than twenty miles of said road and branches
Provided, further, That the lands hereby grant,
cd Tor and on account OF SAID roads and branches
severaliy, shall be exclusively applied in the con-
struouon OF the same, and for no other purpose
whatever, and shall be disposed only as the work
progresses through the same as in this act hereln-
after provided Prorided, also, That no part of
the land granted by this act shall be applied to
aid in the construction of any railroad or part
thereof, for the construction of which any previous
grant OF lands or bonds may have been made by
Congress: And pr0Bided, 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 purpose
OF aiding IN any object OF internal mpro vement or
for any other purpose whatsoevr, be, and the same
are hereby reserved to the United states from the
operations of this act, except far as it may be
found necessary to locate the routes of said road
and branches through such reserved lands; in
which case the right of way only shall be granted
subject to the approval of the President of the
United States.
Sec .. And be ii further enacted, That, the
sections and parts Of sections of land which, by such
grant, shall remain to the United States within
ten miles on each side of said road and branches
shall not be sold for less than double the minimum
price OF the public lands when sold; nor shall any
OF said lands become sub ect to sale at private en-
try until the same shall have been first offered at
public sale to the highest bidder, at or above the
increased minimum price, as aforesaid +: Provided,
That actual and bona fde settlers, under the pro-
visions of the presumption and homestead laws of
the United States, may, after due proof of settle
ment, improvement, cultivation, and occupation,
as now provided by law, purchase the same, at the
increased minimum price aforesaid, And proUtded
also, That settlers said reserve sections, under
the provisions of the homestead law, who improve
occupy, and cultivate the same for period of five
years, and comply with the several conditions and
of said act shall be entitled to pat
ents for an amount not exceeding eighty acres
each, anything in this act to the contrary notwth-
standing.
See. 3. and be it further enacted That the
SAID lands hereby granted to said State shall be
subject to the disposal of the legislature thereof
for the purposes aforesaid, and no other and the
SAID railroads and branches shall be and remain
public highways, for the use of the Government
Of the United States, free from all toll or other
charge upon the transportation of any property
or troops of the United States.
SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That the
lands hereby granted to SAID state shall be disposed
Of by said State only in manner following that is
to say when the governor oil said State Shall GER
fy to the Secretary of the Interior tnat anytwenty
consecutive miles of either of SAID roads or branches
S completed in good, substantial, and workman
ike manner, a tirst-cass railroad and the said
Secretary shall be satisfied thai said State has com
phed IN good faith with this requirement, the said
State may cause to be sold all the lands granted as
aforesaid situated opposite to and within limit of
en- miles OF the llne of said section of road thus
completed, extending along the whole length of
'ald completed section of twenty miles of road and
10 iFther. Ana when the governor of said tata
'hall ceftiy to the Secretary of the Interior and
-Ae secretary snail be satisfied that another of said
oaus or branches, twenty secutive miles in ex-
emit connecting with the preceding section is |
completed as aforesaid the said State NAV eau "a |
. pe sold al the lands granted and situated oppo-
te TO ana within the limit OF ten miles OF neof
ana completed section of road and extending tho |
ehgth OF SAID sc ton, aad so, from time 10 fime /
intll SAID roads and branches are tompleted And |
when the governor of said State shall S, certifv
lnd the Secretary OF the Interior shall be satisfied
hat the whole Of said roads and hranl hes and tele
;raph are completed in good, substantial, and
7orkmanllke manner, as fIst-class railroads and
eiegraphs the sail State may cause TO be sold an
nc remaining lands granted and selected for the
purposes indicated is this act situated within tne
and limits Of twenty mites from the line thereof
hroughout the entire length of sad road and
branches Pr0eidtd, That if anv part of said
n Il and TslVN attf