Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-25
TPuBLIc-No. 1921

AN ACT granting lands 10 the State of wiseon-
sin to build a military road to Lake Superior
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
ssntatiUes Of The United States Of America an Con
greSs assembled
That there be and is hereby granted to the
State ofWisconsin, to aid in the construction OF
military wagon road from Wansaw, Marathon
county, Wisconsin, following the Wisconsin river
as far as Skonowang, and from thence on the
most feasible and direct route, TO point on the
State line between the State Of Wisconsin and
Michigan, in direction leading to Ontonagon,
on Lake Superior, every alternate section of pub
iceland, not mineral, designated by odd numbers,
for three sections in width on each side OF said
road, But in case It shall appear that the Unit
ed States have, when the line or route Of said
road is definitely fixed, sold, reserved, or other
wise disposed ofany 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 Secry-
tary of the Interior to set apart from the pubic
lands of the United States, as hereinbefoIe des.
cribed designated by odd numbers, as near to
saileven section Aforesaid as may be, and the
same shall be located within SIX miles OF said
road so much land as shall be equal to such
lands as the United States have sold or other
wise appropriated, or to which the right of PIE
emption or homestead settlement has attached
which lands, thus selected in lieu OF those sold,
reserved or otherwise appropriated, and to
which the right of presumption or homestead set
Element has attached as aforesaid) together with
the sections and parts of sections designated by
oda numbers as aforesaid, and approqsd as afore-
said, shall be held by the State of Wisconsin for
the use and purpose aforesaid: PROVIDED, Ihh
the lands hereby granted shall be exclusively APP
piled to the construction of that road for and on
account of which such lands are hereby granted,
and shall be disposed of only as the WORK pro-
crosses, and the same shall be applied 10 no
other purpose whatever: Provided ttttheri
That any and all lands heretofore reservedto the
United States, or granted by any act OF Congress,
or in any other manner by competent authorltyi
for the purpose OF aiding IN any OBJECT OF ntetnai
announcements or for any other purpose whatso-
ever, be and the same are hereby reserved and
excluded from the operation OF this act, except
SO far 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. 8. And be ittiVtier enacted, That the said
lands hereby granted to the said State shall be sub
ject to the disposal OF the legislature thereof for
the purposes aforesaid and no other; and the said
road shall be, and remain public highway for
the use of the Government of the United States,
free from tolls or other charge upon the trans
portation of any property, troops, or mails ofthe
United States. ~.
Sec, g, And be IL further enacted That the
lands hereby granted to said State shall be ais'
posed of only in the following manner -tnas
to say, when the said governor shali oereiiy W
the Secretary of the Interior that any ten con.
saoI,tive miles of said road has been completed
I1nder the provisions of this act, and in accord
ance with the fourth section of this act, stating
definitely where said completed section OF ROAD
commences and where il terminates, it shall pc
the duty of the said Secretary to cause patents
TO issue to said State for three sections OF lana
for each mile of road thus completed as aforesao,
and so on until the whole ofthe said read Is Go
pleted: Proided, further, That no patea. su az
be given for any of the aforesaid lands peio.s Wv
completion of tea consecutive miles Oh roau, "a
for any road, or for any part Of any roaa ma
before the passage of this act, or Tor any Iss
quantity than thirty sections for each yen n, act.
completed according to the provisions OF tn0 avs
and if said road is not completely witnin, .be
wears no further sales shall be made, ana
lands unsed shall revert to the United oIa ;S ,o;l
Sec 4. And be itfurther enacted, ihat say a;-eo.
itary road shall be constructed under inc VII the
ton of such agents or commissioners az hare
Governor of said State may appoint, ana n bon.
il pa scs through timbered lands shall " Id oJs
ped out a uniform width of at least slA .h ~
The road bed proper to be- not less Inah d;teh-
two feee wide, and constructed Win amp,e ,-a;ns
es on both sides SO as to afford sufheient aner
with good and substantial bridges anu Pi'ttu
culyerts AID sluices where necessa .fyhoa ont
stumps and roots to be thoroueniy g.nps .f aid
between the bitches the entire Ishssn - sufi-
road: The CENTRAL portion OF which 70 DC s eans
eantlv raised 20 afford dry roadbed py MSa
az drainage from the centre to the sac ~ as
tbe hills 10 be leyealed and valleys rase ~
! to axe as easy q grade As practicable j
| Approved, June %, 1854. .rna.7s