Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-07-23

S0lu Otdtes appTOveu June tnrte, tlSut"eii
hundred and fiity-six. But in case it shall
appear that the United States have, when
thu line or route Of said road is definitely
fixed, sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed
Of any srctions or parts Of sections, granted as
aforesaid. or that the right OF pre- emption or
homes cad has attached to the same, that it
shall bs lawful for any agent or agents Of
said State. appointed by the Governor thereof.
to select subject to the approval OF the Sec
retary Of thu Interior, from the lands of the
United States nearest 10 the tier of sections
above specified, as much public land in alter
nate sections, or parts of sections. as shall be
equal to such lands as the United States
have sold or Otherwise appropriated, or to
which the right OF pre-emption or homestead
has attached as aforesaid, which lands (thus
selected in lieu of those sold and to which the
right of pre-emption or homestead has at
tnchpd rs aforesaid, together with sections and
parts ofsrc,ons designated by odd numbers
as aforesaid. and appropriated as aforesaid)
shall BE- held by the snm", for the USE and
purpose aforcsaid Prorided, That the lands
to lie so located shall in no case be further
than twenty miles from the line of said road.
Sec. 4. And be ii .farther enacted. That
the sections and parts Of sections of lands
which shall remain to the United States
within ten miles on each side of said roads
shall not BE- sold for less than double the
minimum price of the public lands when
sold nor shall any of the said reserved
lands become subject to private entry until
the same have been first offered at public
sale ut the increased micc.
Sec. S. And be 1t .further enacted, That
the time fixed and limited for the compile
tion Of said roads in the act aforesaid of June
three, eighteen hundred and tifty.six, be- and
the same is hereby extended to period OF
five years from and after the passage Of this
act.
Sec. 6. And be 1t f3rtAer enacted. That
any and MI lands reserved to the United
States by any net of Congress for the pur-
pose of aiding in any object of internal i'm
prOvement, or in any manner for any pur-
pose whatsoever, and all mineral lands br
and the same are hereby reserved and ex-
cluded from the operation of this act, except
SO far as i, may be found necessary to locate
the route Of such railroad through such re.
served lands, in which case the right Of way
only shall b. granted, subject to the approval
of the President of the United States.
Sec. 7. And be Il further cnacted, That
whenever the companies to which this grant
is made. or to which the same may be trans
ferrrd. shall have completed twenty consecu-
tive miles of any portion Of said railroad,
supplied with all necessary drains. culvcrts,
viaducts. crossings, sidings, bridges, turn
outs, watering -places. depots, equipments,
furniture, and all other appurtenances of
first. class railroad, patents. shall issue con-
vov;0 tho r;Uht ou1 ,;to III ~ ca;1 Land to tho
said company entitled thereto, on each side
of the road. as far as tho same is completed,
and cotrrminious with said completed section,
not exceeding the amount aforesaid and
patents shall in like manner issue as each
twenty miles of said road is completed; Pro-
rided, AoUerer, That no patents shall issue
for any of said lands unless there shall be pre-
sentcd to the Secretary Of the Interior a
statement. verified on oath or affirmation by
the president Of said company, and certified
by the Governor of the State Of Wisconsin,
that such twenty miles have been completed
in the manner required by this act, and set
ting forth with certainty the points where
such twenty miles begin and where tho same
end; which oath shall be taken before a
judge of a court of record of the Uuited
States.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That
the said lands hereby granted shall. when
patented as provided in section seven Of this
act. be su6jec to the disposal Of the compa-
nies respectively entitled thereto, for the pur.
poses aforesaid. and no other. and the said
railroads be and shall remain public highways
for the use Of the Government Of the United
States.
Sec. 9. And he IL .futAer enacted, That
if said road mentioned in the third section
Aforesaid is not completed within ten years
from the time Of the passage of the act, a.
provided herein, no further patents shall be
issued to said company for said lands, and No
further sale shall bs made, and the lands un-
sold shall revert to the United States.
APPROVED. May s. 1864.
[PusLrc-No. &C.
AN ACT q amend IAN net to incorporate the
inhabitants Of the city of Washington"
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