, 1864-07-25
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the First Session of the Thirty
Eighth Congress.


Eighth Congress.
As Act TO amend AN act 10 incorporate the
Inhabitants Of the city Of Washington" passed
MAY fife H. eighteen hundred and twenty.
Bcn.eRGc:-db by NE Ssiia'c and House Of Rep.
geseRtctires Of The United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the first paragraph Of
section eight of :" An act TO Incorporate the in
habitants of the city of Washington" passed
May fifteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty, be
so amended as to rCal as follows That the said
corporation shall have full power and authority
70 lay :axes on particular wards, parts, or sec
lions OF the city, for their particular LEGAL i'm
provtments, and TO cause the curbstOnes to be
set, the foot and carriage ways to be graded and
paved, or 80 much thereof as they may deem best,
and The necessary sewerage and drainage laci-
ties to be introduced under and upon the whole
or any portion of any avenue, street, or alley,
0nd also to cause the same to be suitably paved
and repaired and to be at all times properly
cleaned and watered, and also TO cause lamps to
be erected therein, and to light the same and TO
pay the cost thereof ont of the funds Of the ward
in which such improvement shall be made; this
provision not to be construed as repeating. but
being INTENDED as auxiliary to the power they
already p sscss to make local improvements on
the application of the owners of property bene-
fitted thereby
Sec. .. Ind be d further enacted, That imme-
diately upon the approval Of this act the said
Corporation shall designate some proper officer
thereof whose duty il shall be to see that the
provisions OF this act are properly executed, and
that the principal avenues and streets of the said
city are so cleaned and watercd as to be at all
times reasonably clean and free from dust and
also TO keep thc pavements and sidewalks upon
said avenues and streets at all times in suitable
and proper repair: and it shall further be the
duty Of the said Cooperation 10 take such mea-
sures as they shall deem wise 10 promote some
uniform and general system Of drainage for said
city.
Sec. 8. AnI be it further enacted, That in
all cases in which the streets, avenues, or alevs
of the said city pass through or by any of the
property Of ihe United States, the Commits
Of the Public Buildings shall pay to the duly
authorized officer Of the Corporation the Just
proportion Of the expense incurred in improving
such avenue, street, or alley, which The said pro-
perty bears TO the whole cost thereof. TO be as
certained in The same manner as the same IS ap-
pOrtiOned among the individual prOprietOrs Of
the property improved thereby.
Approved, May 5, 1864. y .
AZ AT granting lands to aid in the construction
Of certain railroads in the State Of Wisconsin.
& Be Il enactcf By tae Senate and House Of Rep
reseRtdtiees qf tie United States Of america in
Congress assembled, That there be and is hereby
granted to the State az Wisconsin, for the pur.
pose Of aiding IN the construction of railroad
from point on the Saint Croix river or lake
between townships twenty-five and thirty -one,
70 the west end Of Like Superior, aud from
some point on the line Of said railroad, to be
selected BY said State, to Bayfield,, every alter
nate section Of public land designated by odd
numbers, for ten sections in Width on each SIDE
uf said road, deducting any and all lands that
may haze been granted 20 the State of Wiseon-
sin for the same purpose, by the act Of Congress
Of June three, eighteen hondrgd and fiity-six,
upon the same terms and conditions as are con-
tained in the act granting lands TO The State Of
Wisroasin, to aid in the construetionof railroads
In said Slatr, approved June tlloP, eighteen
hundred and fifty-six. But 10 case it shall
appear that the United States have, when the
line or route Of said road is definitely fixed,
sod. reserved, or othe wise disposed oE, any
scsiions or paris thereof, granted as aforesaid,
ur that the rlglitof prc.smptiOn or homestead
has attached 10 tue same, then il shall be lawful
fsr any agent or ragents. to be appointed BY SAID
company, to select, subject to the approval Of
the SeeretarYof the Iaterior, from the public
lands Of the United States nearest to the tier Of
sections above specified. as much land in alter-
nate sections or parts Of sect ons as shall be
equal 10 such lands as the United States have
sold or otherwise appropriated, or 70 which the
right Of pre-emption or homestead has attached
as af5resaid. which lands (thus selected 10 lieu
of those soil, and % which pre-emption, or
Homestead right has attached as aforesaid, to
eether with sections and parts Of sections desig-
.natci bv odd numbers as aforesaid, and appfo-
printed as aforesaid) shall DO held By said rail
rad State for the use and purpose Aforesaid:
Prorided, That the lands to be so located shall
"a no case be further than twenty miles from
the line of the said roads, nor shall such selcc-
ton or location be madein lieu Of lands received
under the said grant Il June three, eighteen
hundred and flty-six, but such selection and
location may be made for the benefit Of said
Siate, and ior the purpose aforesaid, 10 supply
any deficiency under the said grant Of June
third, eighteen hundred and filtY six, should
any such deficiency exist.
See 2. And Be d further enacted, That there
be and IS hereoy granted to the State Of Wis
co1sin, for the purpose Of aiding in the con-
slFuclion Of q railroad from the toWnof Tomah,
in the county Of Monroe, in said Statr, 70 the
Saint Croix river or lake, between townships
twenty-iivc and thrty,0ne, every alternate see
ton Of public land designated 81 odd numbers
for ten sections In width on esch side of said
roais, ded1cting any and al lands that may
have been granted 70 the State Of Wisconsin
fof the same purpose, by the act Of Congress
hrahting lands to said State 70 aid in the con-
struction Of certain railroads, approved June
three, eighteen hundred and lfty-six, upon the
same terms and conditions as are contained in
the said act of June three, eighteen hundred
and liIty-sx But in case It shall appear that
The United States have, when,th line or route
of said road Is deiiuitely fixed, sold, reserved,
br otherwise disposed Of any sections. or parts
Of sections, granted as aioresaid, or that the
fighfofpre ehption or homestead has attached
iothe same, then i shall be lawful for any agent
Or agents % be appointed BY said State 70 select
tubieel 10 fhe approval Of the Secretary Of the
Interior, from the public lands Of the United
States nearest 10 thetiero Of sections above speci
he'd, as much land, in alternate sections. or
taris Of Sections as shall be equal 70 such lands
as the gnited States have sold, or otherwise
Appropriated, or to which the right Of pre-
einpt;on or homestead has attached, as afore-
said. which lands (hus selected in lieu Of those
sold, and to which prescription or homestead
sieht has attached as Aforesaid, together with
sections and uarts Of sections designated by