Nebraska advertiser., 1864-02-11
@ FFICIAL.
LAWS or TIE UNITED STATES,
Passed at tie Third Session Of the TAirty-se1eatl
Congress.

Chap. I9l.-An get granting Lands to the States Of
Micni an end Wisconsin to aid in the CeRstTuc,
ton Of a Military Read" from Fort Wilkins
Copper Harbor, KeWonaw County, ia the State ol
Michigan, to Fort Howard, Green Bay, in the
State 81 Wisconsin.
Be Il enacted be- thu Senate and House OF Repre-
s~eatatiues Of the United States Of America IN Con-
/ qress assembled. That there be, and is hereby
granted 10 he State Of Michigan. to aid in the con-
struction Of a military wagon-road from Fort Viii
kins, Copper HaI oor, to Houghton, Portage Lake
and thence, in a sOutheT!y direction, to tue state
line Of Wisconsin. every alternate section Of public
land. designated by even numbers, for three sections
ia width, on each side of said road, and also a like
quantity, 20 be taken and desi grated in sane man
ner, to the State Of Wisconsin, TO aid in the con-
struction Of a like read from the aforementioned
place on the state line Of Wisconsin to Fort Howard
Green Bay, IN the said State Of Wisconsin. But in
case it raall appear that tho United States hav.
when the line or route of said road of said road is
definitely fixed, sold any section, or any part there
Of, granted as as aforesaid, or that the rixbt Of pre-
emption or homestead settlement mas attached to
the same, then it shall be the duty Of the Secretary
Of the Iaterior 10 set apart from the public lands Of
the United States, as near TO said even sections
aforesaid as may DC, So much lsud as shall be equal
to such lands as the United States have sod, or
otherwise appropriated, or to which the right of
preelbption or homestead settlement has attached;
which lands, thus selection in lieu Of those sold,
and TO which the right OF preemptlOn or homestead
settlement has attached as sforesaidl together with
the sections and parts Of sections designated by even
numbers as aforesaid, shalfbe held by the States of
/ Michigan and Wisconsin for the use and pHrp0ses
aforesaid: Provided, That the lands to be selected
for and on account thereof shall in no case be
further than fifteen miles from said road Provided
further. That the lands hereby granted shall be ex-
elusigely applied Ia the construction Of that road
for and on account OF which such lands ara hereby
granted, and shall be disposed Of only as the WerB
progresses. aud the same shall be applied to no o h
er purposes whatever; and provided, further, Tha,
any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United
States by any act OF Congress, or in any other man
ner by competent authority. for the purpose of aid
Ing IN any object Of internal Improvement, or fol
any other purposes whatsoever Do, aud the same
are hereby, reserved TO tao United States from tae
operation Of this act. except 50. far rs it lnty be
found necessary to ioca5s the route Of said road
through such reserved lands in which case the
right OF way only snail be granted.
Sec. 2. Had be it further enacted. That the said
lands hereby granted 10 thu said States shall bc
~subJeetto the disposal OF the legislat1re thereof. for
the purposes aforesaid, and no other; and the said
road shalt DO and remain [al public high way for
the use of the Government Of the United States
free from tollsO Or other charge u.On tle transp9rts-
ton Of any property troops, or mails Of the United
States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the lands
hereby grauted to said States shall be disp1.el of
only in the following manner. that is to say That
a quantity OF laadJ not exceeding thirty sections.
FOR said road, NAV be sold and when the governors
Of said states snail certify "a the Secretary Of the
~Int0ri9r that any ten continuous miles Of said road
are qeapletcd, then another quantity'of land, here-
~ granted, not to exceed thirty sections tor said
road, having ten continuous miles completed as
aforesaid, may be sold, and so, from time to time,
until the said road is completed: und if said raad is
not completed within ave years, no further sales
shall be made, and the lands uHsold shall revert to
the United States.
sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That said
military road shall be be 0Onstructed with sufficient
drains and bitches, and not less than forty feet in
width, wi5h a grade not less than sixteen feet wide
with such graduation and bridges as shall permit
OF its regular useas 4 v wagon road in all seasons Of
the year. and ia such otaer special manner as the
States of Michigan and Wisconsin my prescribe.
APPROVED, March 3, 1853.