Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-09-08
IPubLlo-No, CAL

seataiirss Of the United States Of Ameried in Con-
grssS dssembledt
the State Of Minnesota for the purpose Of aiding
In the construction ola railroad in said state from
the city Of st. Paul 10 the head OF Lake SUPERIOR
every alternate section Of public land OF the
United States, not mineral, designated by old
numbers, 10 the amount Of five alternate sections
per mile on each side of the said railroad on the
line thereof within the State of Minnesota; but
in case II shall appear that the United states
have, when the line or route OF said road rs dell
nitely fixed sold, appropriated, reserved or 9TH
erwise disposed ofany sections, or any part there
Of granted as aforesaid, or that the right OF pre-
empton or homestead settlement has attached
to the same then it shall be the duty of the Sec.
rotary the Interior TO select, from the lands OF
the United States nearest to the lines Of sections
above specified, in alternate sections or parts |
thereof, SO much public land OF the United ]
States, not mineral, as shall be equal in amount /
20 such lands as the United States have sold or |
otherwise appropriated, or to which the rights OF |
pre-emption or homestead settlement may have |
attached as aforesaid; which lands thus selected |
in lieu OF those sold, reserved or otherwise APP
proprated or disposed Of, or to which the rights
of presumption or homestead settlement may !
have attached, as aforesaid, together with the !
sections and parts ofsecons designa}ed as afore-
said, shall be held and disposed OF by the said !
state for the uses and purposes aforesaid: Pro
rided, That the land TO be so elected shall in no
case be locaeed farther than twenty miles from
the line of said road: And Provided, further, |
That the lands hereby granted for and on account
Of said road saall be exclusively applied in the
construction of the same, and for no other pur-
pose whatever, and shall be disposed of only as
the work progresses through the same, in this
act hereina: ter provided: Provided, also, That
no part of the land granted by this act shall be
applied to aid in the construction ofany railroad,
or part thereof, for the construction of which any
previous grant Of land may have been made by
Congress. Aed proeided further, That any and
all lands heretofore reserved to the United States
g o.. ina, nf hAr atnnnr
BY competent authority for the purpose of aid
ing in any object of internal improvement, or for
any other purpose whatsoever, be, and the same
are hereby, reserAed to the United States, from
the operations of this act except far as 1t may
be 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: Propided, further, That the minimum
price of the even sections and parts OF sections
of the public lands of the United States, within
the limits of ten miles on each side of the line of
said road shall be two dollars and fifty cents per
acre.
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted, That when
ever said state shall cause to be completed twen-
ty consecutive miles Of any portion of said rail-
road, supplied with all necessary drains, eul-
verts, viaducts crossings, sidings, bridges, turn
outs, watering places, depots, equipments, fur
niture, and all other appurtenances of first
class railroad, patents shall issue conveying the
right and title to said lands to said state on each
side of the road, as far as the same is completed,
exceeding the amount aforesaid, and patents
shall in like manner issue as each twenty miles
of said road is completed: Proctdsd, hot0erer,
That no patents shall issue for any OF said lands
unless there shall be presented to the Secretary
of the Interior a statement, certified by the Gov
ernor of the state of Minnesota, that such twenty
miles have been completed in the manner requir-
ed by this act, aud setting forth with certainty
the points where such twenty miles begin and
where the same end.
Sec 8. And be ii further enacted, That when
the said road shall be definitely located, and
plot thereof filed with the Secretary of the In
terror, the lands hereby granted shall not there
after be subject to settlement presumption, or
private entry adverse to this grant,
Sec. 4 And be it further endred, That the
said State, in addition to the grant heretoUre
mentioned, is hereby authorized to locate the
said road over any public lands of the United
States, not otherwise appropriated, reserved, or
disposed of, and that the right of way over said
lands of the United States for the purpose afore-
said is hereby granted to said State to the width
of one hundred feet on each side of said road as
located.
Sec. s. And be 1t further enacted That the
said lands hereby granted when patented to said
State, shall be subject to the disposal OF said
State for the purposes aforesaid and for no other,
and the said railroad shall be and remain pub
lie highway for the use of the Government of
the United States, free from all toll or other
charge, for the transportation of any property
or troops of the United States.
Sec. 6. And be ii further enacted, That if
the said road is not completed within eight years
from the time of the passage OF this act, as pro-
for said lands, and no further sale shall be made,
and the lands unsold shall revert to the United
States.
Sec. 7. and be it further enacted, That the
United States mail shall be transported over said
road, under the direction of the Post Office De-
partment, at such price as Congress may by law
direct: PROVIDED, That until such price is fixed
by law the Postmaster General shall have the
power to determine the same.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That any
railroad which may be hereafter constructed
from any point on the Bay of Superior, in the
State of Wisconsin, shall be permitted to con-
meet with the said rair DAD, for the construction
of which the said lands are hereby granted, at
any point which may be selected by the Presi-
dent and directors of said railroad company so
permitted to connect their said road, and the
said railroad company SO permitted to connect
shall have the right and privilege to transport,
or have transported, over the track OF said rail-
road, for the construction ofwhich the said lands
are hereby granted, all or any of its cars, pas
sengers, or freights, and the said railroad COM
pany CONTROLLING the said road, for the con-
struction of which the said lands are hereby
granted, shall have the same right and privilege
to transport or have transported all or any of its
cars, freghts, passengers over the track of the
said railroad of the company sospermitted to
connect, and said transportation shall be paid by
the railroad company using to the railroad COM
pany according the same, at the usual rates or
VuaI StS WIiCu may pc liupOotu ny SdAl COIn-
pany upon all other cars, freghts, passengers.
Approved, May 5, 1854.
[PuBLIc-No. 1911
AN ACT to authorize the United States to &C
quire land in Wallabout bay, belonging to the
city of Brooklyn, andlto authorize the exchange
of other lands therefor.
Be at enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
ssntativeS Of the United States Of America in Con
gress assembled
That the Secretary of the Navy be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate
with the city of Brooklyn, in the State of New
York, and to affect a change Of lands in Walla-
bout bay between the United States and the said
city, and thereupon to make, execute, and de-
liver good and sufficient deeds and releases
therefor.
Approved, July g. 1854.
fPUBLIc-No. 1921
| AN ACT granting lands to the State of Oregon,
to aid in the construction of military road
from Eugene City to the eastern boundary OF
said State,
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatipes the United States Of America IN Con-
gress assembled,
That there be, AMI re- Is ~~sN ID to the
STATE of Oregon, to aid il. II, oOas .ruetion Of a
military wagon road from Eugene City by way
of Middla Eork of Willamette rirar and tbo