Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-25
TPuBLtc-No. hal

AS Aer granting land to the State Of Michigan
for the construct, on of certain wagon roads for
military and POSTAL services.
BE ssaotsf bg fhe Scmate and Hsass -af Rs2fssea-
'atses Of The GATED States ef AHses 81 ooHgrsss
se'abied That there be aud here Is granted TO
the State OF Michigan, for the construction of
wagon road for military aud postal purposes, from
sagioeW City, in said State, by the shortest and
most tastele route to the Straits Of Msekinav,
every al'eruate or odd section Of public land net
mineral ter three miles In width on each side Of
sald road 10 the extent Of three sections TO the
miie. Also ter road from Grand Rapids, In said
State, through Newayge, Traverse CITY, and Lit
tie fraveFse, to tho Straits OF Maekfnaw every
alternate er sdd section OF pub &c land NOT min.
eral for three sections in Width on each side OF said
road 20 the extent Of three sections 10 tie mils
Aud Il is hereby provided that II in case /, hal
appear that the United States shall have f~ben
the lines or routes of said roads arc denniselv 80
tselished) sold or reserved any sections or parts
Of sections, granted as aforesaid, or thar ira
rights OF presumption or homestead have attached
TO the same, 60 AS to leave defsiency in the
amount TO be selected within the limits desfrna-
ted, then il hall Be the duty OF the Secretary 81
the Interior to select such lands from the odd sec
tions, or parts of sections, nearest 70 the
three mile limits aforesaid, such quantity
as shall be necessary to make up the de-
hciency thus created : Provided farther. ina,
the lands hereby granted shall be exclusively re-
served, held, aud applied in the construction of
said roads, and shall be appropriated and disposad
Of only as the work progresses, in quantities and
under such regulations and restrictions the
state shall provide; and in 20 event shall they be
Appropriated or disposed Of for any other purpose
whatsoever.
Sec. . lad te y fsrther ssaefe1, That any and
all lands heretofore reserved to the United States
by any act Of Congress, or in any other manner
BY eompstent Authority, for any public work, or
Tor any other purpose whatsoever, be and the
same a hereby reserved to the United States from
the operation of this act, except so far as it may
oe necessary TO locate the routes Of said roads
through such reserved lands; in which case the
rights OF way shall be and are hereby granted,
United States
Sec 5. Azd Be further esaefs,i That said roads
shall be located, surveyed, and constructed under
tue direction OF such agents or counmissionars a.
the 6oyernor may appoint, aud shall Ia ehoDnad
out uniform width Of at least siv 90. Etrha
road bed proper 20 be not less than tbtrtv -, -,
wide, and constructed with ample ditchs. IN ~
sides, so as TO afford sufficient draipa w;th SS.s
and substantial bridges aud proper culvsrtsssS go
sluices where necessary. All stunps and roo,s :.
be thoroughly grubbed out bstweSn the ,3itchs
The entrs length Of said road the central rortio
OF which to be suficisn fly raised TO Afford 4 dr~
road-bed by means Of drainage from the eentrn -
the side bitches; the hills 10 be levelled and yal
leys raised so as to make easy gHads as practi
cable.
Sec. T. Aadbe IL further enacted, That when the
Governor Of the Stata of hichigsn shall furnish
the Secretary of the Interior with maps and
charts showing the definite location Of the line of
each of ga roads, il shall be his duty TO have
the land granted 70 each Of said roads withheld
from market, and reserved exclusively for the pur-
poses aforesaid. And when the said Governor