Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-01
rPrBLrC-NO. ia


AN ACT granting lands to the State
of Michigan for the construction
Of certain wagon roads for military
and postal purposes.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States Of
Imerica IN Congress Assembled, That
there be and hereby is granted to the
State of Michigan, for the construc-
ton of wagon road for military and
postal purposes, from Saginaw City,
in said State, by the shortest and most
feasible route to the Straits OF Mackl-
nav, every alternate or odd section OF
public land not mineral for three
miles in width on each side of said
road to the extent of three sections to
the mile. Also for road from Grand
Rapids, in said State, through Ne
waygo, Traverse City, and Little Ira
verse, to the Straits of Mackinaw, eve
~ alternate or odd section of public
land not mineral for three sections in
width on each side of said road to the
extent of three sections to the mile.
And it is hereby provided that if in
case it shall appear that the United
States shall have (when the lines or
routes of said roads are definitely cs-
tablishedl sold or reserved any sec
tions or parts of sections, granted as
aforesaid, or that the rights of pre-
cmption or homestead have attached
to the same, so as to leave a dciclen-
cy in the amount TO be selected within
the limits designated, then it shall be
the duty Of the Secretary of the lnteri-
or to select such lands from the odd
sections, or parts of sections, nearest
to the three-mile limits aforesaid, such
quantity as shall be necessary to
make up the deficiency thus created
Provided, further, That the lands here
by granted shall be exclusively re-
served, held, and applied in the con-
struciion of said roads, and shall be
appropriated and disposed of only as
the work progresses, in quantities and
under such regulations and restrictions
as the State shall provide and in no
event shall they be appropriated or
disposed of for any other purpose
whatsoever.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted,
That any and all lands heretofore re-
served to the United States 10y any
act of Congress, or in any other man
ner by competent authority, for any
public work, or for any other purpose
whatsoever, be and the same are here
by reserved to the United States from
the operation of this act, except SO far
as it may be necessary to locate the
routes of said roads through such re
served lands; in which case the
rights Of way shall be and are hereby
granted. subject to the approval OF The
President of the United States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted
That said roads shall be located. sur
yeyed, and constructed, under the di
rection OF such agents or commission
ers as the Governor may appoint, and
shall be chopped out uniform widtl
of at least six rods. The road bee
proper to be not less than thirty-twc
feet wide, and constructed with ample
bitches on both sides, SO as to AFFORD
sufficient drains. with good aud sub
stantial bridges and proper culverts
and sluices where necessary. Al
stumps and roots to be thoroughly
grubbed out between the bitches the
entire length of said road (; the centra
portion Of which to be sufficiently
raised to afford a dry road-bed by
means Of drainage from the centre L
The side bitches the hills to be level