The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-09-07
fPUBuC-NO- l29.
AN ACT granting lands the State Of Wisconsin to
buIld military road u lake Superior.

An ACT granting lands O the state Of Wisconsin to
build military road 10 lake Superior.
r, II endcied The Ssnate aud House Of Representatives
Of the Unit,f stats or Amsriod m Congress dSssb 4
That there be and Is hereby granted 10 the State Of
Wisconsin 10 ard IN the construction Of a military
wagon road from Wausdw, Marathon county, Wiscon-
sin follow ing the Wisconsin river FAR SkOnO-
wang and from thence on the most feasible and dI-
rect route 90 a point the state line between the
states u Wisconsin ami Michigan. IN direction lead
ing 20 Ontonagoa. Like superior every alternate
section Of public aud not mineral des gnatcd by odd
numbers, for three sections width each side OF
states have, when the iile Tlutr al said road Is
definitely fixed, sOid reserved. otherwise posed
Of any section any part tkercof, granted af0re
said, that the right of pTe-cmpuon or honest al
settlement has attached the same then 10 shall BE-
the duty Of the SER tary OF the Interior apart
from tue public lands OF tue United States herein
before described designated by odd runbcrs,
% sait even section Aforesaid as may be- and the
same shall De located within SIX miles Of said ROAD
80 much land shall oe ,qual % such lands the
United states have sold or otheTN is Appropriated
which the r,sht OF pre- enption OF homestead set
temelt has attached wbich lands. fthls selected
u lieu OF those sold. reserved otherwise ap ropr
ated. and q which the right OF preempIiOl or home
stead settlement has attached Aforesaid together
with the sections aud parts Of sections lgnated
odd numbers Aforesaid. aud approved Aforesaid
shall Doe lcd by the state II Wisconsin Tor the aud
purpose af0rssaia: Provided That the lands hereby
.rauttd shall De exclusively applf1 Ia the c0lstruc-
lands are hereby granted and shall be disposed Of
only the work progresses, and the same shall be
applied e. 10 other purpose whatever. Pr0rlded
further That any al ALI lands heretofore reserved q
the United states granted by any Of Congress
q any other mauuer by competent authority. for
The purpose oi aiding Ia any object u internal
prOyemcAt, or for any other purpose Whatsoever BE-
AMI the saline are hereby reserved and eXcnded from
tne operations Of tins act. except FAR BE-
-o-ut necessary 20 lucate tile route Of said rosi
through such res=rvc- lands. IA which case the Fgtt
Of way on. y shall be granted.
sec Ind b it furfher ,rsGc;e That the said lands
hereby aute- o. tie state shat he subject 70
tie p0ssi 4 the leg slltlre thereof f5r The pur
.lOr, said and other. and the SAID road sha
be, and remain public highway for the use of tn
overIfnt u or the United states frse from tolls OF
other charge upon the t-aasPort o. OF any property
troops or maIs C. she United States.
SO. %. AMI - 4 flr-tcT enacted That the lsrfs
lv -rtLtrt o SAID state sls te ls.0s.-of I'D Is
l tle iulllWll- ilAu-lr-tlll = 20 s4v when t.e
-eri tht y ten coz secutve mikes e slI road has
been completed under tn provisions of this acl al
ia accordance w.t4 the fourth section Of tlis act
stating cttlit-ly whore said c0mpi-tel section u
road comme1ces and where il terminates il shall be
The duty ~ che said Secretary cause patents 70
10 said state for three sections OF And for each
nile u roal thus completed siOresll1, sni 50 on
ult the whole 10 said roAf Is c0urirte-. Fr1rlfzf
fiuthsr That patent shall be gwen for anv Il the
1uresaid Lands before the completion Of tn consecu
i've miles % roal. Tor any road. or Tor any
part o. any road. made before the passage q this act
or for any gr1aer quantity than thirty sections for
each ten miles completed accord ng 70 the provisions
Of this and # said Toad lot cOmDIstei " thin
i've years further sales shall 9e made and the lands
lusoiC shall revert 70 the United states
Sec. 4 And b further sndcted That said military
road shall be constructed under the direction OF such
agents commissioners the Governor Of said state
may appoint, and where Il passes through timbered
lands shall be chopped cut uniform width Of at
least sxrods bed proper 70 be nos less thar