, 1864-07-25

Lrkc Superior, every alternate section of pub.
lie land, designated by odd numbers, Tor ten
secti~ as in width on each side Of said road,
upon the same terms and conditions as are con-
taihed in the act granting lands TO said State
to aid in the construction Of railroads in said
State, approved June three, eighteen hundred
and iitty-SiX. But in case it shall appear that
the United States have, when the line or route
Of said road is definitely fixed, sold, reserved,
or otherwise disposed of any sections or parts
thereof granted as aforesaid, or that the right
Of pre'cmption or homestead has attached to
the saBr, that it shall be lawful for any agent
or agents Of said State, appointed by the Gov
crnor thereof 10 select, subject to the approval
Of the Secretary Of the Interior, from the lands
Of the United States nearest 10 The tier Of sec
tons above specified, as much public land in
alternate sections, or parts Of sections, as shall
be equal TO such lands as tie United States
have sold or otherwise appropriated, or to which
the right Of presumption or hom eslead has at
tachcd as aforesaid, which land S (thus selected
in lieu Of those sold and to which the right Of
pre-empiiOn or homestead has attached as afore-
said. together with sections and parts Of Sec
tiOns designated by odd numbers as aforesaid,
and appropriated as aforesaiI shall be held by
said State or by the company to which she
may transfer the same. for the use and purpose
aforesaid: Prorided, That the lands 10 Ge so
located shall in no case be further than twenty
miles from the line Of said road.
See. l. -4Hd be il further enacted, That the
sections ard parts Q! sections Of lands which
shall remain TO the United States within ten
miles on each side Of said roads shall not be
sold for less than double the minimum price oil
the public lands when sold nor shall any Of
the said reserved lands be ,ome subject 10 pri
vate entry until the same have been first Of
iered at public sale at the increased price.
Sec. .. ARd be it further enacted, That the
time fixed and limited for the completion OF
said roads in the act aforesaid of June three,
eighteen hundred and iifty.six, be and the
same is hereby extended to a period Of five
years from and after the passage Of this act
Sec. G. Aad be ii Ti,Tiicr enacted, That any
and all lands reserved to the United States by
any act nf Congress for the purpose Of aiding
in any object of internal Improvement, or in
any manner EOr any purpose whatsoever, and
all mineral lands be and the same are hereby
reserved and excluded from the operation Of
this act, except so far as it may be found ne
ceSsary TO locate the route Of such railroads
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
Suites.
Sec.7. AHdISh further enacted, That when
ever the companies to which this grant is made,
or to which the same may be transferred, shall
have completed twenty consecutive miles Of
any portion Of said railroad, supplied with all
Necessary drains, cnlverts, viaducts, crossings,
si1ings, bridges, turn,outs, watering places,
depots, equipments. furniture, and all other
Eappurtenances Of first-class railroad, patents
shall issue conveying the right and tItle to said
land TO the said company entitled thereto, on
each side Of the road, as far as the same is
completed, and cOterminOus with said coul-
plcted section, not exceeding the amount aiore-
said, and patents shall in like manner issue as
each twentysaliles OF said road is completed /:
Pr0rided, hOirereT, That no patents shall issue
for any Of said lands unless there shall be pre-
sented to the Secretary Of the interior state
meht, verified on oath or affirmation by the
president of said company, and certified by
the Governor Of the State Of Wisconsin, that
such twenty miles have been completed in the
manner required by this act, and setting forth
with certainty the points where such twenty
miles begin and where tho same end: which
oath snail be taken before q judge Of court Of
record of the United States
E3cC. O. <gAsi op % IoftttE etiatestup AuAt tue
said lands hereby graz ted shall, when pstenleo
as provided 10 secIio seven Of this act, be
snhject to tie disposal Of tie companies re-
spcctively entitled thereto, for the purposes
aforesaid, and no other, aud the said railroads
be and shall remain public highways for the
use Of the Government Of the United States,
free from all toll or other charge. for the trans
portntion Of any property or troops Of the
United States.
Sec. Q. .Aad Be Il further enacted, That il
said road mentioned In the third section sfore-
said is not completed within ten years from the
time Of the passage Of this act, Us provided
herein, no further patents shall be issued to
said company Tor said lands, and no further
sale shall be made, and the lands unsold shall
revert to the United States.
Approved, May 8, 1864