, 1864-07-25

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outs, watering places, depots, equipments, fur
nture, and all other sppurtenances 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, and cOterminOus with said completed
section, not exceeding the amount aforesaid,
aud patents shall in like manner issue as each
twenty miles Of said road is completed: Pro
Tld6d, hOEer6T, That no patents shall issue for
any Of said lands unless there shall be presented
to the Secretary Of the Interior statement,
certifi d by the Governor of the State Of Min
nesOta, that such twenty miles have been COM
pleted in the manner required by this act, and
setting forth with certainty the points where
such twenty miles begin and where the same
end
Sec. 8. lind be it further enacted That when
the said road shall be definitely Ocated, and a
plat 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 De 10 further enacted, That the
said State, in addition to the grant heretofore
mentioned, is hereby authorized 10 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
aforesaid, is hereby granted to said State to the
width Of one hundred feet on each side Of said
road as located.
/ Sec. .. And be it Further enatel, That the
said lands hereby granted. when patented to
said State, shall be subject TO the disposal Of
said State for the purpOSI aforesaid and for no
other; and the said railroad shall be and remain
a public highway for the use Of the Government
of the United States, free FROM all toll or other
charge, for the transportation Of any property
troops Of the United States.
Sec. q. and be it further enacted, That If said
road is not completed within eight years from
the time Of the passage Of this act, as provided
! herein, no further patents shall be issued for
sail lands, aud no further sale shall be made,
and the lands unsold shall revert TO the United
States.
Sec. Z. And be IL further enacted, That the
United States mail shall he transported over
said road, under the direction Of the Post Office
Department, at such price as Congress may by
law direct: PrOrided, That until such price is
fixed by law, the Postmaster General shall have
the power to determine the same.
Sec. s. AHd be Il fHtier eaGeted, That any
railroad which may hereafter be constructed
from any point on the Bay Of Superior, in the
State Of Wisconsin, shall be permitted TO con.
meet with the said railroad, 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 aud privilege TO transport,
or have transported, over the track Of said rail.
road, Tor the construction Of which the said
lands arc hcr by granted, all or any Of its cars,
passengers, or lrcights and the said railroad
company controlling the said road, for the con-
struetion 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. freights, or passengers over the track
| Of the said railroad Of the company so permit.
ted 10 connect, and said transportation shall be
| paid by the rrilroad company using to the rail-
road company according the SANE, at the usual
rates or charges which may be imposed by the
said company upon all other cars, freights, or
passengers.
Approved, May 5, 1854.
Az Acr making appropriations for the naval
service for the year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty.fve, and for
other purposes
Bet enacted by tie Senate and House Of Rep.
sesentatices af ne Uaited SfGtos Of Ameriea IN
| Congress assembled, That the following sums be
and they are hereby appropriated, 10 be paid
out Of any money in the Treasury not other.
wise appropriated, for the year ending the thir.
tieth Of june, eighteen hundred and sixty.hve: :
| For pay Of commission, warrant, and petty
officers and seamen. including the engineer
corps Of the navy, nineteen million four hun
dred and twenty three thousand two hundred
and iorly-one dollars
For repair and maintenance OF vessels Of
the navy, labor, materials, and stores eleven
millions Eve hundred thousand dollars.
For the completion Of sixteen fast steam
screw slOops oEwar, seven millions two hun
drrd thousand dollars
For the purchase, construction, and repairs
Of vessels, materials, and labor, for the West
rru waters, four millions Of dollars
For tho purchase and charter Of vessels for
naval and Llocllading purposes, three millions
Of dollars.
For extra labor, expense Of repairs, and SO
forth, on foreign stations, six hundred thousand
dollars.
For payment Of the three months bounty to
seamen and ordinary seamen under the joint
resolution Of February twenty fourth, eighteen
hundred aud sixty.lOur, live hundred thou
sand dollars y,
For the completion Of armored plated yes
sells, three million six hundred thousand dol
lars.
For the purchase Of hemp and ether materi-
ais for the navy, seven hundred thousand dol
lars.
For fuel for the navy, and for the transport
alton and expenses thereof three million eight
hundred aud forty thousand dollars.
For the equipment Of vessels in the navy,
viz:
For the purchase Of various articles Of equip
ment, viz: canvas, leather, cables and anchors,
and furniture, and stores in the masters, boat.
SWANS and sailmakers' departments, three
million dollars.
For provisions for commission, warrant, and
petty officers and seamen, including engineers
and marines attached to vessels for sea service,
six million four hundred and fife N thousand
six hundred and Eve dollars.
For the construction, repair, wear and tear
Of machinery Of vessels in commission, twenty
eight million three hundred and twelve thousand
dollars.
For surgeons neeessaries and appliances for
the sick aud hurt Of the navy, including the
Coast survey and engineer aud marine corps,
two hundred and ten thousand dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, including
labor and incidental expenses, eight million
three hundred thousand dollars
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