, 1864-10-24

thence, on the most feasible and direct route, |
to o point on the State line between the |
State Of Wisconsin and Michigan, in di.
rection leading to Ontonagon, on Lake Su-
perior, every alternate section Of public
land, not mineral, designated by odd num-
bers, for three sections in width on each
ii le Of said road. But in case it shall ap-
pear that the United States have, when the
line or route Of said road is definitely fixed,
sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed Of
any section, or any part thereof granted as
aforesaid, or that tho light Of presumption
or homestead settlement has attached to the
same, then il shall be the duty Of the Sec
retary Of the Interior to set apart from the
public lands Of the United States, as here
inbefore described designated by odd num-
bers. as near to said even section aforesaid
as NAV be, and the same shall be located
within six miles of said road, so much land
as shall be equal to such lands as the United
States have sold or otherwise appropriated,
or to which the right of presumption or
homestead settlement has attached; which
lands, (thus selected in lieu Of those sold,
reserved, or otherwise appropriated, and
to which the right Of pre.emp'ion or home-
stead settlement has attached as afOreSaid,)
together with the sections and parts of sec
tions designated by odd numbers as afore-
said, and approved as aforesaid, shall be
held by the State Of Wisconsin for the use
and purpose aforesaid: Provided, That
the lands hereby granted shall be exclu-
sively applied in t.e construction Of that
road for and on account Of which such
lands are hereby granted, and shall be dis
posed of only as the work progresses, and
the same shall be applied to no other pur-
pose whatever: Provided, further, That
any and all lands heretofore reserved to
the United States, or granted BY any act Of
Congress, or in any oher manner by com
petent authority, for the purpose Of aiding
in any object Of internal improvement, or
for any other purpose whatsoever, be and
the same are hereby reserved and excluded
from the operation Of this act, except SO
far as it may be found necessary to locate
the route Of said road through such re.
served lands, in which case the right Of
way only shall be granted.
Sec. 2. And be Il further endeted, That
tho said lands hereby granted to the said
State shall be subject to the disposal Of the
legislature thereof for the purposes afore-
said and no othei; and the said road shall
be, and remain, public highway for the
use Of the Government of tho United States,
free from tolls or other charge upon the
transportation Of any property, troops, or
mails Of the United States.
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted, That
the lands hereby granted to said State shall
be disposed Of only in the following man
ner--that is to say, when the said governor
shall certify to the Secretary Of the lnte-
Tior that any ten consecutive miles Of said
road has been completed under the provi
sions Of this act, and in accordance with
the fourth section Of this act, stating def
nitely where said completed section Of road
commences and where il tel inmates, it shall
DO the duty Of the said Secretary to cause
patents to issue to said State for three sec.
tons Of land for each mile Of road thus
completed as aforesaid, and so on until the
whole Of said road is completed: Propid-d,
farther, Tint no patent shall be given for
any Of the aforesaid lands before the IN.
pleiion Of ten consecutive miles Of road,
Or for any road, or for any part Of any
road, made before the passage Of this act,
or for any greater quantity than thirty sec
tions for each ten miles completed according
70 the provisions Of this act; and II said
road Is not completed within FIVE years. no
further sales shall be nad., and the lands
nnsold shall revert TO tho United States.
Sec. 4. ANd be IL further enacted, That
said military road shall be constructed un-
der the direction Of such agents o. commits
sioners as the Governor Of said State may
appoint and where It passes through tim.
bcred lands shall be chopped out a uniform
width Of at least six rods. The road bed
proper to be not less than thirty-two feet
wide, and constructed with ample bitches,
on both sides, 50 as to afford sufficient
drains, with good and substantial bridges
and proper culverts and sluices where ne
ccssary. All stumps and roots to be thor
oughly grubbed out between the bitches
the entire length Of said road; the central
portion Of which to be sufficiently raised
70 afford q dry road-bed BY means Of drain
age from the centre TO the side bitches;
the bills to bO leselled and valleys raised
50 Is to make as easy grade as practica
be.
Approved, June 25, 1854.