Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-07-07

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the First Session Of the Thirty
Eighth Congress.

the state OF WISCONSIN,.
BE u enacted bg The Senate and Hous
| of Representatives. of The United States o.
America in Congress assembled, Tha
there be and is hereby granted to tn
State of Wisconsin, for the purpose 0
aiding in the construction of rairoat
from a point on the Saint Croix rive
or lake, between townships twenty
five and thirty-one, to the west end o
Lake Superior, and from some point
on the line of said railroad, to be. Sc.
lected by said State, to Bayfield,, every
alternate section of public land desig
mated by odd numbers, for ten sections
in width on each side of said road, de,
ducting any and all lands that may
have been granted to the State OF
Wisconsin for the same purpose, by
the act of Congress Of June three
eighteen hundred and ifty-six, upon
the same terms and conditions as are
contained in the act granting lands tc
the State Of Wisconsin,, to aid in the
construction of railroads in said State,
approved June three, eighteen hun
dred and .fifty-six. But in case il
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 presumption OF
homestead has attached to the same,
then it shall be lawful for any agent
or agents, to be appointed by said
company, to select, subject to the ap-
proval of the Secretary Of the Interi-
or. from the public lands of the Uni.
ted States nearest to the tier of Sec
tions above specified, as much land in
alternate sections or parts Of sections,
as shal! be equal to such lands as the
United States have sold or otherwise
appropriated, or to which the right of
prescription or homestead has attach
ed as aforesaid, which lands (thus Sc
lected in, lieu of those sold, and to
which pre-emption or homestead right
has attached as aforesaid, together
with sections and parts Of sections
designated by odd numbers as afore-
said, and appropriated as aforesaid,
shall be held by said railroad State
for the use and purpose aforesaid :
Prortded, That the lands to be so To-
Gated shall in no case be further than
twenty miles from the line of the said
roads, nor shall such selection or loca-
tion be made in lieu of lands received
under the said grant of June three,
eighteen hundred and fifty-six, but
such selection and location may be
made for the benefit of said State, and
for the purpose aforesaid, to supply
any deficiency under the said grant OF
June third, eighteen hundred and fifty.
six, should any such deficiency exist.
Sec. Q. And Be 10 further enacted,
That there be and is hereby granted
to the State of Wisconsin, for the pur
pose of aiding in the construction of
railroad from the town of Tomah, in
the county of Monroe, in said State
to the Saint Croix river or lake, be.
tween townships twenty-five and thir-
ty-one, every alternate section of pub
lie land designated by odd numbers
for ten sections in width on each side
of said roads, deducting any and all
lands that may have been granted to
the State of Wisconsin for the same
purpose, by the act of Congress grant
ing lands to said State to aid in the
construction of certain railroads, ap-
proved June three, eighteen hundred
aud fifty-six, upon the same terms and
conditions as are contained in the said
act of June three, eighteen hundred
and fifty-six. But in case it shall ap'
pear that the United States have, when
the line or route of said road is def.
| nitely fixed, sold, reserved, or other
wise disposed Of any sections, or parts
of sections, granted as aforesaid, Oh
that the right of pre-emption or home
stead has attached to the same, thel
it shall be lawful for any agent O
agents to be appointed by said Stat
4 to select, subject to- the approval Q
the Secretary Of the Interior, from th
public lands Of the United States near
est to the tier of sections above speci
fed, as much land, inalternate sections
Or parts of sections, as shall be equa
to such lands as the United States
have sold, or otherwise appropriated
or to which the right of pre-emptioi
or homestead has attached, as afore
said, which lands (thns selected il
lien of those sold, and to which pre-
! emption or homestead right has attach
ed as aforesaid, together with sections
: and parts of sections, designated b.
|, odd numbers as aforesaid, and appro
/; priated as aforesaid) shall be held b.
I; said State for the use and purpose
7; aforesaid Prorided, That the landst
) be so located shall in no case be furtf
, er than twenty miles from the line {
; the said road, nor shall such selectio
/; or location be made in lieu Of land
: received under the said grant Of Jun
, three, eighteen hundred and fifty-si,
, but such selections and locations ma
J be made for the benefit Of said State
, and for the purpose aforesaid, to sui
, ply any deficiency under the said graz
> of June three, eighteen hundred an
: fifty-six, should any such deticienc
I; exist.
: Sec. 8. And Be 1t further eaaete
That there be and is hereby granite
to the State Of Wisconsin, for the pu
Q pose of aiding in the construction OF
s railroad from Portage city, Berli
t Doty's Island, or Fon du Lac, as sa
# State may determine, in northwes
It ern direction, to Bayfield,, and them
= to Superior, on Lake Superior, eve
l. alternate section of public land, de
o ignated by odd numbers, for ten ST
tions in width on each side OF 81