The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-01

AN ACT making grant Of lands the State Of Mime
ota 10 aid IN the construction Of the raioad from
/ SAINT Paul to lake Superior
BeIenacted BY the Senate aud Houseof Representatives
Of the United States q 4rgecd Coyress dssenabcd
That there be- and hereby granted the State
Of Minnesota for the purpose OF aiding The
ton or railroad il said State from the city Of Saint
Paul % lie head OF Lake upeTOr every Alternate
ton OF public land OF the United states mineral,
sgAated by odd numbers the amount Of i've alter
sections per mile each side oI the SAID railroad
Oh the line thereof within the state OF Annes9a but
case shall appear thas the United States have, when
the line route Of said road Is definitely nxec sold ap
prOpriAtcd reserved, otherwise disposed of any
tons OF any part thereof granted as Aforesaid or that
the right OF preemptOn homestead settlement has
attached to the same then Il shall DO the duty OF the
Secretary OF the lAtefor select from the OF
Glide, IN alternate sections or paris thereof much
public land VI the United states nOt mneTe shall be
equal IA amount To such ans The United states have
soid or otherwise appropTied or TO winch the rights
of pre- enpton homestead settlement may have at
tached Us aforesaid which anes this selected lieu Of
those sOld reserved otherwise appropriated dis
posed or OF To which the Tighs u preemplonor nome
stead settlement may have attached aforesaid, 10
gtneT viii tue sections and parts VI sections designated
Aforesaid, aud appropriated aforesaid shall held
and disposed Of by the state the purposes
aforesaid ProBtsd That The 10 be selected shall
IN be located urther than twenty mies
lines Of said road Ard pr0rided further That the
hereby granted for SAID road shall be
exclusively applied In the Of the same
or no other purpose whatever anu shall be disposed Of
only the progresses through the same this
act hereinafter prOvlaed PrOriod also 1ha; part Of
tho land granted by this shall be applied the
construction Of any raOad part thereof for the
structon OF which any previous grant OF land may have
been made BY Congress: And provid further. Thai any
and ali lands heretofore reserved TO Ihe United States by
any act OF Congress IN any other competent
authority for the purpose aiding any ob
nal Improvement, OF for other purpose Whatsoever
be, and the same hereby, reserved 10 the United
States. from the operation Of this act except far
may be found necessary locate the
road through suck reserved lands in which case the
WaV he suh 10 tho annrO
val Of the President Of the United stats Pr0rlded
further, That the minimum price Of the sections
and parts OF sections or the public lands Of the United
tates, within the limit of ten miles each side Of
line OF said road shall be two dollars and fifty cents per
acre.
Sec. . Aad be Il further enacted That whenever said
State shall cause he cnrnn-fai ~onsarstn
necessary drans viaducts cuveTts crossings scings,
bridges, turnoUts watering places uepots equipments,
furniture, all other appuTtenaDces oi hrsL class
railroad patents shall issue conveying the right and IL
tie TO sad lands 10 sand State each side of the road
far the same IS completed, and coteTminous with
said cOmpeteu section, not exceeding the amount aorc
said aud patents shall IN issue as each
tweAty mics Of sal road completed. PrJr7ded hOt0
erer lnAt no patent Sa Issue iof any o SAID aHus un-
shall Dc presented to the cretary Of the lite
statement certified by the Governor Of the State
u MiuDesOts Ilat such twenty miies have been com
petod III The maLner required by hi act and setting
forth with certainty the points such twenty miles
beg and where the same end
s. 4Hd be IL further enItted That when The said
shall be denliteiy ocateu, AMI plat thereof filed
with the Secretary Of the Interior, the lands hereby
granted shall mol thereafter be subject to settlement
pre- emptOn, or prvats entry adverse 10 this grant
sec And Be n further enacted That the SAID state
addition to the grant heretofore mentioned is hereby
authorized locate tbs said road any public lanes
Uf the United states, otherwise Appropriated,
served disposed or and that the right way said
lands Of the United states Tor the purpose aforesaid
hereby granted said State to the with G hundred
feet on each side Of said road az located
Sec s. And be IL further enacted That the said lands
hereby granted when patented said Stale shall be sub
ec the disposal Of said State for the purposes
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remain public highway for the Of the Government
Of the United States free Om all toll ether charge
for the transportation Of any property or troops Of the
United States.
Sec T. And BE- Il further enacted That if said road is
pleted within eight years from the time OF the
passage OF this act provided herein further pat
shall BE- for said lands, and further sale
shall be made and the lands unsold shall revert to the
United States
sec And be further enacted That the United States
mail shall sported over said road under drec-
tiOn Of the Post Office Department at such price Con-
gress may by law direct Preceded That Unit such price
~ fixed by law the Postmaster General shall have the
power to determine the same.
Sec. S. And be II further enacted That any railroad
which may hereafter be constructed from any point
the Bay of Superior in the State Of Wisconsin shall be
permitted with the said railroad for the
srucion of which the said lands hereby granted
any point which te selected by the president aud
directors Of said railroad company permitted tocon
nect their said roai and the said railroad company So
permitted to shall have the right ant privilege
transport have transported the track Of said
railroad for the construction OF which the said lands
hereby granted all any Of its cars passengers, or
freighs and the said railroad company conrO ling the
said road the construction Of which the lands
hereby granted, shall have the same right and priv
ege TO transport have transported all or any Of It's
frelghtS passengers over the track OF the said
railroad Of the company permitted 10 connect, and
said transportation shall be paid by the railroad
pany using TO the railroad company according the
The usual rates charges which may be imposed by
the said company upon all other ears, freghts pas
sengers.