, 1864-07-25

Az Acr making grant Of lands to the State
Of Minnesota, to aid In the construction Of
the Railroad from Saint Paul to Lake Supc-
rior.
Be IL enacted Jy. the Seaa'c and House Of
Reprssehtdiires Of tic Uhited States Of AmeTiea
IN Congress assembled. That there be, and there
is hereby, granted TO tho State Of Minnesota,
for the purpose Of aiding in the construction ol
railroad in said State from the city Of Saint
Paul o the head Of Lake Superior, every alter
nate section Of public land Of the United States,
not mineral designated BY odd numbers, to the
amount Of five alternate sections per mile on
each side ofthc SAID railroad on the line theren,
within the State Of Minnesota; bat in case il
shall appear that the United States have, when
the line or route Of snid road is definitely fixed,
sold, appropriated. reserved. or otherwise dis
posed Of any sections, or any part thereof
granted as Aforesaid, or That the right Of pre-
emption or homestead settlement has attached
to the same, then Il shah be the duty Of the
Secretary Of the Interior to select, from the
lands of the United States nearest TO the lines
Of sections above specified, in alternate sections
or parts thereof SO much public land Of the
United States, not mineral, as shall be equal IN
amount 10 such lands as the United States have
sold or otherwise appropriated, or 70 which the
rights Of presumption or homestead settlement
may have attached as aforesaid; which lands,
thus selected in lieu Of those sold, reserved, or
otherwise appropriated or disposed Of, or TO
which the rights Of prc-empiion or homestead
settlement may have attached, Is Aforesaid, To-
cether with the sections and parts Of sections
dcsignated as alorehid, and appropriated as
aforesaid, shall be held and disposed Of by the
said State for the use and purposes Aforesaid:
Prorifsd, That the land 10 beso selected shall
10 no case be located farther than twenty miles
from the lines Of said road: dnd prorided, fur
ther, That the lands hereby granted for and on
account Of said road shall be exclusively applied
in the construction Of the same, and for no other
purpose whatever, and shall be disposed Of only
as the work progresses through the same, as
in this act hereinafter provided: Procided, also,
That no part of the land granted by this act
shall be applied 10 aid in .he construction Of any
railroad, or part thereof ior the construction Of
which any previous grant Of land may have
been made by Congress: AAd PToridsd, .fsF.
tker. That any and an lands heretofore reserved
to the United States BY any act Of Congress,
or 10 any other manner BY competent authority,
for the purpose Of aiding In any object 81 inter
nal improvement, or for any other purpose
whatsoever, be, and the same are hereby, re-
served to tho United States, from the operations
Of this act, except so far as il may be found
necessary to locate the routes Of the said road
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
Statess PFaided, further, That the minimum
prics Of the even sections and parts Of sections
Of the public lands Of the United States, within
the limits Of ten miles on each side Of the Inc
Of said road, shall Bo twodollars and Any cents
See. 2. And 5sit Jirihsy enactei, That when
ever said State shall cause 10 be completed
twenty consecutive miles Of any portion Of said
railroad supplied with al necessary drAinsseul'