Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-08-12

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50 5 i-.l H. u fsyfL~r ,sao'-f. That
the lands bereb, granted shall lie sgi -;
TO the dspssal o. the Legislature Of the
State Of VI nne,o,a. for the purPo.-- aiorr-
said. and DO o;hrr And the said rail-
roads AMI branch.-s shall be and remain
public hi ighways for the use of the gov
ernmrnt of the United States. free Of Ill
toll or other charges upon the transporta-
ton Of any property or troops Of the
United States.
Sec. &. .ind be IL further enacted, That
the lands hereby and heretofore granted to
said Territory or State of Minnesota shall
be disposed of by said state for the pur-
poses aforesaid only, and in manner fol-
lowing, namely: When the governor of
said state shall certify to the Secretary of
the Interior that any section of ten consec-
utivc miles of said road is completed in a
good. substantial, and workmanlikc man
nrr, as tirst.class railrond, and the said
secretary shall be satisfied that said state
has complied in good faith with this re-
quircment, the said Secretary of the lnte-
rior shall issue to the said state patents for
all the lands granted and selected as afore.
said, not exceeding ten sections per mile.
situated opposite to and within limit Of
twenty miles of the line of said section of
road thus completed, extending along the
whole length Of said completed section of
ten miles of road. and no further. And
when the governor of said state shall certi.
fy to the Secretary of the Interior, and the
secretary shall be satisfied that another
section Of said road, ten consecutive miles
in extent, connecting with the preceding
section or with some other first -class rail-
road. which may be at the time in success
full operation. is completed as aforesaid,
the snid Secretary of the Interior shall is
sue to tho said state patents for all the
lands granted and situated opposite to and
within the limit of twenty miles Of the
line of said completed section of road or
roads. AMI extending the length of said
section, and no further, not exceeding ten
setions of land per mile for all that part
of said road thus completed under the
provisions of this act and the act to which
tins il an amendment, and so, from time 10
time until said roads and branches are COM
pleted. And when the governor Of said
state shall so certify, and the Secretary Of
the Interior shall be satisfied that the
whole or any ons of said roads and
branches is completed in good. substan-
tial, and workmanlke manner, as first
class railroad, the said Secretary of the
Interior shall issue to the state patents to
all the remaining lands granted for and on
account of said completed road and branch
cs in this act, situated within the said
limits of twenty miles from the line thereof
through the entire length Of said road and
branches: Prorided. That no land shall
be granted or conveyed to said state under
the provisions of this act on account of the
construction Of any railroad or part there
of that has been constructed under the pro-
visions Of any other act n: the date of the
passage Of this act. and adopted as part
of the line of railroad provided for in this
act. and adopted as part Of tho line Of
railroad provided for in this act: Ind
pror,ded, That nothing herein contained
shall interfere with any existing rights &C
ouired under any law Of congress hereto
fore enacted making grants Of land to the
State of Minnesota to aid in the construc.
ton of railroads: lind rrovided, further,
That said lands. granted BY this or prior
acts, shall not in any manner be disposed
of, except as the same are patented under
the provisions Of this act and should the
state fail to completed any one Of said
roads or branches within eight years after
the passage of this act. then the said land
undisposed Of as Aforesaid, granted on &C.
coun, Of said road or branches. shall re
ver, to the United States.
sec. :. I.d Le ~ fsrfAcr osac'od. Thai
NJ -.,on n the governor OF the saia STATE a
Ninn~so,a shall fle or cap~t 10 be tled
Nth the Secretary Of the Interior msP'
d,>.sn.sing the routes OF said road and
hran~hes. then j; shall h. thu du'v cf tbs
Secretary of the Infsrins 10 withdraw from
market the lands emhracrd within ths
yr0visaoas Il this act
Ser- = A.1 ~ A. fsrfisv sssrfed. Tha'
the Insed stats mail shall ~ transport
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