Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-23
Laws OF THE UNITED STATES.
Posed at he First Sssstos # ne Thfrby-eig4iA
Congress.
[PUBLIC-No. IS

o,
An ACT for grant of ands o the ST. e of Iowa
In Alternate ctiOns, to al in the construcsio1l
OF g railroad in aid State,
Be Il enacted By the Senate a.sd Hoqssg If RepYe-
ssntattpes Of TIE Untted %c'ss Of Aatertca IL Co8-
greSs assembled,
That there and sbsreoy granted IN the STATE
OF Iowa, for the purpose Of aiding in the con-
9 ruction Of a railroad from Sioux CITY, in faii
Sta e, to the slu line of he Sta Re Of Minnesota
atsuch point as the SAID State OF Iowa may sell ct
between the Big Sioux and the west f,rk of the
Des MONIES river; also, to said State fer the use
and bench: OF the McGregoF Western Railroad
Company for the purpose Of aiding ia the con-
struction Of railroad from point at or near the
foot Of Main Street South McGrsgor, in said
State in a weserly direction, by the most praoti.
cable route, on or she foTty-third parallel q
north latitude, until it shall intersect the said
road running from Sioux City TO the MINI esota
Sta line, in the county OF O'Brien in said State
every alternate section otland designated nv odd
numbers for ten sections in width on each side
ofsatd roads; but, IN case il SHAH appear that
the United States have, when the lines ri rnutes
Of said roads definitely located, sod anv sec.
ton or any part thereof granted as aforesaid, or
that the right of pre- .empti0n o. homestead set
tlemenhas attached to the same, or that The same
has been reserved bv the United States for nny
purpose whatever, then it shall be the duty Of
the etary the Interior TO cRuee % be select.
ed Tor TIE purposes aforesaiC, 1cOm the public
lands of the United States nearest to the tiers Of
sections above sps clhef, so much lRnd In al err
nate sections or paTts of Sc ctions, designated bv
oad nunoers, as thtn &c equl4 to suoh binds as
the United states nave 50 d, reserved, or other
wise appropriated OF 70 when The right OF home
sS S set"emeht or pIe-emption naa attlohed as
nrr,tor, , Min ianSS N ~ in9io1 ed DT odd
soa,.ooAs anu se'T'ohs, ny tne dlrscaon OF the
So He! OF oIt 1nIaot, nan De mel oy the
80. B ~" wi ,NT a'os tll purposes a'oTe-
% y. s'i' ,o ~ 81 te4tct1u tha IN
40 jo 70 "a ,n9ae ~ =, C"gnty Ies from
epv o0S % Oh la S.s goUa"e I5rMST mat
TT;toj Sc" 81 - t s lpsgL'eu 70 lhe
otbHC rCs"'e ~ any ~ % OF II any
U,,rn so sd IN ;cct Ios me
PN'P &c " Guu,B IL @ny Olltet OF h,terhai I'M
prove Leht on 2th.f purpose Wn1teVer, De ana the
az al1 SAS ca rom tbe
$50 .Lio A. JM'tb1 % iar w II nay es
tn w oISVe We tou.s Oh alo roads
80. s. s. SUI ~ ~ "nN IA ThIoH cas8 'he
i'snv VI Wy -. o ssaLEey2 bueleGt 70 the ap-
/ Ply, " wv pts9iogn' o. Jhv VH'Feo SR,es'
| Gee. q Ar" Ok u JrMeF e7acsed' Ihat the
sec9o1s an0 "at!F Y. S'cH9rs OF !ahd Nhea by
suCh grant snail remain 70 me United States wltn
IN ten miles on each side 81 "a ro9 saall BOT
| ne sold Tor less than double the minimum price
] 81 public lands when lod, Nor ghGll any Of said
lands become subject to sale az private entry I'M
ill the same shall have been Erst otertd at pub.
hosels to the Ai2 hest bidder az or above the u
| iInum price rs at0res aid: ProCtisd, That &C.
| tlsl bona ti1e settlers under the pre-em2tion
laws of the United States may, after due proof d
| ssiuament, Improvement, and occupation, as ON
! provided by iaw, purchase the same at tho in