The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-24
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OFFICIAL..
actual bona e settlers under the presumption laws of the
United States may, after the proof OF settlement
Improvement, and occupation, as now provided by
law purchase the same at the increased minimum pice
And pnopdsd also That settlers under the provisions
of tn homestead law, who comply with the terms and
requirements of said shall be entitled to patents fol
an amount not exceeding eighty acres each anything IN
this act to the contrary Notwithstanding.
SEC 5. Andbeft farther enacted That the lands hereby
granted shall be subject to the disposal OF the legislature
Of the State of Minnesota for the purposes aforesaid
and other And the said railroads and branches shall
BIO and remain public highways for the use Of the gov
eminent of the United States free OF all toll other
charges upon the transportation oil any property troops
of the United States.
Sec o. And belt further enacted, That the lands here
by and heretofore granted to said Territory or State OF
Minnesota shall be disposed Of by said State for the pr
poses aforesaid only and In manner following namely
When the governor of said State shall certify to the Sec
rotary of the Interior that any section of ten
tive miles of said road il completed in good substantial
and workmanlike manner first-cass railroad, and
the said secretary shall be satisfied that sal State has
complied in good faith with this requirement, the said
Secretary of the Interior shall issue to the said State
patents for all the lands granted and selected afore
SAID not exceeding ten sections per mile, situated oppo
site to and within limit of twenty miles Of the limo 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 certify 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 with some other rstclass rail-
road which may be at the time in successful operation is
completed aforesaid the said Secretary of the Interior
shall issue to the 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, and extending the length OF said section and
further, not exceeding ten sections of land per mile for
all that part Of said road thus completed under the pro-
visions OF this act and the act to which this is amend
ment and So from time to time, until said roads and
branches completed And when the governor of said
State shall certify and the Secretary of the Interior
snail be satisfied that the whole OF any one of said roads
ana branches is completed in good, substantial and
workmanlike manner as frst-class railroad the said
Secretary OF the Interior shall issue to the said State pa
tents to all the remaining lands granted for and
count OF said completed road and branches in this act
situated within the said limits of twenty miles from the
line thereof throughout the entire length of said road
and branches Provided That land shall be granted
or conveyed to said State under the provisions of this act
on account OF the rucon of any railroad part
thereof that has been constructed under the provisions
any other act at the date of the of this act and
this act And proped That nothing herein contained
shall interfere with any existing rights acquired under
any law of Conges heretofore enacted making grants of
land to the State of Minnesota to aid in the construction
of railroads. And propided, further, That said lands,
granted by this prior acts shall not in any manner be
disposed Of except as the same patented under the
provisions Of this act; and shoud the State fail to com.
plete any of said roads branches within eight
years after the passage of this act then the said lands
undsposed of as aforesaid granted account Of said
road or branches, shall revert to the United States
Sec T. And be t further enacted That as soon as the
governor of the said State of Minnesota shall lie or cause
IT, eu Will sne secretary OF tne interior maps desg
ha he d, or t5 scro, 80 ~, ,ne !. Sinai
from market the lands embraced within the nrovons
this act.
SIC. s. and be it further enacted. That the United
States mail shall be transported said road under the
direction of the Post Office Department. at such price as
Congress may by law provide Provided, That until such
power to Nix the rate of Compensation. = -
Sec O. and be it further enacted That the provisions
of this act shall also be construed so as to apply and
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by the Joint resolution approved July twelfth eighteen
hundred and sixty-two entitled Joint resolution a.
thorzing the State of Minnesota to change the line of
certain branch railroad sin said State and for other mr.
poses" NOTWITHSTANDING the vacation thereof by aid
stare as though said Joint resolution had not passed and
also 10 tho line odoned NV s,d state in Hon nr t
ton of the line SO vacated
Sec ~. And be it further enacted That the time men
TONED in an act entitled An act maxine rront Of
lands to the State of Iowa in alternate sections to aid in
the construction of certain railroads in said for
the completion of the railroads named In said act no
and the same ia hereby extended two yeors ~ ~
s,c n And h :, f,.t,.,. $500, IT,.
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late the nstion of rsssss and rscswars E
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A' ' w es'' XIV AI |aap Vi hep"siohs IN certain
ne ~ eaocted 6y nc senate ana House Of Represen-
ta,pcS o. me united Ndtes Of america, an Congress
assembled mat any defendant In criminal case, in the
District OF columbia either after preliminary exama-
on Indictment or Information, may examine witnesses
on commission In such manner as is hereinafter pre-
scribed
SEC 2. And be ii further enacted, That a defendant
wishing 10 take the deposition OF witness residing
than one hundred miles from the city of Washington
may select any OF the following officers as commits
70 take such deposition; the clerk or judge Of
any court OF record or any notary public or any consul
Oh the United states either by the name Of office of such
Queer OF by MS individual name and Official style; and
the name OF the court OF which such constituted commits
sloner clerk OF Judge and the name OF the State and
county or II without the United States the name of the
state and town. or city IN which such notary consul
resides must be stated in the notice and In the commits
sion. :,
SEC D. And De further enacted, That five days. notice
must De given ny deencant or his or her attorney OF
the time when commission will be sued out Of the Of
nee OF the clerk OF the criminal court for the District OF
Columbia for taking the deposition of the Witness vng
the name OF the witness which notice must be accom-
panied with copy Of the interrogatores to be asked
such witness.
SEC And be further enacted That at or before the
time fixed in the notice, the district attorney may file
crosslnterrogatores; but if no fail so to do the clerk
shall file the following'
L. Are all OF your statements in the foregoing
made from your personal knowledge and II not, do
your answers show what made from your personal
knowledge, and what from information and the source
OF that nfornatonf If not show what IL from ill.,
formation, and give its source.
State everything you know concerning this case ia
vorable to either the government the defendant.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted That the notice and
copy OF mterrogatores may be served and returned
the same manner ana by the officers persons as
- ,S ,y'a ~ ,i e service anu return OF sum
Co1nmh;a " ~ "@'''"' "i'nin 'ae DisHict Oh
sro a Ind he IL further enoct.d That tho oo,,,;sso,