The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-16
OFFICIAL.
LAWS Or THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the FIRST Session of the IHirty-Ninth
Compress


tain Railroad, from Pilot Knob, III the state
of Missouri to Helena, in Arkansas.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF America
in Congress assembled, That there De, ana II
hereby, granted to the State OF missouri, loI
the purpose of aiding in the construction anu
extension of the Iron Mountain Railroad, from
its present terminus at Pilot hnoD TO a polnC
on the southern boundary line OF the oIate Oh
Missouri, every alternate secJloh vi ANU ue-
signated by odd numbers, Tor ten sectIohs III
width on each side of said road; but IN case lt
shall appear when the route OF said road Is deIi-
nitelv fixed that the United States nave so1d
any sections or parts thereof, granted as a1Ore-
said, or that the right of presumption has at
tached to the same. then 1t shall be lawful lor
any agent or agents to be appointed oy the
Governor of said State to select, subject to the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, from
the lands of the United States nearest TO the
tiers of sections above specified, so much land
in sections or parts of sections to be selected as
aforesaid, shall be equal to such lands as the
United States have sold or Otherwise apprOprl-
ated or to which the rights of pre-emptOn have
attached, which lands thus selected shall be
held by the State of Missouri for the use and
purposes aforesaid, and for none other Pro
Yided, Thatthe lands so located shall be within
the Ironton land district as now established,
and not more than twenty miles from the line
of said road: And provided further, That all
mineral lands except those containing coal and
iron, and any lands heretofore reserved to the
United States by any act of Congress, or III any
other manner, by competent authority for the
purpose of aiding in any object of internal i'm
proVement, or for any other purpose whatever,
be, and the same are, reserved to the United
States, from the operation of this act, except so
far as it may be found necessary to locate the
routes of said railroad through the same, III
which case the right of way only shall be grant
ed, subject to the approval of the President of
the United States.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there
be, and is hereby granted to the State of Ar
kansas, for the purpose of aiding IN the con-
StructiOn and extension of q railroad from the
point where the Iron Mountain Railroad inter
Sects the southern boundary line of Missouri,
by the nearest and most practicable route, to
point at or near the town Of Helena, on the
Mississippi river, every alternate section Of
land, designated by odd numbers, for ten sec
tons in width on each side of said road; but in
caseit shall appear, when the line OF SAID road
is definitely fixed, that the United States have
sold any sections or parts thereof, granted as
aforesaid, or that the right of pre-emptlOn has
attached to the same, then it shall be lawful for
any agent or agents to be appointed by the
Governor of said State, to select, subject to the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior, from
Che lands Of the United States nearest to the
tiers of sections above specified. so much land,
in alternate sections, designated as aforesaid, as
shall be equal to such lands as the United
States have sold or otherwise appropriated, or
to which the rights of presumption have at |
tached, which lands thus selected shall be held |
by the State of Arkansas for the use and pur- |
poses aforesaid, and for none other: Provided, |
That the land so selected and located shall in |
no case be further than twenty miles from the |
line OF road when the same shall be located 8: |
And provided further, That all mineral lands. |
except those containing coal and iron, and any |
lands heretofore reserved to the United States |
by any act of Congress, or i'll any other manner
by competent authority, for the purpose of aid |
ing III any object of internal improvement. or
for any other purpose whatever, be, and the |
same are, reserved to the United States from
the operation of this act, except so far as may
be found necessary to locate the routes of said
railway through the same, in which case the
right Of way only shall be granted, subject to
the approval of the President of the United
States.
Sec. }. And be it further enacted, That the
sections and parts of sections of land which
shall remain 10 the United States within ten
miles on either side of said road, and the even |
sections and parts of sections corr eSpOnding to
the odd ones selected within twenty miles Of
the same, shall not be sold for less than double
the minimum price of the public lands when |
sold, nor shall any of the said lands become
subject to private entry until the same shall |
nave been first offered at public sale to the !
highest bidder at or above the minimum price !
as aforesaid Provided, That actual bona fide |
settlers under the presumption laws of the
United States may, after the proof of settle |
ment, Improvement, and occupation, as now |
provided by law, purchase the same at the in |
creased minimum price: And provided, also, |
mat settlers under the provision, Of the home |
steal law, who comply with the terms and re- |
HuLl thiT'N OF ms .Na!Ol act. snail be entitled
to patents for an amount not exceeding eighty |
acres each. ANYTHING IN this act to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
See. j. And be it further enacted That the |
Sald railroads shall he, End remain. public |
highways, 80 far a. the same NAV be construct |
Ell Unter this vet, for the Use of the Govern |
ment of the United States. free of all toll or
other charges upon the transportation of any
property or troops of the United States, and at |
the costs in all respects OF said railroad COM
panleS; and the said roads are hereby required
to be constructed within the term Of five years
from and after the first day of July, ammo
Domlni eighteen hundred and siXty-siX
See. D. And be it further enacted, That the
lands hereby granted to said States of Missouri |
and Arkansas shall be disposed of by said |
states for the purposes aforesaid only. ond in |
manner following, namely: Whenever the |
Governor Of either of said States shall certify |
to the Secretary of the Inferior that any section
OF ten consecutive miles of either of said roads
Is completed in good, substantial and work |
manlIke manner, first-class railroad and |
Ihe SAID Secretary shall be satisfied thai said |
state has complied in good faith with this re- |
qlurement, the said Secretary Of the Interior |
Shall issue 20 the said State patents for all the
lands granted and selected as aforesaid NOT OK |
ceeding ten sections per mile, situated opposite
10 ana within limit Of twenty miles Of the
line OF said section of road thus COMPLETED py
tending along the whole length of said com
pleted section of ten miles of road and no
further. And when the Governor of said State
ShitiI certify to ithe Secretary of the Interior
y
section Of said road, ten consecutive miles i'm
extent, connecting with the preceding section
or with some other firSt-caSs railroad which
may be at the time in successful operation. is
completed as aforesaid, the said Secretary of
the Interior shall issue to the said State DatentS
for all the lands granted and situated opposite
to and within the limits Of twenty miles of the
line OF said completed section of road or roads.
and extending the length of said section. and
no further, and not exceeding ten sections of
land per mile for all that part of said road thus
completed under the provisions of this act and
Inc act TO which this is an amendment. and SO,
from time to time, until said roads and branches
are completed. And when the Governor of
said State shall so certify, and the Secretary of
the Interior shall be satisfied that the whole of
any one of said roads and branches is com
pleted in good, substantial, and workmanIike
manner, as a tirst-class railroad, the said Secre
tary of the Interior shall issue to the said state
patents to all fife remaining lands granted for
and on account 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 no land shall he
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