The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-06-27
The Amboy Land Grant.

alternate sections OF the puOAC iA-4S -
the state Of Michigan % and N the con
structiOn OF certain railroads IN SAD safe,
and for other purposes" aPproveu ) ene :,
1856, for the completion OF the rahroad
from Amboy, by HilsdaIe ard Lansing TO
son,e point on or near Traverse bay, shall
ne. and Is hereby, extended for the period
N ueye1 wears from and after the 81 day Of
lime. 1860: aud that said grant shall con
time and remain in foil force and effect
for and during that period as il j, had been
90 provided in said fourth section o, said
act Of June 3, 1855; provided that the
AmbOy, Lansing and Traverse Bay Railroad
Company, corporation organized under
the laws OF the State OF Michigan shall
forfeit all right 10 said grant Or any part
thereof, which IL may now have. or which
nav hereafter be conferred upon It 0y the
Legislature OF the State OF Michigan, L
and whenever the said company shal fail,
IN whole or ia part. fully aud completely 20
perform any Of the following conditions,
that 3 20 gay:
!. To clear, grub, and grade twenty con-
secutive miles OF the rOad-Ded Of SAID road
between OwOssO aud saginaw City. 20 thai
the same shall De in readiness Tor the ties
and iron by the 1st day Of January. l,67.
2. To tally complete the said road from
OwOssO 10 Saginaw City, so that the same
shall DO IN readiness for the running Of
trains by the lst dag Of Novembe-. ls67.
,. To fully complete in Ike manner TWEEN
~ miles Of said road in each and every
year after the said lst day OF November.
1867, and 70 fully complete the entire road
by the time limited by this act.
And II IL further provided that II case Of
the failure OF the said Ambov. Lansing and
any OF the above conditions By the respec-
tive times limited therefor, the Legislature
OF the state Of Michigan may, az is first
session after any such failure. confer the
SAID grant upon some other railroad cor
poratiOn or corporations, upon such terms
and conditions As the Legislature may see
~ 70 prescribe, 70 carry out the purposes
OF the sail act Of June 3, 1856: and when
go conferred such corporation or cCrpOr-
atiOns shall be entitled 20 have aud en-
10y all Of the said grant which shall not
then have been lawfully disposed OF. % the
same extent and in the same manner and
for the same purpose - il the same had
been originally conferred upon such cOrDOr-
pOfatiOn or corporations. ANY such auth
orized corporation or corporations now or
gained or hereafter to be organized, upon
which said grant may be so conferred, in
whole or IN part, may receive the same
without prejudice 70 an land grant or other
rights or franchises previously acquired
But in no case shall such corporation Of
corporations be entitled to receive more
than ten sections of land 20 the mile fol
portions OF sad road which maybe cOnsOli
dated in accordance with the provisions o
this act.
IL is further provided, that if the Legisa
cure shall IN any such case OF failure 81
confer said grant as before provided the
SAID lands, OF 80 much thereof as shal
then remain not lawfully disposed or shal
BE- subject 10 the disposal and future" con
troll OF the Legislature, as provided IN sec
ton three OF the act Of June ,, 1856, Unit
the expiration OF the time limited by Thu
act; but IN case the Legislature shall u
such case fail TO confer the grant. then th'
land shall revert 10 the United States.
The second section provides that TIT
Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad Com
pany may change the western terminus o
its road 10 some point on Lake Michigan
at or south OF Grand Traverse bay. an,
any railroad corporations having 4 RICH
to the respective land grants specified il
the act Of June >, 1856, located IN the low
or peninsula OF the state OF Michigan
may Write ami contract with each other D
with any other railroad corporation or co.
poratiOns for the construction and operation
OF a single line OF road for any portion O
their routes, without prejudice to any IAN
grants or other rights or franchises pre-
NiOusiy acquired; aud any and AL such cor
pOratOns are authorised 10 Change the 10
cation OF the lines OF their rOal, so far a
may be necessary for the purpose Of sue
consolidation but not so as 10 change thei
respective termlni otherwise than Is authO.
lied by this act And whenever any chang
OF terminus or location of line is made. j
provided for IN this act, the corporation o
corporations making such change shall fiji
in the General Land Office new maps def
nitely showing such change and the neV
line Of road adopted: provided that III
road mentioned in the first section of TIL
act shall run on the west side OF Saginaw
river, and that the principal depot shall b.
located in the northern portion OF the pla
of saginaw City, so as best to accommodate
the cities OF saginaw and East saginaw
The third section provides that all land
granted by the act OF June g. lS56. 20 al
in the construction OF the railroad describes
in the first section OF this act shall be dis
posed Of only in the following manner
when the Governor OF the state Of Mich
Interior that ten or more consecutive mile
OF said road have been completed in a goo
and substantial manner, Is 4 tirst-clas
road, stating definitely the commencement
and termination Of each completed port .0
OF SAID road. and the corporation or cor
pOratiOns so entitled to lands on accOun
thereof, the secretary OF the Interior sna
cause patents for lands for such c0mpa
ted portion OF said road 10 be issued {
said corporation OF corporations. provide
that none OF SAID lands be acquired or :
patented for any portion OF said rOad :
completed south of the intersection OF sai
road with the Detroit and Milwaukee raj
way until the whole OF said road north O
said intersection shall have been complete
and the lands therefor patented: aud prC
yided further. that the road mentioned !
the first section Of this act shall be anu 7e
main public highway for the use OF th
Government OF the United States. and sha
transport free OF toll or other charges Z
property, troops. and munitions Of war b,
longing 10 the same.
lhe fourth section provides for tue r.
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