The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-19
OFFICIAL. -
LAWS or THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at she First Session of the Thirty Ninth
Congress.

Congress
sE3s
CHAP. CLXVIu-AN ACT making an addition
alGrant of Lands to the State OF Minnesota. IN IN
alternate Sections, to aid IN the CONSTRUCTION Oh
Railroads in said State
Re itenacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United states OF america IN 1pn
gresS assembled, That there De, ana Is nerDy
granted to the State of Minnesota, for the pur,
pose of aiding in the construction OF ralroaa
nom Houston in the county of Houston, through
the counties of Fillmore, Mower Freeborn, and
Fairbault to the eastern boundary OF the State :
and also for railroad from Hastings, through the
counties of Dakota, Scott Carver, and Mcleod, to
such point on the western boundary OF the state
as the legislature of the State may determine bvery
alternate section of land designated by odd num-
beers to the amount of five alternate sections per
mile each side of said road put IN case III snall
appear that the United States have, when the
lines or routes of said roads are definitely located
sold any section. part thereof granted as a1ore
said or that the right of pre-emptlon or nome
Acknowledgement has attached to the same, or that
the same has been reserved by the United STATES
for any purpose whatever, then it shall be the du
tv of the Secretary of the Interior to cause to be
selected for the purposes Aforesaid, from the pup
lie lands of the United States nearest 10 the tiers OF
sections above specified, so much land In alternate
sections or parts of sections, designated by ODD
numbers as shall be equal to such lands as the
United States have sold, reserved, or otherwise
ap ropriated or to which the right OF homestead
settlement or presumption has attached as afore-
said which lands, thus indicated by odd numbers
and sections by the direction of the Secretary of
the Interior shall be held by said State OF Mime
sofa for the purposes and uses aLoTesala FOWL
located more than twenty miles from the lines OF
said road And provided further, That no land
shall be granted or transferred by the provisions
of this act not included within the Jurisdiction OF
the State of Minnesota: And provided further
That t any ahs States a By any act or
any other manner by competent authority, for the
purpose of aiding in any object of internal i'm
proYement or other purpose whatever, be- and
the same hereby, reserved and excepted
from the operations of this act except so far as it
NAV be found necessary to locate the route of
said road through such reserved lands, in which
case the right of way shall be granted provided The
United States has yet in possession the title thereto
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That the sec
tions and parts of sections of land which by such
grant shall remain to the United States within zen
miles on side of said road shall not be sold for
less than double the minimum price of public Lar DIS
when sold nor shall any OF said lands become sub
ect to sale private entry until the shall have
been rst offered at public sale to the highest bidder
at or above the minimum price aforesaid: Proeid-
ed That actual bona de settlers under the pro emp
ton laws United States after due proof of
settlement Improvement. and occunaton as now pro
vided by law, purchase the aame<2t the increased
minimum price. And provided slsO, That settlers IN
der the provisions of the Homestead law who shall
make entries after the OF this act, upon the
sections numbered by numbers, and who
Div with the terms snI requirements of said shall
be entitled tn patents for an amount not exceeding
eighty each anything in this act to the contrary
moth witbstanding. -
Sea- AM be it further enacted. That the lands
hereby granted shall be subject to the disposal
of legislature of Minnesota TO the purposes 'ore
said and no other; an said RAILROAD shall be an
remain public highway for the of the vernnent
of he OF
upon the portation of any property o. troops of
the Uuited States and the same shall 1t al lines he
transported the cost charge ano expense In ali re-
spects Of the company or corporation or their sue
cessors assigns having receiving toe, benefit OF
the Land grants herein IN ade
Sec 4 And be it further enacted, That the lands |
hereby granted shall be- dsp sed BY said State
the purposes aforesai our and in folio wing,
her fh goeernor Of said sh all certify
to the Secretr # the Interior that any se,iion of
ten consecutive miles of sal raadit co rpleted, in
good, cubs .ntia and ormanlike manner Fl St
class railroad then The S.cretv # the Interior shall
issue to he State patents for all tn" Ia alternate
sections, or parts of sections, 6esigEased Ny odd
completed and lying coterminous to said completed
section of ten miles, and not exceeding one husdred
sections, for the benefit of the road having completed
the ten consecutive miles as aforesaid: Provided |
however. That the cotermuous principle hereby ap
piled shall not extend to such lands taken by
the said railroad com pauies to make up Deficiencies
provided that 40 land to make up h deficiencies
shall be taken at any point within ten miles upon |
each sid 81 the hne of said roads When the govern
of sal State shall certify that another section of
ten ativ miles shsli have been completed
aforesaid then he Secretary of the Interior Shall
issue patents said State in ike manner fc@6 like
number WHEN certificates of the GonfFet of
additional sections cf miles of said
roads are from time to time made "a aforesaid addi-
tionaI sections lands shall be patented aforesaid
until roads completed. when the whole of the
lands hereby granted shall be patented to the State
for the afoTessi until said roads are complete
That if said roads not completed within years
form the acceptance IF this grant thu said lands here
by granted aud act pate ted shall revert to the nj
ted Sta
Sec 5 AMI he i further enacted. That as soon
as the governor of sid ) re shali file to be
Fl ed with the Scresry of the Interior maps des'gnat
ing the of I'D road, hen il shall be the duty
of the Secretary of tee Interior to withdraw from
market he lanta emhracsn within the provisins Of
this sct
Sec And he It tn Their enact III That he I'm |
ted Ssates u all b l. n goTted road,
der the Erection f the Peet O7ica Dep ment. a |
such price Congress MAJ by law pr vi e Provid- |
ed Tbar ut su h Urcc Is fxa h law the Post |
-t,e,4,a al ia Ii have per fix the rate of
comUee@ too
Approved ! ,ly /. So