Smyrna times., 1867-10-02
TPURLIc-No. 45.1

AN ACT granting lands to the State of Oregon TO aid
in the construction Of a military wagon road from
Dales City, on the Columbia river, 10 Fort Boise,
on the Snake river.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
entGtiueS Of the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That their be, and hereby is,
granted to the State OF Oregon, aid in the con-
tucton OF the military wagon road from Dalles
City on the Columbia river, by way of Camp Wat
son, Canon City, and Mormon or Humboldt Basin,
TO point on Snake river opposite Fort Boise, 10
Idaho Territory, alternate sections of public lands
designated by odd numbers, TO the extent Of three
sections in width each side of said road PrOri
dcG Tint the lands hereby granted shall he exclu.
sIV ly applied to the obstruction Ofsad road and to
no other purpose, and shall be disposed of only as
the work progresses And prOuided further, That
any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United
States, otherwise appropriated by act of Congress
or other competent authority, be, and the are
hereby reserved from the operation Of this act ex-
cept far it may be necessary to locate the
route vt said road through the same IN which case
the right OF way to the width of hundred feet is
granted: And prOUided further, That the grant
hereby made shall not embrace any mineral lands
of the United States.
SEC 9. ind be il further enacted. That the Ia nds
hereby granted to i'd State sin II be disposed of by
the legislature thereof for the purpose aforesaid and
for other; and the said road shall be and remain
public highway for the of the government of
the Unlted States, flee from tolls other charges
upon the transportation of any property troops, or
mails Of the Unit8d States.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That said road
shall be constructed with such width gradaiOn, and
bridges as TO permit of its regular a wagon
road and in such other special manner the State
! OF Oregon may prescribe.
| SIC. 4. And be il further enacted, That the
State of Oregon is authorized to locate and use in
the construction Of said road an additional amount
of public lands, not previously reserved TO the Unit
ed States nor otherwise disposed Of aud not exceed
ing ten miles in distance from il, equal to the amount
reserved from the operation of this act in the frs
section of the same, to be selected in alternate ode
sections provided in section first Of this act
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That land
hereby granted to said State shall be disposed o
only in the following manner. that is TO say: wheI
the governor of said State shall certify TO the Secre
tary of the Interior that ten continuous miles Of salt
road are completed then quantity OF the la here
by granted, not to exceed thirty sections. may b.
sold, and SO from time TO time until said roa
shall be completed; and if said road is NJ complete
within five years, further sales shall be made
and the lands remaining unsold shall revert to tn
United States.
SIC. 6. And be it further enacted, That tn
United States surveyor general for the district O
Oregon shall cause said lands granted to be sur
veyed at the earliest practicable period after SAT-
State shall have enacted the necessary legislation
carry this act into effect.
| Approved February 25, 1867.