Nebraska advertiser., 1867-01-10
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-. EODLAO-NO AA4
An Act for a Grant % Latds to the State Of Kansas to
aid the COnsiI uctiOn OF the Northern Kansas Railroad
and ieiegrlph. rtH
Be IL enacted BY the Senate and House Of Rep
resensGtiyss Of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
Thet there is hereby granted TO the State Of Kansas,
for the use and beneat Of the Saint Joseph and Denver
City Railroad DOmpauy, the same being = corporation
organized under tie laws OF the Str te Uf Kansas, &c con
EtrncI and operate = railroad from EIwOOd, in Kansas,
westwarGiy, via AAryVtlle, ia the sauna State, 80 ~ to
eneet = Junction with the Union Pacific RailrOsd, or
any branch thereof not further than the one hundredth
meridian VI weSt Longitude, every alter nate sec ton
Of lane designated BY odd numbers, for ten sections IN
Widte on each side OF said road, TO the point OF Inte:.
section. But in case Il shalt sppear that the United
States have, when the line or route OF said road IS
definitely nVed, sold any section or any part Thereon,
granted As aforesaid. or that the rg.t OF pre-esnpGIon
VI home stead settlement has attached ~ the same
or that the same has been reserved ~ the United
states foE any purpose whatever, tbSn it shall be the
DUTY OF the Secretary Of the interior ~ cause to oe
selected Tor the purposes afoF esaif. from the 1ublIc
lands OF the Uni ted States Learest to tsers o. seG toLs
above speclhed. 50 mueS aand. in alternate sectious or
parts 81 section 3 ceS.ghaied by OdR numbers, as shall
De equal &c Such lands as the United States have sold,
: eSeyVed OF n'BeTwise appropriated 6r TO whIrh the
IIsnls . Presumption or home stead settlements have
aaStneo Is afSresaidi which lands, thus INDICATED By
O0u pSm Ier's and selected by discretion of the SecrS-
80 % tne Interior as aforesaid Crowded. That the
ISnoto os % selected shall in no case 0e iOc4ted Tar
ther t1sn tWeLty miles from the Hue OF said road
Ftsslaea irrther, Thai the lands hereby granted or
ana on aeebunI Of said road snail beaexcluAi,eiy ap
phedl The conEtTuetiOn OF the same anG Tor NO other
purpose wsteTer, ana shall be disposed Of anly rs in
tbls ACT bel elnsflFr provided I: Provided, also, That no
psit 0ithe land granted By this act shall be adOlled TO
sld IN the eOnstrdclOR VI any railroad or part thereof
for TIE eOuttruetion Of winch any previous grant OF
ded furIhet, That any aSd all lands heretofore reserv-
81 70 the Waited States By any act Of congress, OF IN
aSy other manner By cOmpstens authority, for the
purpose Of aiding In any object Of Internal lmpr2ye
meat or Tor any other pafpOEs whatsoever. beS ana
TIE same are hereby reserve e. the United states
tIom The "peTStIons Of this act excepI sor Isr as m-5
ID N0nnn - & - Naragn fhn rKn 81 NJ IOAU
througn taId lands in whrn case the r1ght Of way
LOT oIehunoTed ieet on each side Of said road only
stsH Dc grsnted, subject to the sppr0yplRi the FrsSl
dent q iLB United States.
zee. 2 And be Il further enacted, mat the sect ions
and parts 81 seetlOns Of land which BY such grant shall
reuain TO the UnIied States, within ten miles en- ePch
side Of said rOsds shall not be sold for less thar double
the minimum p.lc9 OF the public lands when sold )
nor Eeall any Of said lands become subject to sale at
private entry until the same shall have been nrst Of
feTed az pubic sale to the highest bidder, at nr above
the bona ode sett lers, under the privisiors OF the pre-
empt ion and homestead Jaws Of the United States, may
after due frOof Of settlement, improvement, eultiva(
tOn ard occupation, as now provided by Law. puFchas
the same az the increased minimum price Aforesaid {:
And Provided also, That setIIers on any Of said reserv-
Cd sections, under the provisions Of the Homestead
law, who improve, Sccnpy, and cultivate the sans EE
. period OF nVe years, and complying With fhO~ BeVeral
condiloDs and requirements Of sad act shall be enti-
tied 10 patents, for an RmOuhtinet exceediBg eighty
aeres each anything IN this act 20. the contrary not
withdrawing. Z
See. 8. And &c it further enacted, Tbat the grant Of
The lands heIe6y msde Is upon condition that said eOm
paDys spter the construction OF IT'S Ooad, shall keep 10
In repsiI snd ute. ard shall a. all times 90 in Teaei-
nes 20 transport troops. n unitiOnsb g war. Supplies
and public stores upon its roads for the Rovernhnent
when Feqmrfd to DO 50 BY any depATtnent thOreqf, the
government % ell lines having the preference IN tho
use efthe r6sdfor air the purposes aforesaid sat fair
TeasonsOle rates Of compensation, not ~exceefing sAFS
BY private inaiylduald or the aVerage paid Idr IKE ser
vices on other roads. : And the isaes Hereby grantod,
held. and rnd reserved as aforesaid thail inure 30 the
oenent Of ksid cSmpany, as follows: When me soser
LOr Of the Stafhe VI Kankas sAa3t entity that any sec
ti0n % ten consecutive miles Of said Rad ts eompleted
in . seed, substantial and woTkmanlikO manner asa
hrst class Tailioad, shen the said Secretary 81 TIE M
teTiOr shall istne co the said company patents for 90
ma ny sections Of The land beroinbefOTe granted - lie
O1pOstteSt0 and coterminous with the raid completed
sections. Aud when certificates Of the GOvernOr ,afoT
esaid, Sd all be presented TO said Secretary Of the com
pletions a. afOresaid,r % resEh successive section OF