New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-05-01
sentatyes 10 tine order provided By law for the
payment of bounty in other cases
Approved July 3, 1856.

sentatives 10 the order provided By law for the
payment of bounty in other cases.
Approved July g. 1856
AN ACT making grant Of lands in alternate sec; |
no 70 sia "a me oonssasoh and pa, Knob on
the State Of Missouri to Helena in Arkansas
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
grsss assembled THAT there be- and is hereby |
granted to the State of Missouri for the purpose OF
Iron Mountain lailroad, from It's present terminus
srp Of to IF on sSs e
nate section of land, de ,ignated By odd
SIDE Of said road l.? bat H It shall appear when
the route Of said road IS definitely iiIed That the
granted aforesaid that the right OF pre- empton
has attached to the sane then 10 shal bs awful Tor
Of said state 70 select subject to approval OF the
Secretary of the Interior, from the lands OF the
specified much land in sections or parts of sec
tons TO be selected aforesaid as shall be equal to
wise appropriated or to which the rights OF pre-,
be- b. bs @ OF % a for the
purposes aforesaid, and for none other: Provided
land district tabshed, and not more than
twenty miles from the line # SAID road And pro
containing coa ana iron and any lands heretofore
,erved to toe United States by act OF congress
the purpose OF aiding in any object of internal I'M
prov ement. or for any other purpose rhatever: be
the operation of this act except far as it be
found necessa to locate the routes of said railroad
onS snail be granted subject TO the approval of the
President OF the United States
SEC. . And be IL further enacted.-That there be,
and is hereby granted TO the state OF Arkansas for
sion of a railroad from The point where the Iron
Mountain railroad ntersects tbs southern boundary
route to point at or near the town Of helena on
the mississippi river every alternate section OF land
each ride Of said road but in IL sh al appear,
when the line of said road is definitely fixed tina. the
granted aforesaid. that the right q pre- empton
has ATTACHED % the same then !, AL be awfa Tor
@ said state, 70 select suljs.t to the approval
s on sne 70 @ s Of ts sections
specified much land in alternate sections. desig
the United states have sold or otherwise appropri
ated. OF TO which the rights OF p-eempuon have at
the State of Arkansas for the ue and purposes
aforesaid, and for none other: Provided, that the
further than twenty miles from the line OF road
when the same shall b. located And provided
further That all mineral lands except those contain,
ing coal and IRON, and any lands heretofore reserved
to the United States by any act OF Congress or IN
any other manner by eoiapetent authority, for the
purpose of AIDING any object Of internal improve
men or for any other purpose rhateyer, be and tse
operation of this Act except far as may be found
to locate the routes of ad railway through
the same, IN which case the reht o. way only shaii
be granted subject TO nc approval Of the Presiden1
SEE s And be further nacted-That the sec.
tons and pITts Of sections Of land which shall re
side of said roAG and the tons and parts Of
sections corresponding to the odd ones selected with
than double the minimum price of the puble lands
wh-n sold nor shall any OF she said LANDS become
subject TO private entry until the same shall nave
been offered at public sale the highest bidder
vided That actual bona fde settlers under the PIE
emption laws Of the United States may after th'
proof of settlement, improvement, and occupation.
a. provided by law, purchase the same at the
increased minimum price: And provided also, That
settlers under the provisions Of the homestead law,
comply WITH the terms ana relulf enen oil TINS
act snail be entitled to patents Tor an amount not
the CONTRARY noiwithstGnding
SIC 4. And be it further euactsd,-That the said
far as the same may be constructed under this act
Tor the OF the Government of the United tat.s
free o. all toll or other charges upon the transporta
ton of any property or troops Of the United States
and at the costs N ~ respects Of SAD railroad com
constructed wit hin the term OF i've years from and
after the first day OF Juy, ammo Domni eighteen
SIC. 5. And be it further enactpd-That the lands
hereby granted to SAID states OF Missouri and Arkan
shall be disposed of by said States for the pur
poses aforesaid only and in manner following. name
saa certify the Secretary tine Interior that any
section of ten consecutive miles OF ther Of said
asHiike manner as a Il st,eisss railroad, and the
sad Seesetary shs 2e satshea that saiu ntSIs nss
said Secretary of the Interior shall issue to the said
aforesad not exceeding ten Sections per mile at.
uAted opposite to and within limit OF twenty miles
extending along the whole length Of said ed
e section OF ten miles OF road and no further And
Secretary OF tho Interior and the Secretary shall
he satisfied that another section of said road ten
consecutive miles extent connecting with the pre-
eedng section, or wit 'me other mr. class railroad
when may be az the time - successful operation Is
Interior shah issue 20 the said state patents for all
the lands granted and situa ed opposite 70 and vita
in toe limit OF twenty mites of the line OF said
pieted section of road roads. and extending the
ten sections Of land per mile for all that part OF said
. road thus pleted under the provisions Of this
So froFa time 10 time until said road and bran enes
are completed. And when the governor Of said
terror shall be satisfied that the whole OF any Of
: sad roads and branches Is completed in eood sub
;. railroad, the said SecretSS Of the Interior shall
a0e 1a and on 20 ~ sS compee
"a road and b anehes in his act situated within tina
= thropshout the entire length If sad yosd and
branches: Provided; That no land snail be granted
! conveyed TO said state under the provisions Of
= this act account Of the construction Of any rail
2 road part thereof that has BEEN constructed
der the provsioos of other act At the date OF the
q railroad provided FOR il ihs 90, And prov dsd,
: any existing rights acquired under amy Law Of Con
eress heretofore enacted masking grants Of land %
the eos.irastioa Of rsroads Aud provided II iar
ther. Ihs. should said States or either q them ia
pre- cribed BY this act then tho lands undispose1 Of
- AFORESAID within the State so taking, snail revert
4 SEC. & And be Il further enacted.--That so soon
Or cause 70 DO hed With the sscrsiars q the Int
ror maps ESTIMATING ne routes q said roads herein
q or the Interor to withdraw from ket the iands
embraced within the provisions Of this act.
!. Sxc. I. And be ID further enact That nothing
contained n this act shall be held yestinz In The
state Of ArhAn title TO the lands herein recifed
for the trust purpose aforesaid, hutho ixng said
State to make any dispositon Of the until said
state shail be restored in all respect TO It's former
n relation tolhe National Doyerninent and be repre-
r sented in the Congress OF the United States.
\ Approved July 4. lso6-
!. AN ACT 70 creafe ddsionsl land district in thu
: State Of Oregon.
r Be ID enacted by ths Senate and House Of Repre-
n sentativss OF thu United Statsb Of America in Con
grsss sembsd, That the President Of the United
States BE- and pc y hereby authorized 10 establish
an additional land district ths State OF Oregon
aad 70 IN from tirs To tns the benndariss thereof
VII chdstrict shall be named sfter the place AZ which
the oiios shall Fst be established: and the Pres
. dent shsil be authorized hereafter. from time x