New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-05-01


mol less than forty acres ard dispose Of the same in
acts not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres
each ,nly actual settlers and bona fde occupants
And provided further That city and town property
shall not be subject 70 selection under shis Set ana
struec TO interfere with impair rights heretofore
acquired under any Law of Congress.
Approved July 4. 1895
AN ACT granting lands to the State Of Oregon. to
Corvallis to Acnninns Bay.
Be il enacted BY the Senate and House OF Repre-
gress assembled, THAT there be, and is hereby,
granted to the State of Oregon 70 aid 10 the con.
tons per mile from the unoccoped public lands
miles from ~ sa ID road Provided That the lands
hereby granted shall be exclusively applied IN the
oniy as The WORK provres les and the shall be
applied to no other purposes whatever: And pro-
served to the United State By act Of Congress,
other competent authority, be and the same are re-
may be necessary locate the route OF said road
through the same in which case the r'ght OIL way Is
sEc. 2 And be 1t further enacted, That tie said
lands hereby granted 70 said STATE snail Dc asp1Se posed
said and for otrer and the said road shal be and
sns 81 Rse free tolls
chArges upon the transpor,st,on OF any property
troops or mail; Of TIE United state said road
shall be constructed with such graduation and
bridges d r. to Ssf o. spe res the stae
OF Oregon may prescribe III,
SsS And Ss ia aid stse mai 10 DISPOSED Of
only in the following manner that y to say, when
the Governor of said State shall certify to the Sec
Rotary of the Interior that ter continuous miles
OF said road comp eted, then quantity OF iano
ton Of said road not to exceed thirty sections
be sold, and from time 10 time until sild ROAD IS
Ave wears no further sales shall be m ade, and the
land remaining unssld shail revert to the United
Approved July4 1866.
AN ACT m liking an add tional grant of LANDS TO
he State of Minnesota. in alternate sec ions, to
ard in the construction Of railroads in SAID state.
Be ii enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the uriied States Of America ia CON
granted 10 the state Of Minnesota for the pur
pose Of aiding in the eonslructi9n Of rs,lroad
the counties Of Fillmore Mo. r. FIeeborn, and Fan
bAut % TIE Tsserp boundary Of ths state ana alsa
Dacota Scott. Carver. and Mcleod to such point on
~ tbe State may determine evsry alternate section
OF land des grated by odd numbers tot amount Of
r Ilss but in case i sa appear United
States have when the liaes or ronte of said roads
hereof granted as aforesaid, or that the right of
presumption or homestead settlement has attached
70 the same or that the same has been reserved by
the On ted States for ANY purpose whatever then
shall be the duty Of the Seere of the Interior to
cause be selected for the purposes aforesaid from
The pu bic lands OF the United States TO the
tiers OF sections above spec fed much land in
odd numbers as shall be equal to such lands as the
United states have sold, reserved, or otherwise
settlement or pre- emption has attached aforesaid
which lands thus indicated bs odd numbers and
terror shall be held by said State of Minnesota for
the purposes and uses aforesaid: Provided That the
land selected shall in case be located more than
twenty miles from the lines Of said roads And pro
vided further, That 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 any and all lands here
tofore reserved to the United States by any act of
Congress, or in any other manner by competent
authority for the purpose Of aldlns IN any object of
he, and the same hereby, reser7ed and excepted
from the operations OF TINS act except 80 fsr as y
may be found necessary 10 locate the route OF SAID
roads through such reserved lands in watch case the
r,sht Of way shs be gfan'ed prqSidea the United
| SEC, And be It further enacted, That the sec,
grant shal remain TO the United States within ten
miles each side of said roads shall not be sold for
s .o 8op snd na
! to sale at private entry until the same shall have
a. or above the minimum price as aforesaid: Pro
vided That actual bona fids settlers under the pre-
proof Of settlement Improvement, ans occupation,
| as now provided by law purchase the same AZ the
settlers under the provisions Of The homestead law
who shah make entries after the passage of this act
who comply with the terms and requirements OF said
act snail be entitled TO patents for an amount not
the contrary Notwithstanding.
hereby granted shall be subject to the disposal of
legislature OF Minnesota tor the purposes sfotesaid
r'saaia pubic hiShNays Tor the use Of the Govern
ment of the United states, free OF all toll othei
charges upon the transportation of any property Of
troops Of the United states lad the shall at oil
| times be transported at the cost, charge, and
pr pber N az Or assigns HAVING or
! the benefit OF the land grants rein made.
SIC. 4. And be u further enacted; That the lands
hereby granted shall be disposed of by said State for
the purposes sioresaid only. and in manner follow
shall "S certify to the Sc Rotary Of the interior
that any sec ion OF ten consecutive miles Of said
worEmaniike manner as a tirst class railroad. then
the Secretary OF the Interior shall issue to the State
parts Of sections cesisuatsd By odd numbers, stu
atsd within twenty miles Of the roai complete
and lying co,erninous to said completed section OF
ten miles, and not exceeding one hundred sections,
for the beneat Of the road having eompeted the ten
consecutive miles aforesaid Provided no sever
that the coterminous principle hereby applied shall
NO. extend to such lands as are taken BY the SAID
that no land TO make up such deficiencies shall b
se n s u sa road When 81 sS
State shall certify that another section Of ten con-
ssS hsn shs Secretary Of the iosror shall ssu
patents to said State n like manner for like mum
6st and when osTt =, Of sns mgetSn q
roads are from time 70 tins msd- as Aforesaid
until sa 81 ro.s sn ar. wsn
whole Of the lands hereby granted shall be patented
TO the state Tor the uses Aforesaid and none other
| Provided, That u said roads are not completed
within .sn year. from the acceptance Of this grant
revert 20 ths United States.
| SEC. S And be IL further enacted, THAT as soon
as the Governor of said State snail file to b
ed. with the secretary Of the interior maps dssis
mating the routes Of said roads then II shall pc IN,
from market the la2ds embraced within the pro
visions of this act.
SEC. s. And be 1t iaather enacted--That this
United Stasss mail shall Ds Transported on said road
| under the direction of the |Post Ofnee Department
at snch price as Congress ma. by Law provide; Pro
| vided. That until such price 10 txed by law, tn
Postmaster General shall have power to fx the rat
| Of com pen satioB-
Approved July l. 1856.