Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-18
IPURIIC-No AL
BLIN-NU. At.
AN ACT 10 further provide for giving effect Ia
the various grants OF public lands TO the
State OF Nevada


the various grants OF public lands TO the
Stale OF Nevada.
Be az enacted by the Senate and House of Rsprs
sent0tares ~ The United States Of America ia Con-
yTess ss.mJted, That the State OF Nevada Is
authorized 10 select the alternate eyen-num
beTed sections within the limits of any railroad
grant IN said State, IN satisfaction, in whole or
IN part, OF the seyeraI grants made i'm the fol.
lowing acts OF Congress, Uo-wit: the act or
ganlAng the Territory OF Nevada. passed
March secona, eighteen hundred ana sixty-
one; the act admitting the State OF Nevada into
tne mon. passed March twenty -one, eighteen
hundred and slXiy-four; and the act concern.
ing certain lands granted TO Nevada passed
July foulth. eighteen hundred and sIxfy-six.
FTOrtdeO, That this privilege shall not extend
10 lands upon which there NAV be rightfuI
claims under the pre-empIIon and homestead
laws And pTOrided. That n lands b+ selected
ne minimum price OF which l. two dollars ana
nfty cents per acre each acre so selected shall
be taken by the State IN satisfaction of two
acres, The minimum price OF which IL one dol
lar and tweniy-fv cents per acre And pro-
rided thrther, That the lands granted an rha
eight and ninth sections of the said act admit
Ting Nevada into the Union shall be seIeci.d
within four years from the passage of this act,
and the period for the selection OF said lands ~
hereby so extended.
Sic. 9. And b. az further enacted That rhe
lands known and designated for the esiabIisb .
ment OF an agricultural college by the act OF
July second, eighteen hundred and shxty-rwo
ana the acts amendatory thereto. SHAH he "a
iected IN the same manner and of the sam
character OF lands as may be selected IN satIs
faction OF any other grants referred 10 in The
first section OF this act. But this act snail no,
authorize the selection Of lands valuable for
mines OF gold, silver, quicksilver, or copper.
SIC. 3. and be az further enacted That the
county OF Esmeralda, in the State Of Neyada
and the counties OF Mono and Inyo, in the
State OF California, are hereby created a land
district; and the land office for such district
shall be located al Aurora, in Esmerslda
county; and the President shall be authorized
hereafter, from time 10 time, as circumstances
may require, TO adjust the boundaries of anv
and all OF the land districts IN said Srate and
change the location of the land office fron, ,iroa
10 tune, when the same shall be expedient
SEC. T. And be IL further endcted, That the lands
granted TO the State OF California for the estah
iishment Of an agricultural college by the Act
OF July second, eighteen hundred and sixtv.
'wo, and acts amendatory thereto, NAV ba
selected by said State from any lands within
salo State SUBJECT 10 pre-emption and sale.
PTorided, That this privilege shall rot extend
10 lands upon which there may be rightfuI
claims under the pre-emption and homestead
Avs nor TO mineral lands: And prorided fur,ler.
mat II lands be selected as Aforesaid the mimi
mum price OF which is two dollars and fiffv
cents per acre, each acre SO selected shall b.
taken by the State In satisfaction of two acres
Inc minimum price of which is one dollar and
twenty-hV cents per acre: Aud propsfed F,,r
her, That such selections shall be made in
every other respect subject to the conditions
restrictions. and limitations contained nm rhe
acts hereby modified. " N-'
Approved, June :, 1868.