Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-01
TPUBLIC-No. 3].l

TPUBLIC-No. 3d.
AN Act TO grant the right of way 10 the White.
hall and Plattsburgh Railroad Company.
Be IL enacted ty the Senate and House Of Repre-
sent0tIv,s Of the United States Of America IA Con-
gresS dsssm6ied, That the w Whitehall and Platts-
burgh Railroad Company be, and is hereby,
authorized to locate, construct, and operate It's
railroad across the land belonging to the United
States at Plattsburgh, in the State of New
York. upon line commencing in the highway
leading from Plattsburgh to Peru, at point
one hundred feet north from the north line Of
the enclosure surrounding the government
buildings, running thence in a northeasterly
direction about sixteen hundred feet 10 the
bank of Lake Champlain, thcRce northwardly
along the bank of said lake 10 the north line Of
the land belonging 10 the United States. such
line Of said road being designated on map of
survey of the same, made oy James y. Ctmp-
bell, ard now on file in the Office of the S.cre-
fary of War: Preceded That the right of way
herein granted shall be subject to such restric.
lons as the Secretary OF War may think neces-
sary TO protect the interests Of the United
States: And yrscint,d further. That no moro than
four rods in width OF the government land shall
be occupied under the provisions of this act.
Approved, May a. ISIS.
[PUBLIC REsOLUTfoN-No. 81.
A RESOLUTION for the appoin tnent Of CON-
mission 10 select surable locations for pow
der magazines.
Resoired by the Sesate and HouSs Of Repre-
ssHtdtires Of the United Mdtss Of America an Con-
STsss assembled, Thst the Secretary of the
rectrd to select three competent officers of the
navy 20 constitute a commission, whose duty
il shall BE- 10 examine and report upon the
pract,cability of securing more suitable sites
for powder magazines than those now used in
the vicinity of New York, Boston. aud Ports
mouth, New Hampshire; also TO report
the cost OF procuring said sites and the
I robable expense oferecting magazines thereon
Approved, May T.. 1s0s.
PUBLIC REsoLUTIoN-NO. ~.
JOINT RESOLUTION concerning certain lands
granted 10 railroad companies in the States of
Michigan and Wisconsin.
Be Il Resolysd Ly the Senate and Hoas> # Repre-
sehtdares ef the JRited States Of Aplerca in Con-
sr,ss ass,mGied, That failure 10 grade twenty
miles OF the roads within two years from the
passage OF the act emitted San act tc extend the
time for the completion of eel tain railroads 70
hieh land grants have been made in the States
third day OF March. ammo Domlni eighteen hun
dred and Sky five, and twenty miles addi-
tional thereof in each year thereafter, as rr-
quirsd by said act, shall not cause any for
feiture or rsversion TO the United StAtee of an v
lands granted TO the said states, OF eiihrr of
them. 10 aid in tie coastruction OF the railroads
either of them, shall tulIy complete
their said railroads in the /. fnanurr IT,
quIred by law on or before the thir-
ty-nrst December, ammo Domini eighteen
and seventy-swo- at which oa.e
a failure shall forfeit the lands to the United
States: ProrideS, That the provisions OF this
section shall apply only 10 the chartered and
projected line of railway from the city of Foi q
du Lac i'll the State of Wisconsin, northerly 10
Esconabs, in the State of NJ ichigan, and tae
chartered and projected line of railway from
Marquette, In the State Of Michigan, westerly
TO Ontonagon- in the same State: AMI py~rtfef
further, That II the said Marquette and Onto
nagon Railroad Company, IN the State OF Mich
ian. shall not have completed according TO law
n additional mikes Of their railroad, ON or be-
fore the first day Of January, A. ID. eighteen
huDdred and sixty-pine and shall not an II ke
manner complete ten miles of said railroad in
each and every year thereafter, then il shall be
lawful for the Legis latSre Of the said State Of
Michigan 10 declare the grant of lands to said
company TO be forfeited and 70 con fer she said
grant of lands upon some other company IN the
same manner II tue said grant was ROW for
tle first time made to the said State of Michigsn .
g SEc. 2. And DC at further rssotred, That the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office be,
and he hereby IL, authorized ana directed "
cause patenz, in due firm Of law, TO be iss ued
TO the Chicago and Northwes tern Railw
Company, in pursuance Of q resolution passed
by Congress granting the same to the State of
Wisconsin, approved April twenty-five, ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and
an act Of the legis lature of Wisconsin, approved
June sixteen, ammo Demini eighteen hundred
and sixty-two- granting the same 10 said COM
ard military reserve, as the same was sur
the eleventh June, anne Domini eighteen hun
dred and sixty-four.
Approved, May 20, 1sGc.