The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-17

States Of Americd IN Congress assem-
ble1 That the State of Nevada is
authorized to select the alternate
even numbered sections within tn
limits of any railroad grant in said
State, in satisfaction, 10 whole or IN
part. of the several grants made in
the following acts of Congress. te-wit
the act organizing the Territory of
Nevada, passed March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one; the
act admitting the State of Nevada
into the Union, passed March twenty
one, eighteen hundred and sixty
four; aud the act concerning certain
lands granted to Nevada, passed July
fourth. eighteen hundred and sixty
six: Provided, That this privilege
shall not extend to lands upon which
there may be rightful claims under
the pre- -emption aud homestead laws
And preU5ded, That If lands be Sc
lected, the minimum price of which
is two dollars and fifty cents per acre,
each acre so selected shall be taken
By the State IN satisfaction or two
acres, the minimum price of which IS
one dollar and twenty-five cents per
acre -And prooided further, That the
lands granted IN the eighth and ninth
sections OF the S sid act admitting
Nevada into the Union shall be Sc
lected within four years from the
passage of this act, end the period
for the selection of said lands IS
hereby so extended.
SEC q And be 1t further enacted,
That the lands known and designated
for the establishment of an agricultu-
raj college by the act of July second,
eighteen hundred and sixiy-twO, and
the acts amendatory thereto, shall be
selected 10 the same manner and OF
the same character Of lands as mag
be selected 10 satisfaction of any other
grants referred to 10 the first section
of this act. But this act shall not au-
thorize the selection OF lands valua-
ole Tor mines OF gold, silver, quick
silver, or copper.
Sec 3 And be Ii further enqcted,
That the county of Esmeralda. IN the
/ State OF Nevada, and the counties of
Mono aud lnyo, in the State of Cali
/ fornia, are hereby created a land dis
/ trict; and the land Office Tor such dis
rrict shall be located at Aurora, IN
Esmeralda County; and the PresI-
dent shall be authorized hereafter,
| from time to time, as circumstances
may require, to adjust the boundaries
of any aud all OF the land districts in
said State, and change the location of
| the land Office from time to time, when
the same shall be expedient.
SEC 4. And be Il further enacted
That the la ds granted to the State OF
California fer the establishment OF an
agricultural college By the act Of july
second, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, and acts amendatory thereto
may be selecred by said State from
any lands within said State subject te
pre- -emption and sale: ProUided, Thai
this privilege shall not extend te
lands upon which there may be right
full claims under the pre- -emption anc
: homestead laws, nor to mineral lands
.And procidei further, That if landl
be selected as aforesaid, the minimum
price of which is two dollars and fit.
cents per acre. each acre so selected
shall be taken by the State in salts
faction Of two acres. the minimum
J price OF which IS one dollar and twen
ty-fve cents per acre. And proviGet
: further That such selections shall b
, made in every other respect subjec
to the conditions, restrictions, an
limitations contained in the acts here
: by modified
; Approved, June s. 1858
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