Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-07
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AN ACT granting lands to the State of Oregon
to and in the construction of a military wag IN
road from the navigable waters of Coos DAY
to Roseburg in said State.
BE tenacfed by fie Senate and HOUSE of Rsprssen.
tdtrss Of the United States Of America in Congress
dsSembied, That there be, and hereby is, granted
TO the Stale Of Oregon. TO aid In the construction
OF a military wagon road from the navlg able
waters OF Coos bay to Ro, eburg, alternate Sec
tions Of p0blic lands, designated by odd mum.
oers, to the extent OF three sections In width on
hereby granted shall be exclusively applied to
the construction OF said road ana To no other
purpose, and shall be disposed of only as the
work progresses: frorided further, That the
grant OF lands hereby made shall be upon the
conditlon that the lands shall be sold to any
one person only in quantities not greater than
one quarter section, and for price not exceed
ing two dollars and fifty cents per acre: And
prortdsd further. That any and all lands here
tofore reserved to the United States. or other.
wise appropriated by act Of Congress or other
competent authority, be, and the same are
hereby. reserved from the operation of this act,
except SO fur as 1t may be necessary to locate
the route Of eaId road through the same, in
which case the hight of way to the width Of one
That the grant hereby made shall not embrace
any mineral lands Of the United States, or any
lapds to which homestead or pre-emption
SIC. 2. And be Il further enacted, That the
lands hereby granted to said State shall be dis.
posed Of by the legislature thereof for the pur-
road email be and remain pubiic high way tor
the use OF the government of the United States,
free from tolls or other charges upon the trans
the United States.
SIC. 3. And be IL further endeted, That said
road shall be constr ucted with such width
graduation, ana bridge as to permit OF its reg
ulaI use as wagon road, and in such other
special manner as the State OF Oregon may
prescribe.
SIC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That the
State OF Oregon 10 authorized TO locate and use
in the construction OF said road aa additional
smount OF public lands, not previously re-
posed OF, and not exceeding six miles in dis.
iarce from it, equal to the amount reserved
from the operation Of this act IN the first Sec
tion Of the same, to be selected in alternate
odd sections, provided in section first of this
act.
SIC. 5. and be h further enacted That lands
hereby granted 70 said State shall be dis osed
of only IN the following manner. that is to say
when the governor OF SAID State shall certify
10 the Secretary of the Interior that ten cou-
tinuous miles of said road are completed, then
"A quantity OF the land hereby granted not TO
exceed thirty sections, may be sold, and so on
from time TO time, until said road shall be com.
five years no further sales shall be made, and
the lands remaining unsold shall revert to the
United States Prorided, hOUerer, That the en-.
tire amount of public land granted by this act
shall not exceed three sections per mile for
each mile actually constructed.
SIC. 8: And BE- IL furtser enacted, That the
unfed States surveyor general tor the district
Of Oregon, shall cause said lands. so granted.
TO be surveyed at the earliest practicable period
after said State shall have enacted tine pecessa-
ry legislation TO carry this act into effect.
Approved, March 3, 1869.