The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-12
Approved, April 10. 1853

TPubic-No. col
An act to certain grants of land to the State
of Alabama.
Be it enacted by the :. nate and House Of Rep
res-ntatives of the United States of America III
Congress assembled, That much of the grant
Of lands maize T. the State of Alabama by e act
Of Congress approved June three, eighteen hun
dred AMI fifty six, ent tied 80 An act g antins
y .hiic lands alternate sections to the State Of
Alabama. to aid in the construction of cer tain
railroads in said State were granted t. ns-
sist in the building of railroads - from rear
G,ds,ien TO some p int on the Alabama and Me
sssippi state line in direction u the Mobile
and oh in railroad, with a view TO connect with
the said Mobile and Ohio railroad. " and g from
tiatisden to connect with the &c riga AMI Ten
nessee and Tennessee line of railroads through
Chaitoosa, Wills. and Lookout valleys" is
hereby revived and renewed, subject t" all the
conditions and restrictions Contained in the act
referred TO, and subject t the further limit,t n
thar if either IF the said railroads is not COM
peted within three years from the time Of the
passage Of this act further sale shall be made
TOR the benefit Of such raiiroa' and the lands
sold shall revert TO the United States: Provided,
That the lands granted by the act hereby re- |
vivei, except mine raj lands, shall be sold to
actual settlers only in quantities MT greater than
one-quarter section to one purchaser, and for a |
price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
per acre.
SEQ. 2. And be it further enacted, That the |
right, power ami authority is hereby given 10
the companies building the fresad railroads to |
take ON the public lands adjacent to the lines of
aid rair ads EARTH stone and other materials for
the constructi N thereof; and the right If way is
hereby granted to the extent of one hundred feet
in width on each side of said railroads where they
may pass the public lands. ,nciu ling II neces
sary grounds for stations and structures connected
herewith, not exceeding forty acres at any one
station
Approved, April 10, 1869.
fPnbIic- No. %
An Act to extend the time + The Little Rsck and
Fort Smith Railroad Company Ia complete the
first secti.n of twenty miles Of said road.
Be il enacted BY the senate and House of Rep
resentatives Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled. That act approved July
twenty eight eighteen hundred and sixty six.
enttl, d An act To- revive aud extend the pro-
visions of An act granting tn right of way and
making a grant Of Land to the States Of Arkansas
md Mi ssouri to aid in the construction Of rail-
road from a point upon the Mississippi river, op-
posite the mouth of the Ohio river. via Little
Rock to The Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
,nsas, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mis-
s-ippi RIVER. approved February nine, eighteen
luudred and fifty three and for other purp' SEES.
,e a. amended TO extend he time to the Little
ock and Fort Smith Railroad, for building the
irst ior. Of twenty miles provided for in the
second section Of said act. for the term Of three
Iears from the thirteenth day Of May. eighteen
hundred and sixty seven, the time Of filing The
,e tiiicste # organization to said cor pany pro-
sided for in the third section Of said act: pro-
ided, That the land granted by the act hereby
revived shalt be sold TO actual settlers only, IN
quantities not gre,ter than on, quarter Of
section to one purchaser, and for price not
exceeding two dollars AMI fifty cents per acre.
Approved, April 10, 1869.