The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-09-01
fPubiic-No. 20.1
An act to certain grants Of land to the State

FPubiic-No. 20.1
An act to renew certain grants Of land to the State
| of Aiabams.
Be il enacted by the nate and House Of Rep
| res-nratives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That 81 much Of the grant
| of lands maize t. the State of Alabama by e act
Of Congress approved June three, eighteen hum
bred and fifty xix, ent tied So An act 6 anting
,blic lands in alternate sections to the State Of
Alabama. to aid in the construction Of certain
railroads in said State" as were granted to xs-
sist in the building Of railroads 80 from near
Gsdsden to -ome point on the alabama and ME-
sissippi state line in direction to the Mobile
and oh 10 railroad, with a view to connect with
the said dobile and Ohio railroad. " and - from
Gadsden to connect with the Gergia and Ten
nessee and Tennessee line Of railroads through
Chartooga, Wills. and Lookout Valleys" is
hereby revived and renewed, subject t. all the
conditions and restrictions contained in the act
referred tn, and subject the further Limitation
thar if either Of the said railroads il not com-
pleted within three years from the time Of the
passage Of this act no further sale shall be made
Tor the benefit # such raiiroa and the lands
s,li 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 t greater than
one-9uarter section to one purchaser, and for
price not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents
per acre
$50. 2 And be it further enacted, That the
right. power. and authority is hereby given TO
the companies building the aforesaid railroads to
take ON The public lands adjacent to the lines Of
said rair ds earth. stone, and other materials for
the constructin thereof; and the right If way is
hereby granted Ia the extent of one hundred feet
in width on ea~h side of said railroads where they
may p-ss the public lands. nclu ling all neces
sary grounds for stations and structures connected
Herewith, not exceeding forty acres atany one
station.
Approved, April 10, 1869.
TPnbic No. 2
An Act to extend the time T the Little Reck and
Fort Smith Railroad Company t., complete the
first secti n Of twenty miles It said ra.d.
Be IL enacted by the senate and House Of Rep
resentatives If the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That an xct approved July
twenty eight eighteen hundred and sixty aix,
entifL '- An oct To revive aud extend the pro-
Visions of An art granting tn right of wsy and
making grant Of hand to the States Of Arkansas
and Missouri to aid in the construction Of q rail-
ROAD from . pGint utnn the Mississippi river, op
p0site the mouth If the Ohio river, via Little
Rock, 20 me Texas boundary near Fulton in Ark
ansas, with branches to fort Smith aud the Mis-
sis<ippi RIVER approved February nine. eighteen
hundred and fry three and for other pnrp. sts,
be s amended to extend he time IL the Little
ok and Fort Smith Railroad, for building the
a rst section. Of twenty miles provided FIR in the
second section OF said act. for the term Of three
Year, rom The thirteenth Day Of May. eighteen
hundred and sixty -ey-n, the time of filing the
ce tifcste # organisation to said company pro- |
vided for in the third section Of said act: pro- |
sided. that the land granted BY the act hereby |
revived shall be sold actual settlers only, IN
quantities net greater than one. quarter Of n
section to one purchaser, and for price not |
exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre. |
Approved, April 10, 1862 |