The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-03
ship Island. Ripley, and AemG0c-
Ky Railroad.

Mr.. Money, of Mississippi, has intro
duced into the House of Representatives
the following bill granting alternate sec
tons of public lands to aid in the con-
struction of the above road;
Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assent led, That there
be, and Is hereby, granted to the State of
Mississippi, for the purpose of aiding in the
construction of railroad chartered by the
State of Mississippi, called the Ship Island,
Ripley and Kentucky Railroad, to run from
some point at or near Mississippi City,
northward, via Ripley, Mississippi, to Mid
dleton, Tennessee. every alternate section
OF land designated by even numbers, for
six sections in width on each side of said
railroad; but if it shall be found, when the
line of said railroad shall have been definite
~ fixed. that the United States have sold
any sections or parts thereof granted as
above provided, or that the right Of pre-
emPtion has attached TO the same, then it
snail De lawful for any agent or agents an
pointed by the Governor o said State to Sc
lect, subject to the approval OF che Secreta-
ry of the Interior, from the lands of the
United States nearest to the tiers of Sec
tions above specified so much land in alter
nate sections, or parts of sections, as shall
be equal to such lands as the United States
snail have appropriated, or 10 which the
right of presumption shall have attached as
aforesaid all of which said lands thus grant
ed shall be held by the said State for the
use and purpose aforesaid; Provided, That
no land thus selected shall be further than
twenty miles from the line of said railroad
provided further, That all the lands tins
granted shall be applied exclusively in rhe
construction of the road for and on account
OF which said lands are granted, and to no
other purpose whatever: And provided
iufther, That all lands heretofore reserved
or granted for any other purpose is excIud-
cd from this grant except as to right of wav
through said lands where the same NAV h.
necessary Tor proper location or construc-
ton of said railroad,
SEC. 2. That the sections and parts of 900
lions OF lands which by such grant NAV re.
main to the United States within sig miles
81 SAID ROAD on each side shall NOT he
sold for less than double the minimum
price OF the public lands, nor shall anv Of
SAID lands become subject to private entrv
until the same shall have been offered AZ
puDilc sale at the increased price.
- PEE, o. Inat the lands hereby granted 70
me salo state only in manner foIlowin0.
that IS to say That a quantity of 80
granted tands not exceeding one hun6rsd
anu twenty sections, and included willis
continuous length OF twehtv miles ~ sa;d
road, may De sold I; and when the Govarnn.
o. sald y ate shall certify to the Secretarv ~
the Interior that any continuous tvrntv
l ~. =, sAlu road are. completed, then An.
oLner Ike quantity of land hereby 0rerea.a
may be sold under Conditions aRcrSa a 49,
vided, and so from time 70 cine mil ~ ~.
roau y Completed, And ii said road Is nor
~ plsteu - ten years from the date AZ ne
eAssaxe q thls ACT, no further salfr Anal ~ |
1. anu the lands unsOld shall reverf - |
Ihe United States. 1877 "