The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-04-02
=. L., R. and X. R. R.

We noticed last week that Hon.
II. ID. Money had introduced hill
IN congress granting aid in build-
'ng the Ship island, Ripley aud
Kentucky railroad. The following
is the bill, irr a Inch We ARE indrbt.
ed 10 the kindness of Mr.. Money:
A BILL granting public lands in alternate
sections 10 The state Of Mississippi TO
aid in the construction OF the Ship
Island, Ripley and Keutueky railroad.
BE il enacted 10y the senate and
house ot representatives of the
Unlted States of America in con-
gress assemhlr,l, That there he,
aud IL hereby granted 10 the State
ot Mississippi, for the purpose oi
aiding IN h- construction of a
railroad chartered bS the State OF
Mississippi, called the Ship Island,
Ripley and Kentucky rsilroad, 10
run from some poiuI at or near
Mississippi City, morthsard, via
Ripley, Miss, 10 Middleton, Tenn,
etrIA alternate section ot iand drs.
ignaIeai 10y even nuntprs, for six
sections Ia width on each side OF
said raiIload: hut ii il shall be
found, WHEN the line ot said rail.
road shall have been definitely
fixed; that the United States have
sold any sect ons ar parts thereof
granted as above 10, idrd, or that
The right oi pp-emp,lon has Al acli-
,d 10 the s,lne, then II shall be-
Lawful iCi any agent or agents al,.
pointed by the Governor ut said
state to select, subject To the ap-
pro,al of the Secretary of lhe ln-
lerior, from the landsol the United
States nearest to the Tiers ol see
iious above sp'citi,'d So much land
in alternate sections. or parts I'll
sections. as shall he equal TO such
idn'tN dN tut OUlitt OldttS Stistii
have sold or OlherN ise appruprla.
led, or to which the righ, of pre-.
rmp,lOn shall have attached as
aforesaid; all of which said lau,is
,hnS granted shall ue heli by the
said State tor the use aud purpose
aioresdid; Prorided, That no land
thus selected shall br further than
twenty miles from The line OF SAID
railroad; Prorided further, That
ali the lands thus granted shall be
applied exclusively IA the construc
lion of the road for aud on accou,.t
OF which said lands are granted,
and to no other purpose whatever |;
And prorided further. That ALI
lands heretofore reserved OF grant
ed tol any other purlose are ex
cludrd from this grant except as to
right Of way though said lands
where the sanr may be- necessary
for proper location or construction
Ut said railroad.
See. 2. iuai The sectitibs or auA
parts ol sections of lands " hich b,
SUCH grant may r.lnaIn 10 the
United States, Within six miles Ot
said road on each >idc, shall moi he
solu for less than donulr lae miui.
mum plice OF the puo.Ic hunis, nn
shall any Ut said iaudS betone snD.
Jecl Ia private cnirl uuIll ,lle sanie
shall have been Offered at liHbilc
sai. Al ttr Increased price.
STE. 3. llai the banda hereby
granted Ia the said Slate shall he
dlsIoset OF b, said State only in
manner following, illai Is 10 say :
That 4 quantity OF said granted
lands not xcr-,ilng one hundred
AMI twenty sections, aud Included
w,nln n continuous ength of iwcn-
~ mii,'s oi SAID road, may mc sold
and when the Governor Of said
ot le shall Ger il, 10 the Secretary
of the iNtclior that any cOniinu-
Gus twenty miles ot said road are
co,npi.l, then oIher llne quanIIt.
of land hereby granted ma, be sou'
under cululitlous above pro, i,isi,
and 50 irum time 10 time until salt!
road is completed. Aud II said
road is moi complet,tl IN len years
ffom the tiate of the passage OF
this act, 20 further sales shall ht
,na,Ie. and the lands nnsold shall
revert to the Unired States.