Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-10-15
The DOlph Bill.

A bill restoring to the United States
certain of the lands granted to the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
to aid in the construction of a railroad
from Lake Superior to Puget Sound
and to restore the same to settlement
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That all the lands heretofore
granted to the Northern Pacific Rail.
road Company by an act entitled " An
act granting lands to aid in the con-
struction of railroad and telegraph
line from Lake Superior to Puget
Sound, on the Pacific coast, by the
northern route" approved July second,
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and
subsequent acts and joint resolutions
of Congress, which appertain to and
are coterminous with that part of its
main line which extends from Wallula
Junction, in Washington Territory, to
the city Of Portland, in the State of
Oregon
sand also all lands which apper-
tain to and are coterminous with that
part of the branch line across the Cas-
cada Mountains which shall not have
been constructed at the date of the
passage of this act)
be and the same are hereby resumed
by the United States and restored to
the public domain, and made subject
to the disposition and settlement un-
der the general laws relating to the
public laws.
SEC. 9. That in all cases where per-
sons are in possession of any of the
lands affected by said grant and here
by resumed by and restored to the
United States, under deed, written con-
tract with, or license from the said
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
executed prior to January 1st, eighteen
hundred and eighty-six, they shall be
entitled to purchase the same from the
United States, in quantities not ex.
ceeding three hundred and twenty
acres to any one such person, at the
rate of two dollars and fifty cents pei
acre, at any time within two years
from the passage Of this act, and on
making said payment to receive pa
tents therefor.
Provided, That if it shall be found
that any lands so resumed by the
United States and restored to the pub
lie domain lie north of the line
Unknown as the i" Harrison line" be-
ing line drawn from Wallula, w. T..
easterly to the southwest corner of the
southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section 8, in township Z
north, of range 38 east of the William
ettee meridian.) sd
all persons, or their heirs or assigns
as the case may be, who had acquired
in good faith the title of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company to any por-
ton OF said lands prior to January
first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six
or who at said date were in possession
of any portion of said lands or had i'm
proved the same, claiming the same
under written contract with or license
from said company, executed in good
faith, shall be entitled to purchase the
lands SO acquired, possessed, or inn
proved, from the United States, at any
time prior to the expiration Of one
year after it shall be finally judicially
determined that such lands are re-
stored to the public domain by the
provisions Of this act. at the rate oi
two dollars and fifty cents per acre
and to receive patents therefor upon
proof before the proper land Office oi
the fact of such acquisition, possession
or improvement, and payment there
for, without limitation as to quantity
Provided further, That in all cases
where parties, persons or corporations
with the permission of said Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, are in the
possession of and have made improve
ments upon any of the lands hereby
resumed and restored, and are not en-
titled to enter the same under the pro
vision OF this act, such parties, per
sons, or corporations shall have si1
months in which to remove any grow
ing crop, and within which time they
shall also be entitled to remove al
buildings and other movable improve
ments from said lands.
F! (SEc 3. That nothing in this ac
shall be construed to waive or release
or in any way affect any right of thu
United States to have any other landl
granted by them to the said railroad
company forfeited for any failure O
said company to comply with the con
ditions of the grant)
| 9(SEC. 8. That the following words
in the act of July 2, 1864, section 2
"and the right of way shall be exempt
from taxation within the Territories o
the United States" are hereby re
pealed) M
Evan Wyck amendment.
| amendment Of Mitchell, Of Oregon.
amendment Of Beck, Of Kentucky.
Amendment Of Van Wyck, Of Nebraska.