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 196 THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. IH. Ch. 99. 1857. nearest to the tiers of sections above specified, so much land, in alternate sections, or parts of sections, as shall be equal to such lands as the United States have sold, or otherwise appropriated, or to which the rights of preemption have attached, as aforesaid; which lands (thus selected in lieu of' those sold, and to which preemption rights have attached as aforesaid, together with the sections and parts of sections designated by odd numbers as aforesaid, and appropriated as aforesaid) shall be held by the Territory or future State of Minnesota for the use and purpose aforesaid: Provided, That the land to be so located shall, in no case, be further than fifteen miles from the lines of said roads or branches, and selected for and _L¤¤<}S l10W HP- 0n_ account of each of said roads or branches: Provided further, That the l’]‘“d’ lands hereby grunted for and on account of said roads and branches, severally, shall be exclusively applied in the construction of that road for and 0n account of which such lands are hereby granted, and shall be disposed of only as the work progresses, and the same shall be applied to no other Act mt to aP_ purpose whatsoever: And provided furt}ze1·, That any and all lands heret0— ply to reservation fore reserved to UIC United SiC2U20S,  ally act of Congress, 0I` lil Rlly 0ll)CX‘ °?°*>P¤ M *0 HSM manner by competent authority, for the purpose of aiding in any object of ° way' internal improvement, or for any other purpose whatsoever, be and the same are hereby reserved to the United States from the operation of this act, except s0 far as it: may be found necessary to locate the routes of said railroads and branches through such reserved lands, in which case the right of way only shall be granted, subject to the approval of the President of the United States. PMB 0; nlm_ Sec. 2. And be it furtfwr enacted That the sections and parts of secnate sections tions of land which by such grant shall remain to the United States, d°“b1°d· within six miles on each side of said roads and branches, shall not be sold for less than double the minimum price of the public lands when sold; nor shall any of said lands become subject. to private entry until the same shall have been first offered at public sale ut, the increased price. Objwtofgram SEC, 3. Ami be it further enacted, That the said lands hereby granted to the said Territory or future State shall be subject to the future disposal of the Legislature thereof for the purposes herein expressed and no other; Rnjlrogdg to bg and the said railroads and branches shall be and remain public highways ¤ highway f<>r for the use of the Government of the United States, free from toll or g°V°mm"t' other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States. Lands how my ·Sec. 4: And be it further enacted, The:. the lands hereby granted to posed mt s211d ferrltory or future State shall be disposed of by said Territory or future State only in the manner following, that is to say: That a quantity of land not exceeding one hundred and twenty sections for each of said roads and branches, and included within a continuous length of twenty miles of each of said roads and branches, may be sold; and when the Governor of said Territory or future State shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior that any twenty continuous miles of any of said roads or branches is completed, then another quantity of land hereby granted, not to exceed one hundred and twenty sections for each of said roads and branches having twenty continuous miles completed as aforesaid, and included within a continuous length of twenty miles of each of such roads or branches, may be sold; and so from time to time until said roads und branches are completed; and if any of said roads or branches is not completed within ben years no further sale shall be made, and the lands unsold shall revert to the United States. °f£:g3;wr¤¤i¤¤ Sm. 5. And be iz further enacted, That the United Smeg Mail shan be transported over said roads and branches, under the direction of the I Post-Oflice Department, at such price as Congress may bylaw direct: Provided, That until such price is fixed by law the Post.master·General shall have the émwer to determine the same. This ,,,,,,,0, m Sm. 6. An be it further enacted, That in case any lands on the line