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 THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 44. 1856. 21 years, no further sales shall be made, and the land unsold shall revert to the United States. _ Sec. 5. And be it further macteal That the United States mail shall fmD0m*1°¤ be transported over said roads, under the direction of the Post-Ollice° ` Department, at such price as Congress may, by law, direct: Provided, That until such price is fixed by law, the Postmaster-General shall have the power to determine the same. Approved, June 3, 1856. Culp. XLIV.—An Act makin a Grant of alternate Sectionscf the Public Lands, to the June 8, 1856. State of Michigan, to aid in tg: Construction of certain Railroads in said State, and for ’“"";‘ other Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States <y`Americd in Congress assemolcd, That there be and hereby is Graut_cf land granted to the State of Michigan, to aid in the construction of railroads rtgillrgxfm f°’ from Little Bay de Noquet to Marquette, and thence to Ontonagon, and ' from the two last named places to the Wisconsin State line; and also from Amboy, by Hillsdale and Lansing, and from Grand Rapids to some point on or near Traverse Bay; also from Grand Haven and Pere Marquette to Flint, and thence to Port Huron, every alternate section ofland designated by odd numbers; for six sections in width on each side of each of said roads; but in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the lines or routes of said roads are definitely Hxed, Gram in Hsu sold any section or any part thereof granted as aforesaid, or that the of S¤¤lj<>¤¤ wld right of preemption has attached to the same, then it shall be lawful_for °' P'°°mPt°d‘ any agent or agents, to be appointed by the governor of said State, to select, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interim-, from the lands of the United States 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 right of preemption has 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 afor·e— said) shall be held by the State of Michigan for the use and purpose aforesaid: Pmvided, That the lands to be so located shall in no case be fui·ther than fifteen miles from the lines of said roads, and selected for, and on account of each of said roads : Provided further, That the lands _Limd how aphereby granted shall be exclusively applied in the construction of that Ph°d· read for and on 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 purpose whatsoever: And provided further, That Act nottoapany and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States by any act of g?"“¤;°;°F; Congress, or in any other manner, by competent authority, for the m déhg of gm, purpose of aiding in any object of internal improvement, or for any other i purpose whatsoever, be and the same are hereby reserved to the United States from the operations of this act, except so far as it may be found necessary to locate the routes of said railroads 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. Sec. 2. And be itfauther enacted, That the sections and parts of sec- Price of alter. tions of land which, by such grant, shall remain to the United States, ¤*’·*° ¤°<>*i°¤¤ within six miles on each side of each of said roads, shall not be sold d°ub1°d' 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 have been first offered at public sale at the increased price. Sec. 3. And be itfurtlwr enacted, That the said lands hereby granted Object ofgrsnt. to the said State, shall be subject to the dispusul 0i' the legislature thereof,