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 372 THIRTY—EIGI-ITH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 217, 218. 1864. Company may Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That the said company is authorized ‘f°°°l::· &°·» to accept to its own use any grant, donation, loan, power, franchise, aid, Umor assistance which may be granted t0, or conferred upon, said company by the congress of the United States, by the legislature of any state, or by any corporation, person, or persons; and said corporation is authorized to hold and enjoy any such grant, donation, loan, power, franchise, aid, or assistance, to its own use for the purpose aforesaid. §:¤p);;:yt0:f Sec. 18. And be it further cnacled, That said Dlorthern Pacific Rail- §t';'tel€giS1aturcS’ road Company shall obtain the consent of the legislature of any state gm, through which any portion of sand railroad lme may pass, previous to commencing the construction thereof; but said company may have the right to put on engineers and survey the route before obtaining the consent of the legislature. Acfw l>¤ void, Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That unless said Northern Pacific °°l°°°’ &°‘ Railroad Company shall obtain bond fide subscriptions to the stock of said company to the amount of two millions of dollars, with ten per centum paid within two years after the passage and approval of this act, it shall be null and void. I-*\<=* lm! b¤ Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That the better to accomplish the E t°r°d’ &°' object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the government at all times (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, congress may, at any time, having due regard for the rights of said Northern Pacific Railroad Company, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this act. APPROVED, July 2, 1864. _ July 2, 1864- CHAP. CCXVHI. -An Act to quiet the Titles to Lands within the Rancho Laguna de ""_`_`_"" Santos Calle] in the State of California. Ba it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives ¢y" the United _ Titlés W l¤¤d¤ States of America in. Congress assembled, That it may and shall be lawful ¥ing;;E?,;°§;u_ for all purchasers from the grantees or their assigns of lands within the ws Q:nlle,_Cali- Rancho Laguna de Santos Calle, in the State of California, to file, within f°"m“· ‘1"-‘°“d· twelve months from the passage of this act, with the register of the landoilioe at Marysville, applications describing the lands so purchased by them respectively, with proofs of boné fide purchase from the said grantees or their assigns; and, upon such proofs being found satisfactory, the said purchasers shall be permitted to enter, according to the lines of the public surveys, at one dollar and twenty-ive cents per acre, the lands so purchased within the limits of said rancho, as described in the petition pre- 1851, eh_ 4]_ sented to the board of commissioners under the act of March 3, 1851, V<>l·ix-P· 631- entitled "An act to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the State of California," to the extent to which the lands so purchased have been reduced to possession, and are now held by said purchasers: Pmvidcd, That any person who shall avail himself of the provisions of this act shall be thereafter debarred any further claim under the grantee in the event of a final confirmation of the grant. Costs ofaddi- Smci 2. And be it further enacted, That where any additional surveys 6°'”*l “"'°Y’· may be found necessary to give full effect to this act, the eommissioner of the general land-office shall cause such surveys to be made at theeost of 1g4;g,°h,gq;,g1o, the purchasers, as provided by the 10th section of the act of May 30th, V0}- ili- P- *10- 1862, entitled "An act be reduce the expenses of the survey and sale of PMN the public lands of the United States :" Provided, That no entry of mineral lands or lands reserved for military or other public uses, shall be permitted under this act, nor shall any rights acquired under the px·e=· emgtion laws of the United States be affected hereby. mc. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the