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 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 169;174. 1866. 89 months’ notice of the time and place of such sale, by advertising the same N°*l°° °f ¤•l•· in such newspapers and for such period of time as he may deem best. Every such lot shall be sold separately to the highest bidder for cash, and MW °f ¤l•- when not paid for within twenty-four hours from the time of purchase, it shall be liable to be resold under the order of the Commissioner of the General Land Office aforesaid, at such reasonable minimum as may be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, and no sale shall be binding until approved by that officer. Sec. 2. And be it further enaemd, That it shall be the duty of the Pres- Patents to isident to cause patents to be issued in due form of law for each and every ’“°· such lot, as soon as may be after the purchase of and payment for the same. Approved, July 4, 1866. CHAP. CLXXIV. — An Ac! granting Lands to the Swtggf One_qon,to midin the Conslruc- July 5, ION. tion of a Military Road _/rom Albany, Oregon, to the astem Boundary of said State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and hereby is, Lands granted granted to the State of Oregon,to aid in the construction of amilitary wagon  W road from Albany, Oregon, by way of Canyon City, and the most feasible ,.,,,,_d_ y mgm pass in Cascade range of mountains, to the eastern boundary of the State Route cfm? alternate sections of public lands, designated by odd numbers, three.sec— tions per mile, to be selected within six miles of said road: Provided, That the lands hereby granted shall be exclusively applied in the con- Lands granted, struction of said road, and shall be disposed of only as the work progresses ; hi2:'d*° be °P* and the same shall be applied to no other purpose whatever: And provid pl ' ed, fa1-ther, That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United Lands hereto- States by act of Congress or other competent authority be, and the same of "f:§d· are, reserved from the operation of this act, except so far as it may be hcrehry. necessary to locate the route of said road through the same, in which case Bight of way. the right of way is granted, subject to the approval of the President of the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said lands hereby granted Lands, bow to to said State shall be disposed of by the legislature thereof for the pur- b° d‘“Y°‘°d °‘· pose aforesaid, and for no other; and the said road shall be and remain a Roads m be public highway for the use of the government of the United States, free public highway, from tolls or other charge upon the transportation of any property, troops, mi free to the or mails of the United States. U“‘°°d S°“"°°"· Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That said road shall be constructed const,,,;,;,;,,, with such width, graduation, and bridges, as to permit of its regular use vf ¤‘¤¤d· as a wagon road, and in such other special manner as the State o Oregon may prescribe. Sec. 4. And be ttfurther enacted, That the lands hereby granted to Lands, howto said State shall be disposed of only in the following manner, that i to say; b¤ dl¤P°¤¤d ¤£ that when ten miles of said road shall be completed, a quantity of land not exceeding thirty sections for said road may be sold cotermiuous to said completed portion of said road ; and when the governor of said State shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior that any ten continuous miles of said road are completed, then another quantity of land hereby granted, not to exceed thirty sections, may be sold, coterminous to said completed It rom not portion of said road, and so from time to time until said road is completed; °°mPl°”°d lll1H" and if said road is not completed within five years, no further sales shall i;,°:i:’,:$;:,,,., ,0 be made, and the land remaining unsold shall revert to the United the United States. S“·*°°· Armzovnn, July 5, 1866.