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 THIRTY—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 182, 183. 1866. 97 13. And be it urlher enacted, That all lots in villages, towns, and I-°*:l¤"ill°{ _ » cities shall be exempf;] from, and not subject to, the operations of this ggggégzdgggs act. `¤ W- Approved, July 13, 1866. CHAP. CLXXXHI. -—.An Act relating ta Lands granted to the Stale ofMinnesata to aid July 13, 1866. in consmwting Railroads. Be it cnacled by the Senate and House of Represm1tm!£ves of the United States ey" America in Congress emembled, That whenever it shall appear Lands mnylae that the United States have sold or disposed of any lands granted to the ;g’£?Db§°u':E Territory or State of Minnesota for the purpose of aiding in the construe- mlm ,0],; 0,- dg,. tion of railroads, after the definite location of the line of road, and before Fs9d of wi¤hi¤ the withdrawal of aid lands from sale at the proper local land office, said '°’ °f gmuu State may by its agent select, in lieu of the lands so sold or disposed ol} from any of the lands of the United States subject to sale, being odd numbered sections, within twenty miles of the line of the proper road, a, quantity of land equal to that so sold or disposed of; and the lands so selected shall be substituted for those so sold or disposed of by the United States, and may be disposed of by said State in all respects as if said substituted Lands had been parcel of the original grant to the State. Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be so con- Amounts _ strued as to diminish the quantity of land granted by act of May fifth, §;:1“§;‘}_e';)°°1’m‘ eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to the State of Minnesota to aid in the 1864, 61E1g_ construction of a railroad from St. Paul to Lake Superior. Vol- im- P- 64- Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the time named in the act Time fer comgranting lands m the Territory of Minnesota to aid in the construction of l?::;“gt'*;§::i1d a certain railroad, " from Saint Paul and from Saint Anthony, by the way &c_ °xtéuded_ of' Minneapolis, to a convenient point of junction west of the Mississippi river, to the southern boundary of the Territ0ry," approved March 1857, cl;. 99, § 4. third, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, for the construction and eomple- V°l· x‘· P· *9* tion of said road, is hereby extended for seven years from the passage of this act. Sec. 3. And be itfamher enacted, That all the lands heretofore granted Lands gmumq, to the Territory and State of Minnesota to aid in the construction of rail- ggggdxsgggz roads, shall be certi6cd to said State by the Secretary of the Interior, 0;; from time to time, whenever any of said roads shall be definitely located, and shall be disposed of by said State in the manner and upon the conditions provided in the particular act granting the same, as modified by the provisions of this act: Provided, That when the original quantity granted If ¤rigi¤¤l to aid in the construction of any road has been increased, the quantity §:;';:;Q_b°°' authorized to be sold from time to time shall be increased correspondingly: And provided, further, That on the completion of any ten miles of road, & S*·”° m°·Y¤°u• the State may sell one half the quantity of lands which said State is °' authorized to dispose of on the completion of twenty miles. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the lands granted by any act Lands granted of Congress to the State of Minnesota, to aid in the construction of mil- *° *2** S”¤§°» Q; roads in said State, specifically, lying in place, on any division of ten f2,Ki,2,R:,°§e miles of road, shall not be disposed of until the road shall be completed disposcdofuntil, through and coterminous with the same: Provided however, That this 8”°‘ provision shall not extend to any lands authorized to be taken to make up deficiencies. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That so much of any act as con- Repealofinflicts with the provisions of this act is hereby repealed. °°““"*°“" I""- APPROVED, July 13, 1866. vox.. xzv. 7