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 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 227, 228. 1868. 169 Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all acts heretofore passed on Repeal ofin the subject of temporarily supplying vacancies in the executive depart- °°“"‘°°“*1"" ments, or which empower the President to authorize any person or persons to perform the duties of the head of any executive department, or of any officer in either of the departments, in case of a vacancy therein or inability of such head of a department or officer to disclmrge the duties of his omce, and all laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved, July 23, 1868. CHA]?. CCXXYIII. --An Act making a Grant of Land to the State <y"MTmaes0ta to July 23, jms, and zn the Lnprovement of the Navigation of the Mississhrpi River. “""""°""' Be it enacted bydhe Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and hereby is, Land granttc granted to the State of Minnesota, for the purpose of aiding said State in £“}]g°*j‘“;° d constructing and completing a lock and dam at Meeker’s island, (so d;;,,_ 3, 35; ti: called,) in the Mississippi River, in said State, and thereby facilitating the ¤=wi¤¤}¤i9¤9f_ navigation of the Mississippi River between the falls of St. Anthony and §£$$_l'"‘s*‘pP‘ the mouth of the Minne<0ta River, two hundred thousand acres of public ' lands, to be selected in alternate odd-numbered sections by an agent to be appointed by the governor of said State, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That said lands shall be selected Lsmdahowto from the public lands lying within the limits of the said State of Min- l’° ’°l°°*"di nesota, and that not more than one section thereof shall he selected in any one township: Provided further, That said selections shall not be made no: tube from from any lands containing mines of gold, silver, cinnubstr, or copper. nor °°¥`*¤l¤ lands? from an y lands to which rights of pre-emption or homestead have attached. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said lands so granted shall be how to bg dn. subject to the disposal of the legislature of said State for the purposes PGS8d Oi mentioned in the first section of this uct, and no other; and the said lock Look and_ds.u; and clam shall be and remain Forever a public highway, free from any toll §1‘!"l:’W’;P“bl*° or charge of any kind whatever; and the said legislature shall have l° y' power to pass all needful rules and regulations that may be necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this act. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the work shall be done under Work, howto the direction of the engineer department of the United States, according b° P°"f°"“°d‘ to the plan and estimate submitted by Major-General Warren, and that if said lock and dam are not constructed within two years from and after the date of the acceptance and disposition of this grant by the legislature Ilapdehto re- 0f the sa1d State, the lands hereby granted shall revert to the United gsitcg yam, States. gg gm. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That at any time after the selection Lands, when 0f the said lands, and subsequent to the completion of said lock and dam, gzazfggalzs the lands hereby granted shall be open for settlement by actual settlers and gn what ’ upon paying to the State of Minnesota a price not exceeding one dollar termsand twenty-tive cents per acre for the same, which shall be paid by the State to the company who may construct said lock and dam. O Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That if at any time prior to the IfsuFtio;ent_ completion of the said lock and dam the government of the United ;‘£l¥Q';g':J::‘°’ States shall make an appropriation in money suiliment to construct said plgtg the dom, lock and dum, then the grant of lands herein made shall revert to the MGS to ¤¤V¤¤· United States: Provided, That this act shall have no effect on lands P _ already granted for railroad purposes. mmm Approved, July 23, 1868.