Chapter CCXXIX. *granting the Right of Way over, and Depot Grounds on, the Military Reserve at Fort Gratiot, in the State of Michigan, to the Port Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad Company.* Aug. 3, 1854. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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Chap. CCXXIX.— An Act *granting the Right of Way over, and Depot Grounds on, the Military Reserve at Fort Gratiot, in the State of Michigan, to the Port Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad Company.* Aug. 3, 1854. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the President of the United President authorized to grant to the Port Huron and Lake Michigan R. R. the right of way over the military reserve at Fort Gratiot, on certain conditions.States, be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant to the Port Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad Company the right of way upon lands reserved for military purposes at Port.
Gratiot, in the State of Michigan, and also the right to take and use other land-belonging to the United States at the same place for necessary depots: *Provided,* That he shall be of opinion that the said grants will not be detrimental to the public interests, and that the company pay, into the treasury of the United THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235. 1854. 819States, the appraised value of the premises required for the depots and other necessary buildings, to be determined by such officer or officers of the Engineer Corps, or such other person or persons as the department may designate for that purpose: *And provided further,* That the location and width of the roadway, and the location and boundaries of the depot grounds, and also the conditions on which they are to be possessed and improved, shall be determined under the authority and with the approval of the President: *And provided further,* That if the said railroad and depots shall not be completed within ten years, or if at any time after completion, the use of the said railroad or depots be discontinued or abandoned, the said grant shah cease and determine.
Approved, August 3, 1854.