Chapter CCXIII. granting Lands to the State of Oregon, to aid in the construction of a Military Road from Eugene City to the Eastern Boundary of said State
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Chap. CCXIII.— An Act granting Lands to the State of Oregon, to aid in the construction of a Military Road from Eugene City to the Eastern Boundary of said State.July 2, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* ThatLands granted to Oregon for a military wagon-road. there be, and hereby is, granted to the State of Oregon, to aid in the construction of a military wagon-road from Eugene City, by way of Middle Fork of Willamette River, and the most feasible pass in Cascade range of mountains, near Diamond Peak, to the eastern boundary of the State, alternate sections of public lands, designated by odd numbers, for three sections in width on each side of said road: *Provided,* ThatLands to be applied exclusively in constructing such road.Lands heretofore reserved excepted from this act. the lands hereby granted shall be exclusively applied in the construction of said road, and shall be disposed of only as the work progresses; and the same shall be applied to no other purpose whatever; *and provided further,* That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States by act of congress, or other competent authority, be, and the same are, reserved from the operation of this act, except so far as it may be necessary to locate the route of said road through the same, in which case the right of way is granted.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatLands granted to be disposed of by legislature, &c. the said lands hereby granted to said state shall be disposed of by the legislature thereof for the purpose aforesaid, and for no other; and the said road shall be and remain a public highway for the use of the government of the United States, free from tolls or other charge upon the transportation of any property, troops, or mails of the United States. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatWidth, grade, &c., of road. said road shall be constructed with such width, graduation, and bridges, as to permit of its regular use as a wagon-road, and in such other special manner as the State of Oregon may prescribe.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* ThatMode of disposition of lands. the lands hereby granted to said state shall be disposed of only in the following manner, that is to say: that a quantity of land not exceeding thirty sections for said road may be sold; 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, and so from time to time until said road is completed; and if said road is not completed within five years,Land to revert if, &c. no further sales shall be made, and the land remaining unsold shall revert to the United States.
Approved, July 2, 1864.