Chapter CCCXXIII. granting the Right of Way through the public Lands to the Jacksonville and Saint Augustine Railroad Company
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CHAP. CCCXXIII.— An Act granting the Right of Way through the public Lands to the Jacksonville and Saint Augustine Railroad Company.June 7, 1872. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That there is hereby granted toRight of way through public lands granted to Jacksonville and Saint Augustine R.R. Co. the Jacksonville and Saint Augustine Railroad Company, the same being a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Florida, the right of way through the public lands of the United States between Jacksonville and Saint Augustine, for one hundred feet in width on each side of the track of said railroad and of any of its branches, with the right to take from said lands, or from any of the public lands adjacent thereto,Extent of grant stone, timber, earth, or other material, to be used in the construction and repair of said railroad; and said company shall also have the right to enter upon any of the public lands or lots of land, the property of the United States, and take the same for depots, shops, side-tracks, or otherLand for depots, side-tracks, &c.LimitNo military reservation to be crossed, unless, &c.Road to be postal and military road. necessary uses of said railroad: *Provided,* That no lot or tract of land so taken shall exceed forty acres in any one place.
No military reservation shall be crossed or appropriated unless the consent of the Secretary of War be first obtained, and then only under such restrictions as he shall establish. Said road shall be a postal and military road, and Congress shall have the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act as shall in its discretion be deemed best. Approved, June 7, 1872.