FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 53, 54, 55. 1868. 67 CHAP. LIIl;—An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act for the Relief of the Inhabi· June 8, 1868. tant: of Cuties and Towns upon the public Land:," approved March two, eighteen hun- dred and surty-sewn. Vol. xiv. p. 541. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the inhabitants of any Inhabitants of town located on the public land of the United States may avail themselves, ;°:,:'::.°;,£$}s°°y if the town authorities elect so to do, of the provisions of the act of March lands occnpied two, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled “An act for the relief of ;’.*‘?"“ "*°“.“° the inhabitants of cities and towns upon the public lands:" Provided, &gnii·i;:ihI::£°’ This act shall not prevent the issuance of patents to persons who have tm #0 ¢l¢<>U4> made, or may make, entries and elect to proceed under existing laws: d°i,,,m¤wi,_ And provided further, That no title under said act of March two, eighteen sue to time hundred and sixty-seven, shall be acquired to any valid mining claim or m“(l*l“K €°*}'i°’ possession held under the existing laws of Congress : Provided also, That :,:,2 existing in addition to the minimum price of the lands included in any town site No title giycn entered under the provisions of this act and "An act for the relief of the ;‘fJ,°‘g‘d mlm"? inhabitants of cities and towns upon the public lands," approved March costs Orsur. two, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, there shall be paid by the parties VQ3 &°· ts l>° availing themselves of the provisions of said acts all costs of surveying pm ° and platting any such town site, and expenses incident thereto, incurred by the United States, before any patent shall issue therefor; Approved, June 8, 1868. CHAP. LIV. -—An Act to extend the Time jbr completing the military Road authorized by J¤¤¤ 8, U68- an Act entitled “An Act granting Lands to the States of Michigan and l’Wsocns·in to mid 1863, ch. 104. in the Construction of a military Road _/rom Fort Wilkins, Copper Harbor, Kcwcnaw Vol. xii. p. 797. Qodhty, in the Stale of Mchigan, to Fort Howard, Green Bay, in the Stale of Wisconsm. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asssembled, That the time for completing Time of comthe military road, and for the sales of lands, authorized by an act entitled Pl<>E§¤§¤i¤ilif¤1‘y “ An act granting lands to the States of Michigan and Wisconsin to aid {g:dgd_°' °x` in the construction of a military road from Fort Wilkins, Copper Harbor, Kewenaw county, in the State of Michigan, to Fort Howard, Green Bay, in the State of Wisconsin," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, be, and the same is hereby, extended to March first, eighteen hundred and seventy. Approved, June 8, 1868. HA]?. .—An Act to urther rcvide or {vin E act to the various Grants o_ public 3 55:, C LV f Lands lo thejgtdze qf%Vs`{da. fp `Ju'? e"";', 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and fkusc of Representatives fthe United States of America in Congress assemliled, That the State of Nevada is Selection of authorized to select the alternate even-numbered sections within the 1;’£&’Xd§i_°;a,,_ limits of any railroad grant in said State, in satisfaction, in whole or in youd gyms, by part, of the several grants made in thefollowing acts of Congress, to wit: C<>¤s¤·¤¤¤L the act organizing the Territory of Nevada, passed March second, \}£?Q§i_'p?%0_ eighteen hundred and sixty-one; the act admitting the State of Nevada 1866, eh. 166. into the Union, passed March twenty-one, eighteen hundred and sixty- V°l·X“'·P· 85· four; and the act concerning certain lands granted to Nevada, passed P ti July fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six : Provided, That this privilege ,md*:;¤'€Eu:$_ shall not extend to lands upon which there may be rightful claims under Land taken the pre-emption and homestead laws: And provided, That if lands be “:_i‘;:‘::,!‘;“:%° selected, the minimum price of which is two dollars and fifty cents per gs,-,w,·,,¤,Qq¤,_; acre, each acre so selected shall be taken by the State in satisfaction of WTO MM Mt two acres, the minimum price of which is one dollar and twenty-five cents $1‘z5P°"’°'°' per acre: And provided further, That the lands granted in the eighth and _ Certain selecninth sections of the said act admitting Nevada into the Union shall be ;;’;"h°¤ *° W selected within four years from the passage of this act, and the period for ' the selection of said lands is hereby so extended.
