United States Congressional Serial SetU.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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10-mile limits 20 miles acres act of Congress aforesaid Algona application Attorney authority certified Chicago City & St claim Clay County Commissioner completed consecutive miles copy definite location deflection DEPARTMENT earned entire line entitled February February 27 filed forfeiture forty-third parallel governor of Iowa granting act hereby herewith homestead honor inclosed Interior issued James Harlan land grant Land Office land-grant road lands in O'Brien legislature letter line of definite line of location line of road McGregor & Missouri McGregor & Sioux McGregor to Calmar McGregor Western Railroad McGregor Western Railway Milwaukee & St Minn Minnesota Missouri River Moines O'Brien County obedient servant party Paul Railroad Paul Railway portion public lands Quartermaster question railroad company request respectfully road from McGregor Secretary settlers Sheldon Sioux City Co Sioux City Railway Sioux City road South McGregor Supreme Court thereof tion United States Army Washington
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Page 375 - In testimony whereof I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of The United States to be hereunto affixed.
Page 270 - Whenever a statute gives a discretionary power to any person, to be exercised by him upon his own opinion of certain facts, it is a sound rule of construction, that the statute constitutes him the sole and exclusive judge of the existence of those facts.
Page 348 - States nearest to the tiers of sections above specified, so much land in alternate sections or parts of sections as shall be equal to such lands as the United States have sold or otherwise appropriated, or to which the right of pre-emption has attached as aforesaid; which lands (thus selected in lieu of those sold, and to which pre-emption rights have attached as aforesaid...
Page 121 - ... due notice thereof in writing, served personally upon or left 23 at the shop, office, or usual place of abode, or with the agent of the said 24 party of the second part, and the said party of the second part...
Page 142 - State shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature thereof, for the purposes aforesaid and no other; and the said railroad and branches shall be and remain a public highway, for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.
Page 351 - An Act to Provide for the Adjustment of Land Grants Made by Congress To Aid in the Construction of Railroads, and for the Forfeiture of Unearned Lands, and for Other Purposes.
Page 121 - That for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar cash in hand paid by the party of the second part to the party of the first part...
Page 37 - ... every alternate section of land, designated by odd numbers, for six sections in width on each side of said roads.
Page 348 - ... but in case it shall appear that the United States have, when the lines or routes of said roads are definitely fixed, sold any section or any part thereof, granted as aforesaid, or that the right of pre-emption has attached to the same...
Page 230 - ... lands of the United States nearest to the tiers of sections above specified, so much land in alternate sections or parts of sections, designated by odd numbers, as shall be equal to such lands as the United States have sold, reserved, or otherwise appropriated...