Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents]., Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1883 |
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... necessary that such legisla- tion , if attempted , should be submitted to some tribunal to determine whether such legislation is a compliance with the provisions of said act . Congress would appear to be the proper authority for the ...
... necessary that such legisla- tion , if attempted , should be submitted to some tribunal to determine whether such legislation is a compliance with the provisions of said act . Congress would appear to be the proper authority for the ...
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... necessary that more convenient and practicable means should be provided for the protection of the person and property within the Park . The superin- tendent is clothed with no authority in such matters . The greater portion of the Park ...
... necessary that more convenient and practicable means should be provided for the protection of the person and property within the Park . The superin- tendent is clothed with no authority in such matters . The greater portion of the Park ...
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... necessary steps taken for the appraisement and sale of the land to actual settlers as provided by law . A statement of military reservations created , enlarged , reduced , mod- ified , or restored to the public domain during the year ...
... necessary steps taken for the appraisement and sale of the land to actual settlers as provided by law . A statement of military reservations created , enlarged , reduced , mod- ified , or restored to the public domain during the year ...
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... necessary to cause an investigation to be made of alleged extensive depredations near the Canadian frontier in the State of Min- nesota , and anticipate as a result the discontinuance of trespasses from the Canada side . Agents cannot ...
... necessary to cause an investigation to be made of alleged extensive depredations near the Canadian frontier in the State of Min- nesota , and anticipate as a result the discontinuance of trespasses from the Canada side . Agents cannot ...
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... upon the frontier , who are developing the country by their enter- prise and labor , should suffer delay , and have their rights imperiled through a false or simulated economy in the necessary disbursements PUBLIC LANDS . 31.
... upon the frontier , who are developing the country by their enter- prise and labor , should suffer delay , and have their rights imperiled through a false or simulated economy in the necessary disbursements PUBLIC LANDS . 31.
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Page 528 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 539 - And the better to accomplish the object of this act, namely, to promote the public interest and welfare by the construction of said railroad and telegraph line, and keeping the same in working order, and to secure to the government at all times (but particularly in time of war) the use and benefits of the same for postal, military and other purposes, Congress may, at any time, having due regard for the rights of said companies named herein, add to, alter, amend, or repeal this act.
Page 594 - ... no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...
Page 548 - ... not sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed of by the United States, and to which a preemption or homestead claim may not have attached at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed...
Page 595 - War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction ; and all euch alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge.
Page 505 - that the President of the United States shall cause the lands to be surveyed for forty miles in width on both sides of the entire line of said road, after the general route shall be fixed, and as fast as may be required by the construction of said railroad...
Page 494 - And be it further enacted, That the Southern Pacific Railroad, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of California, is hereby authorized to connect with the said Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, formed under this act, at such point near the boundary line of the State of California...
Page 535 - That the grants aforesaid are made upon condition that said company shall pay said bonds at maturity, and shall keep said railroad and telegraph line in repair and use, and shall at all times transmit dispatches over said telegraph line, and transport mails, troops, and munitions of war, supplies, and public stores upon said railroad for the government, whenever required to do so by any department thereof, and that the government shall at all times have the preference in the use of the same for all...
Page 625 - ... said railroads shall be and remain public highways, 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 xlviii - The inhabitants of the ceded territory, according to their choice, reserving their natural allegiance, may return to Russia within three years; but if they should prefer to remain in the ceded territory. they, with the exception of uncivilized native tribes, shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion.