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mo. 81. AN ACT to grant quantity Of lard 10 the


State OF Illinois, for the purpose of aiding in opening


canal to connect the waters Of the Illinois river with


those Of Lake Michigan


Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of .fmerica in Con-
grsss assembled, That there be- and hereby is,
granted TO the State of Illinois, for the purpose Of
aiding the said State in opening canal to unite the
waters of the Illinois river with those Of Lake
Michigan, a quantity of land equal to one.half OF
ave sections in width, each side of said canal
and reserying each alternate section to the United
States, to be selected by the commissioner OF the
Land Office. under the direction of the President of
the United States, from one end Of the said canal TO
the other and the said lands shall be subject to the
disposal of the Legislature Of tho said State, for the
purpose aforesaid, and no other Prortded, That
the said canal, when completed, shall be- and for
ever remain, public highway for the use of the
Government of the United States, fres from any
toll, other CHARGE whatever, for any property OF
the United States, peraohs in their service, pas
sing through The ssme Provided, That said
canal shall be commenced within Ave years, and
completed in twenty years, or the State shall be
bound to pay to the United States the amount Of any
lands previously sold, and that the title to purchas-
ers under the State shall be void.


SEC Q. find be it further enacted, That, so soon
as the route of the said canal shall be located and
agreed by the said State. shall be the duty Of
the Iovelnor tneTeoi OF such otncr person OF per
sons as may have been, or shall hereafter be, au-
horized to superntend the construction Of said ca
nal examine and ascertain the particular sections
to which the said State will be entitled under the
provisions Of this act, and report the same TO the
Secretary Of the Treasury Of the United States.
SEC. 8. find be 1t further enacted That the said
S,ate under the authority Of the Legislature there
of, after the selection shall have been so made.
shall have power TO convey and sell the whole, or
any par, Of the said land, and to give title in fec
simple thereof, to whomsoever shsll purchase The
whole, or any part thereof.


| Approved Cd March, 1897.