| Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 846 pages
...plaintiff, by force of section 2477 of the Revised Statutes, which declares that ' 'the right-of-way fbr the construction of highways over public lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted." That a railroad is a "highway" within this section would seem to have been the understanding of Congress... | |
| Horace Greeley, John Fitch Cleveland, F. J. Ottarson, Alexander Jacob Schem, Edward McPherson, Henry Eckford Rhoades - Almanacs, American - 1868 - 672 pages
...and made part of this act, as fully as if herein enacted and set forth. GENERAL PROVISIONS. SEC. 104. The right of way for the construction of highways over public lands, not reserved i for public uses, ia hereby granted. SEC. 105. Whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the... | |
| United States. Department of the Treasury, John Ross Browne - Mines and mineral resources - 1867 - 326 pages
...public convenience in executing the provisions of this act. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the right of way for the construction of highways...lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 1867 - 780 pages
...public convenience in executing the provisions of this act. SEC 8. And, be it further enacted. That the right of way for the construction of highways...lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water... | |
| Ovando James Hollister - Technology & Engineering - 1867 - 482 pages
...public convenience in executing the provisions of this act. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the right of way for the construction of highways...lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That whenever by priority of possession, rights to the use of water... | |
| John Ross Browne, James Wickes Taylor - Gold mines and mining - 1867 - 374 pages
...public convenience in executing the provisions of this act. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the right of way for the construction of highways over public lands, not reseryed for public uses, is hereby granted. right of way for the construction of ditches and canals... | |
| Frederick Charles Brightly - Law - 1869 - 680 pages
...filing of the required notification by the claimant.(6) XXI. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 28 July 1866 } 8. 104. The right of way for the construction of highways over public lands, not reu stat. 263. servc(i for public uses, is hereby granted. ibid, j 9. 105. Whenever, by priority of... | |
| W.W.Lester - 1870 - 404 pages
...public convenience in executing the provisions of this act. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the right of way for the construction of highways...lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted. That whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water... | |
| Rolander Guy McClellan - British Columbia - 1872 - 794 pages
...the same necessary for the public convenience in executing the provisions of this act. SEC. 8. That the right of way for the construction of highways...lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted. SEC. 9. That whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural,... | |
| United States. Department of the Treasury - Gold mines and mining - 1872 - 602 pages
...public convenience in executing the provisions of this act. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the right of way for the construction of highways...lands, not reserved for public uses, is hereby granted. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of warer... | |
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