No. 7.-Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States and corporations for railroads and military wagon-road purposes from the to June 30, 1878. year 1850 Do. May 23, 1872 17 Statutes. *555 855 Page. Number of acres certified or patented for the year ending June 30, 1878. Number of acres cer tified or patented up to June 30, 1878. 466 9 466 9 466 Illinois Central. 6 and 15 6 and 15 6 and 15 6 and 15 6 and 15 466 Mobile and Ohio River 6 and 15 Alabama and Florida. 6 and 15 Selma, Rome and Dalton 6 and 15 159 Act confirming lands heretofore certified to the State for the Alabama and Ten Do June 3, 1856 11 17 Act to renew certain grants of land to the State of Alabama. 6 and 15 6 and 15 †1, 275, 212. 93 37, 583. 29 Do July 14, 1870 16 277 Act declaring forfeited to the United States all the lands not lawfully disposed of by the State. 2,760.00 1, 115, 408. 41 204, 921. 08 Do No evidence of the construction of any part of these roads, as required by the acts, having been filed in the General Land Office, the grants are presumed to have lapsed, but Lands earned by the construction of eighty miles of road prior to June 3, 1866, 51,452.03 acres. Lands within the limits of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport Railroad grant of March 3, 1871, 227,879.94 acres. Lands restored to market March, 1873, under the act of July 14, 1870, 439,861.82 acres. 6 and 15 Additional 5 States. Date of laws. No. 7.—Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States and corporations, &c.—Continued. Statutes. Page. Name of road. Mile limits. tified or patented | for the year ending June 30, 1878. Number of acres cer tified or patented up to June 30, 1878. Number of acres cer Arkansas Do. Feb. 9, 1853 10 155 Little Rock and Fort Smith July 28, 1866 14 338 do. Do Apr. 10, 1869 16 46 Act extending time for completion of first twenty miles of road. Act repealing provision in act of April 10, 1869, as to mode of sales of land. Memphis and Little Rock. Do Jan. 31, 1873 17 421 Act to quiet the title to certain lands in the State of Iowa. Do June 15, 1878 Pam. 133 Act to restore certain lands in Iowa to settlement under the homestead law, &c. 6 and 15 Do June 2, 1864 13 96 Do May 15, 1856 11 9 Dubuque and Sioux City 20 6 and 15 Do June 2, 1864 13 98 Act authorizing said road to change its line. Do. Mar. 2, 1868 15 38 Act extending the time for completion of road to January 1, 1872. Do. May 15, 1856 11 9 Iowa Falls and Sioux City. 6 and 15 Do. May 12, 1864 13 72 Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul, formerly McGregor and Missouri River. 10 and 20 Do. May 12, 1864 13 72 Sioux City and Saint Paul. 10 and 20 Michigan June 3, 1856 11 21 Port Huron and Lake Michigan 6 and 15 Do June 3, 1856 11 21 Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw. 6 and 15 Do July 3, 1866 14 78 Act extending the time for completion of road seven years, &c. Do. Mar. 2, 1867 14 425 Act extending the time for completion of first twenty miles of road. Do Mar. 3, 1871 16 586 | Act authorizing change of northern terminus from Traverse Bay to Straits of Mackinaw, and for other purposes. Do. May 20, 1868 15 252 Do. Apr. 20, 1871 17 643 Do Mar. 3, 1865 13 521 Do July 5, 1862 12 620 Do. Mar. 3, 1865 13 520 Act to quiet the title to the lands of the settlers on lands claimed by the West Wisconsin Railway Company. Resolution extending time for completion of road, &c. Act authorizing the Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company to resurvey and locate anew a part of its road. Authorizing selections of lands along the full extent of original route of road. Resolution explanatory of the act of May 5, 1864, and authorizing certain changes Act extending time for completion of road nine months. Western Railroad, formerly Brainard Branch, Saint Paul and Pacific.. Resolution authorizing the State to change the branch line under certain con- Saint Vincent Extension Saint Paul and Pacific, south terminus changed from Act extending time for completion of road nine months. 6 and 15 10 and 20 6 and 15 10 and 20 10 and 20 524, 538. 15 318, 959. 41 545, 575. 76 102, 622. 89 546, 446. 05 6 and 15 466, 403. 48 1, 389. 26 781, 780. 70 6 and 15 436, 695. 16 10 and 20 S 101, 147. 26 780, 291.75 Do.. June 22, 1874 18 203 *Includes 35,685.49 acres of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; 109,756.85 acres of the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad; and 77,535.22 acres of the |