...and a plat thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the general land-office; and whenover, prior to said time, any of said sections or parts...by homestead settlers,* or preempted, or otherwise Of « disposed of, other lands shall be selected by said com- «**• pany in lieu thereof, under the...

...definitely fixed, and a plat thereof filed in the office of the Commiss'oner of the General Land Ottice; and whenever, prior to said time. any of said sections...sections shall have been granted, sold, reserved, o"cupied by homestead settlers, or preempted, or otherwise disposed of. other lands shall be selected...

...at the time the line of said road Is definitely fixed, and a plat thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the general land office; and whenever...lieu thereof, under the direction of the secretary of the interior, in alternate sections, and designated by odd numbers, not more than ten miles beyond...

...is designated by a plat thereof, filed in the ottice of the commissioner of the general land-office; and whenever, prior to said time, any of said sections...lieu thereof, under the direction of the secretary of the interior, in alternate sections, and designated by odd numbers, not more than ten miles beyond...

...thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the general land office. It was further provided that whenever, prior to said time, any of said sections...lieu thereof, under the direction of the secretary of the interior, in alternate sections, and designated by odd numbers, not more than 10 miles beyond the...

...made by a clause in the act of 1864 providing that wherever, prior to the date of definite location, any of said sections or parts of sections shall have...lieu thereof, under the direction of the secretary of the interior." Again, the court, in considering the construction of section 6 of the said act of July...

...definitely fixed, and the plat thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the general land-office; and whenever, prior to said time, any of said sections...shall be selected by said company in lieu thereof, in alternate sections, and designated by odd numbers, not more than ten miles beyond the limits of...

...that is my point; that it expressly does provide for that very thing. The CHAIRMAN. The statute reads: "And whenever, prior to said time, any of said sections...settlers, or preempted, or otherwise disposed of" — Then they take their lieu selections. That is, prior to the time of the filing of the map of definite...

...road, and of course prior to the grant made, any of the lands which would otherwise fall within it have been granted, sold, reserved, occupied by homestead...or pre-empted or otherwise disposed of, other lands are to be selected in lieu thereof under the direction of the Secretary of the interior. There would...

...of said road is definitely fixed and a plat thereof filed in the General Land Office." And whereas prior to said time any of said sections or parts of sections shall have lKKjn granted, sold, reserved, occupied by homestead settlers, preempted, or otherwise disposed of...