THAT the right of way shall be and is hereby granted to the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company over and through any of the public lands of the United States in the State of Florida over which the road authorized by said State may pass. And the said Company is hereby authorized to survey and mark through the said public lands, to be held by them for the track of said road, one hundred feet in width and furthermore an additional quantity of twenty-five feet in width on each side of said road, along the same.

Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall have the right to take from the public lands in the vicinity of said road all such materials of earth, stone, or wood, as may be necessary or convenient from time to time for the actual construction and repair of said road or any part thereof.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That there shall be and is hereby granted to said Company all necessary sites for watering places, depots, and workshops, along the line of said Road so far as the places convenient for the same may fall upon the public lands—Provided That no one depot or watering

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place shall contain over five square acres, and that said sites shall not be nearer to each other than1 ten miles, along the line of said road. Provided, That the grants herein contained, as well of the use of the public lands, as of the materials for the construction of said road shall cease and determine, unless the road be begun within two years and completed within six years thereafter and provided moreover, That if the said road shall at any time after its completion, be dis-continued or abandoned by the said company, the grants hereby made shall cease and determine.