Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-12-30
An ACT

rigorous prosecution of The Dey Moin.
eS River improvement and amenad.
tory and supplemental TO all other
acts now in force in relation there.
TO" approved February 5th. 1851.
SEC. /. Be IL enacted by the General
assembly OF TIE State Of loWa: That
;he Commissioner and Register Of the
Des Moines River improvement be and
they are hereby authorized and empow
cred To sell and dispose of all and any
lands which have been or may hereafter
be granted by Congress for the Improve
ment Of The Des Moines River in such
a manner as they may deem most expe.
dent for the early completion aud vgor-
Gus prosecution Of said Improvement
Provided, That said lands shall not be
sold for less sum than one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre or less amount
than one million three hundred thousand
dollars in The aggregate. find prouid'd
Further, That The proceeds OF such sales
shall, after paying the present indebted.
ness and Liabilities of SAID improvement.
be devoted 10 Its completion to the great.
es, extent practicable.
SEC. 2. That SAID Commissioners and
Register are hereby authorized and EN-
powered if deemed by them neces sary
for the hes, iuteres, Of the improvement.
to transfer or convey in lee simple or by
other tile to any individual or indivr4
uals, company or companies, any por.
~ oil L.,
cure funds for the object above specified
upon such terms and with such rights and
privileges 10 the contractor or contractors
as they may deem necessary, subject TO
the limitations herein contained and they
are also authorized and empowered 10
transfer, lease or convey unto any such
company or companies, individual or in +.
dividuals, the right to the tolls and wa.
ter rents arising from said Improvements
for such length of time no. exceeding
twenty-five years, and upon such terms
as IN their judgment, will most certainly
secure the speedy prosecution and early
completion Of said i'm, rovement SO as
not TO interfere with existing rights.
SEC. 3. And they are also authorized
and empowered If deemed by them ad-
visable or necessary to the attainment, of
that object to place such lands in the
hands OF trustees not exceeding three in
number to be by them and the persons
with whom they may contract agreed
upon for the purpose of raising means
10 pay off the present Indebtedness and
liabilities and secure the prosecution of
said work.
SEC 4. For the purpose of selling
said lands, leasing said water rents. con
veying The rights to said tolls OF placing
said lands in The hands of such trustees
excep' as herein otherwise provided the
said commissioner and register are here
by given tuIl power 10 make and enter
20 -uch agreement or agreements. con
tract or contracts as may by them be
deemed necessary, such contracts or
agreements only being valid when signed
by the commissioner, countersigned by
the register and approved by the Gov
ernor.
Sec. 5. Any of said lands which may
be claimed by bona fide settlers al the
time of the taking effect of this &C. may
be purchased by such settlers a, any
time before the first day of December
next under such rules and regulations az
may be established by said commission
err and register and any contract made as
herein contemplated shall reserve to said
settlers the right 10 purchase as afore-
said al the rate of one dollar and twenty
five cents per acre. Provided, hotOeu-
err, That where such bona fide settle
meni is now made on lands which are
not now surveyed, said settlers shall have
the righ. to purchase their sal! lands un.
der the regulations aforesaid a. any time
within one year af.er said lands are sur
veyed at The rate per acre above named.
Prouidpd, The number of acres to be
purchased shall no. exceed in aggregate
10000. aaE. ...
SEC. 6. Contracts made as herein con.
templaIed shall be executed, filed and
recorded az provided in section IL of
the act to what this is amenda,ory. a
SEC. 7. This act to take effect from
and after its publication in The Iowa Cap
ilal Reporter and Iowa Republican.