The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-21
THE RILL.

a. struction OF certain Railroads in said o'al
of BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House o. hei
is resentatires Of the United States OF .fmertc"
:, Congress assembled, That the right OF wa
: through the public lands be and the same
!, hereby granted to the State OF Iowa tor tn
l. construction of railroads from the city OF Du
huGue to Keokuk, and from Davenport on tn
Mississippi river in said State, as may be DIES
ienated by the authority of said State, and t
such point as The said authority shall select oil
the Missouri river, which authority also fix ant
II determine the routes OF each of said railroads
i and shall have the right asH, to take necessar,
materials Of! earth, stones, timber, etc. for th'
construction thereof from the Public lands o
the United States adjacent to said railroads
: Prorided, That the right of way shall not ex
coed one hundred feet each sids of the
length thereof; and copy of the survey OF
said roads made under the direction of the Leg
islarure, shall be forwarded to the proper local
land Offices respectively and to the General
Land Office at Washington City, within ninety
days after the completion of the same.
Seer. 2. find be 1t further enacted, That
there be, and is hereby granted to the State If
Iowa, for the purpose Of aiding in making the
railroads aforesaid, every alternate section of
land designlted by even numbers, for six Sec
tons in width on each side OF s,id roads bnt
IN ease i. shall appear that the United States
have, when the lines routes Of sad roads
are definitely fixed by the authority aforesaid,
sold any part of any section hereby granted, or
that the right Of prescription has attached to
the same, then it shall be lawful for any agent
or agents, 10 be appointed by the Governor OF
said State, to select, subject 10 the approval a
foresaid, from the lands of the United States
most contiguous TO the tier Of sections above
specified, so much land in alternate sections or
parts of sections shall be equal to such
lands as the United States have sold, or to
which the right of pre-empiion h,s attached as
aforesaid, which lands being equal in quantity
to one halfof six sections in width on each side
of said roads, the State of Iowa shall have and
| hold to and for the use and parpose aforesaid
Pror,ded, That the lands so located, shall in n"
case be further than fifteen miles from the line
of the road in each case find prortded further,
| That the construction of said railroads shall lie
| commenced at each terminus OF each of said
| railroads on the Mississippi river simultaneous
~, and continued from each of said points until
completed according to the snrvey and IL cation
thereof: Proridcd further, That the lands here
Eby granted shall be applied in the construction
| of said roads respectively in quantities cores
ponding with the grant for each, and shall be
disposed of only as the work progresses and
shall be apple d to no other purpose whaisoev-i
err find proridcd further, That any and ais
|
by any act of Congress for the purpose OF a.dr
ing in any object of internal improvement, Of
| tor any other purpose whatsoever, be and the
same are hereby reserved to the United States
| from the operation of this act, except far as
it may be found necessary to locate the routes
of the said railroads through such reserved
lands.
Sect. find be it futher enacted, That the
sections and parts OF sections of land whtch,by
L l. lc1 I'D Tat
within six miles on each side IF each of srid
railroads, shall not be sold for less than double
the minimum price of the public lands when
sold
SECT 4 ind be 1t .fuiher enacted, That the
said lands hereby granted to the said State shall
be subject 10 the disposal of the Leyislasure
thereof, for the purposes aforesaid, and no 9th
err; and the said railroads shall be and remain
public highway, for the use Of the Government
Of the United States, free from toll or other
charge, upon the transportation Of any property
of troops Of the United States.
SECT 5. .9nd be it futkcr enacted That if the
said railroads shall not be completed within ten
years, the said State of Iowa shall be bound to
pay TO the United States the amount which may
be received upon the sale of any part of said
lands by said State, the title TO the purchasers
under said State remaining valid; and the title
United States. to have and hold the sam: in tie
same manner as if this ACT had not been pass
ed
SECT. 6. .4nd be 1t further enacted, That the
| United States mail shall at all tunes be trans
ported on said railroad under the direction t
the Post Office Department, at such price IS
the Congress may by law drect.l
"That the right Of way through the public
slands be, and the same is hereby or; nted t. the
State of Iowa for the construction Of ra; lroads
from The city of Dubuque to keokuk and from
Davenport on the Mississippi river in said
STATE, to such point on the Missouri river as may
sbe designated on the authority of said State,
(which authority shall also fix and determine
sthe rights of each Of said railroads: and shall
shave the right, also, TO take necessary materi-
7 sals Of earth, stones, timber, etc, for the
ss,ructlon thereof from the public lands of the
United States adjacent to aid railroads Pro
svided, That the right of way shall not exceed
zone hundred feet on each side of the line OF
said roads: and copy of the survey of said
roads made under the direction of the Legsla-
sure, shall be forwarded to the proper local land
.otficers respectively, and 10 the General Land
Office al Washington City, within ninety days
safter the completion of the same.
"SEcr. 2 And be it further enacted, That
'there be, and is hereby granted to the State of
eIowa, for the purpose Of aiding in making the
railroads aforesaid, every alternate section OF
sland designated by even numbers, for six Sec
.tions in width on each side of said roads but
sin case it shall appear that the United States
shave, when the lines routes of said roads
. care definitely fixed by the authority aforesaid
.sold any section or any part thereof granted as
aforesaid, or that the right of pre- emption has
attached to the same, then il shall be lawful
for any agent or agents 10 be appointed by the
| rofen In &plr ri foY hn
approval Of the Secretary OF the Interior, from
the lands of the United States most contiguous
20 the tier Of sections above specified much
tland in alternate sections parts Of sections
.as shall be equal 10 such lands as the Unitec
States have I'D, or to which the right of pre-
! .emptien has attached as aforesaid, which land
.(thus selected in lieu those sold, and to which
pre- EN-, tiou have attace. rs alorcsid, toGehr
4 with the sections and parts of sections d.signa
tied by even numbers Aforesaid and appropria
: tel as azores i'd. IN IL be held by the State
d .lowa) fer the use and pupose aforsad Prov
: .ded, Thai The lands to be SO located, shall il
mo case be further than fifteen miles from The
line IF the road IN each and selected fo
land on account of each of said roads Prori
u .sded further, That the lands hereby granite
sshall be exclusively applied in the construction
J. .pf that road for which it was granted and Sc
i s,cc:ed, I'd shall be disposed Of only the wor
progresses, and the saiue shall be applied to II
: sother purpose whatsoever; And provided tnr
: .,her, That any and all lands heretofore reserv
1T sed to the United States by any act Of Conrr, $
;. sor in any other manner by competent authar
sly, for the purpose OF aiding in any object O
~ .internal improvement, or for any other purpos
= whatsoever, be and the same are hereby rcscr,
" led to the United Stated from the operation ,
h sthis act, except SO far it may be found ne,
. sessary to locate the rous of the said railroad
Is .lhrough such reserved lands, in which case ii
III sright Of way only shall be granted.
50 "SEcr. 3. And be il further enacted, That t.
!. sections and paris of sections Of l,nd whic
by such gram, shall remain to the Unit,
- States, within six miles each side Of each
&c ssaid roads shall not be sold for less than doul,
Nv 'the minimum price Of the public lands VIII,
l., sscld.
"SEcr. 4. And be it further enacted, TIL
r ahe said lands hereby granted to the said Sta
as shall be subject to the disposal Of the Legisl
-. sure thereof, for the purposes aforesaid and