The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-28


the State Of Alabama to aid in the construction II certain rail-
road said State applicable the said roads lines above
River Valley and Southern Minnesota Railroad Company subject to
the provisions hereinafter set forth and the provisions IL the Act
u Congress aforesaid.
SEC The whole of said Railroads herein authorized and
qued be constructed shall be completed by said Root
Valley and Southern Minnesota Railroad Company within years
from the 81 day Of March 1851 and that portion the road
aforesaid from st Paul to st Peter and from St Anthony Min
neapos TO the point Of junction shakoce City shall be com
plcted within four from the first day January A. D. 1858
rord That that portion Of the road from Anthony via Min
neapos the point junction shall he commenced and built
that from Paul. and the said Company shall
up the defence of nsury any contract whatever.
SEC The said Root River Valley and Southern Minnesota
Railroad Company hereby authorized and required to construct
Railroad with tracks from point Of junction with
the first mentioned road Hoka village Of Browns
VILE county Houston which branch road shall be com
peed within three years from the approval Of this Prorr
that nothing herein contained shall conflict with the said Act Of
Congress with the privilege of extending the said branch 10 the
south line Of the Territory If Minnesota the said River
Valley and southern Minnesota Railroad Company hereby
torzd and empowered survey locate and complete
and perpctnay to have and Railroad with
tracks from the western terminus of the Railroad here
authorized to be constructed by the said Company from St Paul
to the southern boundary Of the Territory Minnesota the d.
recton Of the mouth Of the Big Sioux westerly direction
10 the Missouri river and for these purposes the said Company
shall have possess exercise and ENJOY the rights privileges
franchises authority and mmunes with reference the said
routes extended railroads To be constructed thereon and
is granted to said Company by their act Of Incorporation.
SEC g. The Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad Company
is hereby authorized survey locate complete and
pctualy "a have maintain and operate with tracks
railroad from Minneapolis in the direction Of farbant TO
point Of junction with the aforesaid railroad from ST. Paul the
Of the mouth of the Big Sioux river said point of junction to be
in the Of Dakota from six miles from Mendoza
said road from St. Paul via Fbaul the south line the Ter
ory Of Minnesota Of and for that purpose
shall have and enjoy and exercise the rights rv
cge franchises aud nunes with reference the said
Railroad obe constructed thereon enjoys
reference the road described in the Incorporation said
Company and all the lands rights powers privileges and inter
granted TO- aud conferred the Territory Of Minnesota
and by virtue of the said act Of Congress- approved March 1851
entitled An Act making Grant of Lands the Territory Min
ncso alternate sections aid the construction at certain
railroads said Territory and granting public lands to the State
Of Alabama u railroad said
State" applicable to the said road shall be and here
by disposed Of granted and conferred tn and upon the said Mime
apos and Cedar Valley Railroad Company subject terms
conditions and provisions hereinafter forh said
Congress and the whole of said railroad hereby authorized be
10y the said Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad
Company shall be completed within the Bird day
March d. 1891 and the said company shall never set the de-
fence Of usury to any contract in any court whatever
Ssc For the purpose ID aiding the construction of the
railroads which by this the several railroad companies
toned IN this act are authorized n construct all the interest and
estate present and prospective the said
STATE" and all the lands granted by the Government of
the United States the Territory Minnesota the purpose
aiding the construction the roads herein forth by
the act Of Congress entitled An Act making Grant of Land
the Territory of Minnesota alternate sections aid in the
Of Railroads said granting
public lands in alternate sections the state Of Alabama aid
in the construction Of certain railroad in said State approved
privileges and Immtnltics conferred intended be conferred
upon said railroads by the said Congress- hereby grant
I'd IT, and vested in said railroad companies respectively Poid
That the said lands shall be- exclusively applied and used by said
railroad companies respectively in the construction of the aforesaid
IN said act Of Congress-
location change atera-
ton of the and line I said railroad shall he made by the
railroad respectively And the shall be
from and fast practicable reported tn the Gov
of the Territory future State OF Minnesota The selecting
of lands provided for IN the act OF Congress hereincfore
vested in said companies shall bc by
shall be- appointed by the Governor Of this Ter
ory future State If Minnesota who is hereby required
point the Compensation Of such agents shall BE- at the cost
and charge Of said companies without charge Of kind the
Treasury of the Territory future State Of Minnesota said Rail
roads which shall be- by the appca
from the lands herein granted shall be and pubic
highway the the United
from toll other charge the property
troops the United and the ued Mail shall
transported SAID railroads under the direction Of the Post
Office Department "a provided in said act Il Congress
SEE . The said lands granted shall l and from
all until the shall have sold and
said companies But the said shall have
respectively constructed equipped and put operation fifty miles
of railroad for the transportation freight and passengers the said
shall the
State Of Minnesota in lieu o all Whatsoever upon the pro-
said respectively the If three
nuay the uf each the said said
earnings bc asccancd by under the oaths
said roads which
shall be filed before the frs, day january year
the office of the Territory
said tc made annually within
the filing the aforesaid and the Governor shall
the right appoint the books
counts Of said company time
Src 10 The said railroad shall full
authority persons and property boats vessels
barges and other crafts navigahc
water which their said road with and e.
collect and reasonable
that purpose purchase hold and such vessels
other he required the purpose aforesaid
kers the provisions this shall
apply the ferry rights privileges and franchises
granted by the Legislature OF this Territory