The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-09-08
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CHAPTER SO.


to aid in the Improvement Of the Navigation Of the
Des Mones river.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By the General Assembly
Of the tate Of Iod, That all the lands granted to the
then territory Iowa. by an act Of Congress approved
August eight, eighteen hundred aud fortysx entitled
net granting lands to the territory of Iowa. to aid in
the improvements of the navigation to the Des moin
river in said territory all lands and compensation
which may be given in extension in lieu Of any por
ton thereof by the General Government and also all
stone, timber and other material turned to the
state by the Des MONIES Navigation and railroad
pAny In settlement with the state of Iowa be and the
same hereby disposed and granted to the Keokuk
body corporate created and existed under the laws Of
the state Of Iowa in the construction Of railroad
from the city Of Keokuk at the mouth ofthe Des MONIES
and along the valley Of said river by the way of the
city Of Dcs moines the northern line Of the in
the direction OF the thern bend Of the Minnesota or
St Peters river, excepting all the lands belonging to
said grant heretofore sold by the state of Iowa which
may hereafter be conveyed to the Des moines Naviga
ton and railroad company by virtue of settlement
now pending between the state and said company, also
much of the said TIMBER stone and other material rs
may be used in the completion Of the locks and dams
ut Croton, Plymouth Bentonpor and Keosauqua, this
grant to become operative as soon As congress
shall assent to permit diversion the title thereto
shall become vested in the state so as to be subjected to
grant.
2. That the Keokuk, Ft Des MONIES and miuneso-
60 railroad company, shall pay all liabilities against said
Des MONIES river Improvement and against the state of
Iowa, growing out OF said improvements whether by
contractor between the state and other parties or be-
and other parties between any paras whatever which
have been assumed by the in consequence Of the
proposed settlement with the Des MONIES navigation
and railroad company, as contained IN the joint reolu-
ton passed at the present session Of the General Assem-
bly, and said company shall also complete the locks and
dams at Croton, Plymouth, Bentonsport and Keosau-
qua and fifty thousand acres Of lands which may here
ster be certified by the General Government to the
state Of Iowa shall be set apart by the register OF the
tate land Office which said lands shall be held for pur.
pose of securing the payment Of said liabilities and CON-
plet0n Of said locks and dams, and whenever said COM
pany shall pay thirty thousand dollars Of said liabilities
properly audited and allowed by the register Of the
tate land office, shall do thirty thousand dollars
worth of work eaid locks and dams to be certified
and allowed by an engineer to be appointed by the
Governor to supcrintend said works, that then the
register OF the state land office shall issue to said
lany certificate for ten thousand of said lands,
set apart for every thirty thousand dollars paid
and said locks and dams completed, and any OF sad
tty thousand Of land shall remain after the pay
inent Of said liabilities and the completion Of sad
locks and dams, 1t shall be certified said railroad
company the same manner provided in this act, Pro
yded, that the proceeds of the said fifty thousand
Of land shall at time be found insufficient to
schat6e the existing contracts for construction
siring the works at keosauqua, Bentonspcrts, Ply
mouth and Croon and In all respects the state
armies account OF any liabilities existing by
he proposed settlement with the De, MONIES naviga
ton aud railroad company or arisng in any manner
from the past improvement of the Der moines river or
the payment OF The officers agent employed in and
about said improvement then the said Keokuk Fort
pes MONIES and minnesota railroad company shall be
liable to pay the state the amount of such deficiency
= g. Whenever the president and chief engineer Of
4ad railroad company shall certify under oath to the
register ofth land Office that twenty miles of said rail-
road in continuous line from the town of Bentonsport
np the valley ofthe Des moines river have been COM
eted and the running thereon, the register shall
sne to said company certificate for hundred and
twenty sections of land to be taken nearly pract
lie in body from the remaining lands nearest to the
completed part Of said railroad and the Governor shall
upon presentation OF said certificate issue to said COM
ANY patent for said lands and from time to time
twenty miles completion untsl three fourths Of
aid lands exhausted provided that the lands here
ygraned ana 50 certified 70 said company shall be cx
usively applied in extending the construction Of said
railroad IN continuous line above Bentgnport, and
hall be applied to no other purpose whatevrr and
Also that one fourth in quantity Of said land
hau be applied by said company In the construction OF
aid road above the city Of Des mones, the said
iourih to be certified In manner herein provided
from the completion of each twenty miles from the cy
III Des MONIES up the valley of the Des mones river.
T. The grant aforesaid is made to said company up
the express condition that in such railroad shall
the road up the valley Of the Des moines river from
the town Of Bentonsport within three years from the
first day December next, thirtythree miles in add
ion in each year thereafter for five years and the
nander of the whole line IN three years thereafter
the first day OF December eighteen hundred and sixty
eight then in that it shall be competent for the
Granted, then remaining uncertied to said company
ng to have the length Of road completed in manner
as aforesaid.
25 That this grant is subject to all the provisions
approved july fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty
six, entitled an act to accept and carry into
execution the trust conferred upon the state OF Iowa by
act Of Congress entitled an act making grant OF
lands to the state Of Iowa in alternate sections to aid in
The construction Of railroads, in said state approved
ay 18th, 1855, far the same applicable and
not inconsistent with the foregoing provisions OF this
act.
8. This act to take effect and be in force imIned
afely after the publication thereof in the Iowa Weekly
Itissn and Iowa State Journal newspapers published
ut Des moines. Iowa.
STEPHEN b. SHELLEDY,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
DRAM FAVILLE.
President Of the Senate.
Apprcyed March 10th, 1858.
RALPH p. LOWE.
hereby certify that tho foregoing is true cop,
from the original roll on file in my Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.
CHAPTER Sc.
AN ACT fixing the time when laws published in news
papers shall take effect.
SEC. J. Be Il enacted By the General Assee6ly Of tn