The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-01-14
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the undersigned on behalf Of the County
oil Pottawaamie IN State Of Iowa. the Ninth day Of
January A D., 1850, entered into contract with the
Council Bluffs and st, Joseph Railroad Company for
the transfer Of the Swamp Lands Of the County, and
proceeds thereof to said Company pursuant To the pr
visions Of chapter 1872 Of the Acts of the General
bly, of Iowa passed at their session of 1857 1885,
copy Of which said contract is herewith published
Now, therefore be il KNOWN that the undersigned az
County Judge Of said County, 10th hereby proclaim
that the Cosct DO sutm! tied to vote of Tho neonls
Of said County for ratification rejection thereof and
further proclaim that Special Election be held
Wednesday, the Fifteenth day Of Februarp, A. d 1850
for the purpose Of voting thereon said election be
held at the usual place Of holding tho general elections
in each Of the Townships Of said County and DO
Quoted by the same manner general elections are
held, and that within five @ days succeeding said cleo
in Count! Bluffs The form Of submission shalt be as
follows Those voting in favor. shall vote " For the
against the Contract and Transfer
J.P. cAsADr, County Judge.
This Agreement made and entered into on the 9th
day of January, $780, by and between the County OF
Potawatamie State Of Iowa, the one part and the
Council B ufis Il ST. Joseph Railroad Company the
other part. .
witnesseth. that the said party of the first part for
the consideration and object hereinafter named, doth
hereby agree with the said party Of the second part
TO transfer and to the party of the second
part all Of the Swamp Overlooked land within said
County Of Pottawat,ame, at the date hereof and
And should the said lands be Of less value forty
thousand dollars estimating one dollar and
twenty -ve cents acre, tho said party OF The first
part agree TO transfer TO the said party the second
part, much OF the proceeds arising sale OF
Swamp Lands in said county by the United States or
from the sale of pre-empted Swamp Lands. as will,
with the Swamp Lands agreed, be transferred as
Aforesaid, make up the said of forty thousand
dollars: Providing there shall remain that amount
after paying all legal Indebtedness against the said
Swamp Land Fund, with the view and for the purpose
of aiding said party of the second part in making so
much of the Council Bluffs Il ST. Joseph Railroad as
may be necessarily embraced within said County Of
Pottawattamie And the said party of the second part.
IN consideration OF the premises. with said
party OF the first part TO accept the said transfer and
Of as Aforesaid for the purpose aforesaid. They further
agree, that,
They Will faithfully and without unnecessary delay
devote tn: same to the construction road within
the limits Of said County and they further agree at
the time OF such transfer, to execute aud deliver to
said party OF the first part certificates OF Stock in said
Railroad Company to an amount equal to the value OF
the lands transferred, dollar and
cents per acre. and the other proceeds Aforesaid they
also agree at the time, TO release the State OF
Iowa and said County from all liability for reclairnug
said land the law provides and execute TO said
County, bonds for the performance Of the aforesaid
stipulation. 1t is further agreed by the parties that
this contract shall be submitted the people
OF said County for ratification rejection special
election to be ordered and held for that pupose
to the statutes in such made aud provided; and
that in the event Of the being ratified by vote as
sixty days after the Of such vote. mutually
perform their several and respective spulations above
J.P. CASADY Co. Judge.
ST. NUCKLES,
President c. B. s. st Jo. II. r.
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