Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-01-25
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas. the undsrsignsd % behalf og
| the county Of potkawattamias In tks stats
Of Iowa, "a the 9th day Of January, a. D.
/ 1859, anteged into q contract with the
Eoaneli HlnAs l. Saint JoaepA Rsii Read
Compaay, for the tranagss a. the Swamp
Lands of the county, aHd proceeds thereof
10 said Company, pursuant to the pzoyts-
ions of Chapter l32 OF the Acts Of that
General Assembly OF Iswa, passed st their
session of 1857 and 1883, copy Of which
said contract is herewith published. Now
therefore be 1t known that the undersigned
a. County Judge Of said county doth here
by proclaim that the said Oaatraek be san
mittsd Ia vote Of The people Of aatd coaa-
~, Cog the rataAeation or rejeetioa thereof,
and, further proclaim that q Special Else
ton be held on Wednesday, the 18th cay
Of February, 4. d. 1850, Tor the purpose
Of voting thereon, said election to be held
at the usual place of holding the general
sIsSsasz IN each 90 the Tsw nsaipa OF said
csunty, And 10 be conducted b the same
officers and In the same manner as general
elections are held, and that within (5) FIVE
DAYS succeeding said election the returns
shersOf, be made To uas at my osflga ia
Coancli RFHHs The form Of suhmjsaAoa
shall be as follows: Those voting in favor,
those against, shall vote against the con-
tract and transfer
J. P. CAsADY, Co. Judge.
Dated, Council Bhffs, jan. l0.h, 1880.
This Agreement made gad catered fHtg
on the 9th day Of January, 1885, by Md
between the eouaty Of Pottawattam ME,
StAts of Iowa, on the onSa patt, and tbs
Colncil Bluffs d st. JossFh Railroad Com
pany on tbs other part, II
Wnusssekh, that tAs said party of the
frsG part fuT the consideration and object
hereinafter named, doth hereby sgrss with
the said party Of the second part, 70 trRGs-
fer aud CONFER 10 the aaid party sf The
second part, all Of the Swamp or over
flowed Land within said county og Potta-
ssattamtst at ths date hereof. and BOT sold
or covered By q bona 6is prs-snption
claim. And ahoald the said Lands Be oe
| less value than forty thousand dollars, es-
Idnating the kama at ona dollar aud tween
| ty-kve cents per acre, the said party Of the
| first part agree to transfer 70 the ssid par
| ty of the second part, 30 zach Of the pro-
| eseds arising from the sale OF Swamp l&nds
| in said county, by the United States, or
| fr0m the sails Of pre-empted Swamp lands,
| as sgial, vita tAa Swamp lands 50 agreed,
| sa be tfanafsEsd ns Aforesaid, make up the
said eam of forty thousand dollars: Pro-
| sIding, there shall remain that amount, af-
tar payiag all legal indebtedness against
the sald Swamp laad fnaa, with thu Visw
ana foF the par pose 81 aidtng said party Of
shs second part, In making 80 much Of the
| Touneil HEaiEs II ~ Joseph Railroad, as
may be neeeamasisy amhFased within said
saantg a. psesmwAtsamls. And the said
i -
ae he pgenalaes. hTFae wath The said party
on the hrsa part, to accept the said fFsHs-
fer, and eonvsyanee OF said sRamp lands
OF the proceeds theEeol. az aforesaid, for
tbs purpose aforesaid. They further agree,
thai, s.., r. ...-sss
They viii faithfafiy and wathbus uunse-
sssarY delay devote the same 10 the con
struetlon OK said road wstAsB The lEmita 81
IsAid county and they further agree Ct the
kiEsa es saeb transfer, TO axecats aid deltT-
Il sr TO said party Of the frat part certificates
Of stock Ia said RAIIroad Company 70 ii
amount equal 70 the Eaius 81 ths landa d
transferred. at ora dollar and tweRty -hV'
| esnEa per acre, aud the other pEoessa
aforesaid they also agree at the sami
sLns to release the 81 ate of Iowa and sSis
county from all liability for rselaIminI
said LAID "a The las provides, asd le eye
cate to SAID eoanty beads fnE the psTferm
ance Of the aforesaid stipulation. 1t /
! further agreed by the parties that this con
. tract shall be submitted to . vote ct Ii
! people OF said eoaaty fes EakiasAkioa o
| Feieetioa u special steetioa to be osdaE
ed and held Tor That purpose, pursuant .
! the statutes l. such cases made and proyi
] | ded; and that In the event OF the same be
/ i'd rallied by q gcts as mofes&id, th
> parties Aforesaid shall and will With
sixty days after the canvass Of such v0ta
| muauAlly. perfogn their several and n
specEiqe sapalasions hsEein above contain
ed. J. r. EAsADY, Co. Judge.
q. p. NgEgexES,
Z President o. D. u 81. 10. 3. &.
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