The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-04-12
CHAPTER 80.

CHAPTER 80.
An act to resume all rights conferred
upon the Iowa Central Air Line Railroad
Company by an act approved July l4,h.
1856, and 10 repeal certain laws in relation
thereto.
! WHEREAS by the act Of Congress approx.
ed May 18th. 1856. there were granted to
/ the State OF Iowa certain lands to aid in
the construction of certain Railroads in said
/ restrictions under which said lands might
be disposed of. and Whereas the General
! Assembly of the State Of Iowa by an act
! approved July l4th. 1856. accepted said
grant of lands upon the terms. condition
and restrictions contained in said act OF
/ Congress. and contracted with the Iowa
! Central Air Line Railroad Company for
the sale upon certain terms of that por-
ton Of said lands granted by said act of
Congress to aid in the construction of a
Railroad from Lyons City north Westerly
to a point of intersection with the main
line OF the Iowa Central Air Lime Railroad
near Maqu"kcta. thence on said main line
running AS near rs practicable To the forty
second parallel across the said state to the
Missouri river, in consideration of the I'M :
dcrtakings on the part of said Company
and srbiect to the conditions and rcstric-
tnns contained in said act and the act of
Congress aforesaid, and Whereas the said
Iowa Central Air Ling Railroad Company
has wholly failed to perform on their part
the conditions of said acts and has utterly
failed t" construct any part of said Rail
road as required by law and by the terms
ct their contract and has failed to complete
and equip any portion of said road, there
by at the option of said State annullinu all
their rights to the lands and privileges un-
der and by virtue of said acts 10y reason
whereof the State OF. Iowa has the right to
resume all said rights and privileges and
all the rights IN relation to said land, 50 AS
aforesaid conferred upon the Company hv
said State and Whereas no part of said
lands have been actual y conveyed by tnis
State t" said Company disposed of pnrs,r-
ant t. the provisions Of said acts; and in
asmuch as the interest of the State in said
lands and the construction Of the road to
ald which said lands were granted b, Con-
grcsS, as ais" the good faith Of the State
in executing the trust cnnlilcd to il bv
Congress require that the State should re
sumo said rights and privileges aud all
! rights to the lands aforesaid. Now there
! fore
SECTION |. BE II enacted by the Gene
raj 1ssenably Of the State Of Ioma. That all
rights t" the lands, Interests. powers and
privileges heretofore conferred or intended
to be upon the Iowa Central Air Line Rail.
road Company by an act approved July
l4,h 1856, entitled San act 60 accept of the
grant and carry into execution the trust
conferred upon the State OF Iowa by an act
of Congress entitled ''..n act making a grant
IF lands to the State of Iowa in alternate
sections TO aid in The construction "f certain
Railroads in said State. approved May
18th lS56' be and the same hereby are
absolutely and entirely Y resumed by the
State.
SEC. ,. The fourth section of said ac,
approved July llth. 1856. and all other
acts and parts of acts Inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
/ in the Daily Iowa State Register and Da-
ly Iowa State Journal published at the
City Of Dts MONIES
JouS EDwARDs,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
NICHOLAS !. Risen,
President Of the Senate.
Approved March 18th. 1860.
SAM FL J. KIRK WOOD.
| hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true copy from tn" original roll on Tile in
my Office. ELJAu SELLS,
Secretary OF State.