The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-02-09

pany, nSy An ACT approved July
l4lll, lS56, and 10 Repeal Ger
tain Laws in Relation There
to.
Whereas, BY the Aot Of Congress, ap-
proved May 10th, 1856, there were grant
ed to the State of Iowa, certain lands
"to aid in the construction Of certain
Railroads in said State upon certain
terms, conditions and restrictions under
which said lands might hs disposed Of;
aud
Whereas, The General Assembly Of
the State Of Iowa, by an Act approved
July 18th, 1856, accepted said grant Of
lands "upon the terms, conditions and
restrictions, contained in said Act Of
Congress" and contracted with the 10
wa Central Air Line Railroad Company,
for the sale npon certain terms, Of that
portion Ct said lands, granted by said
Act Of Congress, to aid in the construc.
tion Of a Railroad from Lyons City
north westerly to point Of intersection
with the main line Of the Iowa Central
Air Line Railroad, near Maquokesa,
thence on said main line, running as
near as practicable to the forty second
parallel across the said State to the Mis-
souri, River, in consideration Of the un-
dertakings on the part Of said Company,
and subject to the conditions and re-
strictions contained 10 said Act and the
Act Of Congress aforesaid and
Whereas, The said Iowa Central Air
Line Railroad Company has wholly failed
to perform, on their part, the conditions
Of said Acts, and has utterly failed to
construct any part ct said Railroad, as
required BY law, ard by the term. Of
their contract, and has failed to com mplcte
and equip any portion Of said road,
thereby, at the option Of said State, an
| nul'ing all their rights to the lands and
privileges under and by virtue Of said
Acts, by reason whereof the State Of 10
wa has the right to resume all said rights
and privileges, and all tho rights 10 re-
lation to said lands, 90 as aforesaid con
ferrcd upon said Company by said State;
and
Whereas, No part Of said lands have
been actually conveyed by this State to
said Company, nor BY said Company dis
posed Of pursuant to the provisions Of
said acts; and inasmuch as the interest
Of the State in said lands, and the con
struction Of the road to aid which said
lands we're granted BY Congress ; as also
tho good faith Of the State, in execut-
ing the trust conGdcd to it By Congress,
require that the State should Resume
said rights and privileges, and all rights
to the lands aforesaid. Now there,
fore,
Section !. Be Il enacted BY the General
assembly Of the Stale Of Io,oa, That all
rights to the lands, interests, rights,
powers and privileges, heretofore con.
ferred, or intended to be, upon the Iowa
Central Air Line Railroad Company, BY
an Act approved July l4th, 1856, enti-
tied, An Act to accept of the grant,
and carry into execution the trust con-
ferred upon the State Of Iowa, by an
Act Of Congress, entitled An Act max.
ing q grant Of lands to the State Of 10.
wa, in alternate sections, to aid in the
construction Of certain Railroads in said
State, approved May 18th, 1885," lbe
and the same hereby are absolutely and
entirely resumed BY the State.
Sec. 2. The fourth section Of said Act,
approved July l4th,> 1856, and al other
acts and parts Of acts, inco consistsnt with
this Act, arc hereby repealed.
| Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
BE- IN force from and after its publication
in the Daily Iowa State Register, and
Daily Iowa State Journal, published It
the City Of Dss Moines.
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