The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-08
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF MINNESOTA.

LAWS OF MINNESOTA.
AN ACT to amend an oct entitled "An act to
facilitate the construction of the Minneapolis
and Cedar Valley Railroad, and to amend
and continue certain acts in relation thereto"
approved March 10, 1862.
Be It enacted by tie Legislature Of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION /. The fifth section of an act enti-
tied IAN act to facilitate the construction of
the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad,
and to amend and continue certain acts in re-
lation thereto" approved March TO- 1862, is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section. g. And be 1t further enacted that it
shall be a condition of the grants and benefits
conferred by this act that no title to the lands
granted by an act entitled IAN act to execute
the trusts created BY the act of Congress enti.
tied An act making grant of lands to the
Te ritory OF Minnesota in alternate sections to
aid in the construction of certain railroads in
said Territory of Minnesota, and granting pub
lie lands in alternate sections to the State of
Alabama to aid in the construction of q certain
railroad in said State, and granting certain
lands to railroad companies therein named. ,"
approved May %, 1857, or any other act of the
Legislature of the Territory or State of Mime
sofa shall vest in the persons purchasers or
company availing themselves OF and taking
under the provisions a this act except in the
manner aud at the time or times, and upon the
condition to wit:
Said persons or Company taking under the
provisions of this act, shall construct and fully
complete said railroad ready for business, and
SO that the cars can be run continuously over
the same from the Iowa line, west of range
sixteen, Q6) via Faribault to Minneapolis, on
the present located line of said road, except so
far as it may be eXpedient to change the same
TOR engineering purposes, not departing from
the general course of said line, by the first day
IF QvrA floo
ton and completing of fifty continuous miles
of said railroad the Governor of the State shall
certify the same to the Secretary of the Interi-
or, and shall execute in the name of the State
of Minnesota, under the great seal thereof,
deed in fee simple to said persons or Company
in and to so many and such portions Of the
lands app 7rtaining to the completed portion of
said road, and not exceeding one hundred and
twenty sections, as the State may then be enti-
tied to under and by virtue of the act of Con-
gress, entitled An act making grant of land
to the Territory of Minnesota in alternate sec
tons, to aid in the construction of certain rail-
, roads in said Territory, and granting public
lands in alternate sections to the State of Ala
bama to aid id the construction of a certain
railroad in that State" And whenever the en-
tire road is completed as aforesaid, from the
Iowa line, via Faribault to Minneapolis, so that
cars can be run continuously over. the same,
the Governor shall so certify to the Secretary
of the Interior, and shall execute as aforesaid
deed to said persons or Company in and to
all the lands which the said State shall then be
entitled to under said act for the construction
of the said road and which would have &C.
crued to said Minneapolis and Cedar Valley
Company, or to which it would under any law
of the Territory or State of Minnesota, or in
any way or manner be entitled, and upon the
execution of said deed, the said Company
or the said persons shall have the absolute,
full! and complete title to the said lands in fee
simple.
SEC 2. The following sections are hereby
added to said act as additional sections thereto:
SEC. Is. The said Company shall hereafter be
known by the name and style of I" Minnesota
rectors of said Company shall, after the next
annual meeting of said Company, consist of
nine persons, majority Of whom sh I'll consti-
tute a quorum, who shall be elected by the
stockholders, and shall serve for one year, and
until their successors are chosen and qualified
and the officers and directors shall not be re-
quired TO be residents of this State. Elections
for Directors shall be held annually, at such
time and place. either within or without this
State, as may be fixed by the Bylaws of said
Company. and the meetings of Directors may
be held within or without the State All va
cancies may be filled by the remaining men,
bers of the Board.
SEC. It, Said Company shall construct and
maintain coed and legal fence ON both sides
Of their said road, wherever it may run through
enclosed land, within two years after the COM
mencement of the operation Of their said road
across said lands, and during said period of
two years. shall construct and maintain good
and sufficient cattle guards, at points of cross
ing such lands. and shall also construct all nee
essary farm crossings over the track of their
said road.
Sec. II. And6e it further enacted, That if at
any time the Congress of the United States
should make a further grant of lands to the
State of Minnesota for the purpose of making
good the quantity of lands to which the MN
neapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad was entitled
under the act of Congress granting lands to
the Territory (nOw State) of Minnesota for rail-
road purposes, and which are. now deficient,
all said lands so granted TO the State, are here
by pledged. granted to, and shall become vest
ed in the Minnesota Central Railway Company,
on the terms and in the manner following:
whenever any continuous twenty miles of said
road shall be completed with the running of
regular trains of cars on the same, it shall be
the DUTY OF the Governor to certify the same to
the Secretary of the INTERIOR and thereupon,
ana not before, said company may demand and
| shall be entitled to receive from the Governor
| in the name and for the State a deed in fee
| simple for one hundred and twenty sections of
land, and IN ike manner and whenever as often
as further distance Of twenty miles shall be
| so completed, the Governor shall certify the
| same to the Secretary of the Interior. and in
like manner convey to said company another
quantity of one hundred and twenty sections of
land, and so from time to time till said road ia
completed; and when the entire length of
| said road shall be completed with cars running
over the same, it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to certify the same to the Secretary of the
| Interior, and thereupon convey by deed in fee
simple. to said company, whatever lands, if
any, there may remain, and to which the COM
pany may be entitled. PrOoided That if the
amount of lands hereafter to be granted as
aforesaid, together with the lands heretofore
granted. shall not be sufficient TO supply one
hundred and twenty sections of land for every
twenty miles of road, then in that case said
company shall be entitled for every twenty
miles of road completed with cars running
| thereon aforesaid, to demand and receive
| deed as aforesaid, for such proportion only of
the land to be hereafter granted, as such length
! of twenty miles bears to the whole length of
| said proposed road from Minnesota to the Iowa
| line.
SEC. 1S. Said company is hereby authorized
| and empowered to construct, maintain and OPP
crate telegraph line over and along its road
! and for that purpose is hereby vested with all
| the powers, privileges and immunities, and
subjected to all the duties and liabilities of tel.
| egrapb companies organized under the laws of
! this State
SE., 10 The Stale Auditor "a ey-Off;o;o