Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-16
LAWS OF THE UNITED srATEs
Paissd al as FirH Sesnoa Of ~ TA4rs-etosA
Congress.
lPuRLIc No. So


tain railroads in sail State" approved May Is,
1856
BE Il enacted by The Senate and House Of Repre-
senidhrts Of NE United States Of 1meriea IN Con-
grsSs assembled,
That the Mississippi aud Miss uri Railroad Com
pany, corporation estAbli. he'd by tn laws of the
Stare Of Iowa, and o. VII Ell the sal state gran
ted portion Of the land grant m sntioned IN the
uun OF thus acti 20 nll IN the construction ofa
rallroai nom Davenport TO CuusUl b uffs, In
said State, may modify or change the location OF
the uucompleted portion offs line, as shown by
the map thereof now on file in the General Land
Office of the United States, so as TO seaure a T.
ter aad more expeditions line for come elton with
the losA branch of the Union Pacific ra troad:
PrOulded nevertheless That said new lire II loott-
ed shall IN every case pass through the corporate
limits of the cities Of Des MONIES ant Council
Bluff. and the right OF way over the lubhc auds
Of the United States is hereby granted TO said
RAJ road company for hat purpose Provided
That said line shall pass through the town Of
Newton, ia Jasper county, or as near sa town
as may be found pract cable, and no. further
north Of I'D town than the north line Of sectio
twenty-five, township eighty nor h, ofryn, e inc
teenaecor ling TO the Uultd StatgsSUrvt vs., iftha
citizens of the county ofJasper shall fir tay TO
said company the difference in cost, # any, he
tween the liaG proposed by the 1mpany II the
one contemplated by this provsO, inc uding *
ira cost of right Of way, II any, said difference ia
cost t. be estimated by competent engineers TO be
selected by the parties.
Sec ,, and be a tllrthsr enacted, That when
ever such new location shall have been establish
ell, she SAID railroad company shall file in the
General Land q tice at Washington d map, 4 H.
nitey showing such new Location; and he Sec
retarv of the Interior shall cause 20 be certified
ard conveyed to saii company from time 10 time,
as the road progresses, out of any public land
now belonging TO the United States not 30 d. It.
served, otherwise disposed of, or - which
pre-emPUOn claim or rjght Of homestead settle
ment has NOT attached, an on which bon tide
sett enlent aud improve ment has not tcen ade
under color Of lite derived from the Uni ID
Sua.es or from the State OF Iowa, within six miles
OF such newly located line, an am0ut Of land
per mlte ca q, to that originally authorized 20 be
granted o. md in the construct gu OF satt ad by
the act 10 which til, is an anne dmeut; aud If the
amount OF "a ii granted by the original act TO AID
in the construction OF SAID railroad shsil not be
found within the AmIt otslE miles f ON such line,
then su- n lee ions may be made along such
linewithgu twenty mites Thereof: Propidsd, That
the sand coWpa. ohs not be entitled 20, aud
shall not receive. any land under this grant
which Is situate within fifteen miles Of the inc
of the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad,
as lndlga ted by the map OF said road, now on file
in the Genera Land once.
SEC 3. AND be 10 further enacted That the
Bur ugton ami Missouri River kaIlIOa Com
PAW, coronation organized under tse laws Of
the S tate Of Iowa, and o which SAID State grant
ed a portion IF the land grant mentioned il the
title Of this &C. TO ard IN the constitution OF
raj roai from Burlington in said State to he
Missouri river, shall be entitled to receive, and
the Score aTV of the lnferOr snail cause 10 pc
certified ana conveyed to sad company from time
10 time, as the road rrOgresse>, gu. OF any public
lands now belonging to the United States not
sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed OF or TO
viii preemptlon CLAIM or right OF Homestead
settlement has not attached; and on which
bona I'D. SET lement ana improvement has no
been made under color Of title derived from he
United States or from the State Of Iowa, within
SIX mules Ofsald road, as now located an amount
of land per mile equal to tn 1t mentOntd l. the
F.g4 n nR ~ an I'M a &
ed to aid in the CoUstruc Of sad ROAD; ami if
the amount of land granted by the original act to
aid IN the construction OF SAID road shall not be
ofsald road, then such selections may be mao
along such line within twenty T. les q ereo1.
SIC. 2, And be Il further enacted, That The
Cedar Rapids and Missouri River abroad Com
Or Tie ; tate of Iowa, and 10 whi-h the sal State
granted a portion OF the Ia d m Toned in the
title to this act may odsfy or change the loca-
ion OF the uncomp leted portion Of its line, as
shown by the map Thereon now on HE Ia Ihe
tfenera Land Office of the I'M ed states, as 70
secure a better and more Expeditions line to the
Nilsson ri river and to a connection with tie Iowa
branch of he Union Pacific ra lr ad; and for tie
Durpos. OF fac litatng the more in medI te con-
structiou Of line of railroads across the State Of
Iowa 10 connect with the Iowa branch Of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company atoTesal', the
sad Cedar HapIs and Missouri Ryerl RalrOat
Com any is hereby au horiZrd 10 Connec ITS line
BY a branch with the line OF the A l-sisslpIi and
NJ Ssouri kallrn G mpanY; ami the SAID Cedar
rapids and NJ issoun RIVER Raliro d Company
shall be entitled, for su h modified hne o T.
slfne lands and to the same a. QUIT Of lands per
mile and for such connecting branch the same
amount OF land per m lie as originally rantt d 10
aid in TIA construction OF Its man line, subieC;
10 the c, nditions and forteitures mentioned IN
the original grant, ard, for the sad purpose,
right of way through tie public ands of the UNI
ted STAGES is hereby gram ed TO ia company,
And IL is further prOuided, That whenever SAID
modified main line snail hayr beea established,
IgV,., 10. tod In la
RAPIDS and Missouri RIVER K ilroad Company
shall file in the General Land Office of TIE Uni ed
States a map definitely showing such modifet
line and such eonnectln branch aforesaid and
the Secretary OF the Interior sha reserve and
cause 10 be certified and conveyed to said COM
pany from time to time, as he work progresses
on the man line, GU. of any pnbhc lads belong
ing to he United S a'es, not sold, reserved, or
otherwise disposed of, or TO which pre- emptlOn
right or right OF Homestead settlement has not
attached, and on which II bona tide settlement
a improvement has not ben made under Co OF
of title derived from the United stat s'or IT III
the State Of Iowa, within fifteen miles of he or
irnAi man line an amount of land eq al 10 that
originally authorized to be granted to aid III the
construction of the SAID road by the act to which
this amer d"eut. Ana II me mount OF
lands per mile granted, or offended to be gran
ted, BY III original act TO ard - the construction
of said railroad, shall not be found within the
limits ofthe fifteen miles therein prescribed, then
suCh elections NAV b. made along q q moo ne1
lire and CONNECTING br nCh within twenty miles
thereof: Provided, hO1OeUer, That such new locat-
ed or modified line shall pass through or near
Boone, boro' in boon county, and intersect the
Bower river not further south than point at or
near benson, in era EfoId county: And Proud
ed further Thatin case the main line shali be so
changed or modified as not to reach the Missouri
river at or near the forty-second parallel north,
latitude Il shall be the duty of sa d comp any
within , reasonable time after the completion OF
its road to the Missouri river, to construct
branch road to some point in Monona county, IN
or at Onawa City; and to aid in the construction
of such branch, the same amount of lands per
mile are hereby gEanted as for the IN IN line,
and the same shall be reserved and certihed IN
the same manner; SAID lands to be selected from
any of the unappropriattd ands as here .nbeiore
described within twenty miles of said main line
and branch; and said company sh al file with the
Secretary of the Inte i1r map Of the LOCATIONS
of the said branch And prorided, further Ihat
the lands hereby granted to aid in the constr ot
ion of the connecting branch aforesaid snail not
vest in said company nor BE- encu no sred OF as
nosed of except in the folio wing manner W men
The governor of the tate Of Iowa shall certify TO
tbe Secretary of the Interior that said company
has completed in good running order a sec ION Q,
twenty c9nsecui Q miles Of the main line OF sad
road west of Nevada then the Secretary shall
acoEyey to said company one-third, and no m lore,
of the lands granted for said connecting orancn-
And when said company shall complete an add
itional section of twenty consecutive miles, and
fnrnish the Secretary of the Interior with proof
g a f.rasa;d than the said Sc rotary may eonVeY