The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-07
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota

privileges granted to and conferred upon the
State Of Minnesota in and by section seven of an
hundred and sistyfour, entitled IAN At for q
grant ofland to the State of Iowa, in alternate
sections, to aid in the construction of railroad
in said state" be and the same are hereby &C.
certed upon the terms, conditions and restrie-
tions therein prescribed, and the State of Mime
sofa assumes and undertakes the trust created in
and by the said section. t..-sa -. ..
Sec. 2. All the lands, interest, rights, powers
and privileges granted to and conferred upon the
State Of Minnesota in and by virtue Of section
seven Of said act ofCongress, are hereby granted
TO and vested in the Minnesota Valley RailSesd
6rmation of the title made and assured to said
company, in and by virtue of section eight Of
chapter two Of an act of the legislature Of this
state Mach fourth eighteen hundred
construction Of the Southern Minnesota Bail
road, and to amend and continue certain acts in
relation thereto: Subject only to the provisions
gress aforesaid; and the governor T. hereby au:
thori1ed and directed to convey said additional
lands to said company, In the same manner aud
proportion a. was authorized By The provisions
eighteen hundred and sfxty-four, relating to the
grant OF six sections per mile and after the cars
shall be running twenty miles of said road, the
governor shall, on the completion of each subse-
Qpent ten miles of road, SO that cars can run
thereon, convey one hundred sections Of land to
said company provided the same shall BE- author
lied by the laws of the United States. ..
Sec. 3. That section seven of the act entitled
Valley and Southern Minnesota Railroad Compa.
n.y. approved March second, eighteen hundred
and sixty five, be and Is hereby amended by ad-
ding asa proviso to section seven, as follows:
ney required in court, said company may execute
. bond In such sum and with such surety as the
court may deem reasonable.
Sec. 4. In case said company shall fail to com.
plete every portion Of said road, as mentioned in
section one Of chapter two of the act to facilitate
the construction of the Southern Minnesota Rail.
road, and to amend and continue certain acts In
cen hundred and sfxtyfeur. within the time sso-
vided In said chapter, all the unbuilt portions
thereof, with the lands, property, rights and
franchises appertaining thereto. shall be ALSO.
without any other act OF proceeding Whatever,
legislative or judicial, in which case the state
shall hold and possess the same in the like char
acter she now holds them, without any merger OF
extinguishment, to be used, granted and dis.
posed Of for the purpose Of aiding the construc-
, Sec. s. Whenever any lands heretofore or
hereafter granted to said railroad COMPANY, to aid
ed 10 be sold, conveyed or leased BY said comps
ny, the same shall be placed upon the tax list by
the proper officer for taxation as other real es.
tate, for the year succeeding that in which such
shall be made, but In enforcing the collection OF
taxes thereon, the title or interest of said compa.
ny, or OF any trustee or moft&aEse thereof, shall
be in NO wise impaired or d. cited thereby. but
the Improvements thereon and all the interests
fthe purchaser or lessee therein may and shall
In case Of default Of the payment Of taxes upon
such land, be sold to satisfy the same; and 1t shall
be the duty Of the proper officers to assess and col
lect such taxes, in accordance with the genera
laws relating 10 the assessment and collection Of
taxes. +, ~ .-.-
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be Ia
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 3, 1865.