Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-10-19
1866
JAMES WRIGHT.
Secretary of State.
CHAPTER 1874.

| railroad company"
AN ACT to accept of the Grant and carry
into execution the Trust conferred upon
the state of Iowa, by an Act of Congress
entitle can Act for grant of lands to
the state of Iowa in alternate sections
to aid in the construction of railroad
in said State"
SEC. /. Be. it enacted by the
General Assembly Of tho state OF
Iowa, That the lands, rights, pow
ers and privileges conferred upon
the state Of Iowa by the Act of Con.
r. grcss entitled ''An Act for a grant
of land to the State of Iowa in al
ternate sections, to aid in the con-
struction of railroad in the state
of Iowa, approved May II, 1864,
be, aud the same are hereby accep-
ted upon the terms, conditions, and
restrictions contained in said Act
of congress.
SEC. ?. That so much of the
lands, interests, rights, powers, and
privileges, as are or may be granted
and conferred in pursuance of the
Act of Congress aforesaid, for the
purpose Of aiding in the construc ion
Of a railroad from Sioux City, in the
state of Iowa, to the south line of
of the state Of Minnesota, at such
point as the said state of Iowa may
select between the Big Sioux and
the west fork Of the Dcs Moines
River be, and are hereby disposed
of, granted, and conferred upon the
Sioux City and St Paul Railroad
Company, a body corporate existing
under and by virtue Of tic laws Of
the state Of iowa.
SEC. 3 That said company shall
locate and definitely fix the line and
route of said road as soon as practi-
cable after .hc passage Of this Act, ,
and shall file map showing such
line or route in the office of the Gov
ernor of the State of Iowa. and also
in the officc OF the secretary of state
Of the state Of Iowa and it shall
be the duty Of the said Governor af-
ter affxing lis official signature
thereto, to file, or caused to be fled
such map in the Office of the Secrc-
tarv of the Interior. But the loca-
tinn Of such line or route, however,
shall be considered final only 50 far
as to fix the limit and boundary with
in which lands NAV be selected ua-
der, and by virtue of said Act of
Congress.
SEC. j. The said road shall be
constructed upon the usual eaguc
! (gaugc )cf other first class roads in
this state, and the iron used in the
track shall be Of approved quality
and pattern and the said read shall
be constructed and finished in a
style and of quality equal to the
average Of other first elias: western
reads: and when the said road shah
be intcrsccted by any other railroad
hereafter constructed, it shall be the
duty cf the company receiving. the
benefit of this Act to furnish all
proper and reasonable facilities, and
to Join such other company in max
ing all necessary crossings, turnouts,
sidelings. and switches, and other
convenienccs for the transportation
of all freight and passengers over
their road, and the rates for trans
portation shall not in any cases cx-
ceed the regular tariff of charges on
said road.
SEC. 5. The said company shall
assent to and accept the grant by
this act conferred. by a written in
strument under the seal of such cor
poration, and signed by it's Presi-
dent and Secretary, and shall file
the same in the office Of the secre-
tary tof state lf the state of Iowa
within six months after the passa &c
of this Act.
| SEC. 6. The said company is
hereby authorized and empowered
to select and designate the point un-
on the south line Of the state of
Minnesota, to which the said road
shall be built, beteen the Big
Sioux and the ''west fork of the
Des Moincs Rivers. as designated
in said act of Congress.
SEC. I. The Company accepting
the provisions of this act, shall at
all times be subject to such rules,