The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-08-08


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 construction of railroad from
Sioux City, in the said State Of Iowa,
to the south line of the State Of Mime.
sofa, at such point as the said State OF
Iowa may select between the Big Sioux
and the west fork Of the Des Moines
River be, ana are hereby disposed Of,
granted, ard conferred upon the Sioux
City and ST. Paul Railroad Company
body corporate existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the State Of Iowa.
Sec. 3. That said company shall 10
cate and definitely fix the line and
route of said road as soon as practicable
after the passage Of this Act, and shall
file map showing such line or route in
the office Of the Governor OF the State
of Iowa, and also in the office Of the
Secretary OF State Of the State Of Iowa;
and it shall be the duty Of the said Gov
ernor after aAixiug his official signature
thereto, to file, or cause to be filed such
map in the office Of the Secretary Of the
Interior. But the location Of such line
or route, however, shall be considered
final only so far as to fix the limi, and
boundary within which lands may be
selected under, and by virtue Of SAID
Act Of Congress.
Sec. 1. The said road shall be con.
structed upon the usual gaeue (gnage)
Of other first class roads in this State,
and the iron used in the track shall be
Of approved quality ana pattern; aud
the said road shall be constructed and
finished in:ia style and Of quality
equal to the average Of Other FIRST class
western roads and when The said roa!
shall be :intersected by any other rail
road hereafter constructed, it shall be
the duty Of the company receiving the
benefit of this act to furnish all rroper
and reasonable facilities, and 10 in
such other company in making all nee
essary crossings, turnouts, sidclings,
and switches, and other convenineccs
for the transportation Of all freight and
passengers over their road, and the
rates for transportation shall not in any
case exceed the regular tariff Of char.
GEES on said road.
Sec. The sal company shall assent
to and accept the grant by this act con
ferred, by written instrument under
the seal OF such corporation. and signed
by its President and Secretary, and
shall file the same in the office of the
Secretary of State ot the State Of Iowa
within SIX months after the passage Of
this act.
Sec. G. The said company is hereby
authorized aad empowered to select
and designate the point upon the south
line of the State Of Minnesota, to which
the said road Shall be built, between
the Big Sioux" and the "wesi
tork" of the Des Moine> Rivers, as de
signated in said Act Of Congress.
Sec. I. The company accepting the
provisions Of this Act, shall at all times
be subject to such rules, regulations
and restriction of rates for the trans
portation OF passengers and freigh: as
may be enacted and imposed bv the
General Assembly of the S ate Of Iowa
not inconsistent with the provisions Of
this Act and the act OF Congress max
ing the grant aforesaid.
Sec s. The said Company accept
ing the grant of land under the provis
ions of this Act. shall take the same
with the conditions imposed and the
terms provided by this Act, and in no
event shall said Company have any
claim or recourse upon the State OF
Iowa by reason of the conditions i'm.
posed BY this Act.
Sec. 8. All persons who, a. the time
said grant was made, held valid claims
by actual occupation and Improvement
upon any Of the lands embraced in said
grant, shall be protected in the same
upon the terms and conditions provi.
dcd in Sections 1908 and 1899, Chap
ter 50, of the Revision of 1sGO.
Sec 10. This act being deemed q
immediate importance, shall take effect
and be IN force from and after i,s pub
lication in the Daily State Register, a
newspaper published in Des Moincs
and the Sioux City Journal, .wspa
per Published in Sioux City, said publ.
cation to be without expense to the
State
Approved April Sd, 1896.
hereby certify that he foregoing
Act was published in the Daily Stat,
Register April 22a, 1866, and in th,
| Sioux City Journal April til. 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT.