Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-05-19

New York, on the fifteenth of September
1861, majority being present in person
and by proxy, NJ. K. Jesup was chosen
chairman, pro. tenn, the vice-president
being absent), aud A. B. Bri.ten, secre-
tacy.
The following resolutions were of
cred by Fred.ick Schuchardt, Esq, and
adopted:
Resolrca, first, Tia. the Sioux City
and Pacific Railroad Comp ny request
the President of the United States, as
provided in section seventeen, of an act
approved July 2, 1861, atneudatory of an
act entitled "An act to aid in the con-
slruction Of railroad and telegraph line
from the Missouri river to the Pacific
ocean, and to secure to The Government
tie ase of the same for postal, military
and other purposes" approved July |,
1867, to designate the Sioux City and Pa
che hAl.road Company as the propcy Or
ganlza'lon to construct aud operate the
branch Of said road provided for in said
section seventeen Of said act, and that be
be requested TO approve the organization
OF said company tor said oh ect.
Rcsolcea, second, That the Hon. w. B
Allison be requested to present the fore
going resolutions to the President of the
United States for the purpose therein in.
dcatei.
MORRIS X. JESSUP, Chair n.
A. B BElrIlN, Sec'y.
Approved:
FREDERICK SCNCCuAEDT,
NJ. X. JEoSUP,
NJ. B. ALLISON,
l. B. CROCK ER,
Directors.
| hereby certify the foregoing TO be a
correct transcript from the records Of the
proceedings OF the board of dicrectovs of
the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Com.
pany IL relation to the matter therein Sc:
forth
Witness my hand and the seal of said
company, at Dubuque, lJwa, this 9th day
Of December, 1864
l.. S ". ". HAMILTON, Sec'y.
HOUSE OF REpEEsEMrArlvG Gs,
Washington, ID. G., DC. Is, 1864
SIR: Since | saw you this NOR ling |
have examined cur statute and find the
following provisions fearing Gu the point
surs e ted by you. Section , article I,
page 22l, OF the revision ct le60:
Any railroad company heretofore Or
gan;zed, or VIII ch u.uy hereafter bo Or.
ganIzed TN Ter the laws Of lhi, S,o'. S;'
the purpose Of coustruc il = a ~ f'e i
from any point within the STATE ~
boundary line thereof, is hereby cmpo"
cred to oAteud sal railroad into or
.Aro"+h a"y other State or S ates, ua 'er
sch r. gu:Atious as may be rrcscrb bed by
the laws OF such Safe or .ates, or thro'
which SAID road u,ay be extended and
the rights aud privileges of said compa-
ny over SAID oxteLti0n in tie cons:ruc-
ton and Use of said railroads for the BEN
eLt- 81 such company in controlling aud
applying the assets OF said com pany,
shall be the same as if their railroad
had been Constructed wholly within this
State.
ttiif, unle- the provisions Of this
section, the organization Of our company
to construct q road from within iowa into
Nebraska will be valid
This is matter in which northwest
Iowa is deeply interested. | wish YOU
would SO far interest yourself in the mat.
ter as to have the applicaca,ion Of the
company acted upon as soon as convent
ent. | would, il possible, like to have i,
settled this week. 1t has been delayed so
long tha, | feel interested in having it
closed at once.
Very respectfully,
A. w. HUBBARD.
AT meeting of the toc,.hplders of the
Sioux City aud Pacific Railroad Company
held at the otiice Of NJ. X. Jesup & Co
80 ExchanSe Place, NV York, on Fri
day, December B, loG4, at which meet
ing all the corporators were present in
person or by proxy, M. X. Jesup, Esq.
was Gale! to the chair, and John B
Damont was appointed secretary pro tenn.
The following amendment to the arti--
cles Of association was proposed by Wm.
3, Allison, Esq namely:
la article second, before the words
Sioux City insert the words "Correction-
VII lie 10, and after the words Sioux City
insert "and from Sioux City to- The
object OF which amendment being stated
by Mr.. Allison, the same was unanimous
ly ad pied aud the secretary Of said COM
patty was directed to have said article re.
company
On motion of Mr. Croeker, It was
Rcso5ccd, That the secretary Of this
meeting be requested to forward to his
exeeilencr the President Of the United
States, through the honorable Secretary
OF the Interior, IA copt .. The proceedin Is
OF this meeting, so far AS the same relate
to the amendment Of the second article
Of the articles of ass cia,i IN.
NJ. X. JESTP,
l.. B. CROCkER,
", Il. ALLISON,
J. BLAIR,
/. SCNUCNARDr,
c. A LAMBERT,
pLATT SMITH,
}. +. WILSON,
A. W. HUBBARD.
hereby certify that the (oreg bin, is
correct transcript. of the minutes Of a
meeting of the stockholders of the Sioux
CITY and Pacific Railroad romnanv heid