The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-21
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Grant Of Laxds to ".Sioux City and 81. Paul
Railroad Company.
AN ACT to se%spt Of the Grant and carry into Z
ecution the Trust conferred upon the State Of
Iowa, by 40 Act Of Congress entitled "An Act
for . grant Of lands To the STATE Of Ioss in
alternate sections. to aid in the construction
of . railro4 ID in said State
sEcrIos l. Rs IL enacted ty the Ges<raf Ass~~-
by o.. sks Efds< ef le~a, That ths lands, rights,
powers and privileges conferred upon the STATE oi
Iowa by the Act Of Congress entitled IAN Act fof
. grant Of land TO the State Of Iowa in alternate
sections to aida the eonrtru-tion Of r~ilroad In
the State of ID wa, approved Nay IL. 1854, be,
and the same are hereby accepted upon the terms,
conditions, and restrictions contained in said Act
Of Congress.
See l. That 20 much Of the lAnds, interests,
rights, powers. and privileges, ~ arc or may be
granted snd coifeFred in pursuanc. OF the Act Of
Congress aforesaid, for the purpose Of a,ding in
the construction Of railroad from sioax City, in
the said State " lows, 10 the South line Of the
State Of Minne3ota al such point the said Stats
of Iowa may select between the Big Sioux and
the west fork Oh the Des Moines River b.. aud an
hereby disposed Of granted and conferred upon
the Sioux City Ind ST. Paul Railroad Company, .
body corporate existing under and BY virtue OF
the laws Of the State of Iowa
Sec. :. That said company shall locate and def
nitely K the line and ronte of said road soon
as practicable after the passage Of this Act, and
shall file . map showing ruch line or route in the
once Of the GoFernor sf the State Of Isvu. and
also in the olhc& Of the Secretary Of State Of the
State Of Iowa; and shall be the duty Of the said
Gevsvser aftsr - xing his eAeiai signsssrv there.
%. to file. or cause to be filed, such map in the
once Of the SECRETARY Of the fntsrior. Bat the
location Of such line or route, however. shall b
considered 6na1 only 20 far ~ to hx the limit md
boundary within which lands may be selected
undsr, and BY virtss Of said Act Of Congress
-. (. Ths said road shah b. constructed upou
ths ssual gA9s4 tgsagr) Of other hfst clsss road.
in this State aad the iron used in The track shall
b Of approved quality and Dsttsen. ssd the sid
road shall be ednstruetsd asd 1aishcd 10 . style
and Of quality equal TO the average Of other ars'
class western rdads; and when the said road shall
Be atersected ID aay other railroad hereafter con-
strueted, it sha be the duty Of the compAny re
cciving the bsnbft OF this Act to farnish ali proper
and reasonable facilities, and 10 join such other
cumpany in making all necessary crossings, turn
outs, sideiingsI and switches, and other eonve
niences for tGe transportation Of all fre,gh, and
passengers oie their road and the rates for trans
portAtion shall net in any sxeeed the Fczula,
tariff Of chargs} on said road
See. 5. The said company shall assent to and
accept the grant by this set conferred, by . writ
ten Instrument under the seal Of such incorpora-
ton, and signed BY its President and Secretary
and shall fle the same In the ohfee Of the Secfe.
t.ry Of State tf the State of Iowa within si1
mouths ater the passage Of this Act
Sec. 9. The said company is hereby authorized
and empowered 10 select and designate the poin
upon the south line of the State Of Minnesota. &c
which the said road shall be built between tn,
"Bis Sioux" and the west fork" Of the De,
Moines Rivers. ~ designated in said Act of Con
gress. u -s
Sss. I. The eIConpany accepting the provisions
Of this Act, shall at ell times be subjec, TO sucf
rules regulations and restrictions Of rstes for tn.
transportation Of passengers and freight As ma
be enacted and imposed by the General Assembly
Of the State of Iowa, not Inconsistent with ths
provisions of this Act, and the Get Of csngrssi
mating the grant Aforesaid
Bee. 8. The said Company accepting the gran
Of land under the proviEions Of this Act, ebal
take the same with the conditions imposed and II,
terms provided by this Act, and in no event shall
said company have any claim or recourse upor
the State VI Iowa BY reasons q the conditions
imposed BY this Act.
Ssc.s. All persons Who, at thatime said grAu
vas uade, held valid claims BY setuai oecupeGiss
and improveoest spoa any Of the lsnds em6snsss
Ia asid grant, shall Be protected in the sams ans
entitled to purchase and enter the same upon -
terms and conditions provided 10 Sections l3o'
and 1909. Chapter IS, of the Revision Of 1850.
Ssc. To- This act being deemed of imneiat
importance, shall take effect and be in fore
from and after its pubiicasion in the Daily S'ss
Register, . Newspaper published at Des Moines
and the Sioux City Jox,raf, . newspaper publish
I'd in Sioux City, said publication to be wi,hou
expense to the State.
Approved April Sd, 1855.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act WAS pub
Iished in the Daily State Resiser April I'D, fsst
and in the Sioux City Journal April --th, 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.