Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-01-19


sesrir R1ses Rail R,a1 1t soms point oeaI
aaH w1alsrly f9om 4 johns. in Harrison
County IN ss31 State-end slenes westerly
- On i 6rsssRtpa with 10 Iowa Branch Of
~ Unt1A Paee6c Rnilrosd which said Rail
4b.d h.,o -: through aid Woodbury.
Comfy rom Sious Guy, aforesaid to the
earth boundary line u said County Of Wood
bury, the said party Of thu 6rs. part does
hereby grant, bargain and sell unto the said
party Of the second part all aud siugulzr
the swamp and ovrr1,wed land, together
With 81 Of the i"ssres's, rights, powers and
privileges which: the said County, oi Woo l.
bury has n1s Or may hereafter SECURE to
such Ian Is within the slid county, and also
all Of the moneys, evidences Of indebtedness,
land scrip, warrants, indemnity lands. ana
other valuable things wha,-oevrr winch the
said County of Woodbury. has ~ qnirsd and
not disposed of, or may acquire hereafter BY
virtue Of any laws Vi the United States or
the S1ae Of Iowa already enacted, or that
may hereafter b" enacted, giving to the sail
County Of Woodbury. tw.,np or overlooked
lands, tr value in lieu Of consideration
thereof, il being the intent and meaning
hereof to give to aud vest in the said party
the second part all and every right and
ih'e est which the said Woodbury. County
now has or may hereafter acquire under the
laws relating 20 swamp Or overilowed lands
as fully as the sama now are or hereafter
may be in the said County Of v oodbury !;
nrorided ho,rerer. That this grant j. made
subject to the conditions imposed ny law in
relation to such grants, ana that the title to
the lands aud ether property herein men
toned aud contemplated shall no. vest in
the said patty Of tho second par, until the
said Rail Road shall have been built equip
red and in practical OPERATION from its said
point of intersection with the Cedar Rapids
and Missouri River Rail Road to the depot
grounds t. be eel, vted and 70 'alcd as b, re-
i"a!tcr set forth in the town or city Of Sioux
City "to' esuid and provided, further, TINT
the same shall be s" hull, by the first day Of
December, A. d. lsGs, and no. only built
bot equipped ard operated to The depo,
to be built in Sioux City on the depot
grounds to be selected by the citizens Of
Sioux CITY As stipulated in their contract Of
October ooh, 1866 And the said party of
The s. conh part in consideration Of the pre-
misses doss hereby agr'e to hn;ld ,hr said
Rail Road within the time h"r,in above
indicated. md also to build suitable depo,
building o" the grounds in Sioux City above
mentioned, and 10 cause the same Ia be
operated 10 add from the said dep i building
, n or before the said first day Of December,
A. d. 1868 And the said party Of the Sec
ond part takes the said lands subject to all
tho provisions Of the Act Of C"ngrcss Of
September 2S,h, 1850. and does al o hereby
expressly reloase the State nf wa, aud the
sad County Of Wo' dhnry from all lab i'i~s
Tor retaining .nid land. aid agrees to keep
the said cou.ty Of Woodbury. harmless
from al exren es and liabilities for bitches
les ees, or otherwise retaining Of the same.
And the said party OF The second part, al
so agrees to carry out and execute all con
tracts and agreements heretofore mad. By
said county Of Woodbury. in relation TO the
sale or disposal Of said land (if there be any
such) either to purchaser or pr--emp,or.
under the laws OF the State, within a reason
able time after The title to the same shall
have passed rs contemplated herein and
also to pay all liabilities, which the said
county may have Incurred, and yet r. main
ing unpaid in ard al ut securing the said
lands and scrip and moneys 10 the sai!
c'unty. 1t il a'so agreed and understood
that II the sail Railroad shall not be buil'.
equipped, and in operation a. herein above
statei, in the county Of Woodbury.. By the
lst day f December, A. ID 1868. then this
contract is to be void but il the sid Rail
road shall be 20 built and operated viii hin
the time aforesaid. then within reasonable
time after the said Railroad shall be 50 built
aud rs soon rs he same can easonahly be
done, the sxij party Of the frs, part agrees
to pay over and deliver TO the said party .!
the second part, or the successors and AS
signs Of the said party OF the second part,
the moneys and property herein con:empla
ted. and to convey as aforesaid by sunrien,
deeds and other writin IS. all such property
herein contemplated, IS does not pass by
delivery merely, and in case the said count,
shall not at the time mentioned for making
the conveyance and delivery as aforesaid
have acquired the ,it'e 10 all Of the said lands
or all Of the sid nancy, scrip or other pro.
perry contem plated herein, then so soon
tn reafter Is the same shall have been &C
qnired, the proper transfer. conveyance. AMI
delivery thereof shall he made. Ana the
said party OF the first part hereby agrees to
give aud furnish TO the said party Of the sec
ond part. and to any agen, or officer en-
pIoyed by the sail party of the second part.
Or the successors and assigns OF the said
party Of The second part, all lawful and pr, -.
per facilities for securing f. the United
States, or from the State Of Iowa, any and
all cfthe moneys. land scrip. lands or 9th,
er property contemplated herein, any ex-
penses however that may be incurred in
such proceedings 10 be borne ty the said
party Of the second part.
This cor tract is - be and hecome in full
force and effect aud binding and obligatory
upon the respective parties hereto so soon as
the same shall have been. adopted and rat'-
fed by q vote Of the people If said County OF
Woodbury. ~ in such ease provided by law.
In witness whereof hi, contract is BY or
der or the Beard Of Supervisors Of said coun.
'y+of Woodbury., signed BY the presiden, OF
said Beard Oil behalf Of said County ard
attss,ed BY the Clerk and the seal of said
County. and on behalf Of said Rail Road
Company by The pr,siient and Secretary of
the s,id Rail Road Company with the Seal
thereof attached Inadop:iea:e. - - e.
TnE Sioux CRY 4 PAcirIc r r. CoNrAxY.
. ....., 3, john /. BLAIR, President.
JAMES N. McklxLAY, II ~......I.3...
;.s- :.' Secretary, and c"rporase seal.
Sioux City l. Pacific Railroad Comply
Dubuque, Iowa.
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