Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-02-09
Proclamation.
State srao,sa, svoodsafi Csahty

Board Of Supervisors Of Woodbury. County,
aforesaid. ], JOHN HAGY, Sheriff of said
county. do hereby proclaim and make known
that Special Election will be held in said
County on the llth dav Of February, A. d
1867 At which time lolI will be opened a,
each p lace OF voting in said County, by the
usual officers, for holding elections, to vote
upon the proposition cottained in the said
order Of the Board Of Supervisors. which is
in the words following, to-wi.:
The matter Of the transfer Of the swamp
and ove flowed land. Of Woodbury. Comfy to
the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Com pa
| ny coming on for hearing upon the draft Of
| the contract 10 that behalf here produced, it
is now here ordered that the same be adop:-
ed by this Board, the Chairman and Clerk of
the Board Of Sup-, yiso~s for and in behalf
Of Woodbury. County. torhwhh execute in
duplicate contract with the Sioux City and
Pacific Railroad Company in the words aud
figures as follows. to-wit:
This cont, act male by and between the
Count y of Wooibury, in the State of Iowa,
! party Of the first part. aud the Sioux Cny
aud Pacific Rsilroad Company party Of the
second part. Wuaeseth, That The said party
Of the first part IN confederation of the cum
Of one dollar paid by the said party Of The
second part, the recrip pit Of VIII ch is hereby
acknowledged and for the furh.r conside-
ration of the several st'pua'ir"s. ngr, em.nts
and undertakings herei"af er mentioned t.
| be kept, done and performsd BY the said
party OF the second part. and Tor the pur
pose OF making aid aiding in m king Raj
Road through the said County of Woodhu y
,o-wit: The Rail Road cont-mpht.l to be-
| built by the said parry Of the SECOND par,
from Sioux City, in the said County Of
Woodbury., in son,her'y direction 10 an
intersection with the Cvd .r Rapids aud NJ
souri, River Rail Road At some point near
and westerly from st Joh"s, IN Harrison
County, in said State-aud thence westerly
to an intersection with the Iowa Branch Of
the Union Pacific Railroad, which SAID Raj
Road il I" pass through said Woodbury.
| County from Sioux C.y aforesaid to the
south boundary line of ssid County OF Wood
bury, the ssi'i party Of h" frs part does
| hereby grant, bargain and sell unto the said
party Of the acc md part all and sing liar
the swamp, aud overd,wed land, together
wi,h air d the fn.eres's rights, p w.. r. and
privileges which the said Conn'v Of Wool
bury has now or may hereafter acqn'r,. to
such lands " thin the said nnt;. aud ais,
| all "t the ,noarys, evidences of ind~tt~ ~dness
band scrip, wa rants, indemnity lands. and
| other valuable things whatsoever which the
-ait County of Wo 'dbury has acpnr 4 a.d
10. disposed Of or may acquire h. reaf'er by
virtue Of any laws Of the United States o.
the Sa'e o: Iowa already enacted, or that
may hereafter be- enacted, giving 10 the said
County Of Woodbury. swamp or overfow,d
lands, tr vaiue in hsu "r confederate n
thereof, it being the intent ani meaning
hereof TO give to and vest in the said party
Of the sec md par, all and every rish, and
! in 9 ct which the said Woodbury. County
now h.s OF may hereafter sca IRE und,r the
| laws relating 10 swamp "r osrrn owed lands,
Ak fully rs the same now are or hereafter
may he in the sad County of Woodb ny
| Procided, honcrer. That his gran, is made
s"tj~c' TO The rond',io"s imposed ny law in
| relation 10 such grants. ant that he Ii le to
| the lands and other. property herein men
| toned and con'rG'Il.,vI sla | not vest ia
the said party of 'hr ,roui par, nn,iI the
s..ii RAJ, Road sha'! hev. ben burt. -qup.
, ped aud IN practical op"rat from i'- sgd
| l"in, If ,nt, r!",'ion wi h the C.',iar Rapds
and Missouri River Rail Z al to ,hr depot
ston'd, ~ be selected an! lon,,ed ~ h. re-
| latter Set iu'th IN tie town or city Of 81 ux
Cry aforesaid aud prov"-d. further, that
! the same saii te so mutt by the first day Of
Deeemo~r, A. d 1868, an n.t only Lu 1t
but equipped ard operated to the depot
to be built in Sioux City on the depo,
prohnds'o be lsrlrrted by the ci,iz.ps Of
| Sioux Chs as III ealated n the,r conuac, Of
| October ooh, 1866. AMI lhe said parry of
| he sscpnt par, IN nsrnnsd.ra' On Of the pre-
misses does hereby agree to hu Id the SAID
Rail Road within the time herein above
inAica' ed. ind also to bald a suitable depo,
| building on the grounds in Sioux City above
mentioned, aud 10 cause the same to be
"perat 10 and trom the said depnt building
IN or hefore the sa d first day of necemter
| A. ID. 1868. And the said parry Of tbe sec
| ond part takes the said la,ds subject to all
| the provisions OF he Act of Congress Of
September 2sih. 1850. aud does al o hereby
exprsIy release the ste. of W, and The.
| said G fansy CIV ocdhsry from n!lis s!nliiies
for retaining said land. and agrees to keep
| the said County Ut Woodbury. harmless
| trt IN al exren ss and liabilities for diehes
| lesees, or otherwise reclaimng Of the same.
| Aud the said party OF ,he second part, Al
| so agrees t. carry out and execute alt con
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| said county OF Wooaburr in relation TO the
sale or dispnsal Of said land (,f ,aere be any
snch) either to purchaser or pre-cmptor.
under the laws Of the State, within u reason
able time affet 1he lille II tker aame shall
have passed rs contemplated herein and
also to pay all liabilities, which the said
county may have incurred, aud ye, remain
ing unpaid, in aud alb ut securing the said
lands aud scrip and moneys 10 the said
county. 1t i aso agreed aud understood
that il the said Railroad shall not he built,
eQeipped. snd,in operation ~ her.in above,
stated, IN the county Of Woodbury., By the
LIST day of December. A. d. 1868, then this
contract is to be void hut it the said Rail
road shall be 80 built aud operated within
the time aforesaid. then wilhiu u reasonable
time after the said Railroad shall be 80 built
and Ms soon rs the same can reasonably be
done, the said party OF the frs, part agrees
10 pay over aud deliver TO the said party Il
the second part, Or the succe. sors and as
signs of the said psy,y OF the secon,i ps-s :
he moneys nnrf pfni er,, if"rrin contethpta
ted. and to convey as aforesaid by sustie Glen,
deeds and other writings. alt such property
hsrei" contemplated, - does not pass Nv
delivery merely, and IN case tha said county
shall not NJ the time mentioned f,r making
the conveyance and delivery ns ar, resa id
have acquired the title TO all III the said lands
or a'l OF the said money, scrip or other pro-
perry Contemplated herein, then 50 soon
thrrrai'er ~ Me sHme ,shall hs.s, bseag aA-
CURED, 'ha proper uansfer, con Dseyance and,
1tufss ~. IL A.