The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-15

Laws or 1OtrA
Publ,.hed by A.thor,sy.

Laws or 1ossz
Published by AatAority.
cnAtrta 81. q
AN ACT making Gant IL Land IL The Nc
I t4regor aud Sicux City Railway Company, Of in
Case Of their Failure to accept the to the 43d
Parallel Company and to execute the Trust con-
ferred by act Of Congress entitled ian Act for q
sessions, 10 adm the oonesssskio1 = Rsalroad
in said State" approved May 18th, 1864.
SEcrro. /. BE IL enacted b. he Geseral 4ascm
NJ IF ae Srss Of iora, Thsl Al tie Iads rixi1se.
and pririeRs that granted to the State Of lows
by An net OF GoA8ress, approved May 18th, 1864,
for the parpose of aiding in the construction Of
railroad from point at Of near the foot III Main
strcet,So sc3reger i'm said State in westerly d.
reetionby the meet practicable route at or near the
forty third parallel of north latitude. until it shall
inferscct the proposed raiiroad running from Sioux
City tosthe Minnesota State line, in The county Of
oBrien, In said State ofIowa, are hereby granted
and conferred 10 and upon the McGregor 4 Sioux
City Railway Company, corporation organized
under the laws Of the State OF Iowa; ,srosided,
said raiiroad company accepting the provisions Of
this act shall at all times be subject ouch rules,
regulations and rates eftar the sportntion
oi freight and passengers, as may from time to
time be enacted and provided for by the Geners
Assembly ~ the State Is Iowa, and further sph-
ject to the conditions limitations restrictions and
provisions contained In this act, and in the acts Of
Congress granting said lands to the State of Iowa.
SIC. 2. This grant is made upon the express
condition thai said rail~sy company shall have
constructed and in running order limo OF railway
as required By the provisions Of the sat of Con.
gress making said grant to tho State and Of this
aci upon the most practicable route on or as near
praeticahlsto the fnrty third parallel of north
latitude, rInning within mile of New Hatup
ton. in chicsnsaw county, running from thence by
way OF AID within one mile of ST Charles Civ
xasen City and Algena, until ii shall intersect
IN the county of o'Brien In this State, the pro-
posed raifroad running from Sioux City to the
minnesota State line.
SIC. 3. This grant Is conferred on the ucs4reror
and Sioux City Railway Company on the farther
express conditions that in case said company shall
fail to have its railway built and con pieied in
good running order, as far vest as TO chiekasaw,
In range 4 IN chiekasar county, by the 6rst day
osseptsmber. 1869; or in ease said company shall
4fan to build and complete in good running order
at least twenty miles in addition TO each and ev-
cry year thereafter and the whole OF said railroad
By the first day Of December, 1875, then ana in
case OF any such failure, failure TO comply
with any of the conditions OF this act the State Of
Iowa nay at any time resume all rights conferred
h tis act and resume all rights to the lands here
by granted and which may remain nmdisposed Of
10 said company account or rad actually built
in compliance with the terma Of this act provided
. thai IL in any year road shall be built
than is required ~ this act Il shall be regarded
aud treated Is road built the next succeeding ytar
. or years.
SIC i. This railway shall be CONSTRUCTED unnn
fhe usual gnageof other rstelass railroads IN this
State, and shall be constructed and fnished in
style and Of quality equal to the average OF
ether frst-class western railroads
sTe, 2. Lie sad company shall be entitled to
tao beaeat OF the selections of land already made
nnder the grant 70 the State Of Iowa of lands TO
aid IN tie construction Of railroad from seGreg~
or westward on or near the forty-third parallel
approved way II, lsG4; and the line located IN |
der sad grant shall be binding only so far as ap-
plicable TO sections.
SIC. 6. II is hereby made the duty of the Gov.
tFnor when ten consecutive miles Of rs.iiresd has
been hnHt IN sccordanee With the prov isor,s of
this aes, ~ certify that fsetto the secratarv Of
the Interior, and so on for each consecutive Ten |
miles thereof, az be sarna shall be compicted and
whenever the said scGregsr and Sioux CITY Rail-
way Company shall have completed In good nm
mug order, according TO heproyisons II this net,
It's railway 70 point within iaila Of ST Charles
City. in ficyd eeurty, II shah be the duty Of the
GoYefnor OF THIS state to GAUGE patents to be is-
sued to said railway company far one hundred I
and fifty sections Of said land, and when the said
railway company shall in ike manner hare oo,n-
Petea Us railway TO the east line of nee twenty
two, in Cerro aordo county, then the said Gov
ernor SHAH cause patents to be issued 20 said rail-
way eenipany Tor ose hundred and fifty sections I
OF land; and when the said railw ay COMPANY shsli
in like manner haye completed us railway 10 a |
point within one mile of Aigona Kossatir county,
then the Governor shall cause patents 10 be issued
to said company for one hundred and fifty seq /
tons more 81 said lands and when the said rsiway
company shall in like manner have completed its
railway to the Little Sioux river then the said |
sGoyernor shall cause patents to be issued to said
company for the balance ri the lands granted foS
that Pnrpeses proriae3 that the said railway CON-
shall not convey or cucumber Any Of said lands
prter to the tine it shah be entitled 10 patents
thereof as provided ia this act and this act shall
nnt be so construed as 70 graut to said railway
e5mpauy, orsany persaa or persons, whomsoever
any of said lands for any railroad heretofore butt
bEe,T All lands embraced in said grant which
entered prior TO January |, 1875 under the
home stesd laws Of the United States, shall be /
patented by the Governor of this State to the par
ties By whom the same were so entered or to their
heirs ar grantees, npen the payment by them into
fha State Treasury. within two years from the
passage Of this act Of the price of such lands az
hones,eads under the laws of the United states
and the money paid for such lands shsli be
held far and paid over to said railway company I
when such ia.sds would have been earned by said
company by the extension of said road as required
in this act.
sEs, ). 1t Is further expressly provided that
If ssid HeGTeger & Sioux City Raiiwsy Company
shal! iail 81 refuse to accept of this grant upon
the conditions hereby imposed, and in time and
manner SIS heteinreqaired, the t3d Parallel Rail.
way Company may accept thsgrant within sixty
DAYS thereafter, aud silali thereby become snhsti
tuted 10 all the ghts, and subject 10 all the con-
ditiaas hereinbefgre mentioned, 10 The same ex-
tent as snid +Sd Parallel Railway Company had
been mentioned in this act in the place OF the Me-
Oregon and Sioux City kaiirnad Company, wher-
ever the sanae oscnrs therein.
SIC. 0, The said Mctiregor and eioux City
Railway Company shall assent to and accept the
provisions Of this act b. a written instrument un-
der the seal Of such corporation, with the sigma
lures Of the proper officers within sixty days al
ter tho nassageof this AFT, which said eptanse
shall be flied in the ofle 81 the Secretary Of
Stste, and nc by him recorded in tho book by him
kept for tho reearing Of articles of association.
Ard, az further condition Of this grant, and st
the tiae Of the acceptance hereinhefogc required,
nnd a. pars thereof, the said ,aetsreror6 Sioux
City Hallway Company Shall procure sad file with
the Secretary # State, fall abselate, legal and
eeef,ta waiver release and surrender Of all claim
right or interest, or pretended caim, right or N
terestsss the Meascser Western Railroad Com-l
panv lis successors assigns in or to any of the
iauda granted to this State by act Of Congress APP
proved May 18th. s. ID. 1851, which claim, right 1
or iut crest arises cut II. Is aeeonnt ct, any
raiIzead already constructed frorfaed. That II I
the Congress Of the United States shall make any
additional grant of land the State of iossa. 10
aid In tho construction II raIrcaa from Me- |
Gregor or any intermediate point to point in /
O'BTen eenntys and the said McGregor and Sioux t
City Rsil~ay Company, their successors or as
signs shall comply with all the provisions of this
set. and shall cpnstrsia then railroad 70 Y Brien
county, III the manner and time as provided IN |
this act then this resa shall not operate to de-
prize said last named npsny, their Successors or
assigns. Of land in said contemplated additional
grant for any railroad constructed on said lire be-
tween AsGrsgor sad @. Bsien county e as
src. 10. This act being deemed of Immediate
Importance shall tske effect and De in force from
ana after its publication IN the Daily State Kesis
ter aud iopa Es.ntng Ssr.sss,aa.
Approved March a. 1858,
hereby certify thai the feregoins net took a.
fecr by publication required in section 10 there
Of, on tie Sd day Of April, A. d. 1868.
Ed WHIeRr, Seey, OF Stale,