Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-17

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McCune and Charles F. McCune, dated 5th-o
; March, 1919, for the construction Of locl
and dam at Plymouth, together with all til
supplemental contracts respecting said loci
and dam, (Which original and supplements
contracts are now held by said Scott as as
signee,) and also for the surrender of al
rights to him, (Scott accruing as assignee 0
the contract Of the State Of Iowa, made to Jo
mas Houghton for the lease Of water- powe
for twelve run Of Stone at Plymouth, and fo
the releases hereinafter provided, and for thu
building of the dam at Plymouth, as herein
after stipulated, the sum Of eleven thousand
dollars, and to the estate Of e. Mayne the sun
of one hundred and sixteen and SO-1OO dol
lars to Ed. Johnson the sum of ninety.on,
and 50>lG0 dollars; to ]. f. Jewit, ninety
dollars; and to Sample and Kenly twenty dol
lars; with interest from March 2sth 1864, OF
each of the four last mentioned sums; ths
same having been allowed to said parties re,
spectively by section 9, chapter l0s, Acts o.
the Tenth General Assembly, and the Audito,
ef State is hereby required TO draw warrants
therefor, upon the written application Of tht
said parties or their assignees, which war
rants shall be payable out Of the moneys
mentioned in section one, chapter twenty-five
of the laws of the Eleventh General Assembly
and shall draw interest at the rate Of seven
per cent per annum.
SECTION ?. The warrants issued under the
provisions Of this Act shall be receivable in
payment for lands sold under he provisions Of
the various acts relating to tie sale Of lands
mentioned in section one of this act.
SECTION 3. Before the said parties mention
ed in section one Of this act shall be entitled
to receive any Of the warrants hereinbefore
, provided for, they shall surrender to the State
OF Iowa all leases held by them, of every kind
and description, and shall release to the State
of Iowa and the Des Moines Valley Railroad
Company from all present and future liabili>
ties growing out of or incident TO any Of the
matters by lease or otherwise pertaining to
the Croton Dap. And before the said 0. II. P.
Scott shall be entitled to receive the warrants
coming to him as hereinbefore provided, he
shall surrender to the State Of Iowa. ana re.
|, lease the State Of Iowa, and the pes Moines
Valley Railroad Company from all liability
upon the original contract of the State Of
" iand>all supplemental contracts for the
X fhg OF a lock and dam at Plymouth, and
lso surrender to the State Of Iowa, all
arising hereunder, and release the
II olS md the Des A!oines Valley Railroad
low my from all past, present and future
eoAaiHy upon or on account of the contract or
,;c,,f waterspower originally made by the
catiol Jonas Houghton, for twelve run of
land, t Plymouth, and from all liability pres
future growing out of or connected
GOl id dam aud water power at Plymouth,
~ all also file in the Registers office sat-
INN sn,hg ~ evidence Of the assignments of the
r pr 70 him, and shall complete the same at
- ath at his own expense and cost, with>
-'.:jyears from the passage Of this Act.
~ M, \ toN 4. Upon the execution of the re-
ton idorovided for in section Of this Act to
Sale fe Of Iowa, and the Des Moines Valley
~
Company, and upon fling satisfac-
yENHOldence Of such releases in the Regis
i Vice Of the State Of Iowa, the Governor
- 60 Son written request Of The said rail-
JApANnpany, execute conveyance in the
FAST the State Of Iowa, to said Wells and
ooc. ,ly, without warranty Of the lock and
49, Al Croton, and Of the lands appurtenant
on either side Of the river, and the water-pow-
er thereto belonging. And when said Q. II.
P. Scott shall surrender TO the State OF Iowa
the original and supplemental contracts afore-
said for the construction Of a lock and dam at
Plymouth and shall discharge the State and
the Des Moines Valley Railroad Company
from all liability arising hereunder, and
when he shall discharge the State and said
railroad company from all past and future IL
ability upon the lease Of water>power at
Plymouth aforesaid, and from all past and
future liability growing out Of or connected
with said lock, dam, water. power and leases,
and shall file satisfactory. evidence Of such
releases and discharge and surrender in the
Registers Office Of said State, the Governor
shall, upon the certificate Of the Register Of
the State Land Office Of the completion Of said
dam, execute conveyance without warranty.
in the name of the State of Iowa, to said O. H.
r. Scott, Of the lock and dam at Plymouth,
and the lands appurtenant on either side Of
the river, bought by the State Of Iowa for the
use Of millyards, being about eight acres in
all, with the exclusive right to the said Scott,
to use the water-power created by the con.
struction Of such dam, and any other priyi>
leges connected Herewith, and the State Of
Iowa is hereby released from all liability to
keep said dam in repair.
SECTION 5. Whereas all liabilities past.
present and future Of every kind and descrip-
tion growing out of or connected with the wa
ter leases or water power, and with building
Of the locks and dams at Kcosauqua, Benton>
sport, and Bonaparte, have heretofore been
adjusted and settled, and the State Of Iowa
and the said Railroad Company have been re.
leased therefrom: now therefore, this act is
intended to be, and is a full, complete and
final settlement Of al claims and liabilities
present and future against the State Of Iowa
and said Railroad Company, growing out Of
or connected with the water leases and
building the locks and dams at Plymouth anil
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