The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-15
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city and Fort Dodge and the depot
buildings shall be erected on the
grounds" heretofore donated by the
people Of said towns for that pur-
pose. and shalt be completed thence
to Sioux city, which route shall be
at all points within the limits Of
If said land grant. The track Of
said road shall DO laid with good,
substantial rail, weighing not less
than hfty-six pounds per. linear yard.
The road shall 30 completed to Fort
Dodge by the 6rst day Of July 1869
the timc now fixed by act !, Of Con-
grcss; one-half Of the balance with
in ono year from that time, and the
remainder before the first day al
January AID 1872; aud said road
when any twenty miles shall be com
plc,ed, shall be subject to tho lease
uf the illinois Central railroad
company, transferred to the iowa
Falls and Sioux city, BY the Du-
huquc aud Sioux city railroad COM
rany and shall be operated as one
continuous an1 unbrokcn through
line Of railroad from Dubuque to
Sioux city. rs a@' @rg-' ~a-s
SEC. 5. Said lands SO granted as
aforesaid. to the Iowa Falls ard
sioux city railroad coupa shall
he patented BY the Governor to
saiS company as the same shall be
earned by the building of said road
but no patent shall be issued by him
for any portion Of said lands until
at least sevcnty-ivc miles Of road
shall be completed. and "no patent
rhaffbc made for any lands moro
than forty miles in advance of the
p,int to whick said road may be
constructed from time to time, - as
rovidcd by said act Of congress.
No patent shall be made for any
lands located withis fifty niles Of
Sioux eity, except for such road as
he company may cause to be built
aud operated from Sioux city east
ward. and when said company shall
have forty miles of road built and
operated from Sioux city eastward,
then this restriction shall cease,
ana such lands may be patented for
any road built by said company; and
no patent shall includ: lands situate
in more than one county, and .uca
ratcnt shall DC. by said company,
recorded in the county where said
lands lie. and . certified copy Of the
record Of tho sam c may be used as
evidence with the same effect as the
original, and in case any of said
lands hereby granted are now. and
were on the FIRST day Of January 10 st
occupied by actual settlers residing
thereon and improving the same,
upon such settler making proof to
the Register Of tho state land Office
Of such settlement and Improvement
he shall be entitled to purchase not
exceeding one quart or see tion Of land
IF the state at the rate of 81, so per
acre, and when such land shall have
been earned BY the extension Of said
road. upon the pa ment to the said
company Of said sum, the Governor
shall executes patent to su:h actua
settler for said land. s.9~A4. f..}-=
skc. 6. The legislature shall have
the power to resume the lands not
earned at the time Of such rcsump-
ton, on default ofxail company to
build said roadsto. Fort Del3e,b by the
first doy Of july 1g6o o. Any pcr-
tion of said road within the atimc
limitcd herein, OF intAsc they shall
he satisfied that said sonpany is rot
pushing forward the work on said
road with reasonable diligence, 50
as to warrant tho bclief that the
whole line will be completed to Sioux
city by the FIRST day ofJanuary ! s72.
The said Iowa Falls and Sioux
city railroad company shall signify
.!,cir acceptance Of the terms and
conditions Of this act, by written
instrument. signed b. tbs, psssisaensl
# said company, - 30 6lel with tn
Governor. within thirty days after.
the passage Of this act. The COM
rany accepting the provisions ofthis
sct shall, ut all times. DO subject to
s.ch rules and regulations. and rat Is.
# tariff for transportation offrcight
aud passengers as may from time to
time be enacted BY the general as
scmbly Of the state Of Iowa. If the
said Iowa FALLS aud Sioux city
railroad company shall fail or refuse
70 accept sf this grant upon the con-
i,tions hereby imposed aud in the
,imc and manner as herein required
:hc census board of this state is
hereby authorized BY proper writing
with the seal Of the state affixed
thcreto, to confer the Same upon
.Mch party Or company IS shall, in
their Judgment, be competent to car
yy~thc enterprise hercinbcforc pro-
<iicd fer in good faith, and which
shall accept the grant by q proper
written instrument duly executed
and attcsted, and shall file the same
in the Office Of tie secretary Of this
state. subject to all the sections Of
this act. and the same shall be APP
plicable 70 such grantee, subject to
al the terms and conditions Of this
act rs il fully. naucd originally
herein, - !,
SEC. ). Nothing in this act con-