Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-03
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An ACT resnming certain rights conferred
upon the Dubuque and Pacific Now Dubu
que rnd Sioux City, Railroad Company, by
an Act approved July l4th, 1856, and Acts
amendatory thereof, and TO repeal certain
laws in relation thereto.
WHEREAS, BY an act Of Congress, approved
May -, $50, there was granted to the State
Of Iowa certain land 10 aid in tie construc-
tion OF certain railroads in said State, upon
certain terms. conditions and restrictions
under which said lands might be disposed OF,
and
! WHEEEAs, The General Assembly Of the
$ ate Of Iowa. by an act approved July 18th,
1856, acccp'e said grant OF lands upon the
terms, conditions and restrictions contained
in said act Of Congress, and transferred and
granted to the Dubuque and Pacific now Du,
buque and Sioux City, Railroad Company
that portion OF said lands granted by said act
of Con -ress, 10 "a ii in the construction OF a
railroad from the city of Dubuque, to point
on the Missouri river, at or near Sioux City,
with branch from the mouth of tho Tete Dcs
Morris to the nearest point on said road In
consideration on the part OF said company that
ii would complete and equip within the time
therein specified and.
WHEREAS, Said company having failed to
complete and equip said road as required in
said act, obtained ny an act of the General
| Assembly of Iowa, approved April I. 1862, al
extension of time for The completion of said
road in further consideration of the release o;
| certain lands iii said last mentioned act des.
crbed and
WnsRnAs, The said Dubuque and Pacific
! NOW DUBUQUE and Sioux C;tvl Railroad Com.
pany, has failed aud refused 10 execute tho
said releases ani has failed to complete and
| ~. nf af Il. Il
a. bv said acts Of transfer and extension the V
were required to have completed and equip.
ped at this times thereby. at the options OF
! th State, annulling all their right AM title
! 10 tho lands 50 transferred 10 said Company
| by said ne. Of July II. 1853, excepting only
J one hundred and twenty sections or said land
! for each twenty miles OF said road, now CONS
rleted and equipped, Whereby the State has
the right 10 resume all tic right title and
/ interest in and to the remainder and residue
Of the land originally granted to said compa
ny and
WnEaEAs, The good faith of the State il
carrying into execution the trust conferred
upon her by said act of Congress, require;
that the remaining land and all title TO The
same should be resumed, TO the end that The
rad TO aid which the same was granted, may
be speedily completed. Now, therefore,
srEC. 4. Or II tHtcfft ~ fHS UtHefM -iSSfW>
l1g of the S ate Of lora That all the right
title or interest in and 10 the land heretofore
granted or intended TO be granted, 10 the Du
btieue and Pacific (now Dubuque and Sioux
City, Railroad Company, by an act approved
July Il, 1856, entitled AN act TO accept the
grant and carry into execution the trust con.
ferred upon the State Of Iowa by an act 0.
Congress, entitled 'An act making a grant OF
land to the State of Iowa, in alternate sections
to aid in the construction OF certain railroads
in said State, approved May -, 1856, and
acts amendatory and supplemcntive of ths
same be and the same are hereby absolutely
and entirely resumed by the State. Pforids;
ho,rcrer, that nothing in this act contained
shall be construed t, effect or i'll any manne
impair the title of said company, to the on
hundred AMI twenty sections of said land TO
each and every twenty miles of their roa'
which is now completed AMI EQUIPPED.
SEC 2 The fifth section of said act, ap
proved July II, 1856. and all other acts an,
parts Of acts inconsistent With this Act, arr
hereby repealed.
SEC 3. This act being deemed of immedi
ate Importance, shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in tho
Iowa State Register, published at Dcs Moines,
ard the Iowa Northwest, published al Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
| Approved March 10, 1868.