Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-24
LAWS or IOWA.
Pabnshed by Authority.
CHAPTER 81.

AN MI We8su8 uSent Of Land TO the Nc
0regsr and Sisax City Railroad Company,
o. in Case ef their Failure to accept the
same 70 the l3d Parallel Company, and TO
execute the Trust conferred by Act Of Goa.
gress entitled "Aa Act for Grant Of Land
. the State * lows, in Alternate Sections
. 70 aid in the construction Of . Railroad in
said StAts," approved Nay 18th, 1864.
SECTION !. Bel enacted b. tie General A.
semSly sftAs Ssase ef losa, That al the lands,
rights, and privileges that are granted to the
State Of Iswa By ~ ~ Of Cengrsss, approved
Nay 18th 1904, for the purpose Of aidine in
the eonstrsstien Of railreaa from point st
Or near the seot se Maia street, South Mc0reg-
Or, IN said State. in . westerly direction, by
The nest practicable route, q or near the fsrtv
third parallel Of north latitude, until it shall
intersect the proposed railroad running from
Sioux City 70 the Minnesota State line, in the
county Of o Brien, in ssid State Of lows. are
hereby granted and conferred 10 and upon the
McGregor Sioux City Railroad Company. !
corporation oEsAaissd under the laws Of tho
State Of Iowa; RrovideS, Said railroad CON-
Pany accepting the provisions Of this act ehall
at ali times be subject to such rules, rerula-
tions, and rates Of tariff for the transpor,a,;or
Of freishss and passengers a. may from time
70 time b enacted and provided for by the
GENERAL Assembly Of the State OF Iowa. and
further subject 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.
SEC :. This grant is made upon the ex-
press condition that said railway COMPANY
shs'l have constructed and in running order
line Of railway As required by the provis.
ions Of the act Of Congress making said grant
70 the State, and Of this act, upon the most
practicable route, on or Is near as praetic. ble
to the forty>third parallel of north latitude
running within one mile of-Nsw Hampton, in
Chiekasaw county, and running from thence
by way Of and within one mile Of st. Charles
City, Mason City and Algoaa, uasil It shall
interssct, in the county Of OBriss, in this
State, the proposed railresd running from
Sioux City to the Misnssots STATE line,
Bee. 3. This grant 10 conferred on the
Acdrssor and Sioux City Railway Company
on the further express coaditions that in case
said company shall fail 70 have ito railway
built and completed in ssod running order 4,
far west - 10 Chiekasaw, In range IA in
Chietsssw county, BY Ne arst day Of septem.
Der, 1869 Or in case said company shall fAil
to build asd complete IN good running order
as least twenty miles In addition il each md
every year thereafter and The whole Of said
railroad By the 6rst day Of December. 1878.
then, and in case Of any such failure, or on
failure to comply with any Of the conditions
o. this act, the State Of Iowa may st any s,m.
resume al rights coafsrrsd by this act and
resume au rights to the lands hereby granted
ana which may rsmain undisposed of to said
company on account Of road aetually built in
compliance with the terms Of this oct pros;d>
ed that il in any one year more road be bull.
than 10 required BY this act it shall Be regard
ed and treated ~ road built the next succeed.
ing year or years.
SEC. 4. This railway shall BE- constructed
upon the usual gauge Of other frst,class rail-
roads in this State, and shall be constructed
and finished In style and of quality equal
TO the average Of other 6rst>class western
railroads.
SEc. 8. The said company shall Be- entitled
10 thA hanaAt ~ ~. ..,>..:...
made under the grant to the State Of rowr. Of
lands to aid In the construction Of . railroad
from Mc0regor westward ON or near tho forty
third parallel, approved May 1eth, 1864 and
the line located under said grant shall be
oindins only 20 fer - applicable to said sec.
4ieas.
SIC. Q. It 10 hereby made the duty Of the
Governor whom ten consecutive miles Of rail.
road has bsen built in accordance with the
provisions Of this act, to certify that fact to
the Secretary Of the Interior, and 90 ON for
each consecutive ten miles thereof, as the same
shall b completed, and whenever the said
AeGregsr and Sioux City Railway Company
shaA have completed in good running order.
accsrdisg 70 the provisions Of this act, its
railway to point within one mile Of 81.
Charass City, in Floyd county, il shall bs the
duty Of the Gsvernor Of this State to cause
patents t. b issued 70 said railway company
for enc AaaAred and afty sections sf said land.
sad when the said railway company shall in
like manner have completed its railway to
the eest line Of range twenty two, in Cerro
Gcrdc county, then the said Governor shall
esuss pateats to b issued to said railway
ce1gAay for oss hundred and kfty sections q
land and wAsa tho said railway company
shall II like manner have completed IL rail-.
way = poiat within one mile Il Aleoaa, in
KessseA eosnty, tAen ths 0svsrasr shall
cause patents % b issued y satl company
for 90 hundred aad any ssstisas moro Of
ssA lasds aaA vhsn ~ said railway com.
psay shall II like manner. AAvs eenplssed its
railway 70 ths Little sissx river tAsn the
said 0svsrasr sAall cause patents y b is.u-
q y said company Sss all ~ balance Of he
lssds granted Ssr hat purpose; prssissS that
ths - railway esapasy sAAll ~ eoavsy q
sasaaser ~ sfsaid lAads psisr y ~ dine
Y sAall y entitled 70 paAsats tAsrsesr, q pro.
vidsA n this - aaa ~ asls skall nel b %
sesstsasd - 10 grant = said railway ssnpa-
y, g asy psrsoa or perseas, vhonsoevsr,