Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-11

ssucd BY him for any portion or said fends
until OF least seventy milss-iive miles of road
shall be completed and mo patent shall be made
for any lands more than forty miles in
advance OF the point 10 which said road NAV
be constructed from time TO time - provided
by said act Of Congress. No patent shall be
made for any lands located within ifty miles OF
Sioux City, until said company shall have its
entire road completed 80 Sioux City, except fer
such road % said company may cause to be built
and operated from Sioux CITY eastward, and
when said company shall lave forty miles OF road
built and operated from Sioux City, eastward,
then this restriction shalt cease, aud such
lands may be patented for any road built BY said
company and no patent shall include lands sit
uate in more than one county, hnd such patent
shall be, BY said company. recorded IN the coun.
~ where said lands lie, and certified copy Of
the record OF the same may be used ~ evidence
with the same effect as II the original. and in
case any Of said lands hereby granted are now,
and were on the first day Of January last. occu.
pied By actual settlers residing therson and i'm
proving the same. such settler making proof 70
the satisfaction Of the register Of the
STATE land Office Of such settlement and
improvement. he shall be entitled 10 purchase
not exceeding ems quarter ssstion 81 land of
the state q the rate or e2.so per acre, and whom
such land shall have been earned BY the e1tsn.
sion or esid fead, upoa the payment to the mid
company Of said sum, the Governor shall exc.
cute patent 70 such actual settler forssid land.
SIC. 8. The Legislature shall have the pow.
er to resume the lands now earned 81 the time Of
such resumption, on default Of said company 10
build said road TO Fort Dodge BY the hrst day
OF July, 1853, or any portion of the road within
the time limited herein, or in case they shall be
satisfied that said company is not pushing for
ward theiworkon satd road with reasonable dill
gence, so as to warrant the belief that the
whole line will be completed to Sioux City BY
thist day of January, lsI7.
HEc I. The said Iowa Falls Sioux City
Railroad Company, shall signify their accept
ance Of the terms and conditions Of this act. by
a written instrument, signed BY the President
Of said company. 10 he filed with the Governor,
within thirty days after the passage of this act
The company accepting the provisions Of this
oct shall. at all times, be subject 10 such rules
regulations, and rates of tariff for the transpor
tatcn Of freight and passengers as may from
time to time be enacted BY the General Assem-
bly, Of the state of Iowa. If the said Iowa Falls
and Sioux City Railroad Company shall fail or
refuse 10 accept OF this giant upon tho ondi-
items hereby imposed and IN the time and man.
ner = herein required, the ccnsus board Of this
State 10 hereby authorized by proper writing
with the seal OF the State affix ed thereto, to
confer the same upon such party or company
AS shall lin their judgment, be competent to car
~ the enterprise hereinbefors provided for 10
good faith, and which shall accept the grant by
proper written instrument duly executed and
attested. and shall file the same in the office OF
the Secretary 81 State, subject to the sections Of
this act. and the same shall BE- applicable to
such grantee. subject to oil the tsvns and con-
ditions Of this act - il fully named in this act
SIC. 8. Nothing in this act contained shall BE-
construed TO affect in any way the titles, rghts,
or interests Of persons or corporations not ex
pressly named In this act.
Sac. 3. This act being deemed OF immediate
importance, shall take effect and be in force
from and after it, publication in the Daily lava
state Register and Daily Evening Statesmen.
nsvspspers published st Dss Aoinss, Iowa.
Approved April I. 1868.
/ hersbv certify that the foregoing act tsok e.
| feet BY publication, - required in Section .
| thereof, on thej22d day Of April. A. d. 1865.
ED. WRIGHT, Hec'y Of State