The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-04-10

approved july IA 1855, and aos
amendatory thereof, aud to repeal
certain laws in relation thereto.
Whereas, BY an act of congress.
approved Iiay. Is, 1855, there wa,
granted to tho state of Iowa, GER
tain land to aid in the, construction
Of certain railroads IN said state,
upon certain terms, conditions and
restrictions pnder WHICH said lands
might be disposed Of, and
Whereas, The General Assembly
of the state Of Iowa, by an act ap
proved July IA, 1856, accepted sail
grant of lands upon the terms, con-
ditions and restrictions contained i'll
said act of congress, and transferred
aud granted to the Dubuque aud
Pacific (now Dubuque and Sioux
city, railroad company that portion
of said lands granted by said act OF
congress, to aid in the construction
of q railroad from the city Of Du'
buquc, to = point on the Missouri
river, at or near Sioux city, with a
branch from the mouth Of the Tctc
Dos Mol is, to the nearest point Oh
said road, in consideration on the
part Of said company that it would
complete and equip within the tino
therein specified; and "l a'"-"'
Whereas, said company failed to
complete and equip said road, as re-
quired in said act. obtained by an
act Of the General Assembly Of Iowa
approved April 7, 1862, an extcn-
sion of time for the completion of
said road in further consideration Of
| the release of certain lands in said
last mentioned act described; and.
Whereas, The said Dubuque and
Pacific (now Dubuque and Sioux
city, railroad company has failed
to complete and equip the number
Of miles Of their said road as BY said
acts Of transfer and extension they
were required to have completed and
equipped at this times; thereby. At
the option Of the state, annulling all
their right and title to the lands so
transferred to said company by said
act of July II. 1856, excepting only
one hundred aud twenty sections of
said land for each twenty miles Of
said road, now completed and equip
ped, whereby the state has the right
to resume all the right, title and in
terest iii and to the remainder and
residue of the land originally granted
to said company, and -.,s''s1 '& e..
Whereas, The good faith Of tho
state in carrying into execution tn,
trust conferred upon her BY said act
of congress, requires that the re-
naming land and all title to tho
same should be resumed, to the end
that the road, to aid which the same
was granted, may be speedily com
pletcd. Now therefore, i.
SEC. l. B, it enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly of the state Of Iowa,
That all the right title or interest
in and to the land heretofore grant
ed, or intended to be granted. to
the Dubuque & Pacific (now Du-
buque & Sioux city) railroad com
pany, by an act approved July II,
1856, entitled "an act to accept the
grant and carry into execution the
trust conferred upon the state Of
Iowa BY an act Of congress. onti-
tied '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 Is, 1856, !" and acts
amendatory aud Supplementary Of
the same be aud tho same are here !.
by absolutely and entirely resumed
! by the state, Provided hawever.
that nothing in this act con,aiued
shall be CONSTRUED to effect or N
any manner impair the title Of sail
company, to the one hundred anil
Twenty sections ofsaid land for each
and every twenty miles Of their road
which is now completed and equip
ped. .e..... tns. s.s1
SIC. 2. The ffth section Of said
act, approved July Ii, 1856, aad
all other acts and parts Of acts IN
consistent with this act, are hereby
repealed.
SEC. 3. This act b ing deemed Of
immediate Importance, shall takn
G feet and | c in force from and aft r
it's publication in the Iowa stats
Register, published at Des Moines.
and the Iowa North West, published
at Fort Dodge, Iowa. q
Approved March 10. 1868.