Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05

u Sec. 2. The right Of the Dubuque,
Bellevue and Sabula Railroad Company
10 the land grant conferred upon It by
pchapNor 124 OF the acts Of the Twelfth
It4eileral Assembly, having ceased and
determined, there shall be and il hereby
granted to, and conferred upon the Du-
buque, Bellevue and Mississippi Rail-
way Company, to aid in the construction
of the Tete Dies Morris branch road, re-
Quired to be built by the act of Congress
granting lands to Iowa to aid in the con-
struction of railroads in said State, pro
rata Of six sections per mile of said land
grant; Provided, That said Dubuque,
Bellevue and Mississippi Railway Com
pany shall not cucumber or dispose OF
said lands until the said branch road
shall be completed and open for business;
and that said branch shall be completed
within two years from the first day of
January, \. ID. 1870. Said lands shall be
Of an average quality and value of the
lands granted by Congress as aforesaid,
to aid in the construction Of railroads in
Iowa and the Governor Of Iowa shall
select, or cause to be selected, the lands
hereby granted to the Dubuque, bellevue
and Mississippi Railway company, or
cause the same to be reserved from lands
sutside Of the six mile limit Of said grant,
| and upon comp elton Of said branch road
as above provided, he shall execute a
\ patent for said lands to said Dubuque
] Bellevue and Mississippi Railway COM
pany.
Sec. 3. The Dubuque Bellevue and
mississippi Railway comfApy Is hereby
krequired to signify its acceptance Of the
Herins and conditions of this Net, by q
written instrument, signed NY the Presi-
flent Of said company, and filed Nth tho
Governor, within thirty days aftSr tho
Passage Of this Act; and said company
faccepting the provisions of this act, Ahal
7 at all times be subject to such Alles, reg
llations, and rates of tariff, for the trans
portation of freight and. passengers, n
may from time to time be enacted by tht
General Assembly Of the State Of Town
Ifthc said Dubuque, Bellevue and Mis-
sissippi Railway company shall fail OF
refuse to accept this grant. upon tile con
Edition herein impoted, and in tho time
and manner herein prescribed, thel Cen
sus Board of this State N hereby required
by proper writing, with tke seal II the
State affixed thereto, to confer~the Fam,
upon such party or company rs shat, IN
their Judgment, be competent to carr,
into eject, il. good faith, the enteIprtsy
hcrcinbefore provided for, which .shal
acceptthe grant, by proper written in
strument, duly executed and attested
/ and shall file the same in the office Of
the Secretary Of this State. subject to all
| the limitations and provisions of this act
| and tl,e sameS hall be applicable f. such
bgrantee, suhjedA to all the terms and con-
Itiitions of this AStHes fully as if named
originally heref.M
| SEC. AZ Thia Aet II take cfIeft and be
| in force ffhN.and atterits publication IN
tlie Iora State Register and Des Nome,
.Sdtesman. newspapers Published ut Der
Moilles, Iowa.
Approved April 18th, ls70a
| h6xeby certify that thesferegoing Ac
was published In the Iom0 State Rcgiste,
April 10, andin the Des Moines Statesn.dn
r 1870.
| ED WRIaHr,
| Secretary OF State.