The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-12
Laws Of Iowa.
Published by Authority
CHAPTER 62,

Published by Authority.
CHAPTER 62,
AN ACT to carry out the provisions
Of an Act of Congress, approved
May ID, 1866, granting lands to
Iowa to aid in the construction of
railroads, and to secure the early
completion Of the Tetes des Morris
branch of the Dubuque and Sioux
City Railroad.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa,
That the Dubuque Bellevue and
Sabula Railroad Company having
failed and refused to accept the terms
and conditions of Chapter 124 of the
acts of the Twelfth General Assem-.
bly,, relating to the construction of
the Tetes des Morts branch Railroad
and tho grant of laad connected
Herewith and said company not
having proceeded in good faith to
construct said branch road. and open
the same for business, as required by
said Act therefore. all the right
title, and interest in and to the land
granted or intended to be granted to
said Dubuque, Bellevue and Sabula
Railroad Co., by any of the provis-
ions of said Chapter 1874 of the Acts
of the 18th General Assembly, be and
the same is hereby absolutely and
entirely resumed by the State !;
Provided, however, that nothing in
this Act shall be construed to prevent
the said Dubuque, Bellevue and
Sabula Railroad Co., from claiming
and recovering reasonable compen-
sation for any work actually done by
said company, Oh tho line of said
branch road, from any person or
company to whom said land grant
may hereafter be transferred, and
who may proceed to construct said
branch road.
Sec. g The right of the Dubuque,
Bellevue and Sabula Railroad Com
pany to the land grant conferred
upon it by Chapter l24 of the Acts
of tho Twelfth General Assembly,
having ceased and determined, there
shall be and is hereby granted to,
and conferred upon the Dubuque,
Bellevue and Mississippi Railway
Company, to aid in the construction
of the Tete Des Morris branch road,
required to be built by the Act of
Congress granting lands to Iowa to
aid in the construction of railroads
in said State, pro rata of six sec.
tions per mile of said land grant;
Provided, That said Dubuque, Belle
vue and Mississippi Railway Compa-
ny 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, A. D., 1870.
calu lanup rna1T bU vf -au aVeruyu
quality and value ofthe lands gran
ted by Congress as aforesaid, to aid
in sthe 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 outside Of the
six mile limit Of said grant, and upon
completion of said branch road as
above provided, he shall execute a
patent for said lands to said Dubuque
Bellevue and Mississippi Railway
Company.
Sec. 3. The Dubuque, Bellevue and
Mississippi Railway Company is
hereby required to signify it's accep-
tance Of the terms and conditions of
THIS Act, by o written instrument,
signed by the President Of said Com
pany, and filed with the Governor,
within thirty days after the passage
of this Act; and said company ac-
cepting the provisions of this Act,
shall at all times be subject to such
rules, regulations, and rates of tariff,
for the transportation of freight and
passengers, as may from time to
time be enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Iowa. Ifthe
said Dubuque, Bellevue and Missis.
sippi Railway Company shall fail or
refuse to accept this grant, upon the
condition herein imposed, and in the
time and manner herein prescribed,
tho Census Board of this State is
hereby required by proper writing
with the seal of the State affixed
thereto, to confer the same upon
such party or company as shall in
their judgment, be competent te
carry into effect, in good faith, the
enterprise hereinbefore provided for
which shall accept the grant, by q
proper written instrument, duly ex
ecuted and attested; and shall file the
same in the office of the Secretary o.
State, subject to all the Limitation.
and provisions Of this Act, and the
same shall be applicable to sucl
grantee, subject TO all tho terms aut
conditions Of this Act, as fully as i
named originally herein.
Sec. 4. This Act being deemed O
immediate Importance, shall tax,
effect from and after its publication
in the Daily State Register and low.
Evening Statesman, newspapers pub
lished in Des Moines. .,
Approved April 7th, 1870.
hereby certify that the foregoing
Act was published in the Daily Stat
Register, April 10, and in the De
Moines Daily Statesman. - 1870
Ed. WRIGHT, Sec'y of State
CHAPTER75.