The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-03-29

We publish below the act as passed by
the Wisconsin Legislature, giving the ST.
Croix land grant to the MIL & St p. Co.:
Published March "a, 1871
CHAPTER 176
AN ACT to grant certain lands to the Milwaukee and
St. Paul Railway Company, and execute the trust
assumed by the State of Wisconsin by its acceptance
of the grants of land made by congress, by ap
proved June 3, 1856, and May 8, 1864.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Sec l. There is hereby granted to the Milwaukee &
St Paul Railroad Company all the rights title and in
tcrest which the state of Wisconsin has, or may
hereafter acquire in to the lands granted to said
state by two certain acts of Congress- approved
June g. 1856 entitled an granting public lands to
the of Wisconsin to aid in the construction of
railroads in that )" and the other approved May
1864 entitled AN act granting lands aid in the
construction of certain railroads in the state of Wis
consin" far said lands granted to aid in the
construction of a railroad from the St. Croix river
lake between townships % and 81 to the west end of
Lake Superior and to Bayfield,, and this grant is made
,non the condition that said Milwaukee St. Paul Rail
way Company shall construct railway from
noint on the St. Croix river or lake. at Pres
cott by the way Of River Falls to the city of Hudscn
and along through the city of Hudson of the buff
IN the valley of Willow river, and thence up said
valley to the west end of Lake Superior and Bay
field and is upon the condition that said Milwau-
,ee & ST. Paul Railway Co. shall proceed Immediately
with the construction of said road and shall
the same at the of forty miles each year, until the
same is completed, and that sixty miles thereof shall
be completed and in operation within one year from
and after the passage of this act, and also upon the
further express condition that said company shall.
within two years also build and complete railroad
from some point on the Mississippi river, from point
below the mouth of the Chippewa river in Buffalo
county Wisconsin, in town twenty-five (22) range
thirteen q 81 by the way of the village of Durand
Mondovia, to Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and to Me-
nominee and that much of said road from the Mis-
sissipDi river to Durand or Mondovia, or from Eau
Claire Chippewa Falls shall be completed one year
from the passage of this act.
Sec .. The Milwaukee & St Paul Railway company
shall in consideration of the granting of the rights title
and interest of the state of Wisconsin in and to the
before named grants of land, and maintain pas
senrcr and freight depots within the city limits Of the
citv of Hudson and shall also within two years from
the passage Of this act construct complete and put in
operation railroad from Monroe, in Green county, to
SbulIsburg in the County of La Fayette.
Sec 3. The Governor is hereby authorized and di-
rected upon the presentation to him of satisfactory
proof that the first sixty continuous miles of said rail
road from st CroX river or lake, at or near Prescott
to the west end of Lake Superior, and to Bayfield,,
have been completed in accordance with said acts of
Congress and with this act, and that the said road
is also completed from the Mississippi river as far
Durand or Mondoyia, or from Eau Claire TO Chippe
VA Falls to issue and deliver, to be issued
and delivered to said company, patents in due form
from said state for hundred and twenty sections
of said land and thereafter upon the completion of
anv twenty continuous miles Of said road from Saint
Crox river or lake towards Superior and Bayfield, he
shall issue and deliver to be issued deliv
cred to said company, patents for two hundred sec
lions Of land and shall make and deliver to said com
many all such certificates as are required by acts OF
Congress granting said lands provided that certificates
for no more than seven hundred and twenty sections of
said land shall issued until the completion OF said
road from the Mississippi river by the way of Durand
or Mondova and Eau Claire to Chippewa Falls and
Menomnee, and from sad Monroe 10 onulispuTS, III
La Fayette county.
Sec f. The said company shall within sixty days
from and after the passage of this act file with the
Secretary of State, resolution duly adopted by its
board Of directors accepting this grant upon the terms
and conditions herein contained and shall also, within
said sixty davs give the State of Wisconsin such
security for the completion of said road from St Crolx
river or lake to the end of Lake Superior and TO
BAYFIELD, in accordance with the provisions of said acts
of Congress- and of this act shall be required by
the Governor; and upon the failure of said company
TO file said resolution and to give said security within
the time heretofore limited, this act shall be of no eff
feet, far it grants to said NJ Il ST. T. ny Co. any
interest in right to said grants.
Sec D. If the said Milwaukee st. Paul Railroad
Company shall fail file said resolution and give said
security as provided in the preceding section it shall
be the duty of the Governor agent of the state to
rroclam forfeiture bv said company OF all rights and
privileges under this act, and thereupon any other
railway company that shall first after said proclama-
ton of forfeiture heeinbefore referred to- file with the
secretary of resolution OF its board OF directors
accepting said grant upon the terms and conditions of
said acts Of Congress and of this act and shall deposit
with the state treasurer security approved by the Gov
ernor to construct said road in accordance with the
provisions of the said acts of Congress and OF this act
shall succeed to the rights and privileges herein con-
dtonaly granted the said NJ. & St ?. Ry Co., as
fully as though this had in the first instance ap
piled to said company.
Sec 6. Upon the presentation to the state treasurer
of satisfactory proof that said NJ St F. Ry Co. has
completed forty miles of said railroad, from st Croix
river or lake towards the west end of Lake Superior
and to Bayfield, it shall be the duty of said treasurer,
aud he is hereby directed to pay over to said company
all moneys in the treasury collected from repassers on
said lands embraced in said grants.
Sec. 7. ANY person who prior to the first day OF
January 1870, may have settled upon any quarter
section or other subdivision less than a quarter
ton of said lands and improved the same as farm,
and who has since continued to reside thereon and oc
cupy the his home may, on proving such set
tlement Improvement and continued residence, ac
qure the title the same by paying TO said Mlwau-
kee and St. Paul Railroad Company the sum of two
dollars and fifty cents per acre for said land, such
proof and payment to be made within one year from
the passage OF this act
Sec. S This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1878
The chief road provided for in the fore
going bill, is the one running from Prescott
to Superior, yia River Falls, Hudson, and
the Willow River valley, with q branch to
BAYFIELD,. The distance from Prescott to
River Falls is about twelve miles; from
River Falls to Hudson fifteen to eighteen;
making ssy so miles of road to be built be-
low Hudson:
The remaining SO miles Of the sixty to
be built during the first year, will bring the