The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-06-21
Published March "a, 1878. |
CHI 4 PIER LIZ

AN ACT to grant certain lands to the Milwaukee and
ST. Paul Railway Company and TO execute Che trust
assumed by the State of Wisconsin by its acceptance
of the grants of land made 10y congress, by ap-
proved June 3, 1856 and May D. 1864.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate aud assembly, do enact as follows:
See /. There is hereby granted to the Milwaukee 4
St Paul Railroad Company, all the rights title and in
terest, 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 s. 1856 entitled " an granting public lands 10
the state of Wisconsin to aid in the construction of
railroads in that state" and the other approved May
5, 1864 entitled an act granting lands aid in the
construction of certain railroads i'll the of Wis
consin" far said lands granted to aid in the
construction Cf railroad from the st. CroiX river or
lake, between townships % and 81 to the end of
Lake Superior and to Bayfield, and this grant is made
upon the condition that said Milwaukee st. Paul Rail
way Company shall construct railway from some
point the st. Croix river lake, near Pres
eOJJ, by way Falls to the city OF Hudson
and along through the city of Hudson west OF the bIuf
to the valley Of Willow river, and thence up said
valley to the end of Lake Superior and to Bay
field, and is upon the condition that said Milwau-
kee ST Paul Railway Co. shall proceed Immediately
with the construction of said road and shall construct
the same the rate 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 tins act and also upon the
further express condition that said company SHALL
within two years, also build and, complete railroad
from some point 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 or
Mondovia, to Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and to Me-
nominee, and that much of said road from the Mis-
sssipp river to Durand Mondovia, or from Eau
Claire to Chippewa Falls shall be comple<41one year
from the passage OF this act. -
Sec 2. The Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway company
shall in consideration of the granting of the rights title
and interest of the of Wisconsin in and to the
before named grants of land and maintain pas
senger and freight depots within the city limits of the
city 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
Shullsburg in the County of La Fayette.
Sec 8. The Governor is hereby authorized and di-
rected upon the presentation him of satisfactory
proof that the first sixty continuous miles of said rail
road from St Croix river lake, 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 Mondova, or from Eau Claire to Chippe-
wa Falls to issue and deliver cause to be issued
and delivered to said company, patents IN due form
from said state for hundred and tweIty sections
of said land and thereafter upon the completion of
any twenty continuous miles of said road from Saint
Crox river lake towards Superior and Bayfield, he
shall issue and deliver, to be issued or dev
cred to said company, patents tor two hundred sec
tons of land and shall make and deliver TO SAID com
all such certificates required by acts OF
Congress granting said lands provided that certificates
for no more than seven hundred and twenty sections of
said land shall be issued until the completion OF said
road the Mississippi river by the way OF Durand
,nioyia and Eau Claire Chippewa Falls and
MenOminee and from said Monroe to Shulsburg, in
La Fayette county.
Sec d. The said company shall within sixty days
from and after the passage of this act, file with the
Secretary of State a resolution duly adopted by its
board of directors accepting this grant upon the terms
and conditions herein contained, and shall also, within
said sixty days give the State OF Wisconsin such
security for the completion of said road from st Crox
river or lake to the end of Lake Superior and to
BAYFIELD, 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 give said security within
the time heretofore limited, this shall be of no ef
feet, far grants to said VI. & St. l. X Co. any
interest in right to said grants.
Sec 5. If tie said Milwaukee 4 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
proclaim forfeiture by said company OF all rights and
privileges under this act, and tnereupon any other
railway company that shall first after said procama-
ton of forfeiture here before referred to, file with the
secretary of state 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 security approved by the Gov
ernor to construct said road in accordance with the
provisions the said of Congress and OF this act
shall succeed the rights and privileges herein con-
ditionalIv granted the said NJ. q ST. = ny Co., as
fully as though this had in the first instance ap
piled to said company.
Sec g. Upon the presentation to the state treasurer
of satisfactory proof that said NJ St 2. KY Co. has
completed forty miles of said railroad, from ST Crox