The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-04-04
THE ST. CROLX GRANT. .
Published March IL, 1874.
CHAPTER l9R

AN ACT to confer certain lands
upon the North Wisconsin Railway
Company, and the Chicago and
Northern Pacific Air Line Railway
Company, and TO execute the trusts
assum d by the State of Wisconsin
by its acceptance OF the grants OF
land made by congress by acts APP
proved June 3D., 1856, and May 5th,
1864.
The people Of the State Of Wis
consin, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section |. There is hereby grant
ed to the North Wlsc2asin Railway
Company all the right, title and in
terest which the State Of Wisconsin
now has or may hereafter acquire
in and to the lands granted to said
State by acts of Congress approved
June Sd, 1856, and May 5th, 1864,
to aid in the construction Of rail
road from The St. Croix river or
lake, between townships % and 81,
to the west end of Lake Superior
and bayfield,, except those herein
granted to the Chicago and North
ern Pacific Air Line Railway Com
pany, this grant being for the pur-
pose of enabling Tie said North
Wisconsin Railway Company TO
complete the railroad heretofore
partially constructed by them from
the St Croix river or lake aforesaid,
to Bayfield,, the said grant being
however, upon the express condition
that the said company shall imme-
I diately proceed with the construc
ton Of said road from the St. Croix
ri@er or lake to Bayfield,, and shall
+ construct so much thereof the first
year as shall, with that already CON
structed, make forty miles, and not
less than twenty miles each year
thereafter until the entire road is
completed.
! Sec. ,. The said North Wiscoli-
SIN Hallway Company shall, within
seven years from the passage ofthis
act, complete said road in accord
ance with the requirements Of said
acts Of Congress, and Shall build
and complete SAID road from IIud-
son, Oy ;he way OF RIVER Fails to
Prescott, or some point on the Mis-
/ sissippi river, IN Pierce county, Wis
conSIn, within seven years from the
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Sec. f. The said North isconSin
Railway Company shall, within six
| ty days from &nG 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 con
/ dltlonS herein contained, and shall
also within sixty days execute to
/ the state OF Wisconsin and deposlte
with the state treasurer, a bond or
undertaking, with two or more sure
ties, to be approved by the COVER
nor, to pay to said state. as liqUida-
ted damages, .he sum of five thou
sand dollars for each mile OF said
first forty miles which shall not be
completed ut the expiration Of one
year from the PASSAGE of this act;
and further to pay to said state as
. Iiquidated damages the sum OF five
thousand dollars for each mile of the
remainder Of the said road which
shall not be constructed in accord
ance with this act: provided, how