The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-04-22
lines Of the St. Paul & Pacific Rail-

lines Of the St. Paul & Pacific Rail-
road, and the proceeds of the sales Of
the lands thus excepted and reserved
are granted to said western Rail-
road Company Of Minnesota" Pro-
vided, That no part of this act shall
apply to any lands lying within the
twenty mile limits of that branch of
the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad lead
ing from St. Cloud to Alexandria and
Glyndon, and shall apply to none of
the lands granted to the said rail-
road lying more than twenty miles
distant from that part of said rail-
road lying between Sank Rapids and
Brainerd.
SECTION 2. The Governor shall
hold the lands now certified or which
may be hereafter certified from the
United States to this State and ap-
plicable and intended to aid in the
construction of such route ofrailroad,
and shall under such rules and regu.
lations as he may direct prevent any
waste or trespass upon said lands
while the same are held by the State
for the purpose contemplated by this
act, and all expenses incurred by
reason of such care shall be paid by
such Western Railroad Company in
such manner as the Governor may
direct.
SECTION 3. The said Western
Railroad Company of Minnesota shall
construct said line of railroad and 80
far complete and equip the same as to
have trains running thereon on or
before the first day of January, A. D.
1876, and when so completed,
equipped, and trains running there
on, the Governor shall convey to the
said Western Railroad Company Of
Minnesota or its assigns, by good and
sufficient deeds of conveyance, the
lands which have been or which may
be hereafter granted to this State to
aid in constructing said line of rail-
road.
SECTION 4. The said Western Rail-
road Company of Minnesota shall, on
or before the first day Of June, A. D.
1875, by written instrument made
and executed by the President and a
majority Of the Directors of said
company, accept of the provisions and
conditions Of this act and file the
| same with the Governor of this
State.
SECTION 5. The said Western Rail-
road Company shall receive the lands
hereby granted subject to all the re-
strictions and reservations which have
heretofore been made, as conditions
precedent to the granting of such
lands by the Congress of the United
States.
SECTION 6. The said Western Rail-
road Company or its assigns shall, be-
fore receiving any deed or deeds from
the Governor for any of said lands,
pay to the person or persons entitled
thereto or to the Governor for the use
of such person or persons, such sum
as may have been ascertained as be
ing justly due such person or person!
for labor or material furnished or
the construction Of the line of rail
road between Sank Rapids and Brain
erd and now remaining due and un
paid as provided by an act of the
Legislature Of the State Of Minnesots
approved Feb. 21st, A. D. 1874, en-
titled "An act to secure the payment
of certain debts contracted in the con
struction of certain lines of road O
the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Com
pany.:'
| SECTION 7. All the lands ant
rights connected with said land!
heretofore conferred upon the St
Paul & Pacific Railroad Company by
any laws of the State. to aid in tn
construction or appertaining to tn
construction Of that part of the sale
railroad lying between Sank Rapid
and Brainerd and to no other part O
said railroad, are hereby declared
forfeited to the State of Minnesota
and are hereby re.granted to the SAID
Western Railroad Company of Min
nesota to be by them used in aid ir
the construction and completion Of
the line of railroad between Sank
Rapids and Brainerd and subject t.
the conditions and reservation
Of this act.
SECTION 8. In consideration of the
grants of land herein regranted and
conferred on the said Western Rail.
road Company of Minnesota, the said
company shall and will on or before
the first day Of August in each and
every year pay into the treasury Of
the State, three per cent. of the gross
earnings of the said. railroad for thu
year ending on the last day Of the
preceding June in lieu of all taxes
and assessments whatever, and for the
purpose Of ascertaining the said earn.
ings the same manner of proceedings
shall be had rs now required by law
Of the St. Paul e. Pacific Railroad
Company and penalties for nonpay-
ment shall be such as are prescribed
by law.
SECTION 8. IF the said Western
Railroad Company fail to accept the
provisions of this act as hereinbefore
provided or fail to satisfy the Gov