St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-16
PrOvisions ofthe RiIl

The text of the bill introduced by Mr..
Boyd, reads as follows:
Be it enacted by the legislature of the state
of Minnesota:
Section 1. That to aid completion of rail-
road from Duluth by the way of Cloquet and
Grand Rapids TO such point as shall be de-
termlned by the company on the north
boundary of this state west of the Lake of
the Woods, and i'll lieu of the lands con-
ditionally granted to the Duluth d Winnipeg
railroad company by an act entitled "An act
to transfer the lands granted to the Duluth
d. Iron Range railroad company and other
purposes, approved March 9, 1873, there be
and is hereby granted to said Duluth & Win
nlpeg railroad company upon and subject to
the terms and conditions hereinafter eX-
pressed, an amount of the swamp lands
granted TO this state by congress equal to ten
sections per mile for each mile of said rail
road as now or hereafter located ana con-
structed.
Provided, however. That the said Duluth &
winnipeg Railroad company, i'll considera-
ton of the grant hereby made shall accept
the lands hereby granted in lieu of the lands
granted thereto by said prior act. and shall
efectualIy release and forever discharge this
state OF ana from any and all claim under
said grant of March Q, 1873. and no lands
shall enure to said company un Ter this act
unless and until said release shall have been
duly executed and delivered 20 this state by
me ming thereof with the secretary OF state
And provided, further, That nothing in this
act shall be construed to operate SO as to i'm
pair any obligation of this state, OF any right
of any grantee thereof under any prior grant
OF swamp lands; and provided, further,
that all the swamp lands hereby granted
shall be selected by said Duluth & Winni-
peg Railroad company from the swamp lands
belonging to the state at the time of such
selection and located within ten miles of the
line or It's SAID railroad, as now or hereafter
located and constructed; but if there shall
not be at the time of such selection, within
said ten-mile limits, an amount of swamp
lands, then belonging to the state, equal to
ten sections per mile of said railroad as
heretofore located and constructed, then
said company shall have the right to and
may select from the swamp lands belonging
to this state. outside of saidlten nmile limits,
other swamp lands then belonging to this
state, equal to the amount of such de-
ticlency; and all swamp lands which shall be
selected as herein provided, either within
or without said ten-mile limits, shall be
thereupon certified or patented to said COM
pany by the governor of this state, upon the
certificate of the state land commissioners 10
the effect that such lands have been duly Sc
lected under this act; and provided, further,
| that whenever and as often as the board OF
railway and warehouse commissioners shall
be notified by said company, thatany section
OF said railroad, exceeding ten consecutive
miles in length, has been completed, ii shall
become and be the duty of said board to in
Spect and determine whether such section
OF said railroad has been constructed and
completed according to the requirements of
lulS ACT, ana, upon making ana ming
with the state auditor or state land commits
sloner OF the report of said board to the eff
feet that such section has been constructed
and completed in good, substantial manner
and as required by this act il shall become
and be competent for said company to select
the swamp lands hereby granted to aid con
struction thereof to the extent TO ten sections
per mile for each mile Of the section SO in
spected.
And. provided further, that within one
year from the date of this act said company
shall cause the entire line of said railroad to
be surveyed ana located and duplicate maps
of such location to be filed, one with the sec
retary Of state and the other with the state
auditor; and provided further. that none
of the lands hereby granted shall be sub
ject 10 taxation until the expiration of five
years from the issuance of the certificate or
patent therefor unless the same shall have
Geen previously sold and conveyed by said
company. but no mortgage thereof by said
company to raise money with which to COM
plete said rOaO shall be deemed sale or con-
Veyance within the meaning of this provis-
ion; and provided further, anything herein
10 the contrary notwithstanding, that if said
company shall not fully complete and equip
the entire line of said railroad ready for
tratbc in good substantial manner and so as
| TO be OF the ordinary standard gauge within
five years from the date of this act, then
and in that case all the lands here
| by granted appertaining to the then unbuit
| portion of said railway shall revert to this
| state without further act or ceremony; and
| provided further, that in so far as said rail
| road has been already completed, the surveys,
| locations and maps thereof, and the inspec-
tons and reports thereon heretofore made
| and filed under said act of March g. 1873,
| shall constitute and be compliance with this
act with respect to such completed portion of
said railroad.
| That this act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage.