Year: 1865

map OF the location of the said branch: anu P"C'-
ed, further, That the lands hereby granted 10 alo ~
the construction Of the connecting branch ao eSau
shall not vest in said company nor be encumOered OF
disposed of except in the following manner "heh
the Governor of the State OF Iowa shall certify to the
Secretary of the Interior that said company has
comnle,ed in good running order a section of twenty
consecutive miles of the main line of said road west
of Nevada, then the Secretary shall convey to said
company onethrd and more, of the lands grant
ed for said connecting branch. And when said
company shall complete additional section of
twenty consecutive miles, and furnish the Secretary
of the Interior with proof aforesaid then the said
Secretary may convey to the said company another
third of the lands granted for said connecting
branch; and when said company shall complete an
additional section OF twenty miles, making in all
sixty miles west of Nevada, the Secretary, upon
proof furnished aforesaid, may convey the said
company the remainder of said lands to aid ia the
construction Of said connecting brunch: PrOrided
hooerer, That no lands shall be conveyed to said
company account Of said connecting branch road
until the Governor of the State of Iowa shall certify
to the Secretary of the Interior that the same shall
have been completed frst-class railroad. And
no land shall be conveyed to said company situate
and lying within fifteen miles of the original line of
the Mississippi and Missouri railroad, as laid down
map ON file in the General Land Office: PrOpi-
ded further, That 1t shall be the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Interior, and he is hereby required, to
quantity of land embraced in the grant de-
scrlbed in this section sufficient, in the opinion of
the Governor OF Iowa, to secure the construction of
branch railroad from the town of Lyons, in the
State oil Iowa. as to connect with the main Inc in
west OF the town of Clinton in said State, until
the Governor of said State shall certify that said
branch railroad is completed according to the
qurements Of the laws of said State: PrOpided fur


her, That nothing herein contained shall be so con-
strued to release said company from its obligation
to complete the said main line within the time
toned In the original grant PrOUided, further, That
/ in act shall he ctr 10 into
with, in any manner impair any rights acquired
by any railroad company named i'll the act to which
this Is an amendment the rights of any corpora
tlon person or persons, acquired through any such
company; nor shall it be construed to impair any
vested right of property but such rights are hereby
reserved and confirmed PrOrided, hOlCeuer That no
lands shall be conveyed to any company or party
whatsoever under the provisions of this act and the
act amended by this act which has been settled upon
and improved in good faith by bona fde inhabi-
tant, under color of title derived from the United
States from the State of Iowa adverse to the grant
made by this act the act to which this is an
amendment. But each of said companies may Sc
lect an equal quantity OF public lands described
in this act within the distance of twenty miles ofthe


line of each of said roads in lieu of lands thus set
tied upon and improved by bona fde inhabitants in
| good faith under color Of title as aforesaid.


| Sec. ). lind be it further enacted That the Mis-
sIssppi and Missouri Railroad Company shall have
the right to transfer and assign all or any part of


the grant hereby made to said company to any other
company, or person or persons, It, IN the opinion of
said company, the construction Of the said railroad
the State of Iowa will be thereby and
more satisfactorily completed; but such assignee
ANAL not In any be released from the liabilities
and conditions accompanying this grant, nor acquire
perfect title i'll any other manner than the same
would have been acquired by the grantee herein
named; Provided, That said transfer and assign


ment shall first be authorized by the Governor of


the State Of Iowa.


Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That the Du-


buque and Sioux City Railroad Company may so far


change their line between Fort Dodge and Sioux
City to secure the best route between those points


said change shall not impair the right to- change


the location of, their present land grant. map o


the change shall be filed with the Commissioner of


the General Land Office within year after the


passage of this act.


See. l. And be it further enacted, That all of the


conditions and limitations contained in the act tC


which this act is an amendment, and not expressly


changed by this act, shall attach TO and with the
; grants mads by this act, except the said condi


tiOns and limitations have been modified, and may


hereafter be modified, by the General Assembly o
the State Of Iowa.


Sec 8. And be il further enacted, That no land,


hereby granted shall be certified to either of sale
/. companies until the Governor of the State Of IowG


shan certify TO the Secretary of the Interior that tn,


saiu company has completed, ready for the rolling


stocK within one year from the first day of July next
e secuoh OF not less than twenty miles from the pre-
sent terminus OF the completed portion of said r
. road aud in each year thereafter an additional sec
ton of twenty miles, but the number of sections pc
: mile originally authorized shall be certified to eac


company upon proof, as aforesaid, of the completiu
i of the additional sections OF the road aforesaid


And upon the fdllure Of either section aorcsaiC
to be annually built, the portion of the land remain
n ing uncertlfed shall become subject to the cOntrC
ar and disposition of the Legislature of the State
N Iowa, to aid in the completion Of said road.
r Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That all land
hereafter certified to either Of the Ian grant railroad
ia sald slate and lying opposite any completed secIo


OF snth road shall be offered for sale by thu cOmpan


70 which they shall be certified within three years lrOr
u e completion OF such section If then certliedi an
D. not lhen within three years from the date Of sue
e. cethcate al reasonable prices and If not all sol
"l'l lhal period then during the O1rth year all sue
ahus remaining unsOld shall be exposed to public sale


alter previous notice posted al the county seat OF tn
" = county m which such lands shalt be situated to tn
De dred and sixty each


he Approved, June 2, 1864.