Year: 1864

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 Of Iowa, 20 as to connect with
the main line in or west of the town of Clin-
ton in said State, until the Governor Of said
State shall certify that said branch railroad
is completed according TO the requirements Of
the laws Of said Stale: Prorided. further.
That nothing herein contained shall be So
construed as to release said company from
its obligation TO complete the said main line
within the time mentioned in the original
grant: Proridcd, further, That nothing
in this act shall be construed TO interfere
with. or in any manner impair any rights
acquired by any railroad company named
in the act to which this is an amendment,
or tho rights Of any corporation, person or
persons, acquired through any such COM
pany; nor shall it be construed to impair any
vested right Of property, but such rights are
hereby reserved and confirmed: PrOri9cd,
further, 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 4 bona fido inhab-
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United States or from the State of Iowa ad.
verse to the grant made by this act or the act
to which this act is an amendment. But
each of said companies may select an equal
quantity of public lands as described in this
act within the distance of twenty miles ofthe
line of each of said roads in lieu of lands thus
settled upon and improved by Iona fide i'll
habitants in good faith under color Of title as
as aforesaid.


Sec. 5. And be 1t .f%rtAer enacted, That
the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Com
pany shall have the right to transfer and as
sign all or any part Of the grant hereby made
to said company to any other company. or
person or persons, if, in tho opinion of said
company, the construction Of the said railroad
across tc State of Iowa will be thereby
sooner and more satisfactorily completed !;
but such assignee shall not in any case be
released from the liabilities and conditions ac-
compaying this grant, nor acquire perfect IL
tie in any other manner than the same would
have been acquired by the grantee herein
named; Prouicd That said transfer and
assignment shall first be authorized by the
Governor of the State of Iowa.


Sec. G. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Com
pany may so far change their line between
Fort Dodge and Sioux City as to secure the
the best route between those points, said
change shall not impair the right to, nor
change tho location Of their present land
grant. A map Of the change shall be filed
with the Commissioner of the General Land
Office within ono year after the passage of this
act.


Sec. 7. Ind be Il futAey enacted, That
all of tho conditions and limitations contained
in the act to which hthis act is an amendment,
and not expressly changed by this act, shall
attach to and run with the grants made by
this act, except as tho said conditions and
limitations have been modified. and may here
after DO modified, by tho General Assembly
of the State of Iowa.


Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted. Tha:
no lands hereby granted shall be certified to
either of said companies until the Governor Of
the State Of Iowa shall certify to the Sccreta-
ry Of the Interior that the said company has
completed, ready for the rolling stock, within
one year from the first day of July next,
section Of not less than twenty miles from
the present terminus of the completed por-
ton of said railroad, and in each year there.
NItcI uI uuuItVi"AA SCCVloIl VI tWC'y Wi'VS
but the number of sections per mile originally
authorized shall be certified to each company
upon proof, as aforesaid, Of the completion Of
the additional sections of the road as aforesaid.
And upon tho failure of either company to
complete either section as aforesaid, to b. an
nually built, the portion Of the land remain
ing uncertifed shall become subject to the
control and disposition of the Legislature Of
tho State of Iowa, to aid in tho completion Of
said ROAD.


Sec. 9. Amd be it further enacted, That
all lands hereafter certified to either of the
land grant railroads in said State. aud lying
opposite any completed section Of such road.
shall be offered for sale by the company to
which they shall be certified within three
years from the completion Of such section, if
then certified; and if not. then within
three years from the date of such certificate at
reasonable prices; and if not all sold within
that period then during the fourth year all
such lands remaining unsold shall BE- exposed
to public sale, after previous notice posted at
the county seat Of the county in which such
lands shall be situated. to the highest bidder
and in tracts not exceeding one hundred and
sixty acres each.


APPROVED June 9, 1864.


PrBLIc-No. 81


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