Year: 1864




making grant of land to the State of


Iowa, in alternate sections, to aid in the


construction of certain railroads in said


State" Approved May Is, 1866.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled That the
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad ComPa.
ny corporation established by the laws of
the State of Iowa, and to which the said
State granted portion of the land grant
mentioned in the title Of this act, to aid in
the construction Of a railroad from Davon.
port to Council Bluffs in said State may
modify or change the location Of the un
completed portion of its line, as shown by
the map thereof now on file in the General
Land Office of the United States, 80 as to
secure a better and more expeditions line
for lonnexon with the Iowa branch of the
Union Pacific railroad Provided, neverthe.
less, That said noN line, if located, shall
in every case pass through the corporate
limits of the cities of Des Moincs and Coun.
Gil Bluffs; and the git Of way over the
public lands Of the United States is hereby
granted to said railroad company for that
purpose: Provided That said line shall pass
through the town Of Newton in Jasper
county, or as near said town as may be
found practicable, and not further north Of
said town than the north line of section
twenty two, township eighty north, orrange
nineteen, according to the United States
surveys, il the citizens Of the county oil
Jasper shall first pay to said company the
difference in cost, if any, between tue line
proposed by the company and the one con.
templatcd by this proyiso, including extra
cost of right of way, ifauy, said difference
in cost to be estimated by competent cngn
GERS to be selected by the parties.


Sec 2 And be it further enacted, That
whenever such new location shall have
been established, the said railroad company
shall file in the General Land Office at
Washington map definitely showing such
new location; and the Secretary Of the In
terror shall cause to be certified and con
veyed to said company from time to time
as the road progresses, ont of any pubit
lands now belonging to the United States
not sold, reserved, or otherwise disposed Of
or to which 'emption claim or right
of homestead settlement has not attached
and OH which bona fide settlement and i'm
provemcnt has not been made under coIol
of title derived from the United States OIL
from the State of Iowa within six miles O
such newly located line, an amount of lane
per mile equal to that originally authori
zed to be granted to aid in the construction
of said road by the act to which this is al
amendment; and if the amount of lane
granted by the original act to aid in the
construction of said railroad shall not bt
found within the limit Of six miles from sucf
line, then such selections may bo made
along such line within twenty miles there
of: Provided, That the said company shal
not be entitled to, and shall not receive
any land under this grant which is situate
within fifteen miles of the line of the Bur
lington and Missouri River Railroad as
indicated by the map of said, road, now on
file in the General Land Office


Sec 8, And be it further enacted, That
the Burlington and Missouri River Rail
road Company, a corporation organized IN
der the laws of the State Of Iowa, and tC
which said State granted portion of the
land grant mentioned in the title of this
act to aid in the construction of railroad
from Burlington in said State to the Mis-
souri, river, shall be entitled to receive,
and'th Secretary Of the Interior shall cause
to be certified and conveyed to said com
pany from time to time, as the road pro-
crosses, out of any public lands how be-
longing to the United States not sold, re-
served or otherwise disposed Of or to
which a pre,emplion claim or right of hom'
estead settlement has not attached, and on
which bona tide settlement and improve
ment has not been made under color Of title
derived from the United States or from the
State Of Iowa, within six miles of said road
as now located, an amount Of land per
mile equal to that mentioned in the act to
which this act is an amendment as intend.
ed to aid in the construction of said road;
and if the amount of land granted by the
original act to aid in the construction Of
said road shall not be found within the
limit Of six miles from the line of said road
then such selections may be made along
such line within twenty miles thereof.


Sec. A. Ana be it further enacted, That
the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Rail
road Company, a corporation established
under the laws of the State Of Iowa, and
to which the said State granted portion
OF the land mentioned 10 the title to this
act, may modify or change the location Of
the uncompleted portion of its lne, asshown
by the map thereof now on file in the Gen
era Land Office of the United States 50 as
to secure better and more expeditions line
to the Missouri liver, and to q connexion
with the Iowa branch Of the Union Pacific
Railroad; and for the purpose Offacilitating
the more immediate construction of line