Author: Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-10-17

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781396799396

Excerpt from Petition of the President and Secretary of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, Praying That the Company May Not Be Divested of the Title to Lands Upon Which Persons Have Settled, and Compelled to Take Other Lands in Lieu of Them: May 19, 1860 But your petitioners are informed that a movement is now on foot to precure the passage of a bill through Congress, by which your petitioners will be divested-of the title, and compelled to take lands in lieu of those thus settled upon, on the supposition that your petitioners and other railroad companies interested in like questions are not willing to protect the rights of such settlers. It Will be seen by reference to the opinion of Attorney General Black, delivered 7th June, 1856, (see pages 20 and 21 of printed pamphlet herewith submitted that the title of all vacant lands within six miles of the railroad vest immediately on the location of the road; If it is admitted that Congress may divest lands which have vested in fee simple some three or four years ago, why not, with equal propriety, divest the title to any lands sold or vested fifty years ago, and compel the parties to take other lands in lieu thereof? The rights to do so would be equally strong in each case. Your petitioners further represent that the general assembly of the State of Iowa are abundantly competent to pass all necessary legislation to protect the rights of their own citizens, as will be seen by reference to the provisions of the act above referred to. Your petitioners verily believe that the outside parties who have solicited Congress to pass the bill above referred to, have it as their object the promotion of speculation, instead of the protection of actual settlers. Your petitioners therefore pray that you will not pass the bill above referred to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.