CHAPTER 47. FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. AN ACT fixing the times of holding Court in the Fourth Judicial District, and attaching certain counties in said District to others for Judicial purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the terms of the District Courts in the Fourth Judicial District for each year, shall be as follows: In Plymouth county on the second Monday in April. Plymouth Co. In Woodbury county on the third Monday in April Woodbury and the first Monday in November. County. In Monona county on the second Monday after the Monona Co. third Monday in April, and on the third Monday in November. In Harrison county on the third Monday after the Harrison Co. third Monday in April and on the fourth Monday in November. In Shelby county on the fourth Monday after the Shelby Co. third Monday in April. In Crawford county on the first Thursday after the Crawford Co. Monday fixed for holding Court in Shelby. In Sac county on the fifth Monday after the third Sac County. Monday in April. In Calhoun county on the first Thursday after the Calhoun Co. Monday fixed for holding Court in Sac county. In Humboldt county on the sixth Monday after the Humboldt third Monday in April. County. In Pocahontas county on the seventh Monday after Pocahontas the third Monday in April. County. In Palo Alto county on the first Thursday after the Palo Alto Co. Monday fixed for holding Court in Pocahontas county. In Kossuth county on the eighth Monday after the Kossuth Co. third Monday in April. In Emmett county on the first Thursday after the Emmett Co. Monday fixed for holding Court in Kossuth county. In Dickinson county on the ninth Monday after the DickinsonCo. third Monday in April. In Clay county on the first Thursday after the Mon- Clay Co. day fixed for holding Court in Dickinson county. SEC. 2. The counties of Buena Vista, Cherokee Attached. and O'Brien are hereby attached to the county of Clay; and the county of Ida to the county of Sac; and the county of Sioux to the county of Woodbury, for judicial purposes. Clerk's duty. Suits in counSEC. 3. All suits now pending in any of the counties attached. ties attached to another county for judicial purposes by this Act, shall be deemed pending in the county to which said counties are attached, and it is hereby made the duty of the Clerks of the District Courts of the several counties attached to another as aforesaid to deliver to the Clerk of the District Court of the county to which said counties are attached, all papers filed in any cause now pending in said counties, together with a transcript of all record entries made in said causes, the costs of making said transcript to be paid by the counties in which the said suits are now pending. Judgment liens. Service of writ. Expense apportioned. Additional terms. SEC. 4. No judgment rendered in any county to which another is attached by this Act, shall be a lien upon the real estate in the county so attached until a transcript of the judgment shall have been filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of said county, as now provided by law. SEC. 5. Any process or writ issued in any cause pending, or upon any judgment rendered in any county to which another county is attached for Judicial purposes by this Act, shall be served and returned by the proper officers of the county so attached as now | rovided by law for serving and returning writs and processes issued in a cause pending or upon a judgment rendered in another county than the one in which they are to be served. SEC. 6. Where counties are attached to another by this Act for Judicial purposes, the Judge of the District Court may at each session thereof held in the county to which said counties are attached, make such order apportioning the expense of holding the Court among the several counties as he may deem just and equitable. SEC. 7. The District Judge of said Judicial District may appoint other terms of Court in those counties in which but one term in each year is herein provided for, whenever in his judgment, the business of the county requires it. Suits pending SEC. 8. All writs, processes and proceedings pendnot affected. ing in any of said courts and returnable at the times now fixed by law shall be deemed pending and returnable at the terms as fixed by this Act, and no suit, writ, notice, recognisance, indictment or other proceeding shall be quashed or held invalid, by reason of this Act, or by reason of the change hereby made in the times for holding the Courts in said District. SEC. 9. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. This Act being deemed by the General Assembly of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication according to law in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa Homestead, papers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 18th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa CHAPTER 48. RELIEF OF CATHARINE MORRIS. AN ACT for the relief of Catharine Morris, sister of Edward Morris, deceased. WHEREAS, One Edward Morris, late of Jones county, Preamble. died intestate on the 4th day of January, 1857, and, at the time of his decease, was seized of the following described lands, viz: The south half of the south-west quarter, section twenty-two (22,) township eighty-four (84,) north of range one (1,) west of the fifth (5) P. M.; WHEREAS, His only surviving parent at the time of his decease was then, and is now, residing in Ireland, and is of old age and in feeble health, and in such indigent circumstances as to prevent her removing to the United States; and, WHEREAS, She has relinquished all her interest in said lands to her daughter, Catharine Morris, sister of said deceased, who is the only next of kin of said deceased known to be in the United States, and said Catharine having occupied said lands and paid all delinquent taxes due thereon; SECTION 1. Therefore, Be it enacted by the General State relinAssembly of the State of Iowa, That all claims of the quishes esState of Iowa, in and to the South half of the South- cheat. west quarter of Section twenty-two (22,) in township eighty-four (84) North, Range one, West of fifth (5th) P. M., by reason of any liability of the same to be escheated to the State in consequence of the alienage of said Edward Morris, deceased, or of the person or persons, who, but for such alienage, would be entitled to inherit said lands as the heir or heirs of said Edward Morris, deceased, be and the same are hereby relinquished to said Catharine Morris. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed of immediate inportance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Anamosa Eureka and Iowa State Register, without expense to the State. Approved March 18th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa day of JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Make estimate. Bond. Warrant. Accounts. CHAPTER 49. QUARTERMASTER GENERAL. AN ACT to amend Chapter 175, Acts of the Regular Session of the Ninth General Assembly. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Section 16, Chapter 175, of the Acts of the Regular Session of the Ninth General Assembly, be so far amended that the Quartermaster General of the State, or the Adjutant General when acting Quartermaster General of the State, shall make his estimates of the necessary and probable expenses of his department, for six months following; that, upon approval of said estimate by the Governor, the Quartermaster General or the Adjutant General when acting as Quartermaster General of the State, shall file with the Auditor of State a good and sufficient bond, in a sum of not less than double the amount of said estimates, with security to the acceptance and approval of said Auditor of State, and upon said approval by said State Auditor, he shall issue to the Quartermaster General, or the Adjutant General when Acting Quartermaster General, a warrant on the State Treasurer for the amount of said estimates. SEC. 2. As often as once in six months said Quartermaster General or Adjutant General when acting as Quartermaster General, shall render an account of the moneys so received and for what expended, to be accompanied with vouchers for all of said expenditures; said accounts and vouchers to be approved by said Auditor, whereupon said Quartermaster General, or Adjutant General when acting as Quartermaster General, shall make an estimate for the next six months, as be- Estimate. fore, giving credit to be taken out of said estimate, for the amount of money on hand, said estimates to be made and said accounts rendered with the vouchers every six months. SEC. 3. At the expiration of the term of office of Settlement. said Quartermaster General, or Adjutant General when acting as Quartermaster General, or on the closing up of the business of that Department, he shall make a final settlement with said State Auditor, and pay over to the Treasurer all money remaining in his hands, taking his receipt therefor. SEC. 4. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This Act being deemed by the General Assembly of immediate importance, shall take effect upon publication in the State Register and Iowa Homestead, papers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 18th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the State Register and Iowa Homestead on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 50. CORPORATE CITIES AND TOWNS. AN ACT to make valid the proceedings of the corporate authorities of cities and towns, the acts of officers thereof, and the levy of taxes therein. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That in all cities and towns in- Proceedings corporated prior to the taking effect of an Act passed made valid. at the seventh session of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, entitled "an Act for the incorporation of cities and towns," the proceedings of the corporate authorities, the acts of the officers thereof, and the levy of taxes therein, (except such as were levied for payment of indebtedness created to aid in the building of railroads, since the taking effect thereof, are hereby made |