CHAPTER 16. COURTS IN BENTON COUNTY. AN ACT to amend Chapter 45 of the Acts of the Tenth General Assembly, entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to change the time of holding Courts in the Eighth Judicial District of the State of Iowa, approved February 4, 1862. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Sec. 1, Chap. of the State of Iowa, That Section 1 of Chapter 45 of 45, amended the Acts of the Tenth General Assembly of the State -bow. Publication. of Iowa, fixing the time of holding Courts in Benton county, be so amended as to read as follows: At Vinton, in Benton county, on the first Monday of March, and the first Monday of October. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed of immediate importance by the General Assembly, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines. Approved February 23, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register on the 27th day of February, 1866, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 7th day of March, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Sec. 36 be Saline land when sold. CHAPTER 17. SALINE LANDS IN APPANOOSE COUNTY. AN Act making provision for the settlement of all liabilities of the WHEREAS, The following lands, to wit: Sec. No. 36, lieved to be in township No. 70, north of range No. 17, west of the 5th principal meridian, situated in the county of Appanoose, was considered and believed to be a part of the Saline lands, belonging to this State, and whereas the most of the land in said section was, during the year 1853, 1854 and 1862, sold to divers citizens, by the officers having authority to sell the Saline lands in said county, as a part thereof; and whereas said section con stitutes no part of said Saline lands, and does not, and never did belong to the State of Iowa, and said sales were made erroneously and without authority of law, sold, no title Erroneously and confer no title to the land, and said purchasers conferred. having petitioned thereto : cate or patent deliver same to holder.. SECTION 1. Therefore be it enacted by the General Upon preAssembly of the State of Iowa, That upon presentation sentation of of any contract, (or proof thereof, in case of loss) for any contract for sale of any the sale of said land in section No. 36, township No. of Sec. 36, or 70, north of range No. 17, west, executed by the officer any certifi or officers having authority to sell the Saline lands, in Governor to Appanoose county, as Saline lands, or any certificate make a stateof final payment, or patent from the State, for any of ment-shall said lands, issued in pursuance of any such contract, to the Governor of the State, with proof satisfactory to him, of the amount of money paid upon any tract or tracts of said lands, he shall make a complete statement, showing the amount of money so paid, and the time when each sum of money was paid, and upon the delivering up of any such contract, certificate or patent, to the Governor, or in case of loss, upon proper proof, he shall deliver the statement aforesaid, by him signed to the holder of such contract, certificate or patent. SEC. 2. Upon presentation of said statement so Auditor to made and signed by the Governor as aforesaid to the Auditor of State, by the holder, the Auditor shall audit the amount due, as shown by said statement, and shall draw his warrant, upon the Treasurer of the State, for the amount so audited. draw on Treasurer. SEC. 3. There is hereby appropriated out of any $450 appromoneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropri- priated." ated, the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay any claims audited under this Act. SEC. 4. The contracts, certificate and patents sur-Contracts, rendered under this act, shall be marked "Canceled," &c., to be canand shall together with the proofs relating thereto, be celed. deposited and filed in the State Land Office. SEC. 5. No person presenting such contract, certifi- Persons recate or patent, and receiving the money thereon, as ceiving monherein provided, shall be prohibited, in any manner, no legal right, ey relinquish from receiving, under color of title or otherwise, for but the sur any improvements made upon the land included in such render of the contract, certificate or patent, and the receiving of the contract, &c., to discharge money on such contract shall not in any manner affect the State and or prejudice any legal rights of the party receiving it, University. which he may have against any other party; Provided, that he shall have no further claim against the State by reason of such contract; but the surrender of such con Publication. tract, certificate or patent, and the receiving of the money thereon, as herein provided, shall discharge the State and Iowa State University from all further liability upon such contract. SEC. 6. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, at Des Moines, and the Loyal Citizen, at Centerville, Iowa. Approved, March 3, 1865. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register on the 7th day of March, 1866, in the Loyal Citizen on the 14th day of March, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. 9 of these ed. CHAPTER 18. COURT IN CASS COUNTY. AN ACT to amend Chapter Nine of the Laws of the Eleventh SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Sec. 1, Chap. the State of Iowa, That section 1 of Chapter Nine of laws amend the Laws of the Eleventh General Assembly, approved February 7th, 1866, be amended as follows: so much of said Act as provides for court in the county of Cass is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu Court in Cass thereof: In the county of Cass court shall be held on the Thursday after the second Monday after the fourth Monday in March, and on the Thursday after the third Monday in October of each year. county. When held. Sec. 3, Chap. 9, to apply. Publication. SEC. 2. That section three of the act of which this is amendatory shall apply to the courts held in pursuance of this act. SEC. 3. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, published at Des Moines, and the Winterset Madisonian, published at Winterset. Approved March 3d, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register, March 8th, 1866, and in the Winterset Madisonian March 15th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 19. COURTS-NINTH DISTRICT. AN ACT to fix the time of holding Courts in the Ninth Judicial District. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Dist. Court of the State of Iowa, That the terms of the District 9th District. Court in the Ninth Judicial District of this State, shall be held as follows: First-In the county of Delaware, on the third Mon- Delaware. day in April, and on the fourth Monday in October. Second-In the county of Buchanan, on the second Buchanan. Thursday after the third Monday in April, and on the third Monday in October. Third-In the county of Black Hawk, on the fifth Black Hawk. Monday after the third Monday in April, on the third Monday in September and on the first Monday of January. The Court may, at its first term in said county held under this Act, designate, by an order duly en-Court desigtered upon the record, one of said terms, as a term, to be nate term for held each year; for the trial of equity cases, and enter-equity cases. ing judgments by default, and determining such other cases and motions that do not require a jury, after which No jury sumorder no jury shall be summoned for said term, and Not to effect after said order shall be made, said terms so ordered, criminal shall not apply to or in any manner affect criminal actions. actions. moned. Fourth-In the county of Grundy, on the fourth Grundy. Monday of September. Fifth-In the county of Dubuque, on the first Mon- Dubuque. days in February and June, and second Monday in November. SEC. 2. No suits, pleas, indictments or proceedings Suits, &c., of any character, civil, criminal, or special, shall abate, pending, not be quashed, discontinued, or affected in consequence of affected. the change of times of holding said Courts; all pro- Notices, &c., cesses or notices, issued at any time before this Act when returntakes effect, shall be considered as returnable at the first able. term of the Court, in said counties respectively, which shall be held, next after the taking effect of this Act. SEC. 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with Repeal. this Act, are hereby repealed. This Act shall be in force from and after its publication in the Dubuque Publication. Times and Dubuque Herald, daily papers published in Dubuque. Approved March 6th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Dubuque Times, March 17, 1866; in the Dubuque Herald, March 1866; and in the Daily State Register, March 22, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 20. AMENDING SECTION 10, CHAPTER 22, LAWS 10TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY. AN ACT to amend Section 10, of Chapter 22, of the Acts of the SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Sec. 10, Chap. of the State of Iowa, That the words "by law" at the 22, laws 1860 end of Section 10, Chapter 22, of the Acts passed at the amended how. Publication. regular session of the Tenth General Assembly, be and the same are hereby stricken out, and the words "by the General Assembly," inserted instead. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed by the General Assembly of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 9th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register, March 11, 1866, and in the Iowa Homestead, March 21, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 21. CHANGING TIME OF HOLDING COURTS IN LEE COUNTY. AN ACT to amend an Act, entitled an Act to define the time of holding Courts in the several Judicial Districts of this Statepassed March 23d, 1858. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly |