SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate im- Publication. portance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 26th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register March 28th, 1866, and in the Iowa Homestead April 4th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 56. DISTRICT COURT IN WINNESHEIK COUNTY. AN ACT to amend Chapter 98, of the Acts of the Tenth General Assembly, entitled An Act providing for the formation of the Twelfth Judicial District, and fixing the time for holding courts in the Tenth and Eleventh Judicial Districts, and providing for the election of a District Judge, and District Attorney in the Twelfth Judicial District. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Section fifteen of Chap- Former law ter 98, of the acts of the Tenth General Assembly of amended. the State of Iowa, is hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: At Decorah, in the county of Winnesheik, on the third Monday after the third Monday in Court in May, on the fourth Monday after the second Monday county. in September, and on the fourth Monday after the When. third Monday in January. Winnesheik SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate im- Publication. portance by the General Assembly, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Decorah Republic. Approved March 26th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register, March 28th, 1866, and in the Decorah Republic, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. 7 Salary Dist. Proviso. CHAPTER 57. SALARIES OF DISTRICT AND SUPREME JUDGES. AN ACT fixing the Salaries of the District and Supreme Judges. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That from and after the last day of December, 1866, the salary of each Judge of the District Court shall be eighteen hundred dollars per annum; provided that the salary of none of said Judges shall, by the operation of this Act, be increased during the time such Judge holds his office, under and by vir tue of the election or appointment under which he now holds such office. SEC. 2. That from and after the 1st day of January, After Jan. 1, 1866, salary' 1866, the salary of each Judge of the Supreme Court Supreme shall be, and the same is hereby fixed at the sum of Sudge $2300. w enty-three hundred dollars per annum. Repeal. Publication. SEC. 3. All acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This Act being deemed of immediate importance by the General Assembly, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines. Approved March 26th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register March 28th, 1866, and in the Iowa Homestead April 4th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 58. ALLOWING THE UNION AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY TO PUR- AN ACT to enable the Union Agricultural Society to purchase certain school land. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Union Agricultural Society of the counties of Clinton, Scott, Cedar, Jones and Jackson, is hereby empowered to purchase of the Union Agr'l Board of Supervisors of Clinton county, Iowa, the Society may southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section purchase cer sixteen, in township eighty-one, north of range one, Description. east of the fifth principal meridian, at the sum of five Price. dollars per acre. tain land. SEC. 2. This Act, being deemed of immediate im- Publication. portance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the State Register and Clinton County Advocate, free of expense to the State. Approved March 26th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the State Register March 28th, 1866, and in the Clinton County Advocate 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 59. LEGALIZING THE ACTS OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY IN REFERENCE TO CERTAIN BRIDGES. AN ACT to legalize the Acts of the Board of Supervisors of WHEREAS, The Board of Supervisors of Washington county, Iowa, did during the year 1865, contract with Preamble. one John W. Crawford, for the construction of two bridges in said county over English river, one at Wassonville, and one at Richmond; and, WHEREAS, The cost of each of said bridges exceeded according to the said contracts the sum of two thousand dollars; and, WHEREAS, The proposition therefor was not by said Board of Supervisors, submitted to the legal voters of the county, as provided for by sub-division 23 of Section 312, Revision of 1860; therefore, ized. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That all the Acts of the Board of Supervisors of Washington county, Iowa, in contract- All acts legaling for the erecting of said bridges as recited in the preamble hereto, are hereby legalized and confirmed and shall have all the binding force and effect that such Acts and contracts would have had if said Board of force and effect. To be of what Supervisors had proceeded according to the provisions of sub-division 23, of Section 312, Revision of 1860. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed of immediate Publication. importance by the General Assembly shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the State Register, a newspaper published at Des Moines, and the Washington Press, a newspaper published in Washington, Iowa, without expense to the State. Approved March 26th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the State Register March 28th, 1866 and in the Washington Press 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Preamble. make certain CHAPTER 60. AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE OF DES MOINES COUNTY AN ACT to authorize the County Judge of Des Moines county to record and complete the record of proceedings had before his predecessor in office. WHEREAS, H. C. Ohrt, late County Judge in and for Des Moines county, failed to keep any record of his proceedings, after May 4th, 1863. Therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the County Judge of said Co. Judge county, as such Judge, be, and hereby is, authorized to authorized to make up and sign a record of said proceedings, and. record. for that purpose, he is authorized to summon before him such witnesses as may be necessary to obtain evidence, in regard to dates and such other information as may be essential, such evidence to be in writing, and preserved with the files of the cases in which the same was taken, and to do, and perform, all other acts in the premises that may be necessary to the making up of said records in the most perfect and complete man Such evidence, how taken and preserved. May summon witnesses. Such record, ner. SEC. 2. His record, so made, shall be prima facie its validity. evidence of its validity. SEC. 3. That the Board of Supervisors, of said Compensa- county, shall allow a suitable compensation for the services of said County Judge, by him performed, under this act. tion. Grantee. 1866. SEC. 4. That this act, being deemed of immediate Publication. importance, the same shall become a law by publication in the State Register and Burlington Hawk-Eye. Approved March 26th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the State Register, March 29th, 1866, and in the Burlington Hawkeye, JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 61. TRANSFER BOOKS. AN ACT for the transfer of real estate, to regulate the assessment thereof, and facilitate the collection of revenue. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That from and after the taking Recorder to effect of this Act, it shall be the duty of the recorder of keep transfer deeds, in each county in this State, to keep in his office book of plats. books for the transfer of real estate; which shall con sist of a transfer book proper, description book, index book, and book of plats. SEC. 2. Said transfer book shall be ruled and headed substantially after the following forms; and entries Form. upon the headings upon the transfer books proper, shall be in numerical order, beginning with section one. The transfer book thus: SECTION No...... TOWNSHIP.. RANGE |