visions of Chapter 15, of the Revision of 1860, shall have engraved upon his seal, his name, and also the words "Commissioner for Iowa." SEC. 2. It is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of State to forward to each Commissioner heretofore or hereafter appointed under said Chapter 15 of the Revision of 1860, a copy of this Act. Approved April 5th, 1864. CHAPTER 120. STORAGE RECEIPTS OR CERTIFICATES. AN ACT supplemental and amendatory to Chapter 84 of the Acts of the Regular Session of the Ninth General Assembly of the State of Iowa, being "An Act to prevent fraud in warehousemen and others. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Evidence of of the State of Iowa, That all warehouse receipts, cerownership. tificates or other evidence of the deposit of property, issued by any warehouseman, wharfinger or other person engaged in storing property for others, shall be deemed in the hands of the holder thereof, as prima facie evidence of title to the ownership of said property both in law and equity. Approved April 5th, 1864. Sections repealed. Trustees to CHAPTER 121. AMENDING LAW IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. AN ACT to amend Article 3, of Chapter 67 of the Revision of 1860. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Sections 1734, 1735, 1736, 1737, and 1738 of the Revision of 1860, be and the same are hereby repealed. SEC. 2. The Board of Trustees shall at any meeting select a Sup't. have power to select a competent person for Superintendent of Agricultural College Farm. The Superin tendent shall reside on the Farm and shall, under the Sup't to redirection of the Trustees, take charge of the Farm side on the and property of every description connected therewith, Farm. and in the management thereof shall be governed by rules. such rules and regulations as the Board of Trustees may from time to time adopt. Conform to count. SEC. 3. The Superintendent shall act as Secretary Sup't to act of the Board of Trustees, and shall keep the records as Secretary. of their proceedings. He shall also keep a strict account of all receipts and expenditures connected with To keep acthe Farm, and all improvements, including buildings, and shall report in writing to the Board of Trustees at To report. their regular meeting in January, of each year a full account of all of his transactions; he shall also report Books to be at such other times as the Trustees may deem necessary. subject to inHis books shall at all times be subject to the inspection spection. of any one of the members of the Board. Supt's salary. SEC. 4. The Superintendent shall receive for his services a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, to Paid quarterbe paid quarterly from the State Treasury in the same ly. manner as is provided by law for the payment of salaries of the State officers. prove. SEC. 5. The Superintendent shall before entering Sup't to give upon the discharge of the duties of his office, execute bond-Trusa bond in such sum and with such sureties as the Trus- tees to aptees may require for the faithful performance of his duties. He may at any time be removed from office by May be rea vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board of moved. Trustees. filled. SEC. 6. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the Vacancy in Board of Trustees by death, resignation or failure to Board-how qualify within three months from the time of election, the Governor may fill such vacancy by appointment of a suitable person, who shall hold his office until the next meeting of the General Assembly. continue un SEC. 7. The term of office of the present Secretary Present to of the Agricultural College shall expire on the first til Jan. 1, '65. day of January, 1865, and he shall at that time deliver to the Board of Trustees all books, papers, documents, seeds and other property belonging to his office. SEC. 8. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent Repealed. with this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 9. This Act being deemed by the General As- Take effect. sembly of immediate importance shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. tain cities and ized. CHAPTER 122. COLLECTION OF TAXES. AN ACT to legalize the levy and collection of certain taxes in certain cities and towns. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Assessment of the State of Iowa, That when any city or incorpoand levy of rated town, incorporated before the taking effect of the taxes in cer- "Act for the incorporation of cities and towns," aptowns legal- proved March 23, 1858, shall have heretofore levied taxes under section 93 of said Act, or under section 1123 of the Revision of 1860, such levy and assessment and all the acts of the officers of such city or town in relation thereto, are declared legal and binding to the same extent as if the same had been levied and done under competent authority; provided there shall exist no other legal objection thereto than the fact that such levy was made and the acts done under color of authority of the sections aforesaid. Take effect. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall be in force upon its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers printed at Des Moines. Approved April 5th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register and in the Iowa Homestead April 27th, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 123. SENATORIAL APPORTIONMENT. AN ACT to apportion the State into Senatorial Districts. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Ratio. of the State of Iowa, That the ratio for apportionment of the State into Senatorial Districts shall be one Senator for each seventeen thousand and two hundred inhabitants or fraction thereof exceeding one-half in each Senatorial District. SEC. 2. The county of Lee shall constitute the first 1st district, district, and shall have two Senators. SEC. 3. The county of Van Buren shall constitute 2d district. the second district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 4. The county of Davis shall constitute the 3d district. third district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 5. The county of Appanoose shall constitute 4th district. the fourth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 6. The counties of Lucas, Clark and Wayne 5th district. shall constitute the fifth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 7. The counties of Ringgold and Decatur shall 6th district. constitute the sixth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 8. The counties of Taylor, Page, Union, Ad- 7th district. ams and Montgomery shall constitute the seventh district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 9. The counties of Fremont, Mills, Cass and 8th district. Pottawattamie shall constitute the eighth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 10. The county of Des Moines shall constitute 9th district. the ninth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 11. The county of Henry shall constitute the 10th district tenth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 12. The county of Jefferson shall constitute 11th district. the eleventh district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 13. The county of Wapello shall constitute 12th district. the twelfth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 14. The county of Monroe shall constitute the 13th district. thirteenth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 15. The county of Louisa shall constitute the 14th district. fourteenth district, and have one Senator. SEC. 16. The county of Muscatine shall constitute 15th district. the fifteenth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 17. The county of Washington shall constitute 16th district. the sixteenth district, and shall have one Senator. 17th district. 18th district. 19th district. 20th district. 21st district. 22d district. 23d district. 24th district. 25th district. 26th district. 27th district. 28th district. 29th district. 30th district. 31st district. 32d district. 33d district. 34th district. 35th district. 36th district. 37th district. SEC. 18. The county of Keokuk shall constitute the seventeenth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 19. The county of Mahaska shall constitute the eighteenth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 20. The county of Marion shall constitute the nineteenth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 21. The county of Warren shall constitute the twentieth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 22. The counties of Madison, Dallas, Adair and Guthrie shall constitute the twenty-first district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 23. The county of Scott shall constitute the twenty-second district, and shall have two Senators. SEC. 24. The county of Clinton shall constitute the twenty-third district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 25. The county of Cedar shall constitute the twenty-fourth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 26. The county of Johnson shall constitute the twenty-fifth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 27. The counties of Iowa and Powesheik shall constitute the twenty-sixth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 28. The county of Jasper shall constitute the twenty-seventh district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 29. The county of Polk shall constitute the twenty-eighth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 30. The county of Jackson shall constitute the twenty-ninth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 31. The county of Jones shall constitute the thirtieth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 32. The county of Linn shall constitute the thirty-first district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 33. The counties of Benton and Tama shall constitute the thirty-second district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 34. The counties of Marshall, Story and Boone shall constitute the thirty-third district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 35. The county of Dubuque shall constitute the thirty-fourth district, and shall have two Senators. SEC. 36. The county of Delaware shall constitute the thirty-fifth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 37. The counties of Buchanan and Bremer shall constitute the thirty-sixth district, and shall have one Senator. SEC. 38. The county of Clayton shall constitute the thirty-seventh district, and shall have one Senator. |