APRIL 14. CHAPTER 126. HUSBAND AND WIFE. AN ACT to Amend Chapter 101 of the Revision of 1860, pertaining to Husband and Wife, and regulating their Rights and Liabilities. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Rev. ch. 101. the State of Iowa, That sections 2505 and 2506 of the Revision of 1860 be hereby repealed, and there be enacted in lieu thereof the following as sections 2505 and 2506, to-wit: band and wife. (Section 2505.) "Neither husband nor wife is liable Liabilities of hus- for the debts or liabilities of the other incurred before marriage, and except as herein otherwise declared they are not liable for the separate debts of the other; nor are the wages, earnings, or property of either, nor is the rent or income of such property, liable for the separate debts of the other." (Section 2506.) "Contracts may be made by a wife, Contracts made and liabilities incurred, and the same enforced by or curred by wife, against her to the same extent and in the same manner as if she were unmarried." and liabilitios in how enforced. Taking effect. SEO. 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 Iowa State Register and Des Moines Statesman, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, April 14, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Des Moines Daily Statesman, April 21, and in the Daily Iowa State Register, April 26, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. APRIL 14. Rev.: $2532. CHAPTER 127. DIVORCE AND ALIMONY. AN ACT to Amend Section 2532 of the Revision of 1860, in Relation to Divorce and Alimony. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That section 2532 of the Revision of 1860, be amended so as to read as follows: (Section 2532.) "The district court, in the county Jurisdiction giv'n where the plaintiff or defendant resides, has jurisdiction county where of all cases of divorce and alimony, and of guardianship either party lives connected therewith." to dist. court in SEC. 2. This act, being deemed by the General Taking effect. Assembly of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Statesman, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, April 14, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Des Moines Daily Statesman, April 16, and in the The Daily Iowa State Register, April 26, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 128. DAM ACROSS CEDAR RIVER. AN ACT to Authorize the Vinton Water-Power Company to Con- APRIL 14. struct a Dam across Cedar River, in Taylor or Cedar Township, Benton County. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Vinton Water-Power Com pany, their heirs and assigns, are hereby authorized and empowered to construct a dam across the Cedar river, in Taylor or Cedar township, in Benton county. SEC. 2. That said Water-Power Company as aforesaid, and their heirs and assigns, shall have the full and exclusive right to all the use of the water-power created by the erection of such dam; Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to relieve or exempt the said waterpower company from any restriction or regulation now or hereafter imposed by law on such company. SEC. 3. All the rights and privileges of this act shall continue for the term of fifty years from and after the date of the passage of this act. SEC. 4. This act being deemed of immediate import- Taking effect. ance shall take effect from and after its publication in The Vinton Eagle and People's Journal, newspapers published in Vinton, Iowa: Provided, the same is without expense to the State. Approved, April 14, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Vinton Eagle April, 20, 1870, and in the People's Journal, April 21, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. APRIL 14. ated annually for and contingen CHAPTER 129. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ASYLUM OF THE BLIND. AN ACT to Provide for the Support and Education of the Blind. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That to meet the ordinary expenses of $8,000 appropri- the Institution for the Education of the Blind, including ordinary expens's furniture, books, and maps, the compensation of principal, cies; when to be matron, teachers, and employees, and to provide for condrawn. tingencies, there is hereby appropriated the sum of eight thousand dollars annually, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be drawn quarterly, dating from the 1st day of April, 1870, as provided by law. SEC. 2. To enable the Trustees of said Institution to $23,800 for im provide necessary steam heating and ventilating apparatus, pairs, pianos, and the construction of concrete drain, two bathing-rooms, safes; to be crawn with conveniences, slate roof for main building, furnishing provements, re quarterly.; of the new wing, the purchase of two pianos, and one fire- SEC. 3. There is hereby appropriated the further sum $3,216.54 for ac of three thousand two hundred and sixteen dollars and fifty-four cents, to meet the accrued indebtedness of the Institution. crued indebted ness; how drawn. SEC. 4. Said appropriations shall be drawn upon the order of the Trustees, signed by the president and secretary of the Board, made upon the Auditor of State, who shall draw his warrant in the name of such Institution on the Treasurer of State as ordered by the Trustees. SEC. 5. That section one of chapter forty-three of the 1866: ch. 48, sec. acts of the Eleventh General Assembly be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all of said section except the enacting clause. 1, repealed. Taking effect. SEC. 6. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, and Des Moines Bulletin, newspapers published in Des Moines. Approved, April 14, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Daily Iowa State Register, and the Des Moines Daily Bulletin, April 26 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. AN ACT to Legalize the Incorporation of the Town of Afton, APRIL 14. Union County, Iowa, and the Acts of the Officers acting there under. WHEREAS. The town of Afton, in Union county, Iowa, Preamble, was on the thirtieth day of November, 1868, incorporated under the general incorporation law of the State of Iowa; and, WHEREAS. Doubts exist as to the regularity of the proceeding in the incorporation of said town; and, WHEREAS; The officers elected at the first election after the incorporation of said town, failed to call an election on the first Monday of March, 1869, as provided by law, but continued to perform the duties of their said offices, by holding over until the regular election on the first Monday of March, 1870; therefore. galized, and acts legal. declared SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the incorporation of the town of Incorporation leAfton, in Union county, Iowa, be and the same is hereby of council holding legalized; and that all the official acts of the town council over of said town of Afton, done and performed, from the first Monday in March, 1869, to the first Monday of March, 1870, be and the same are hereby declared as legal as if said officers had been duly elected at the regular election on the first Monday of March, 1869. SEC. 2. This act being of immediate importance, Taking effect. shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, paper published at Des Moines, Iowa, and The Afton Weekly Tribune, paper published in Afton, Iowa, without expense to the State. Approved, April 14, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Afton Weekly Tribune, April 21, and in the Daily Iowa State Register, April 26, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. APRIL 14. CHAPTER 131. SALARIES OF OFFICERS OF HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE. AN ACT Supplementary to an Act, entitled an Act for the Government of Hospitals for the Insane, defining the Legal relations of Insane Persons, and providing for their Care and Protection. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 18th G. A.: ch. the State of Iowa, That the amount of the salaries of the superintendent and officers of the Insane asylum at Mt. fix Pleasant, be determined by the Board of Trustees of that institute[ion.] 109; Trustees to salaries of officers of Hospitals. Taking effect. SEC. 2. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Des Moines Bulletin and Register. Approved, April 14, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Des Moines Daily Bulletin, April 26, 1870, and the Daily Iowa State Register, April 26, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. APRIL 14. Preamble. CHAPTER 132. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL-DISTRICT OF MISSOURI VALLEY. AN ACT to legalize the Organization of the Independent School- WHEREAS, On the twenty-fifth day of April, 1868, the trustees of the township of St. Johns, Harrison county, Iowa, in accordance with the result of an election held by the electors of sub-district number six, of the district-township of St. John, did declare the said sub-district to be an independent school-district, having for its territory section fifteen, and the north half of section twenty-two, in township seventy-eight, range forty-four; and, WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of the Doubts as to le- organization of said independent school-district; therefore, gality. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of District declared the State of Iowa, That said independent school-district to be legally or- of Missouri Valley, county of Harrison, Iowa, be, and the ganized. |