CHAPTER 172. CORPORATIONS. APRIL 16. AN ACT to Amend Chapters 52 and 53 of the Revision of 1860, in relation to Corporations. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Revison: chs, 52 the State of Iowa, That sections 1152, 1153, 1156, 1161, 1172, 1188, 1193, 1194, and 1197 of the Revision of 1860, be amended as hereinafter provided. and 53. Articles of incor SEC. 2. Amend section 1152 by adding at the end of porati'n for profit said section the words, "and in the office of the Secretary o be recorded by of State, in a book kept for that purpose." Sec. of State. of corporations. SEC. 3. Amend section 1153, by striking out of said Commencement section the words, "corporations for the construction of any work of internal improvement, must in addition also file a copy of such articles in the office of the Secretary of State, and have the same recorded by him in a book kept for that purpose." SEC. 4. Amend section 1156, by striking out of the fourth line of said section the words, "when such filing is necessary." SEC. 5. Amend section 1161, by adding to said secCopy of by-laws tion the words, "and a copy thereof must be filed in the to be filed in Sec- office of the Secretary of State." retary's office. Articles cannot SEC, 6. Amend section 1172, by inserting after the exempt stock- Word "exempts," in the first line, the words "neither can holders from in- provisions in the articles of incorporation exempt." dividual liability. sionary societies, tificate. SEC. 7. Amend section 1188, by inserting after the word "recorded," in the first line, the words, "by the recorder of deeds of the county where the principal place of business is kept only." SEC. 8. Amend section 1193, by striking out of the Benevolent,char-seventh line of said section, the words, "file in the office itable, and mis- of Secretary of State and also," and inserting the words where to file cer- have recorded:" Provided, That a failure of any corProviso: failure poration organized prior to the taking effect of this act, to file with Sec. for benevolent, charitable, scientific, religious, or missionfore not to inval- ary purposes, or any other lawful purpose unconnected, idate, and socle with motives of pecuniary profit, to file a copy of their of State hereto ties legalized. articles or certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State shall not in any manner affect the legality of the acts of any such corporation, but all the acts of the officers of such corporation shall be considered as legal and binding as they would have been, had their articles or what articles to be re certificate of incorporation been filed in the office of the Secretary of State, at the time of organization: And pro- Proviso: vided further, That articles of incorporation of charitable corded in recordreligious, or scientific institutions, dating prior to this date or's office. and not recorded in the office of the Secretary of State, shall be recorded in the office of the recorder in the coun ty in which such institutions are situate.” SEC. 9. Amend section 1194, by striking out of the Commencement first line of said section after the word "filing" the word "a" of corporate powand inserting the words "for record the." ers. same as any oth'r in the county. SEC. 10. Amend section 1197, by striking out of the Name not to be third line of said section the words 66 Secretary of State or with the," and the words "this State," at the end of said section, and in place of "this State" insert the words "the county." improvement not plying, required retary's office. SEC. 11. Any corporation organized for the purposes Corporations for of pecuniary profit, pursuant to the provisions of chapter works of internal 52, of the Revision of 1860, or amendments thereto, which bereto fore com shall fail to have its articles of incorporation recorded in to have articles the office of Secretary of State, within three months after recorded in Secthe taking effect of this act, shall be prohibited from doing business as a corporation: Provided, That nothing in this Proviso: no resection shall be construed so as to relieve such corporation ity. from the fulfillment of all contracts made prior to the taking effect of this act, or to relieve individual members thereof from liability to the amount of the unpaid installments on the stock owned by them, or transferred by them for the purpose of defrauding creditors. Approved, April 16, 1870. lease from liabil CHAPTER 173. SCHOOL-LANDS IN STORY COUNTY. AN ACT to Legalize the Sale of certain School Lands in Story APRIL 16. WHEREAS, At a public sale of school-lands held at Ne- Preamble, vada, Story county, on the 20th day of July, A. D. 1868, under an order of the board of supervisors of said county, the west half of the northwest quarter of section number thirty, in township eighty-two north, range twenty-one, west of the fifth principal meridan, the same containing seventy-nine and one-half acres lying and being in the county of Story aforesaid, was offered and sold to Joseph Perry, the highest and best bidder, therefor; said sale and the proceedings preliminary thereto having been conducted in entire accordance with the statute in force at the time of said sale providing for the disposal of school lands under control of the board of supervisors of the several counties of the State; and, WHEREAS, Said lands came into possession of the State by reason of the foreclosure of a mortgage on said lands, given to secure a loan made from the school fund by James D. Eads, Superintendent of Public Instruction; and, WHEREAS, Under the provisions of chapter thirty-two of the acts of the Ninth General Assembly, said lands were placed under the control and at the disposal of the Census Board of the State; and, WHEREAS, Said sale and purchase was made in entire good faith, and said Perry, the purchaser of the lands, has made the first payment required by the terms of the sale, and has entered upon and improved said lands; now therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Sale of w nw the State of Iowa, That the sale of the west half of the ized as if made northwest quarter of section number thirty, township by Census Be'rd. eighty two, range twenty-one, west of the fifth principal meridian, made on the twentieth day of July, 1868, to Joseph Perry, under the direction of the authorities of the county, be and the same is hereby legalized and affirmed, to the same extent as if such sale had been made Contract binding in strict conformity with law, and any contract made by and between said county of Story and the purchaser of such lands in consequence of such sale is hereby made valid and binding to all intents and purposes. Approved, April 16, 1870. APRIL 16, 68: ch. 171. CHAPTER 174. AMENDED REGISTRY LAW. AN ACT to Amend the Registry Law. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That section 4 of chapter 171 of the laws of the Twelfth General Assembly, approved April 8, added to registry A. D., 1868, be. amended by adding at the end thereof the Names not to be following, to-wit: But in no case shall the board of reg- within five days istry of any township or corporation correct their registry of election. of electors by adding names thereto, within five days next preceding the day of election. register to be or SEC. 2. That section 8 of chapter 171 of the laws of Voters not on the Twelfth General Assembly, be amended by inserting vouched for by after the word "person " in the eleventh line of said free-holders section 8, the following, "who is a freeholder or house- Right of ch'llenge holder." house-holders. reserved. SEC. 3. Nothing in this act, or in chapter 171 of the Rev.: $490-4. laws of the Twelfth General Assembly shall be construed to affect the right to challenge as provided in section[s] 493 and 494 of the Revision of 1860. SEC. 4. When the board of supervisors of any county Registry in new have formed a new township, the board of registry of the townships. township or townships, from which the territory for the new township was taken, shall furnish for the judges of election of said new township a list of the registered legal voters residing in said new township. Approved, April 16, 1870. CHAPTER 175. FEES FOR OFFICERS IN CRIMINAL CASES. AN ACT Providing Additional Fees for Sheriffs, Constables, and April 16. for carriage hire. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That sheriffs, constables, or other officers allowed persons, whose duty shall be to arrest any person or persons, with a bench warrant, or a warrant issued by any court, or who shall be required to convey a prisoner or prisoners from a place distant from the county jail to said jail, on an order of commitment, shall be allowed to charge up as fees, and the same shall be collectable the same as other fees in criminal cases, besides the fees already allowed by law, the sum of two dollars and fifty cents for carriage-hire for each day of not over six hours, for each person so arrested or so conveyed to jail. Approved, April 16, 1870. APRIL 16. of animals to be punished. CHAPTER 176. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. AN ACT for the more Effectual Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Cruel treatment the State of Iowa, That whoever tortures, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance, cruelly beats, mutilates, or cruelly kills, or causes, or procures, to be over-driven, tortured, tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, cruelly beaten, mutilated, or cruelly killed, any animal; and whoever, having the charge or custody of any animal, either as owner or otherwise, inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon the same, or unnecessarily fails to provide the same with proper food, drink, shelter, or protection from the weather, shall for every such offense be punished by imprisonment in jail, not exceeding thirty days, or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court. Penalty. same. SEC. 2. Every owner, possessor, or person having the Cruel driving or charge or custody of any animal, who cruelly drives or abandonment, works the same when unfit for labor, or cruelly abandons the same, or who carries the same, or causes the same to be carried, in, or upon, any vehicle, or otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel and inhuman manner, or knowingly and wilfully authorizes, or permits the same to be subjected to unnecessary torture, suffering, or cruelty of any kind, shall be punished for such offense in the manner provided in section one of this act. to confine ani tation 28 hours. SEC. 3. No railroad company in this State, in the Railroad co's not carrying or transportation of cattle, sheep, swine, or other mals in transpor- animals, shall confine the same in cars for a longer period homore than than twenty-eight consecutive hours, unless delayed by storm or other accidental cause without unloading for rest, water, and feeding, for a period of at least five consecutive Five hours' rest. hours. In estimating such confinement, the time the animals have been confined without such rest on connecting roads from which they are received, shall be computed, it being the intention of this act to prevent their continuous confinement beyond twenty-eight hours, Animals unload except upon contingencies herein before stated; and anicared for by the mals unloaded for rest, water, and feeding, under the proowner, or by co. visions of this act, shall be properly fed, watered and sheltered, during such rest, by the owners or persons in ed for rest, to be at owner's exp'se |