MARCH 8. Reform School, $7,000. Ꮯ Ꮋ Ꭺ Ꮲ Ꭲ Ꭼ Ꭱ 19. STATE REFORM SCHOOL. AN ACT to Appropriate Money for the State Reform School. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ap'ropriation for the State of Iowa, That there is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of seven thousand dollars, to pay an indebtedness contracted by the board of trustees of the State Reform School for Juvenile Offenders, and for the support of said institution. Object. Taking effect. SEC. 2. This act being deemed 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 in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 8th, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Des MARCH 8. 1868; ch, 100. Road-tax may be five mills. Taking effect. CHAPTER 20. MAXIMUM ROAD TAX. AN ACT to Amend Section 2, Chapter 100, of the Laws of the SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the word "three," in the eleventh line of Section 2, Chapter 100, of the laws of the Twelfth General Assembly, be stricken out, and the word "five" be substituted therefor. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Bulletin, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 8th, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Des Moines Bulletin, March 9, and in the Iowa State Register, March 10, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 21. WOMEN AND COLORED PERSONS MAY BE ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. AN ACT to Amend Section 2700, of Chapter 114, of the Revision of MARCH 8. 1860. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Section 2700, of Chapter 114, Rev. § 2700. of the Revision of 1860, be, and the same is hereby amended, by striking out the words "white male," from Women and colthe first line of said section, and by inserting in third be licensed to line of said section, after the word "he," the words "or practice law; she." Approved, March 8th, 1870. ored persons may CHAPTER 22. LEGALIZING TAX-LISTS OF HENRY COUNTY. AN ACT to Legalize the Tax-Lists of Henry County, Iowa, for the MARCH 8. Year A. D. 1869. Whereas, The clerk of the board of supervisors of Preamble. Henry county, Iowa, failed to attach a warrant under his hand, and official seal of said board of supervisors, to the tax-lists of said Henry county, of Iowa, for the year A. D. 1869; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the tax-lists delivered by the Tax-Hsts without clerk of the board of supervisors of Henry county, Iowa, legalized. for the year A. D. 1869, to the treasurer of said Henry county, Iowa, without his warrant and official seal attached thereto, be, and the same are hereby legalized and made valid in all respects, as though said warrants and official seal were thereto attached. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate impor- Taking effect. tance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Mt. Pleasant Journal and Henry County Press, newspapers published in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, provided such publication be without expense to the State. Approved, March 8, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Mt. Pleasant Journal - and in the Henry County Press, March 16, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. See Addenda. MARCH 9. Preamble. Articles of incorporation declared valid. CHAPTER 23. BAPTIST CHURCH OF JORDAN'S GROVE, LINN COUNTY. AN ACT to Legalize the Incorporation of the Regular Baptist WHEREAS, On the fifth day of February, A. D. 1868, Chandler Jordan, Bailey Browdish, Wm. D. Litzenburg, Jennings Crawford and H. W. Sigworth did form themselves into a body corporate under the name of the Regular Baptist Church of Jordan's Grove, and filed a certificate of such organization in the office of the recorder of Linn county, State of Iowa, on the 22d day of May, A. D. 1868, but failed to file the same in the office of the Secretary of State until the 3d day of February, 1870; and WHEREAS, Said certificate fails to set forth the fact that said persons were of full age and citizens of the United States and of the State of Iowa, as required by law; and WHEREAS, The said persons and their associates have continued to act from said 22d day of May, A. D. 1868, as such body corporate, and as such have acquired property and made contracts; now, therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the aforesaid articles of incorporation be and the same are hereby declared legal and valid, and no informality, irregularity or illegality in the formation of said body corporate, or in the proceedings touching the said articles of incorporation, shall in any manner invalidate any rights acquired, acts performed, or obligations assumed by the said corporation. SEC. 2. That the said Regular Baptist Church_of Regular Baptist Jordan's Grove be and the same is hereby declared a dan's Grove le- body corporate, organized and created on the said 22d day of May, A. D. 1868, and all conveyances to said church and its officers for its benefit, and all contracts with and by said church, are hereby declared legal and binding to the same extent as if the said church had been fully and legally incorporated on the said 22d day of May, A. D. 1868. Church of Jor galized. This act to take effect from and after its publica- Taking effect. tion in the State Register and Des Moines Bulletin, papers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 9, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Des Moines Bulletin, March 10th, and in the Daily Iowa State Regisier, March 12th, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 24. DISTRAINING STOCK. AN ACT to Amend Chapter 144 of Acts of the Twelfth General MARCH 11. Assembly, in Relation to the Protection of Crops against the invasion of Stock. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That section ten, of chapter one hun- 186s; ch. 10. dred and forty-four, of laws enacted by the Twelfth General Assembly, be and is hereby amended by striking out of said section ten, all after the word "county," in the 12th line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, " And shall remain in force until the Stock law to relegal voters of such county, in pursuance of the provi- voted down. sions of this act, shall determine otherwise." Approved, March 11th, 1870. main in force till CHAPTER 25. REPEAL OF GENERAL BANKING ACT. AN ACT to Repeal an Act authorizing General Banking in the MARCH 16. State of Iowa, passed March 22, 1858. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of pealed. the State of Iowa, That an Act entitled "An Act Rev.; Ch. 65, reauthorizing General Banking in the State of Iowa," passed March 22, 1858, be and the same is hereby repealed. Taking effect. SEC. 2. This act to take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Bulletin. Approved, March 16, 1870. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register March 18, and in the Des Moines Bulletin March 17, 1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State. MARCH 17. CHAPTER 26. RESTRAINING STOCK. AN ACT to Restrain Stock from running at large. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Owners liable for the State of Iowa, That the owners of cattle, horses, mules, sheep, swine, and other stock, shall be liable for all damages done by such stock. damage done by stock. Land owners or ing stock. SEC. 2. The owner or person in actual possession of oc'upants to have any cultivated lands in this State, shall have a lien on lien on trespass- all and any stock, that shall trespass on such lands. SEC. 3. The owner of any stock trespassing on the Owner of stock improved lands of another, shall pay to the owner of the land so damaged, the actual amount of the damages so sustained. to pay. SEC. 4. The person who is in possession of the land Possessor of land so trespassed upon, may distrain any trespassing stock and retain the same, in some safe place, at the expense of the owner thereof, until said damages are paid. may distrain. tees to be notified. SEC. 5. Within twenty-four hours after the stock has Township trus been restrained (Sunday not being included) the party so injured, shall notify the township trustees, to be and appear, on the premises to view and assess the damages; when two or more of the trustees have assembled, they To assess damage. shall proceed to view, and assess the damages and the amount to be paid for keeping said stock; and if the person or persons, owning such distrained stock, refuse to pay the damages so assessed, then it shall be the duty of the trustees to post up notices in three conspicuous places, in the township where such damages were done, that the said stock, or so much thereof as is necessary to pay said damages, with costs of sale, shall be sold to the highest bidder; any money or stock left after satisfying such claims, shall be returned to the owner of the stock Sale of stock, |