Acts and Resolutions Passed at the ... Session of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa

An act to legalize the organization of the independent school-

district of Ainsworth, Washington county. Approved, Jan-

uary 29, 1870.....

TITLES.

1 An act making an appropriation for the payment of the mile-|

age of the members of the Thirteenth General Assembly, and

the per diem of the temporary officers and employees thereof,

and for postage. Approved, January 26, 1870..

2 An act fixing the times for holding the terms of the District

Court in the fourth judicial district. Approved, January

27, 1870...

An act to amend chapter 115 of the Revision of 1860, relative

4 to drawing jurors. Approved, January 27, 1870...

An act for the abatement of taxes in Clinton township, Clinton

county, Iowa. Approved, February 4, 1870..

7 An act to repeal section 2498 of the Revision of 1860.
proved, February 7, 1870.

6 An act to provide for the collection of school-house tax, and

tax for library, in the independent school-district of Mis-

souri Valley, in Harrison county, Iowa ...

H. F.

Ap-

S. F.

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8 An act to amend the School Laws of Iowa. Approved, Feb-

ruary 9, 1870.....

9 An act to repeal chapter 22 of the acts of the Twelfth General

Assembly, and revive and re-enact the last paragraph of

section 1 of chapter 45 of the acts of the Eleventh General

Assembly, fixing the time of holding the District Court in

Hardin county. Approved, February 9, 1870.....

10 An act to legalize the devoting of the swamp and overflowed

lands, and the indemnity lands obtained for swamp and

overflowed lands of Cerro Gordo county, Iowa, to the con-

struction of the McGregor and Sioux City Railway, through

said county. Approved, February 9, 1870

11 An act to legalize the sale of indemnity swamp lands and

scrip in certain counties. Approved, February 9, 1870..... S. F.

12 An act to provide for the election of a police judge, and the

establishment of a police court in cities acting under special

charters. Approved, February 9, 1870....

13 An act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Toledo in

Tama county. Approved, February 28, 1870...

14 An act to amend sections 1068, 1069, and 1070, of the Revision

of 1860, and to provide additional means for the collection

of charges, assessments, and taxes, on lots of land within

municipal corporations. Approved, February 28, 1870 .... S. F. 16 16

15 An act authorizing the building of bridges across the Maquo-

keta river in Jackson county. Approved, March 2, 1870... H. F. 50 17

16 An act to legalize the organization of the independent school

district of Dunlap, county of Harrison, Iowa. Approved,

March 2, 1870...

xiv

H. F. 80 17

TITLES.

17 An act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Monroe,|

and also to legalize the acts and doings of the common coun-

cil of said town, under said act of incorporation. Approved,

March 4, 1870..

18 An act to amend an act entitled an act to encourage the organi-

zation of fire companies, passed January 28, 1857. Ap-

proved, March 4, 1870...

19 An act to appropriate money for the State Reform School.

Approved, March 8, 1870...

20 An act to amend section 2, chapter 100, of the laws of the

Twelfth General Assembly. Approved, March 8, 1870..... H. F. 40

21 An act to amend section 2700, of chapter 114, of the Revision]

of 1860. Approved, March 8, 1870....

22 An act to legalize the tax lists of Henry county, Iowa, for the

year A. D. 1869. Approved, March 8, 1870..

23 An act to legalize the incorporation of the regular Baptist

Church, at Jordan's Grove, Linn county, State of Iowa.

Approved, March 9, 1870...

24 An act to amend chapter 144 of Acts of the Twelfth General

Assembly, in relation to the protection of crops against

the invasion of stock. Approved, March 11, 1870....

25 An act to repeal an act authorizing general banking in the

State of Iowa, passed March 22, 1858. Approved, March|

16, 1870...

H. F. 31

2 2 2 2

S. F. 154

H. F. 171

S. F. 50

H. F. 236

H.F.3& 18 24

26 An act to restrain stock from running at large. Approved,|_Sub. for

March 17, 1870....

27 An act legalizing certain elections in the city of Council Bluffs,

and also legalizing the acts of the officers elected thereat.

Approved, March 17, 1870....

28 An act to legalize the election of corporation officers in the

town of Le Claire, county of Scott, and State of Iowa, on the

first Monday of March, A. D. 1869. Approved, March 17,|

1870...

H. F. 108

H. F. 214

29 An act to amend section three of chapter 118, of the laws

of the Tenth General Assembly, and section eleven of chap-

ter 148, of the laws of the Ninth General Assembly, and to regu

late the sale of school-lands. Approved, March 21, 1870....H. F. 1

30 An act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Leon,

Decatur county, Iowa. Approved, March 21, 1870....

31 An act to provide information concerning the blind. Approved,

March 22. 1870......

H. F. 280

32 An act making further appropriations for the deaf and dumb

asylum. Approved, March 22, 1870....

33 An act to authorize Thomas Mitchell and others to cut a canal

across a strip of land to straighten the Des Moines river.

Approved, March 23, 1870...

34 An act to encourage immigration to the State of Iowa.

proved, March 23, 1870.....

35 An act to legalize the organization of the Red Jacket Fire and

Hose Company, in the town of Waterloo, and the organiza-

tion of the Waterloo Hook and Ladder Company. Approved,

March 24, 1870....

36 An act appropriating funds to the State University of Iowa.

Approved, March 24, 1870....

37 An act to legalize the tax levy of the district township of To-

ledo, and the independent district of Toledo, in the township

of Toledo, in Tama county, for the year 1869. Approved,

March 25, 1870...

38 An act authorizing counties to build bridges. Approved, March

25, 1870....

TITLES.

39 An act to legalize the action of the board of supervisors of

Story county, Iowa, in relation to the issuance of bonds to

the amount of seven thousand dollars for the purpose of

purchasing land for a "Poor Farm," for the use of said

county, and for the erection of building thereon. Approved,
March 25, 1870...

40 An act to authorize the sale of lands and town lots for taxes in

certain cases for an amount less than the taxes, interest, and!

costs due thereon. Approved, March 26, 1870....

41 An act to repeal sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 24, of

chapter 86, of the acts of the Twelfth General Assembly,

and providing for appeals from the district and circuit

courts to the Supreme Court, and fixing times of holding

courts. Approved, March 30, 1870.

42 An act allowing the counties of Hamilton, Franklin and

Wright, to have their causes heard at the argument term of

the Supreme Court, held at Dubuque. Approved, March

30, 1870...

43 An act to amend section 3275 of the revision of 1860, as to

the duties of certain treasurers. Approved, March 30, 1870. S. F.

44 An act providing for the appointment of commissioners in

other states, and to regulate the powers of commissioners of

other states in this State. Approved, March 30, 1870....

45 An act to authorize cities to receive donations of ground and

library buildings, and to maintain free public libraries and

reading rooms, Approved, March 30, 1870...

S. F.

140 43

94 43

S. F.

3 46

46 An act fixing the rate of interest on loaus of the Permanent

School fund. Approved, March 30, 1870..

63 47

47 An act to amend section 664 of the Revision of 1860. Approved,

March 30, 1870..

48 An act to legalize the acts of the trustees, mayor, and re-

corder of the town of Iowa Falls, Iowa. Approved, March!

30, 1870.....

49 An act to legalize the acts of Ashford B. Elwood, a deputy

recorder of Montgomery county, Iowa. Approved, March

30, 1870...

50 An act to legalize the proceedings of the regular annual

meeting of the electors of the independent school-district

of Vandalia, Jasper county, Iowa. Approved, March 30,

1870.

51 An act to legalize the organization, election of officers, and

acts of the city of Waterloo, as a city of the second class.

Approved, March 30, 1870....

52 An act to legalize the sale of certain lands by Polk county.]

Approved, March 30, 1870....

53 An act to legalize the plat of the town of Auburn, in Fayette

county, Iowa, and to legalize all conveyances of lots hereto

fore made by the number of lots and blocks, as now specified

in said plat. Approved, March 30, 1870....

54 An act to provide for the funding of county indebtedness, and

for the payment thereof. Approved, March 30, 1870....

55 An act to legalize the election of a sub-director in district num-

ber five. in the district township of Grant, in the county of

Cass, and State of Iowa, on the twelfth day of March, 1970.]

Approved, April 4, 1870.....

56 An act to legalize the incorporation of the town of Mason City,

Iowa, and the election of officers for said incorporation; also

to legalize the acts of the de facto officers. Approved, April

| 4, 1870......

H. F.

H. F. 317 48

57 An act to provide for the publication and distribution of the

laws of the Thirteenth General Assembly of the State of

Iowa Approved, April 4, 1870...

58 An act to legalize the acts of Daniel Conrad, while acting as

Justice of the Peace in Deep Creek township, in Clinton

county. Approved, April 4, 1870....

59 An act to amend section 1125, of chapter 51, of the Revision of

1860. Approved, April 5, 1870...

60 An act to legalize new indexes in the Recorder's office of Lee

county, Iowa, at Keokuk. Approved, April 5, 1870....

61 An act relative to the claim of S. A. Robertson, for work done

on State House. Approved, April 5, 1870...

62 An act amending article 3, of chapter 55, of the Revision of

1860, granting right of way to railroad companies. Ap-

proved, April 5, 1870....

63 An act to legalize the erection of sub-district number 3, Perry

township, Marion county, Iowa. Approved, April 6, 1870..S. F. 147 64

64 An act to legalize the acts of the independent school-district of

Monona, Iowa. Approved, April 6, 1870

S. F. 167 64

65 An act to authorize the improvement of streets and alleys.

Approved, April 6, 1870..

66 An act changing the time of holding the District Court at

Keokuk, Lee county. Approved, April 6, 1870.....

S. F. 121 66

67 An act to legalize the notorial acts of Ira E. Draper, a notary

public of Jasper county, Iowa. Approved, April 6, 1870... H. F. 205 66

68 An act to amend article 3, of chapter 29, of the Revision of

1860. Approved, April 6, 1870..

H. F.

60 67

69 An act to authorize the working of persons confined in the

jails of the State, and to protect prisoners. Approved, April]

7, 1870.

70 An act to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the State

Bank of Iowa, and to enable it to wind up its affairs. Ap-

proved, April 7, 1870 ....

71 An act to legalize the issue of warrants in the independent

school district of Strawberry Point, Clayton county, Iowa.

Approved, April 7, 1870..

72 An act to legalize the issue of certain school warrants by the

board of directors of the district township of St. Charles, in

Floyd county, Iowa, and the levy of taxes to pay the same.

Aproved, April 7, 1870

73 An act to carry out the provisions of an act of Congress,

approved May 15, 1856, granting lands to Iowa to aid in the

construction of railroads, and to secure the early completion

of the Tete des Morts branch of the Dubuque and Sioux

City railroad. Approved, April 7, 1870...

H. F. 108 69

H. F. 352 70

H. F. 344 71

is. F.

86 72

74 An act for the protection of birds. Approved, April 7, 1870.. H. F. 293 74

75 An act creating a commission to revise the statutes of Iowa,

and defining their duties, and providing for the publication

and distribution of their report. Approved, pril 7, 1870..|S. F. 95 75

76 An act to legalize the organization and acts, ordinances, orders,

notices, and proceedings of the city of Fairfield, as a city of

the second class. Approved, April 7, 1870....

77 An act to amend Section 1020 of the Revision of 1860, and to

provide for orders for the record of village-plats to be made by

a Circuit or District Judge in vacation. Approved, April

7, 1870

78 An act to provide for furnishing the Deaf and Dumb Asylum,

at Council Bluffs, and for the removal and maintenance of

the school. Approved, April 7, 1870

79 An act to establish an Industrial Home for the Blind. Ap-|

proved, April 7, 1870 ..

80 An act to empower cities to take private property and appro-

priate the same to public uses, in certain cases. Approved,

April 7, 1870....

81 An act authorizing cities and towns to punish for the violation

of ordinances and by-laws, Approved, April 7, 1870..

82 An act to provide for the prohibition of the sale of ale, wine,

and beer in counties, by a vote of the people. Approved,

April 8, 1870..

83 An act to authorize foreign guardians to receive the property

within this State belonging to non-resident minors. Ap-

proved, April 8, 1870...

84 An act to authorize and empower cities to build and maintain

toll-bridges, and to provide therefor. Approved, April

9, 1870

85 An act to legalize the acts of the officers of the Independent

School-District of the town of Moingona, in the county of

Boone. Approved, April 9, 1870.....

86 An act to provide for the compilation and publication of the

Road Laws, and the distribution of the same. Approved,

April 11, 1870

87 An act for the government of the State University. Approved,

April 11, 1870..

88 An act in relation to occupying claimants. Approved, April

12, 1870.

89 An act to constitute township trustees a board of equalization

for their respective townships. Approved, April 12, 1870.. H. F. 181 94

90 An act in relation to the penalty on certain taxes. Approved,

April 12, 1870...

S. F.

8 95

91 An act to facilitate the acquisition of the right of way over the

line of abandoned railways, and to facilitate the construction

of the same. Approved, April 12, 1870..

92 An act to legalize certain acts of the board of supervisors of

Marshall county. Approved, April 12, 1870.

93 An act to amend chapter 123 of the Laws of the Eleventh Gen-

eral Assembly, relating to the gray uniform furnished to cer

tain members of the 2d and 3d Iowa Infantry. Approved,

April 12, 1870...

H. F. 237 97

H. F. 274 97

94 An act to provide for the erection of school-districts from ter-

ritory lying in adjoining counties. Approved, April 12, 1870. H. F. 351 98

95 An act authorizing the conveying of certain property in Iowa

City, by Register of State Land Office. Approved, April 12,

1870..

126 99

IS. F.

96 An making further appropriation for the Hospital for the In-j

sane at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Approved, April 12, 1870... S. F. 172 100

97 An act making additional appropriation for the Iowa Soldiers']

Orphans' Homes. Approved, April 12, 1870....

98 An act to amend section 2218 of the Revision of 1860, in rela-

tion to tenants. Approved, April 12, 1870....

99 An act appropriating money to defray the expense of a re-union|
of Iowa Soldiers. Approved, April 12, 1870..

100 An act to provide for the taxation of the real and personal

property of Express and Telegraph Companies. Approved,

April 12, 1870...

101 An act to legalize certain acts of the Mayor and Town Council

of the incorporated town of West Liberty. Approved,

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