German township. tees of said township, in pursuance of said election, and that that portion of German township formerly attached to Van Buren township for school purposes be, and the same is hereby restored to the township where it geographically belongs. SEC. 2. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall Publication. take effect immediately after its publication in the Iowa State Register, a newspaper published at Des Moines, Iowa, and the Sigourney Review, published at Sigourney, Iowa, said publication to be without costs to the state. Approved, March 12, 1878. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register, March, 26, and in the Sigourney Review, April 3, 1878. JOSIAH T. YOUNG, Secretary of State. H. F. 160. If patentee CHAPTER 33. ESTATES OF DECEASED PATENTEES. AN ACT to Vest Title in the Heirs, Devisees or Assignees of deceased Patentees, Additional to Code, Title 16, "Of the Estates of Decedents." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That where patents have been, or may be issued in pursuance of any law of the State of Iowa, to a person who had dies pending died, or who hereafter dies before the date of such patent, the title to the land designated therein shall inure to, and become vested in the heirs, devisees or assignees of such deceased patentee, as if vest in heirs, the patent had issued to the deceased person during life. Approved, March 12, 1878. the issuance of patent to lands. Title shall &c. H. F 505. Preamble. CHAPTER 34. TOWN OF EMMETSBURG. AN ACT to Legalize the Incorporation of the Town of Emmetsburg in Palo Alto county, Iowa, the Election of its Officers and the Acts done and Ordinances passed by the Council of said Town. WHEREAS, The circuit court within and for Palo Alto county, Iowa, did at the August, 1877, term thereof, appoint commissioners to call an election of the legal voters of the town of Em metsburg in said county, to vote upon the question of the incorporation of said town; and, WHEREAS, At said election the legal voters of said town by a large majority voted in favor of said incorporation, and all the requirements of the law with reference to said incorporation have been strictly complied with, except that the said commissioners failed to post the notices of said election as required by law; and, WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of said incorporation, the election of its officers, the acts done and ordinances passed by the council of said town; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: of officers SECTION 1. That the incorporation of the town of Emmets- Incorporaburg in Palo Alto county, Iowa, be and the same is hereby legal- tion and acts ized, and the election of its officers and all the acts done and thereunder ordinances passed by the council of said town are hereby declared legalized to be valid and binding and to have the same force and effect as though the law had in all respects been strictly complied with. SEC. 2. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall Publication. be in force and take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, a newspaper published at Des Moines, Iowa, and in the Palo Alto Reporter, a newspaper published at Emmetsburg, Iowa, without expense to the state. Approved, March 12, 1878. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Palo Alto Reporter, March 23, 1878. JOSIAH T. YOUNG, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 35. CHANGE OF VENUE. AN ACT to Amend Section 4117, Title 25, Chapter 4 of the Code: “Of H. F. 158. Security to Keep the Peace." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That section 4117 of the Code be and is hereby Code, 24117 amended by inserting after the word "thereto," in section 4117, amended. the following: "And a change of venue may be had as in pre- Change of liminary examinations." Approved, March 12, 1878. venue. H. F. 480. Preamble. Making of mortgage deed legalized, CHAPTER 36. LEGALIZING THE GIVING OF A MORTGAGE DEED IN WASHING- AN ACT legalizing a certain Mortgage Deed made to the School Fund of Washington county, Iowa. WHEREAS, D. J. Palmer was on the 30th day of September, 1876, the duly elected and qualified auditor for Washington county, Iowa; and WHEREAS, The said D. J. Palmer, believing he was authorized so to do, under section 277 of the Code of 1873, did on the 30th day of September, 1876, take the acknowledgment of a school fund mortgage deed made by S. R. Palmer, Jr., and his wife, Mary A. Palmer, for the south half of the southwest quarter of section nineteen, township seventy-six north, range seven west, containing eighty acres, more or less; and WHEREAS, Said school fund mortgage deed was made by said S. R. Palmer, Jr., and his wife, Mary A. Palmer, for the purpose of securing to the school fund of said Washington county the sum of five hundred dollars with interest thereon, which sum of money was borrowed by the said S. R. Palmer of the school fund of the said Washington county; and WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of the acknowledgment of said school fund mortgage deed; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the said school fund mortgage deed made by said S. R. Palmer, Jr., and Mary A. Palmer, his wife, on and for said above described premises, to-wit: the south half of the southwest quarter of section nineteen (19), township seventy-six And acknowl- (76) north, range seven (7) west, be and the same is hereby legalized and made valid to the same extent as though acknowledged before a person duly authorized to acknowledge the same. Approved, March 12, 1878. edgment made valid. S. F, 73. CHAPTER 37. SUPPORT OF THE POOR. AN ACT to Amend Chapter 26 of the Laws of the Sixteenth General Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of SECTION 1. That chapter 26 of the laws of the sixteenth gen eral assembly, in relation to the support of the poor, is hereby Chapter 26 amended so as to read: 16th G. A. amended. their fami "In no case shall a soldier, or the widows or families of sol- Soldiers, or diers, requiring public relief, be sent to the county poor house lies. when they can and prefer to be relieved out of the poor house. All other persons in families requiring such aid, may, at the discretion of the board of supervisors, or the overseer of the poor under the supervision of the board of supervisors of such county, be sent to the county poor house, or receive such aid out of poor house, as the board may deem necessary, not to exceed the extent as above provided." Approved, March 12, 1878. CHAPTER 38. APPROPRIATION TO PAY VISITING COMMITTEES. AN ACT to provide for the Payment of the Expenses of the Commit- s. F. 233. tees appointed to visit the State Institutions. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated from the state $766.39 approtreasury, the following sums of money to the persons and for the priated for expurposes herein named: penses of committees to SEC. 2. To D. D. Chase, Ira H. Tremain and Fred O'Don- State Univernell, for expenses incurred in visiting the State University, sity. eighteen and 76-100 each, fifty-six and 28-100 dollars-$56.28. SEC. 3. To S. L. Bestow, B. F. Clayton and John C. Hiatt, Agricultural for expenses incurred in visiting the Agricultural College, eight College. dollars each, twenty four dollars-$24.00. the blind. SEC. 4. To Alfred Hebard, N. B. Holbrook and Wm. B. College for Perrin, for expenses incurred in visiting the College for the Blind, eighteen dollars each, fifty four dollars-$54.00. SEC 5. To S. L. Dows, Geo. Wright and A. J. Wood, for Penitentiary. expenses incurred in visiting the Penitentiary at Fort Madison, nineteen and 85-100 [dollars] each, fifty-nine and 55-100 [dollars] — $59.55. SEC. 6. To John Meyer, J. W. Miles and Irving P. Bowdish, Additional for expenses incurred in visiting the Additional Penitentiary at penitentiary Anamosa, twenty-five [dollars] each, seventy-five dollars-$75.00. SEC. 7. dependence. To P. W. Lewellen, Chas. McAllister and Benj. Rat Hospital for cliff, as expenses incurred in visiting the Hospital for the Insane insane at In at Independence, fifteen and 10-100 dollars each, forty-five and 30-100 dollars-$45.30. SEC. 8. To J. T. Stoneman, C. E. Brown and J. B. Elliott, for Hospital for expenses incurred in visiting the Hospital for the Insane at Mt. insane at Mt Pleasant, twelve dollars each, thirty-six dollars-$36.00. SEC. 9. To H. C. Hemenway, J. H. King and Ernst Mueller, Pleasant. Deaf and Dumb Asy lum. Reform for expenses incurred in visiting the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Council Bluffs, twelve dollars each, thirty-six dollars-$36.00. SEC. 10. To W. W. Blackman, J. K. L. Maynard, Elijah Peake, for expenses incurred in visiting the Reform School for school at El- boys at Eldora, twelve and 32-100 [dollars] each, thirty-six and dora. Reform school at Salem. 96-100 dollars-$36.96. SEC. 11. [To] M. N. Johnson, Jacob Kauffman, F. A. J. Gray, for expenses incurred in visiting the Reform School for girls at Salem, thirteen dollars each, thirty-nine dollars-$39.00. SEC. 12. To Delos Arnold, Jas. H. Bolton, and John McCartSoldiers' Or- ney, for expenses incurred in visiting the Soldiers' Orphans' phans' Home. Home at Davenport, twenty one and 10-100 dollars each, sixty and 30-100 dollars-$60.30. SEC. 13. To W. H. Gallup, E. B. Hoag, and S. H. Mallory, State Hatch- for expenses incurred in visiting the State Hatching institution at Anamosa, twenty dollars each, sixty dollars-$60.00. ing House. Normal school. Asylum for ed Children. SEC. 14. To Geo. F. Wright, Edward Taylor and John A. Young, for expenses incurred in visiting the State Normal School at Cedar Falls, twenty dollars each, sixty dollars--$60.00. SEC. 15. To Joshua Miller, B. Parkinson and Geo. Paul, for expenses incurred in visiting the Asylum for Feeble Minded Feeble Mind- Children, at Glenwood, twenty dollars each, sixty dollars-$60.00. SEC. 16. To S. L. Dows, S. L. Bestow, Sanford Harned, and H. A. Wonn, as special senate committee to visit the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Council Bluffs, for expenses incurred, sixteen dollars each, sixty-four dollars ($64.00. Special Sen ate Committee to visit Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Publication. SEC. 17. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Leader, and Iowa State Register, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa, section 33 of the Code to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, March 13, 1878. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Leader, March 13, and in the Iowa State Register, March 15, 1878. JOSIAH T. YOUNG, Secretary of State. S. F. 258. CHAPTER 39. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. AN ACT to require Fire Insurance Companies doing business in this Additional to Code, Chap ter 4, Title IX: "Of Insurance Companies." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the auditor of state shall have power, and it Duty of Au- shall be his duty, to examine the form of all policy contracts ditor of State. hereafter issued, or proposed to be issued, by any fire insurance |