CHAPTER 66. S. F. 307. Preamble. Incorporation legalized. ALGONA COLLEGE. AN ACT to legalize the Incorporation of the Trustees of the Algona WHEREAS, The trustees of the Algona college, an institution of learning located at Algona, in the county of Kossuth, state of Iowa, adopted articles of incorporation on the 31st of May, 1873, and have since that time been in the full exercise of all the powers and duties imposed by said articles; and, WHEREAS, The incorporators and officers failed and neglected, without fault, to acknowledge the said articles of incorporation; and, WHEREAS, Doubts exist as to the validity and legality of said organization by reason of said failure; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That all and every act of said incorporation, known as the trustees of the Algona college, and any and all contracts made by or with it are hereby declared legal and binding in all respects, so far as the same may be affected by said failure to properly acknowledge said articles, and the said incorpor ation shall notwithstanding such failure have and possess any and all the powers conferred by said articles of incorporation. SEC. 2. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall Publication. take effect from and after its publication in the Algona Republican, and Upper Des Moines, newspapers published in Algona, Iowa, without expense to the state. Approved, March 21, 1878. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register, March 26, in the Upper Des Moines, March 28, and in tue Algona Republican, April 3, 1878. JOSIAH T. YOUNG, Secretary of State. S. F. 299. RELATING TO THE CHAPTER 67. GOVERNMENT OF STATE INSTITUTIONS. AN ACT making it unlawful for Officers of State Institutions to contract Indebtedness in excess of the Appropriations or divert Funds from purposes for which the same were appropriated and providing a punishment therefor. Additional to Côde, Title II., Chapter 9. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any trustee, superintend beyond ap to Indebtedness ent, warden, or other officer, of any of the educational, penal, or Unlawful charitable institutions of this state to contract any indebtedness contract debt against said institutions, or the state, in excess of the appropria propriation. tion made for said institution: Provided, That nothing herein Proviso: contained shall prevent the incurring of an indebtedness on ac on account of count of support funds for state institutions upon the prior writ- support fund. ten direction of the executive council specifying the items and amount of such indebtedness to be increased and the necessity therefor. SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any superintendent, warden, Money not to trustee, or other officer of any of the institutions mentioned in be diverted from specifie section 1 of this act to divert any money that has been or may purpose of appropriation. be appropriated for the use of said institutions to any other purpose than the specific purpose named therefor in the act appropriating the same. and 2. SEC. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of sections Penalty for 1 and 2 of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and violating 1 upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both fine and imprisonment. SEC. 4. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall Publication. be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, and Iowa State Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 21, 1878. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register, and Iowa State Leader, March 26, 1878. JOSIAH T. YOUNG, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 68. SUPERVISOR DISTRICTS. AN ACT to Amend Chapter 39 of the Public Acts of the Fifteenth s. F. 41. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: may establish SECTION 1. That section one (1) of chapter thirty-nine (39) ₹ 1, chapter 39, of the public acts of the fifteenth general assembly, be, and the 15th G. A. same is hereby amended by inserting after the figures "1874," Board of suin the second line thereof, the words, "or at their regular June pervisors meeting in any even numbered year thereafter," also add to or abolish dissection one (1) of said chapter thirty-nine (39) the words, "or at tricts. such regular meeting they may abolish supervisor's districts and provide for electing supervisors for the county at large." SEC. 2. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall Publication take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register, and Daily State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 21, 1878. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Leader, March 22, and in the Iowa State Register, March 23, 1878. JOSIAH T. YOUNG, Secretary of State. H. F, 525. Preamble. Spelling name in patent to be changed. CHAPTER 69. IN RELATION TO A PATENT ISSUED TO JESSE GOODRICH. AN ACT to authorize the Register of State Land Office to change the spelling in [a] certain Patent issued by the State. WHEREAS, On the 20th day of August, 1853, Jesse Goodrich purchased from John Tolman, the then school fund commissioner, the e. n. e. of section 11, township 87, range 27, and w. of n. w. of section 12, township 87, range 27, but in return of certificate of purchase to register of state land office, an made in the spelling of the name as in said certificate it was spelled "Jesse Goodwick," and patent issued to Jesse Goodwick; therefore, error was Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the register of state land office be authorized to change the name in said patent so as to read Jesse Goodrich, as in fact it should be. Approved, March 21, 1878. H. F. 539. Preamble. CHAPTER 70. TOWN OF DAYTON. AN ACT to change the name of the Town of "Dayton," in the county of Washington, and State of Iowa, to "Daytonville." WHEREAS, The citizens of the town of Dayton, in the county of Washington, and state of Iowa, have applied by petition to have the name of said town changed to "Daytonville;" WHEREAS, The name of the post-office in said town is "Day. tonville," and it is desirable that the name of the town and postoffice should be the same; WHEREAS, There are other towns in the state of Iowa by the name of Dayton; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: ed to Dayton SECTION 1. That the name of the town Dayton, in the county Name changof Washington, and state of Iowa, be, and the same is hereby ville. changed to Daytonville. Approved, March 21, 1878. CHAPTER 71. ELECTION OF ROAD SUPERVISOR AND TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR. AN ACT to Amend Chapter 3, Title 5, of the Code, Regulating the H. F. 30. Election of Supervisors of Highways, and of Township Assessors, in certain cases. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: amended. SECTION 1. That no person shall vote for supervisor of high- Code, title 5, ways of any highway district other than that in which he resides chapter 3 at the time of election, nor shall any person living in a city or who may incorporated town, which constitutes a part of a township, and vote for. which has a corporate assessor, vote for a township assessor. SEC. 2. The township trustees of each township or election Manner of precinct, shall cause to be prepared a separate ballot-box to re-election of road superviceive the votes for supervisors of highways, with as many differ- sors. ent compartments as there are highway districts in the township, or election precincts, and numbered accordingly, and each per son voting shall at the time he gives in his vote for supervisor of highways, which shall be on a separate ballot, state to the judges of election the number of the highway district in which he resides, and his vote shall be placed in the corresponding compartment of said ballot-box. township as sessor. SEC. 3. Where any township or election precinct embraces Election of the whole or any part of any city or incorporated town having a corporate assessor, a separate ballot box for township assessor shall be prepared by the township trustees, and the vote for township assessor shall be in such township on a separate ballot, and separate balevery person voting for such officer, shall, at the time, if required, lot box shall prove to the judges of election that he resides outside of the lim its of such city or incorporated town, and his vote for such officer be used for. . S. F. 273. Code, 21672 and 1676, amended. CHAPTER 72. COLLEGE FOR THE BLIND. AN ACT to Amend Sections 1672 and 1676 of the Code Relating to Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of SECTION 1. That section 1672 of the Code, be, and the same is hereby amended by striking out the word "forty" in the third line of said section and inserting the words "fifty-four" in lieu Amount to be thereof. paid by nonresidents. support fund. SEC. 2. That section 1676, of the Code, be, and the same is Reduction of hereby amended by striking out the word "forty" in the third line of said section and inserting the words "thirty-six” in lieu thereof; and by adding to the last line, the words, "except nonresidents and those who were non-residents at the time of their reception." Approved, March 21, 1878. S. F. 284. ary, $1,000. CHAPTER 73. REGISTER OF THE STATE LAND OFFICE. AN ACT to fix the Salaries of the Register of the State Land Office and his Deputy. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the salary of the register of the state land Salary, $2,000. office shall be two thousand dollars per annum, and the salary Deputy's sal- of his deputy shall be one thousand dollars per annum, and said salaries shall be compensation in full for all services required by law, of said register and his deputy; and no additional allowNo clerk hire. ance for clerk hire, contingencies, or for any other purpose connected with the business of said office, except the necessary sta tionery, shall be made. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here with are Repealing hereby repealed. clause. Approved, March 21, 1878. |