R. R. liable for

within this State, shall be liable for injuring, destroying, Companies, or killing any line [live] stock, the same as railroad &c., running companies now are, and all the provisions of chapter injuring, &c., 169 of the acts of the Ninth General Assembly, which live stock. apply to the putting in of cattle - guards, the fencing Cattle guards. of the road, the injuring, destroying, or killing of live stock, the neglect of agents and employees, shall be held to apply to such companies, lessees, or corporations, as though they were specially named therein, Parties and parties suffering injuries from the running and jured to have operation of such roads by such parties, shall have all remedies the remedies prescribed in said chapter as fully as they against lesnow have against the railroad company.

sees, &c.

in

SEC. 2. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall go into effect from and after its publica- Taking effect. tion in the Daily Iowa Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved April 3, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Daily State Register April 8, 1868, and in The Iowa Homestead April 9, 1868. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 80.

TOWNS INCORPORATED UNDER THE CODE.

AN ACT Relating to Towns Incorporated under the Provisions of
Chapter 42 of the Code of 1851.

APRIL 3.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That upon the filing in the office of the Secretary of State of a copy of the record of (any instrument purporting to be) the charter of incorporation, under chapter 42 of the Code of Iowa of Code, ch. 42. 1851, of any town therein named and described, duly certified, by the recorder of the county wherein such town is situate, to be a correct copy of the record of such charter as the same appears of record in his office, Mode of prosuch town, so named and described, shall be deemed to towns incorhave been, at the date therein mentioned for the taking porat'd under effect of said charter, duly incorporated thereunder as Code. such town; and such town shall be advanced to the How adgrade of a city of the second class in like manner, and vanced in on like conditions, as provided by chapter 51 of the Rev. ch. 51. Revision.

cedure for

grade.

Co. recorders

copies of rec

der Code.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of every county recordto file in Sec- er, in whose office there shall appear a record of any retary's office instrument purporting as aforesaid, forthwith to make, ords of town and deposit by mail in the office of the Secretary of charters un- State, a correct copy of such record as the same appears in his office, duly certified by him, in manner as aforesaid, upon the performance of which service such recorder shall be entitled to demand and receive from such incorporated town his legal fees therefor; and on Secretary of receipt of such certified copy by the Secretary of State, State to file. it shall be the duty of the said Secretary to file the Secy's certificate evidence same in his office and to indorse thereon the date of such filing; and thereafter his certificate of such fact of filing, and of the date of the same, shall be evidence thereof in all courts and places.

Fees.

Towns incor

tended to be

7th G. A.

deemed so organized.

SEO. 3. Any town that may have been incorporated porat'd under under chapter 42 of the Code of 1851, and that since Code, and in the taking effect of chapter 157 of the laws of the 7th reorganized General Assembly, entitled "An act for the incorporaunder ch. 157, tion of cities and towns," shall have manifested, by the election of the officers mentioned in section 51, of said act, (section 1081 of the Revision,) its intentions to Rev., § 1081, organize as an incorporated town, under the provisions of said act, shall, from the time of the election of any such officers, be deemed to be thereby organized under such act as such incorporated town; and all the provisions of said act, and the amendments thereto, shall be held to apply to such incorporated town from the date of such election, as fully and in like manner as if the said town had been originally incorporated and organized under the said act; and the official acts of all Official acts persons discharging the duties of the several offices provided for in section 51 aforesaid, since the organization of such incorporated town as aforesaid, are hereby declared to be as valid and effectual, to all intents and purposes, as if the said town had been originally incorporated and organized under and in pursuance of the act aforesaid: Provided, That the legalizing part of this act shall not be held to in any manner affect any pending not suit, action, or legal proceeding, now pending in any affected. court in this State, wherein any of the supposed illegalities herein legalized are set up, either in support thereof or as defense thereto.

valid.

Legal pro

ceedings now

SEC. 4. The original of any charter aforesaid, or a What regard. duly certified copy thereof, or of the record thereof, or ed as evid'nce a printed copy of any charter aforesaid, purporting to of incorpora- be published by corporate authority of such town, shall be received as evidence, in all courts and places, of the

tion;

tion under re

fact of incorporation and of all other matters therein. contained; and a copy of the records of any election and of elecaforesaid, duly certified as a correct copy thereof by organization. the acting recorder of any such town, as well as the original record and the certificates of election, shall be evidence in all judicial proceedings of such election.

SEC. 5. This act, being deemed by the General Assembly, of immediate importance, shall take effect Taking effect. and be in force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers No cost to published at Des Moines, Iowa: Provided, the same State. be done without expense to the State.

Approved April 3, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Daily State Register April 10, 1868, and in The Iowa Homestead Apri! 15, 1868.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 81.

STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AND MODEL FARM.

AN ACT Making Appropriations for the State Agricultural Col- APRIL 3. lege and Farm.

SECTION. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

College:

of the State of Iowa, That there is hereby appropriated Appropriafor the purposes as hereafter specified, out of any tions for Ag'l money in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, viz.: For procuring and placing a heating Heating and apparatus, cooking range, and the necessary fixtures cooking apbelonging thereto, in the Iowa Agricultural College paratus, &c., $10,000; building, ten thousand dollars; for the purpose of erecting three dwelling houses for the use and occupancy of the professors employed in the College above houses for mentioned, said buildings to be erected on the College professors, Farm under direction of the building committee, elected $12,000; by the board of trustees, twelve thousand dollars; for procuring water, constructing cisterns, and providing clocks and bell, two thousand dollars; for grading and laying out grounds, procuring and planting trees, and erecting the necessary outbuildings, one thousand grading, trees dollars; to pay for extra work on the college building ings, $1,000;

& out-build

extra work on College, $3,000;

&c.,

For use of

Farm$1,000,

$800,

$2,500,

$750,

$1,500,

$500,

$1,200,

$1,200, $300.

and expenses therewith connected, three thousand dollars; for the use of the College Farm, to be expended by the board of trustees, for the following named purposes, to-wit: For tile draining of farm, one thousand dollars; for hog-house, corn-crib, and henhouse, eight hundred dollars; for stable, granary, and tool-house, twenty-five hundred dollars; for shed for farm machinery, and cellar for roots, seven hundred and fifty dollars; for furniture for farm-house, fifteen hundred dollars; for horses and harness, five hundred dollars; for safe to preserve books and records, &c., twelve hundred dollars; for farm implements, repairing, fencing, &c., twelve hundred dollars; for procuring road on south side of farm, three hundred dollars.

SEC. 2. Should the amount hereby appropriated for any of the objects named be insufficient for either of Surplus amts. said objects, the surplus remaining from any other may be diver- object, appropriated for in this act, may be used to supply such deficiency.

ted.

expended; how drawn.

SEC. 3. The money hereby appropriated shall be Money-how expended under direction of the board of trustees of the Agricultural College and Farm, and shall be drawn from the State treasury upon warrants issued by the Auditor of State, upon the requisition of the president of the board of trustees, at such times, and in such sums as may be required in making the improvements and purchases above described.

Vouchers.

SEC. 4. Vouchers shall be taken for all moneys expended by the board of trustees, or executive or building committee, in carrying out the provisions of Record of ex- this act, and a record shall be kept of all expenditures, penditures. showing the amount paid, to whom paid, and for what service rendered, or material purchased.

SEC. 5. In all contracts entered into by the board, or executive or building committee, good and sufficient Bonds req'r'd bonds shall be required for the faithful performance of in contracts. the same. The trustees shall make a full report to the report to G. next General Assembly, showing in detail the manner Assembly. in which the money appropriated by this act has been expended.

Trustees to

SEC. 6. The money shall be drawn from the State. Treasurer of treasury by the treasurer of the board of trustees, and from State shall be paid out by him upon orders drawn by the president of the board of trustees.

board to draw

treasury.

Taking effect.

SEC. 7. This act shall be in force and take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register

and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved April 3, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 8, 1868, and in The Iowa Homestead April 9, 1868.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 82.

COMPENSATION FOR SUPPLIES FURNISHED IOWA TROOPS
DURING THE REBELLION.

AN ACT for the Relief of Barton B. Dunning, of Ringgold county, Iowa.

APRIL 3.

WHEREAS, In the year 1861, Colonel John Edwards Preamble. was empowered, by the Governor of the State of Iowa, to organize a battalion of troops to protect the southern border of the said State; and,

WHEREAS, The said Colonel John Edwards, by and with the consent of the Governor of the State of Iowa, marched said battalion to the city of St. Joseph, Missouri; and,

WHEREAS, Barton B. Dunning, of Ringgold county, Iowa, purchased in the city of St. Joseph, Missouri, twenty-seven hundred pounds of flour, at the price and sum of fifty - four dollars; said purchase was made for the use and benefit of said battalion, and was taken in possession by C. S. Kellogg, the acting commissary for said battalion, and was issued to the men as rations: therefore,

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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That there is hereby appropriated, out of the State treasury, the sum of seventy-five $75.06 approdollars for the use and benefit of said Barton B. Dun- priated for B. ning, and that the Auditor of State is authorized and B. Dunning. required to issue his warrant upon the State Treasurer warrant. for the amount aforesaid.

SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate impor

Aud. to issue

tance shall take effect from and after its publication in Taking effect.