"Against the stock act," -- and if a majority of all the

votes cast at such election in said county be "For the If adopted, stock act," then and not otherwise shall the provisions force in co. of this act be in full force in such county for one year, and so long thereafter as the legal voters shall so determine.

Approved April 7, 1868.

CHAPTER 145.

RIGHT OF WAY FOR BRIDGES.

AN ACT Granting the Right of Way for the Construction of
Bridges.

APRIL 7.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That when any corporation organized under the laws of this State, or any individual, has obtained or shall hereafter obtain from the board of Parties con. supervisors license for the construction of a toll-bridge structing tollacross any of the rivers or streams of this State, such bridges may take right of corporation or individual may take and appropriate so way 60 feet much private property in the line of such bridge as wide. shall be necessary for a right of way therefor in such width as such corporation or individual may desire, not exceeding sixty feet.

SEC. 2. Said right of way shall not only extend Extent. from one terminus of the bridge to the other, but continuously from and to the points of the roads or streets which said bridge is to accommodate and thus con

nect.

SEC. 3. If the owner of such property, over which said right of way extends, shall refuse to grant the same, the sheriff of the county shall, upon application of either party, appoint six disinterested freeholders of the county to assess the damage which the owner, or Assessment any person having an interest in or improvement on of damages. the property to be taken, will sustain by reason of the appropriation thereof; and all the provisions of section 1317 of the Revision of 1860 shall be held applicable Rev., § 1317. to and govern the action and rights of all parties concerned in the proceeding the same as if it were herein set out at length, except that the word "bridge" shall be read for and where the word "railroad" now occurs in said section.

Rev., S$ 1316, SEC. 4. Sections 1316, 1319, and 1320, of article 3 1819 & 1320. of chapter 55, of the Revision of 1860, shall also govern the method of proceeding in such cases so far as the same may be applicable.

SEC. 5. This act, being deemed of immediate imporTaking effect. tance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Evening Statesman, newspapers published in Des Moines.

Approved April 7, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Iowa Evening Statesman April 22, 1868, and in the Daily State Register April 23, 1868.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 146.

SOLDIERS' BOUNTY IN MITCHELL COUNTY.

APRIL 7. AN ACT to Legalize the Action of Mitchell County providing for equalizing the Bounty of Soldiers in said County, and to Authorize the Levying of a Tax to pay the same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the vote taken by the citVote in '66 to izens of Mitchell county at the general election in 1866, equalize sol- to equalize the bounty of soldiers from that county, be diers' bounty and the same is hereby legalized; and the board of legalized. Warrants.

supervisors of said county are hereby authorized to issue warrants for said bounties according to the terms of said vote, and that the board of supervisors of said Special tax. county are hereby authorized to levy a special tax on the taxable property of said county, not in any one year to exceed one mill on the dollar, to provide a fund to be called the "bounty fund" to pay such warrants. SEC. 2. When all of the bounties provided for by Balance of such election are paid out of such fund, the balance bounty fund to go to gen' thereof shall be transferred to the general county fund county fund. of said county.

SEC. 3. This act, being deemed by the General Taking effect. Assembly of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the

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

Approved April 7, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Iowa Homestead April 29, 1868, and in the Iowa State Register April 29, 1868.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

LEGALIZING THE

CHAPTER 147.

ACTS OF A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN
GUTHRIE COUNTY.

AN ACT to Legalize certain Acts of James Foster, a Justice of the APRIL 7. Peace in Guthrie County, Iowa.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That all conveyances acknowledged Conveyances acknowl'dg'd before James Foster, a justice of the peace in Guthrie before James county, Iowa, during the year 1864, be and the same Foster, J. P., are hereby legalized and confirmed, and shall have the in 1864, consame force and effect as though the said James Foster had been legally qualified as justice of the peace at the

time of taking the same.

firmed.

SEC. 2. This act shall be in force and take effect Taking effect. from and after its publication in the Daily State Register

and Guthrie County Ledger, without expense to the State.

Approved April 7, 1868.

[For certificate of publication, see "Addenda."]

CHAPTER 148.

STREETS IN UNINCORPORATED TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

AN ACT Making all Public Streets in Towns and Villages not
Incorporated a Part of the public Highway.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That all public streets of towns

APRIL 7.

Streets of towns, &c.,

not incorporated made

or villages of this State not incorporated are and the same is [are] hereby declared to be a part of the public highway, and it is made the duty of all road supervihighways. sors or persons having charge of the public highways Duty of road in the respective districts of such towns or villages to work the same as provided by law for the working and keeping in repair of roads and highways.

supervisors.

SEC. 2. This act to be in force from and after its publication according to law. Approved April 7, 1868.

APRIL 7.

Rev., § 3851.

CHAPTER 149.

SUITS IN JUSTICES' COURTS.

AN ACT to Amend Section 3851 of the Revision of 1860, allowing Suits to be brought in the Township where the Plaintiff resides.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That section 3851 of the Revision Suits before of 1860, be so amended as to read as follows: "Suits justice may may in all cases be brought in the township where the be brought where plainplaintiff or defendant or one of several defendants tiff lives. resides."

Approved April 7, 1868.

APRIL 7.

Rev., § 4296.

CHAPTER 150.

RESISTING OFFICERS.

AN ACT to Amend Section 4296 of the Revision of 1860 in Relation to Resisting Officers.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That section 4296 of the Revision of 1860 be amended by inserting after the word "whatsoever," in the fourth line of said section, the following Resisting words: "Or shall knowingly and willfully resist any officer acting such officer in the discharge of his duties without such punishable. writ, rule, order, or process."

without writ

Approved April 7, 1868.

CHAPTER 151.

NOTARIAL ACTS LEGALIZED.

AN ACT to Legalize the Acts of W. Moushall [Moershel] and others, Notaries Public of the State of Iowa.

APRIL 7.

1867;

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That all the acts of W. Moushall [Moershel], done by him as notary public from April W. Moershel, 14th, 1865, to January 29th, 1867; and all the acts Jan. 29, '67; Apr.14,'65, to done by William H. Stivers, as notary public, since W. H. Stivers, January 20th, 1867; and all acts done by W. R. Kin- since Jan. 20, naird, as notary public from January 10th, 1866, to W. R. KinMarch 2d, 1867; and all acts done by Thomas Arnold, naird, Jan.10, as notary public from June 8th, 1867, to February 10th, 1866, to Mar. 1868; and all acts of S. P. Vanatta, notary public, from 2, 1867; July 1, 1867,- are hereby legalized and declared valid June 8, '67, to to the same extent, and are of the same force and effect Feb. 10, '68; as though the commissions of the said persons above S. P. Vanatta, from July 1, named had not expired, and as though they had '67, legalized. been duly commissioned and qualified as notaries public at the time they severally performed the acts aforesaid as such notaries.

SEC. 2. This act, being deemed of immediate.

Thos. Arnold,

importance, shall be in force from and after its publi- Taking effect. cation in the Daily State Register and Iowa Evening Statesman.

Approved April 7, 1868.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Iowa Evening Statesman April 22, 1868, and in the Daily State Register April 23, 1868.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 152.

APPORTIONMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.

AN ACT Apportioning the State of Iowa_into Representative
Districts, and Declaring the Ratio of Representation.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That one representative for every

APRIL 7.