from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, published at Des Moines, Iowa, and the Iowa North West, published at Fort Dodge, Iowa. Approved March 29th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register April 1st, 1866, and in the Iowa North West April -th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 72. Deeds, &c., which have been recorded. Half-breed LEGALIZING THE RECORD OF CERTAIN DEEDS. AN ACT to legalize the record of certain deeds and conveyances in Lee county, and to provide for the recording at Fort Madison, of all such instruments affecting lands in those parts of T. 67, N. R. 4, W., and the E. † of T. 67, N. R. 5, W., which are upon the Half Breed Tract. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the record of all deeds, couveyances, mortgages, and all other instruments of writing required under the law to be recorded, and which have been heretofore recorded in the Recorder's office at Fort Madison, affecting real estate upon those portions of the Half Breed Tract in Lee county which Concerning are in T. 67, N. R. 4, W., and the east half of T. 67, tract-de- N. R. 5, W., being all thereof that is east of the section scription. line running north and south between sections 3 and 4, 9 and 10, 15 and 16, 21 and 22, 27 and 28, 33 and 34, T. 67, N. R. 5, W., be and the same are hereby legalized and declared valid, and shall be considered and deemed by all Courts of this State legal and effectual as though the same had been in compliance with the provisions of law. Legalized. How receiv'd by Courts. of, heretofore recorded. SEC. 2. That all deeds, conveyances, mortgages, and Deeds, &c., other instruments in writing, affecting any real estate situated upon any portion of said Half Breed Tract, described in Section 1st of this Act, which have been heretofore recorded in the Recorder's office at Fort Recording deemed suffi. Madison, shall be considered and taken as having been sufficiently recorded, and the record thereof as aforeWhat notice, said shall be considered such notice as the legal recording of such instruments imports, under the laws of Iowa, and all duly certified copies of such records shall cient. be admitted in evidence in all Courts of this State, as Copies, how though no question of the legality of such record has received by or does exist. the Courts. Such deeds, SEC. 3. That hereafter, all deeds, conveyances, mortgages, and other instruments in writing, affecting &c., hereafter any lands upon any of said portions of the Half Breed Tract, described in the 1st section of this Act, namely: T. 67, N. R. 4, W., and the east half of T. 67, N. R. 5, Description. W., being all thereof that is east of the section line running north and south between sections 3 and 4, 9 and 10, 15 and 16, 21 and 22, 27 and 28, 33 and 34, T. 67, N. R. 5, W., shall be filed and recorded in the Re- Where filed corder's office in Fort Madison. Approved March 29th, 1866. and recorded. CHAPTER 73. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. AN ACT providing for the completion of the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That for the purpose of complet- C. A. White ing the Geological Survey of the State, Charles A. appointed White, of Johnson county, is hereby appointed State State GeoloGeologist, and shall hold his office for the term of two Term of years, or until his successor is appointed. gist. office. SEC. 2. The State Geologist shall be authorized to appoint a competent assistant and also a skillful analyt. May appoint ical and experimental Chemist, who shall report to the ChemistState Geologist the analysis of such soils, rocks, coals, duties of. oars and other mineral substances, as he may submit to him for that purpose. He shall also have power to Further asemploy such further assistance as he may deem neces- sistance. sary to prosecute promptly and efficiently the field work connected with the Survey. All persons employed by him shall be under his direction, and subject to removal Specimens, by him. All the specimens of minerals, fossils, rocks, drawings, soils, coals, ores or other geological or mineral substances copy-right of reports, of any value or interest to either the practical or ama- books, &c., to teur geologist, and any drawings or sketches of the belong to the same obtained or made by said State Geologist, as well as the copy-right of the reports and all books printed posed of. therefrom, shall belong to the State, and no specimen. State-shall not be dis copy, draft or part of the same shall be given away or sold, or permitted to be carried away contrary to the provisions of this Act. And the State Geologist, or any of his assistants or employees or any other person Violation of who shall violate any provision of this section, shall be this section. deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Survey--how carried on. to contain. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the State Geologist, and his assistants to carry on with as much expedition as practicable the Geological and mineralogical survey Report, what of the State, including observations and examinations of the soil for agricultural purposes. He may also include in his report such matters as pertain to physical geography and such other matters as properly and usually pertain to a survey of this kind; it being exDuties-how pressly required of the State Geologist and his assistant performed. that these duties be performed in such a manner as to give to the people of the State the greatest amount of practical information in relation to its resources. Such report, by what ac in relation thereto. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the State Geologist, When to pre. on or before the first Monday of January of each year, pare his re- to prepare a report of said survey, and its progress, acport. companied by such maps and drawings as may be necessary to illustrate the same, and transmit them to the companied. Governor, who shall lay a copy of such reports before Duty of Gov. the General Assembly. That the Geologist shall, as far as practicable, use such words in his reports as are in common use and that he shall accompany each volState Geolo- ume of his reports with a glossary. It shall also be gist shail use such words his duty to prepare, from time to time during the as are in com- progress of the survey, communications for publication in the newspapers of the State, provided it shall be Shall prepare done without expense to the State, embodying such ina glossary. formation in reference to the character and quality of communica the soil, deposits of coal, minerals and other valuable tion for news- substances, as he may deem of general interest and imtaining what. Portance to the public. mon use. To prepare papers-con what. Same-how SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the State Geologist Shall cause to cause collections to be made of rocks, soils, fossils, collections to coals, ores and other mineral substances, discovered or be made, of examined, which shall be disposed of as follows, to wit: all rare specimens of which duplicates cannot be found and all specimens from which descriptions or illustra disposed of. tions are drawn for publication, shall be deposited in the Cabinet of the State University. A full series of the best of such specimens as more particularly exemplify the economic geology of the State shall be deposited in the Cabinet of the State Agricultural College. All other specimens shall be distributed to the Cabinets Same. of all other organized institutions of learning in the Preference to State, giving preference to the State University, the certain InstiState Agricultural College, and the Medical College at tutions. Keokuk. SEC. 6. For the purpose of carrying out the pro- Appropriavisions of this Act, the sum of six thousand five hun- ation, $6,500. dred dollars is hereby annually appropriated for the term of two years, out of such moneys in the treasury as are not otherwise appropriated. This fund shall be drawn from time to time for the purposes of the survey How drawn. on requisitions signed by the State Geologist, and ap proved by the Census Board. The salary of the State Salary State Geologist shall be two thousand dollars annually, and Geologist. the salary of his assistant shall be fixed by the State Geologist, in such amounts not exceeding fifteen hun- Salary Assist. dred dollars annually, and for such periods as he may deem proper; but which shall not exceed the term of ant. his own appointment. The rate of pay of all other Pay of other persons employed by the State Geologist, shall be fixed persons. by him; but shall not exceed the usual price paid for the kind of labor performed, nor in any case shall it exceed four dollars per day. SEC. 7. All Acts and parts of Acts in contravention Repeal. of the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, and all appointments made under the provisions of said Acts, are hereby annulled. SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect, and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines. Approved March 30th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa Publication. CHAPTER 74. CREDITING STORY COUNTY WITH CERTAIN MONEY. AN ACT to credit the county of Story with certain sums of money. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Auditor of State be and he is hereby authorized and directed to place to the Auditor to give credit. $266. Proof. Publication. credit of the county of Story, in its accounts with the State, as follows: Two hundred and sixty-six dollars and fifteen cents as State Funds; provided that proof satisfactory to him be adduced that by the burning of the Court House of said county, on the night of December 31st, A. D. 1863, certain moneys were consumed, and that the sum aforesaid is the pro rata amount due to the fund above mentioned. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the State Register and Iowa Homestead, papers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 30th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the State Section amended. $2,000. CHAPTER 75.. AMENDING SEC. 129, CHAP. 9, LAWS 10TH G. A. AN ACT to amend Section 6 of Chapter 129, of the Acts of the SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Section 6, of Chapter 129, Acts of the Tenth General Assembly" be amended by adding to said section, the following words, provided in counties having two County-Seats, where the Balance paid annual aggregate fees do not reach two thousand dolby county. lars, the balance of said sum to be paid by the county. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed of immediate imPublication. portance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa, without expense to the State. Approved March 30th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register April 3d, 1866, and Iowa Homestead April 11th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. |