LAWS OF THE TWENTIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA, PASSED AT THE REGULAR SESSION THEREOF, AT DES MOINES, THE CHAPTER 1. EXPENSES OF INAUGURATION AND DEDICATORY CEREMONIES. AN ACT Appropriating Money to Defray Expenses of Inauguration s. F. 6. and Dedicatory Ceremonies. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any $291.55 appromoney in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated the ated. sum of two hundred and ninety-one dollars and fifty-five cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay expenses incurred by the Inauguration and Dedicatory ceremonies. SEC. 2. This act, being deemed by the General Assembly of immediate importance, shall be in force from and after its publication in the daily Iowa State Register, and daily Iowa State Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, January 31, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader, February 2, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. Publication. S. F. 57. Diversion of authorized. CHAPTER 2. INSANE HOSPITAL AT INDEPENDENCE. AN ACT Authorizing the Commissioners of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane at Independence to Use the Unexpended Balance or So Much Thereof as Necessary of the Appropriation made in Section One, Chapter Fifty-eight, of the Laws of the Nineteenth General Assembly, For Building and Furnishing the Fifth and Sixth Sections of the South Wing of the Hospital," in Constructing a Portico Over the Front Entrance and Pointing the Outside Walls of the Building. 66 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the commissioners for building the Iowa certain fund hospital for the insane at Independence are hereby authorized to use the unexpended balance or so much thereof as necessary of the appropriation made in section one, chapter fifty-eight, of the acts of the nineteenth general assembly, " for building and furnishing the fifth and sixth sections of the south wing of the Pointing walls. hospital," in constructing a portico over the front entrance and pointing the outside walls of the building. Portico. Trustees to SEC. 2. When the work mentioned in section one of this make final re- act is completed the commissioners shall make a final report to tlement. port and set- the general assembly and turn over to the trustees of said hospital all moneys, books, vouchers and papers pertaining to their office, taking a receipt in duplicate therefor, and file the dupliIcate with the auditor of state. The office of commissioners to Office of com- superintend the erection of the hospital will then have finished the work for which it was created and shall from and after that date be abolished. missioners abolished. Publication. SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, and Iowa State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, February 21, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the lowa State Register and Iowa State Leader, February 23, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 3. REWARD TO PERSONS WHO CAPTURED THE BARBER BROTHERS. A Bill for AN ACT To reward the Persons Who Captured the Bar- H. F. 5. ber Brothers, the Reputed Murders of Marion Shepard. WHEREAS, On the 16th day of September 1882, a reward was Preamble. offered by the governor of the state for the apprehension and conviction of the desperadoes, known as the Barber Brothers, the reputed murderers of Marion Shephard sheriff of Fayette county, said reward to be paid upon their conviction; and WHEREAS, This reward is denied the persons effecting the arrest of the said Barber Brothers, on the ground that they were not judicially convicted, but forcibly taken possession of, and lynched, by certain unknown persons, at Waverly, Bremer county; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That there be appropriated the sum of one $1,000 appróthousand dollars out of any money in the treasury not other- priated. wise appropriated, to be paid in equal proportions to the following named persons. August Tegtmeier, Henry C. Pape, J. H. Reward apKersting, Henry Tegtmeier, Henry Ruhre, as a reward for their heroism in the capture of William and Isaac Barber, on the 5th day of June, 1883. portioned. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication. shall take effect and be in force on and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa State Leader, newspapers published in the state of Iowa. Approved, February 21, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader, February 23, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. H. F. 5. Preamble. Legalized. Powers of Council au an election in March, 1884. CHAPTER 4. LEGALIZING-TOWN OF RIVERSIDE. A Bill for AN ACT to Legalize the Town Council of the Town of WHEREAS, The town of Riverside, Clinton county, Iowa, was incorporated under the laws of the state for the incorporation of cities and towns; and, WHEREAS, Since the incorporation of said town of Riverside, the seventeenth general assembly passed an act to-wit, chapter 9 of the laws of 1878, changing the number of trustees from five to six, and changing the term of service from one to three years, electing two each year thereafter; and, WHEREAS, The qualified electors of the town of Riverside, by an oversight of said chapter 9, of the laws of 1878, have failed and neglected to comply with the provisions of said law, but have continued to elect five trustees annually the same as before said law went into effect; and, WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of said town council of Riverside, and their official acts, as such council; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That all of the official acts, rules, ordinances and resolutions of the said town council of Riverside, since the taking effect of said chapter 9, of the laws of the seventeenth general assembly, be, and are hereby declared to be legal and valid to the same extent as they would have been if said town council had been elected in accordance with the provisions of said chapter 9. SEC. 2. That the present town council be, and are hereby authorized and empowered to act as the town council of Riverside, and to do and perform all official acts for the said town of Riverside, until the second Monday of March, a. D. 1884, or until their successors are elected and qualified, as fully and completely as though they had been elected as provided in chapter 9, laws of the seventeenth general assembly. SEC. 3. That the town council of Riverside be, and are thorized to call hereby authorized to call an election to be held on the first Monday of March, 1884; at which election the qualified electors of the town of Riverside are hereby authorized to elect six trustees, two for one year, two for two years, and two for three years, to be determined by lot, and two trustees annually there after, as provided by law. Publication. SEC. 4. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect from after its publication in The Iowa State Register, and Clinton Morning News, newspapers published in Iowa, without expense to the state. Approved, February 23, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the lowa State Register February 26, and in the Clinton Morning News March 1, J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. 1884. CHAPTER 5. LEGALIZING— -ORDINANCES OF TOWN OF NEOLA PRIOR TO 1883. AN ACT to Legalize the Ordinances Adopted by the Town of Neola, H. F. 96. County of Pottawattamie, Iowa, Prior to the Year 1883. WHEREAS, Certain ordinances were adopted by the trustees Preamble, of the town of Neola, Iowa, previous to the year 1883; and, WHEREAS, On the adoption of said ordinances the same were adopted by vote of the trustees of said town but the yeas and nays were not called and recorded as directed in section 493 of the code of Iowa; and, WHEREAS, Doubts may arise as to the legality of said ordi nances. clause. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the ordinances adopted by the trustees of Legalizing the town of Neola, county of Pottawattamie and state of Iowa, previous to the year 1883, be and the same are hereby legalized and the same are hereby declared legal and binding as fully and to all intents and purposes as though the yeas and nays had been regularly called and recorded on the passage of said ordinances in the manner directed in section 493 of the code of Iowa. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication. shall take effect on and after due publication in the Iowa State Register of Des Moines and Neola Reporter of Neola, Iowa, without expense to the State. Approved, February 26, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Neola Beporter February 29, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. |