in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa State Leader, news- I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 8, and Iowa State Leader April 5, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. S. F. 80. Circuit and District court to enforce de crees of R. R. Commission ers. Proceedings CHAPTER 133. GIVING RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS INCREASED POWER. AN ACT Authorizing Actions Against Railroad Companies, to be Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. The circuit and district courts of this state shall have jurisdiction to enforce, by proper decrees, injunctions and orders, the rulings, orders and regulations affecting public right, made or to be made by the board of railroad commissioners, such as are now, or may hereafter be, authorized to be made by them for the future direction and observance of railroads in this state. The proceedings therefor shall be by equitable action in the name of the state of Iowa, and shall be instituted by the attorney general, whenever advised by the board of railroad commissioners that any railway corporation, or person operating a line of road in this state, is violating and refusing to comply with any rule, order or regulation made by such board of railroad commissioners, and applicable to such railroad or person. It shall be the duty of the court in which any Court shall re- such cause shall be pending, to require the issues to be made up at the first term of the court to which such cause is brought, which shall be the trial term, and to give the same precedence over other civil business. If the court shall find Order of court. that such rule, regulation, or order is reasonable and just, and that in refusing compliance therewith said railway company is failing and omitting the performance of any public duty or obligation, the court shall decree a mandatory and perpetual injunction compelling obedience to, and compliance with, such rule, order, or regulation by said railroad company, or other person, its officers, agents, servants and employees, and may grant such other relief as may be deemed just and proper. All violations of such decree shall render the company, persons, decrees pun- officers, agents, servants and employes who are in any manner and imprison- instrumental in such violations, guilty of contempt of court, and the court may punish such contempt by fine not exceeding quire issue made up at first term. Violations of ished by fine ment. force. one thousand dollars for each offense, and may imprison the person guilty of contempt until he shall sufficiently purge himself therefrom. And such decree shall continue and remain in Decree shall effect and be enforced until the rule, order or regulation shall remain in be modified or vacated by the board of railroad commissioners. SEC. 2. Whenever a decree shall be entered against a rail- Court shall enroad company or person under section 1, the court shall render ter judgment judgment for costs, including a reasonable attorney's fee for counsel representing the state in said case, and said judgment shall be enforced by execution. for costs. SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance, Publication. shall take effect, and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader, newspapers published in the state of Iowa. Approved, April 3, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 8, and Iowa State Leader April 5, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State CHAPTER 134. IOWA IMPROVED STOCK BREEDERS ASSOCIATION. AN ACT to Provide for the Publication of the Annual Proceedings s. F. 81. of the Iowa Improved Stock Breeders' Association. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: published by SECTION 1. That the annual proceedings of the Iowa State Annual proAssociation of Improved Stock Breeders of which C. F. Clark-ceedings to be son is president and Fitch B. Stacy is secretary, including the the state. accepted essays and addresses, together with the report of dis cussions, is hereby authorized and directed to be printed by the state, under the supervision of the association, as the reports of the state agricultural and horticultural societies are now published. SEC. 2. The number of copies to be so published shall be limited to five thousand annually, not exceeding three hundred 5,000 copies. pages each, all of which shall be bound in pamphlet form. No. of pages, They and binding. shall be distributed as follows: To the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, au- Distribution. ditor of state, state treasurer, each member of the general assembly, the state horticultural society, the state agricultural society, the state library, the Iowa state university and the Iowa state agricultural college, each twenty copies. To each county auditor to be kept in the office, to each public library, to each incorporated college in the state, to each president and secre Publication. tary of each county and district fair, and to each president and secretary of each dairymens, or stock growers association, two copies; the remainder to be distributed under the direction of the association. SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect from and after its publication in the Daily Iowa State Register, and the Daily State Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines. Approved, April 3, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa H. F. 176. Preamble. Madison exposition, July 1884. Iowa's participation. $1,000 appropriated for material. CHAPTER 135. IOWA'S REPRESENTATION AT MADISON EDUCATIONAL EXPOSITION. AN ACT to Enable the State of Iowa to be Represented in the National Educational Exposition at Madison, Wisconsin, July 15-18, 1884. WHEREAS, It has been decided by the National Educational Association to hold an educational exposition at Madison, Wisconsin, in July 1884, and WHEREAS, It is the intention of the department of public instruction of Iowa, in accordance with a resolution of the Iowa state teachers' association, to take part in said educational exhibit, and WHEREAS, It is important that our state shall not suffer in comparison with other states, and that new honors be added to her present grand record by which she is everywhere conceded to occupy a high rank in the sisterhood of states, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of one thousand dollars, or such part thereof as may be necessary, for the purpose of defraying the necessary expenses of the department of public instruction in collecting and preparing materials for said educational exhibit and for defraying expenses of shipping such material to and from Madison, Wisconsin; provided, that said material or such part thereof as the superintendent of Material to be public instruction may designate shall be returned to the capital of the state of Iowa, to be and become a part of a perma nent exhibit, in connection with the department of public in returned to the state. struction. tion, how SEC. 2. Said appropriation or such part thereof as may be Approprianecessary shall be paid from time to time and in such sums as drawn. may be necessary to meet such expenses as they may occur, upon the order of the superintendent of public instruction to the auditor of state accompanied by satisfactory vouchers. SEC. 3. The subject matter of this act being of immediate Publication. importance, it shall take effect on and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and State Leader. Approved, April 3, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 8, and Iowa Stute Leader April 5, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. A CHAPTER 136. APPROPRIATION FOR NEW CAPITOL. AN ACT Making an Appropriation to Complete and Furnish the s. F. 205. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: priated. SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated, out of any $389,500 appromoney in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of three hundred and sixty-one thousand five hundred dollars, ($361,500), for the completion and furnishing the new capitol, finish building. according to the plans for the completion of the same, as by law provided, or to be provided. $361,500 to streets and SEC. 2. That there is hereby appropriated out of any money $28,000 for in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of side-walks. twenty-eight thousand dollars for the purpose of paving the streets, and grading and putting down the curbing and sidewalks around the capitol square. pended under SEC. 3. The money hereby appropriated shall be drawn and Drawn and exexpended as provided in section four of chapter 110, of the acts chapter 110, of the thirteenth general assembly. "Provided, That not more 13th G. A. than one hundred and thirty thousand dollars shall be drawn Proviso: $130,from the treasury during the year, A. D. 1884; 000 in 1884. Not more than one hundred thousand dollars during the year $100,000 in 1885. 1885; and as much of the balance as shall be necessary for the Balance 1886. purpose of this act during the year 1886." SEC. 4. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication. shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the daily Iowa State Register and the daily Iowa State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa." Approved, April 3, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa S. F. 397. Governor authorized to convey 80 acres. CHAPTER 137. AUTHORIZING GOVERNOR TO CONVEY REFORM SCHOOL LANDS. AN ACT to Authrize the Governor to Convey Eighty Acres of Land now Belonging to the Reform School at Eldora. Be it enacted by General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. The governor of the state of Iowa is hereby authorized and empowered to convey the north half of the southwest quarter of section thirty-five (35) in township eighty-eight Description. (88) north in range twenty (20) west, and lying in Hardin county, Iowa, and now belonging to the reform school there, where[when] the trustees of the Iowa reform school shall request the governor to make the conveyance. Publication. SEC. 2. 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 State Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, April 3, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the lowa State Register and Iowa State Leader April 8, 1884. J. A.T. HULL, Secretary of State. |