the said district has in all respects been treated as, and has in all respects acted as an organized independent school district: and, WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to whether or not said organization, and especially as to whether or not the village of East Cleveland, is a village within the meaning of the law, and, WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the validity of the tax levy made for said district for the year 1883, owing to the fact that the directors of and for said independent district were not elected until August 11th, 1883, or thereabout; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the aforesaid organization of the indeOrganization pendent district of East Cleveland, comprising the territory de- legalized. scribed in the preamble to this act be, and the same is hereby legalized and declared to be of full, binding and legal force and effect the same as if the informality heretofore described had not existed; and that the said territory above described be and is hereby declared to be an independent school district, dating as such from August 1st A. D. 1883. Tax levy legal SEC. 2. That the taxes levied by the board of supervisors of SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register published at Des Moines Iowa, and the Chariton Patriot, published at Chariton Iowa, without expense to the State. Approved, March 22, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the The Publication. CHAPTER 52. LEGALIZING-AUDITOR AND DEPUTY OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY. AN ACT to Legalize Certain Acts of A. M. Duus as County Auditor H. F. 372. and Fred Becker as Deputy County Auditor of Plymouth County, Iowa, in Reference to the Acknowledgements of Deeds, Mortgages, Bills of Sale and Contracts. WHEREAS, A. M. Duus, county auditor and Fred Becker deputy county auditor of Plymouth county, Iowa have acknowledged since Jaunary first 1880, a number of deeds, mortgages, bills of sale, and contracts and doubts have arisen as to the le Preamble. Legalizing clause. Publication. gality of such acts and as to such acknowledgements having been done in due and legal form; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION No. 1. That all acts of A. M. Duus as county auditor and of Fred Becker as deputy county auditor of the county of Plymouth state of Iowa since January first A. D. 1880 in reference to the acknowledgement of certain deeds, mortgages, bills of sale and contracts heretofore acknowledged by them be and the same are legalized and declared to be as legal valid and binding as though each and all of such acts of said parties had been valid and legal in the first place when done. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Daily Sentinel of Le Mars, Iowa and the Le Mars Despatch newspapers published in the state of Iowa without expense to the State. Approved, March 22, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in The Le Mars Daily Sentinel April 2, and Le Mars World April 10, 1884, the Le Mars Despatch being changed to Le Mars World. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. H. F. 497. Preamble. Legalizing clause. Publication. CHAPTER 53. LEGALIZING-TOWN COUNCIL OF EARLVILLE. AN ACT to Legalize Certain Acts and Ordinances of the Council of the Town of Earlville in Delaware County Iowa. WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen in regard to the legality of certain ordinances in the town of Earlville in Delaware county Iowa adopted in the years 1882 and 1883 because of the fact that said council elected a mayor pro tem. who signed such ordinances and also because of the fact that certain ordinances were three times read and passed without a suspension of the rules; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That said official acts and ordinances of the town council of the said town of Earlville, be and the same are hereby declared to be legal and valid in all respects, as though the informalities above recited had not occurred. 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 a newspaper published at Des Moines Iowa, and the Earlville Graphic a newspaper published I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa CHAPTER 54. LEGALIZING-TOWN OF LAKE CITY. AN ACT to Legalize the Incorporation of the Town of Lake City in Calhoun County Iowa, and the Acts of the Officers done Under the Same. WHEREAS, on the 12th day of May 1881 the town of Lake City in Calhoun county Iowa, was incorporated under the laws of the state; and WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen in reference to the sufficiency of the notice required by law to be published, thus invalidating the acts of the town council and their successors, elected under and by authority of said incorporation; therefore, H. F. 364. Preamble. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That all acts done and proceedings made to Incorporation legalized. enable the said town of Lake City to become incorporated under the provisions of chapter 10 of the code of Iowa be and the same are hereby legalized and made as valid and binding in all respects as if the law had been fully complied with in the incorporation of said town of Lake City, in respect to such publication. leg ilized. SEC. 2. That all elections and all the acts of any and all the Corporate acts officers of said incorporation, all the ordinances enacted by the council or board of trustees of the same, all the taxes levied by them, and all the other official acts of said council or board of trustees are hereby legalized, and declared as valid and binding in all respects as if the law had been fully complied with in the incorporation of said town of Lake City. 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 a newspaper published in Des Moines and the Lake City Blade a newspaper published at Lake City Calhoun county Iowa without expense to the state. Approved, March 22, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the lowa H. F. 271. Preamble. Incorporation legalized. Corporate acts legalized. Publication. CHAPTER 55. LEGALIZING-TOWN OF WALNUT. AN ACT to Legalize the Incorporation of the town of Walnut in Pottawattamie County Iowa and its Ordinances and the Acts of its Officers Thereunder. WHEREAS, Under and by virtue of the provisions of chapter 10, title 4, of the code of Iowa of 1873 and the amendments thereto, proceedings were had for the incorporation of the town of Walnut in Pottawattamie county Iowa; and WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of said incorporation, and it is pretended that full compliance with the statute providing for the incorporation of towns was not had and it is especially claimed that the notice to the electors of the election provided for in section 422 of the code was not sufficiently specific in designating the place thereof; that the commissioners appointed by the court, in the returns of the result of said election, certify that they adjourned the said election to a different place than that named in the said notice thereof; that there was informality in the manner in which said commissioners qualified as judges and clerks of said election; and that the clerk of the circuit court in the notice of the result of the election failed to designate to which of the classes of incorporations said town belonged; and WHEREAS, Since the aforesaid proceedings for incorporation were had officers have been elected, ordinances passed, rules adopted and the municipal affairs of said town conducted as though the same was legally incorporated; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the incorporation of the said town of Walnut be and the same is hereby legalized as fully and completely as if all the requirements of the statute relating to the incorporation of towns had been strictly complied with. SEC. 2. That all ordinances passed and rules and regulations adopted, by the council of said town and the official acts of the said council and all officers of said town thereunder within the legal limits of the powers of incorporated towns, be and the same are hereby legalized as fully as though no defects in the incorporation of said town existed. 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 a newspaper published at Des Moines, Iowa, and the Walnut Bureau a newspaper published at I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 56. LEGALIZING-TOWN OF ROCKWELL. AN ACT to Legalize the Incorporation of the Town of Rockwell H. F. 482. WHEREAS, In incorporating the town of Rockwell Calhoun Preamble. county, Iowa, there was a failure to file in the office of the recorder of said county, a certified copy of all papers and record entries relating to said incorporation; and WHEREAS, The mayor of said town failed to sign certain ordinances, duly, and legally passed by the town council of said town, in the years 1882 and 1883; and WHEREAS, At the first election for officers for said incorporated town, there was a failure to elect an assessor for said town and whereas afterward the town council of said town did elect one M. W. Frick, assessor for said incorporated town and whereas said M. W. Frick has performed the duties of said office of assessor; and WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality and validity of said incorporation and of the election and acts of the officers, and of the ordinances of said town of Rockwell, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the incorporation of the town of Rock Legalizing well, Calhoun county, Iowa be and the same is hereby legalized clause. and that all the acts of the town council, and other officers of said town, done in pursuance of said incorporation and all ordinances of said town be and the same are hereby declared legal and binding as though there were no defects in the acts of incorporation or in the election of the officers thereof, or in the official acts of said officers as herein before set forth. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication. shall take effect and be in full force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register a newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa and the Calhoun County Republican a weekly |