Delivery bond.

Sheriff liable.

thorized to require any indemnifying bond before levying the same.

SEC. 4. Any property taken in attachment under the provisions of this Act, shall be subject to be released upon the execution of a delivery bond of, with sufficient security as provided by law in other cases.

SEC. 5. In case any Sheriff shall be held liable to pay any damages by reason of the wrongful execution of any writ of attachment issued under this Act, and if a judgment be rendered therefor by any Court of competent jurisdiction, the amount of such judgment when paid by such Sheriff shall become a claim against the State to pay. State of Iowa in her sovereign capacity in favor of such Sheriff, and a warrant therefor shall be drawn by the Auditor upon proper proof.

Take effect.

SEC. 6. 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 Homestead, published at Des Moines. Approved April 5th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register April 20th, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead April 20th, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

Bond for

CHAPTER 134.

ISSUE OF STATE BONDS IN FAVOR OF SCHOOL FUnd.

AN ACT to provide for issuing State Bonds in all cases of indebtedness on the part of the State to the Permanent School Fund and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Governor, Auditor and $122,295.75. Secretary of State be and they are hereby authorized and required to issue the bond of the State in favor of the Permanent School Fund of the State for the amount of said Permanent School Fund now in possession of the State, on loan, being the sum of one hundred and twenty-two thousand two hundred and ninety-five dollars and seventy-five cents; said bond to be dated January first, 1864, and to bear interest at the rate of eight per cent., payable semi-annually on the first day of

Date of bond.

Interest.

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January and July, and that the bonds of the State in favor of said School Fund, now in the Auditor's office and now over due, be canceled by said officer.

Canceled.

SEC. 2. That whenever any amount not less than Future issue one thousand dollars is audited in favor of the Perma- of bonds. nent School Fund for losses of the same whereby the State of Iowa becomes indebted to said Fund, it shall be the duty of said officer to issue the bond or bonds of the State in favor of said Fund, bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent., payable semi-annually on the first day of January and July after the issuing of the same, and the amount required to pay the interest on said bonds together with the interest on the bond authorized to be issued by the first section of this Act as the same becomes due, is hereby appropriated out of any revenue in the State Treasury.

SEC. 3. The Auditor is authorized and required to Losses Audaudit all losses to the School Fund, as provided in Sec-ited. tion three of Article seven of the Constitution; and

itor.

for this purpose he shall prescribe such regulations for Duty of Audthe conduct of officers having such funds in charge as he shall deem necessary to ascertain such losses. Approved April 5th, 1864.

JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

NUMBER 1.

PRINTED BILLS.

A JOINT RESOLUTION for the preservation of printed Bills.

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the State Printer shall annually retain three copies of each Bill printed by order of either House, and at the close of each session he shall deliver them to the State Binder, who shall bind them in boards into three volumes, those originating in either House to be bound together in the order of their numbers, and when so bound, he shall deposit one volume in the State Library, and two volumes with the Secretary of State for the use of subsequent General Assemblies.

Approved January 29th, 1864.

NUMBER 2.

TRUSTEES OF HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.

A JOINT RESOLUTION appointing Trustees of the Hospital for the Insane. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Harpin Riggs of Henry county, and Luke Palmer of Des Moines county, be and are hereby appointed Trustees of the Hospital for the Insane, for the full term from July 4th, 1864.

Resolved, That Luke Palmer of Des Moines county be and is hereby appointed Trustee of the Hospital for the Insane, until the 4th day of July, 1864, to fill a vacancy.

Resolved, That Joseph H. Merrill of Wapello county, be and is hereby appointed Trustee of the Hospital for the Insane until the 4th day of July, 1866, to fill a vacancy.

Approved February 4th, 1864.

NUMBER 3.

PENSIONS TO WIDOWS OF CHAPLAINS AND SURGEONS.

JOINT RESOLUTION of Instruction to our Senators and Representatives in Congress in relation to pensions to widows of deceased Chaplains and Surgeons in the Army.

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Iowa, That our Senators in Congress are instructed and our Representatives requested to use their influence to procure the passage of an amendment to the Pension laws of the United States, allowing pensions to the widows of Chaplains and Surgeons in the army who die or may be killed while in the service of the United States.

Resolved, That the Secretary of State forward copies of this Joint Resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

Approved February 9th, 1864.

NUMBER 4.

SHIP CANAL.

JOINT RESOLUTION relative to the construction of a Ship Canal from the Lakes to the Mississippi River, by a general western route, and the improvement of the Upper and Lower Rapids of said River.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Iowa, That our Senators in the Congress of the United States be instructed, and our Representatives requested to favor and support the construction of a Ship Canal from the Lakes to the Mississippi River on a general Western route; also to favor and support as a matter of primary importance, the project of so improving the Upper and Lower Rapids of the Mississippi River by means of canaling, as to afford uniform navigation on said river, believing that said Ship Canal and improvement of the navigation of the river, are not only of immense importance to the Agricultural and Commercial interests of Iowa, but are demanded as a military necessity.

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to forward to each of our Senators and Representatives at Washington a certified copy of this Resolution.

Approved February 11th, 1864.