Warden Penitentiary. Dep. Warden. Thirty-Nine Dollars, in addition to the sum already appropriated. SEC. 13. For the salary of the Warden of the Penitentiary, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, A. D. 1865, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars. SEC. 14. For the salary of the Deputy Warden of the Penitentiary, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, 1865, the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dol lars. SEC. 15. For the salary of the Clerk of the PeniClerk of Pen- tentiary, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, A. D. 1865, the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars. itentiary. Chaplain of SEC. 16. For the salary of Chaplain of the PeniPenitentiary. tentiary, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, A. D. 1865, the sum of Six Hundred and SeventyFive Dollars, in addition to the amount already appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary. SEC. 17. For the salary of the Physician of the Physician of Penitentiary. Penitentiary, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, A. D. 1865, the sum of Seven Hundred and Thirty Dollars. Guards. SEC. 18. For the payment of the Guards in the Penitentiary, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, A. D. 1865, the sum of Ten Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty-Four Dollars and Thirty-Seven Cents, in addition to the amount already appropriated. SEC. 19. General supFor the general support of the Penitenport of Peni- tiary, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, tentiary. A. D. 1865, the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, in addition to the amount already appropriated. Janitor and SEC. 20. For the payment of a Janitor and NightNightWatch. Watch for the Capitol Building, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, A. D. 1865, the sum of Eighteen Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Census Board. General con SEC. 21. For the payment of postage of State Offitingent fund. cers, arrest of fugitives from justice, necessary repairs and improvements upon the State House and grounds, furniture for State House and offices, fuel and lights for State House, and such other necessary expenses as are not specifically provided for, for the term of two years, ending December 31st, A. D., 1865, the sum of Ten thousand Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; provided, that all bills properly chargeable to said appropriation, shall be made out by items, and certified to be correct by the officers incurring the expense, and approved by the Census Board before audited. SEC. 22. All officers having an appropriation for Officers to rethe payment of deputy or clerk hire, or other expenses, port. shall keep an accurate account of all the items of such expenditure, and report the same to the next General Assembly, and all such items before being audited shall be certified to be correct by the office having control of such appropriation. SEC. 23. All salaries of State, Judicial or other offi- Monthly paycers, payable out of the State Treasury, shall be paid ments. monthly, at the end of each month, if called for, and the State Auditor shall, in no case, issue warrants on the State Treasury for the payment of any State or other officer in advance of service actually rendered. SEC. 24. For the payment of four semi-annual in- Interest on stallments of interest, express charges and exchange to bonds. become due on the bonds issued by the State on the $200,000 loan, authorized to be made by the Seventh General Assembly, the sum of Twenty-Eight Thousand. One Hundred and Five Dollars, in addition to the amount already appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be drawn from the Treasury only when necessary to pay said interest as it may become due. SEC. 25. For the payment of two annual install-School fund. ments of interest on School Fund Loans, to become due, the sum of Twenty-Four thousand Four Hundred and Fifty-Nine Dollars and Fifteen Cents, to be drawn from the State Treasury only when necessary to pay said interest as it may become due. War and De SEC. 26. For the payment of four semi-annual installments of interest, express charges and exchange to fense Bonds. become due on the War and Defense Bonds of the State, the sum of Forty-One thousand Five Hundred and Fifty-Five Dollars and Eighty-Eight Cents, in addition to the amount already appropriated, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, to be drawn from the State Treasury only when necessary to pay said interest as it may become due. SEC. 27. For the payment of extraordinary ex- Extr'ord'n'ry penses of the Executive Department, and for the relief expenses. of sick and wounded soldiers in the service of the United States from this State, for the term of two years ending December 31st, A. D. 1865, the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, which together with Five Thousand Dollars drawn by the present Executive from the unexpended appropriation made by "Chapter fourteen" of the Acts of the Extra Session of the Ninth General Assembly, shall be under the absolute control of the Governor control. for the purposes aforesaid; and the further sum of Ten Governor to Thousand Dollars, which, together with the Fifteen Thousand Dollars undrawn of the appropriation made by said Chapter fourteen, shall be under the control of Census Bo'rd the Census Board, to be disposed of as follows, viz: control. Report. Whenever the Fifteen Thousand dollars herein placed under the control of the Governor shall have been expended, the Census Board shall make such allowance out of the moneys in their control as they deem circumstances require, and the Governor shall report to the next regular session of the General Assembly a full statement of the disbursements of this appropriation, with proper vouchers therefor. SEO. 28. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers printed at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved February 29th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa Homestead on the 9th day of March, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 33. SUPREME COURT REPORTER. AN ACT supplementary to an Act passed at the present session, entitled "an Act to provide for reporting, publishing and distributing the Decisions of the Supreme Court of this State." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Explanatory of the State of Iowa, That section five of the Act passed at the present session of this General Assembly, entitled "an Act to provide for reporting, publishing and distributing the Decisions of the Supreme Court of this State," shall be construed as providing compensation to the Reporter therein mentioned, for the time he shall be in attendance during the terms of the Supreme Court at Davenport only, and not at the regular terms, anything in said section notwithstanding. Approved February 29th, 1864. CHAPTER 34. CONTESTED ELECTIONS. AN ACT to amend Chapter 37 of the Revision of 1860, in relation to contested Elections. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Possession of of the State of Iowa, That in all cases coming before office. any court for the contesting of county elections under the provisions of Chapter 37 of the Revision of 1860, wherein either the contestant or incumbent shall be in possession of the office, by holding over or otherwise, Co. Judge's the County Judge shall, if the judgment be against the order. party so in possession of the office, and in favor of his antagonist, issue an order to carry into effect the judgment of the Court, which order shall be under the seal of the County Court, and shall command the Sheriff of the county to put the successful party into possession of the office without delay, and to deliver to him all books and papers belonging to the same, and the Sheriff shall execute such order as in cases of other writs. SEC. 2. The party against whom judgment is ren- Appeal. dered may appeal to the District Court, but if he be in possession of the office, such appeal shall not supersede the execution of the judgment of the Court, as provided in the preceding section, unless he give a bond with Bond. security, to be approved by the County Judge, in a sum to be fixed by the Judge, and which shall be at least double the probable compensation of such officer for six months, which bond shall be conditioned that he will prosecute his appeal without delay, and that if the judgment appealed from be affirmed, he will pay over to the successful party all fees, salary, compensation and perquisites, received by him while in possession of said office, and after the judgment appealed from was rendered. SEC. 3. If upon appeal the judgment of the contestJudgment on ing Court be affirmed, the District Court may render bond. judgment upon the Bond, for the amount of damages against the contestant and his sureties on the Bond. SEC. 4. The successful party shall be sworn into Sworn in. office as soon as judgment is rendered in his favor by the contesting Court, in order to qualify him for taking possession in case an appeal is not perfected. SEC. 5. In all cases where judgments have hereto- Order shall fore been rendered, under said chapter 37 of the Revis-issue. der. ion of 1860, by any Court for contesting county elections, the County Judge shall, upon the application of the party in whose favor such judgment was rendered, issue his order for the enforcement of such judgment, as provided in section one, of this act, notwithstanding an appeal may have been taken, and the execution of such order shall be stayed only by giving bond as provided in the last section. Stay of exeSEC. 6. This Act being deemed by the General Ascution of or- sembly of immediate importance, 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 2d, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa Homestead on the 9th day of March, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 35. Bounties for etc. TAXES LEGALIZED. AN ACT to legalize certain taxes, heretofore levied by County SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly enlistments, of the State of Iowa, That all taxes heretofore levied by the County Board of Supervisors of any county in this State, to meet appropriations voted by such Board for the payment of Bounties for enlistments, and for the support of the families of persons in the military service of the United States, be and are hereby legalized. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines. Approved March 2d, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register on the 16th day of March, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 16th day of March, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. |