for the year 1882, four and one tenth mills on a dollar, and for the year 1883 five mills on a dollar; and, WHEREAS, The population of said Lucas county during said years exceeded fourteen thousand inhabitants; and, WHEREAS, Doubts exist as to the validity of said levies of taxes; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the said levies of taxes for ordinary county Legalized. revenue, made by the board of supervisors of Lucas county, Iowa, for the years 1881, 1882 and 1883 be and the same are hereby declared to be legal and valid; and all acts, collections and sales for the collection of any of said taxes, are hereby confirmed and declared to be legal and binding to the same extent and as fully as if said levies had in all respects been in strict compliance with, and according to law. SEC. 2. That 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 at Des Moines Iowa, and in the Chariton Patriot, a newspaper published at Chariton, Lucas county, Iowa; such publication to be without expense to the state. Approved, April 5, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa CHAPTER 156. ACTION OF SUPERVISORS OF JACKSON COUNTY LEGALIZED. AN ACT to Legalize the Action of the Board of Supervisors of Jackson County, Iowa, in Relation to the Erection of Proper Buildings for the Care of Their Poor and Incurable Insane. 8. F. 396. WHEREAS, The board of supervisors of Jackson county, Iowa, Preamble. did during the years, 1882 and 1883, let certain contracts for the erection of proper buildings for the care of their poor and incurable insane, and, WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to whether all moneys paid out by said board for said buildings have been paid in strict conformity with law; and, WHEREAS, Said board of supervisors did exceed the amounts allowed by law for the erection of said buildings; therefore, Legalized. Publication. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That all the acts of the board of supervisors, of Jackson county, Iowa, relative to the erection of said buildings, for the care of their poor and incurable insane during said years, 1882 and 1883, be and the same are hereby legalized and shall have the same force and effect as though all the terms of the law had been fully and strictly complied with. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Jackson Sentinel, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa and Maquoketa, Iowa, without expense to the State. Approved, April 5, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa B. F. 372. Preamble. CHAPTER 157. INCORPORATION OF TOWN OF ESSEX LEGALIZED. AN ACT to Legalize the Incorporation of the Town of Essex and the Corporate Acts and ordinances Thereof. WHEREAS, In 1875 legal steps were taken under the laws of the state of Iowa to incorporate the town of Essex in Page county under the corporate name of the "Town of Essex" and the circuit court of Page county, Iowa, at its term held in 1875, granted the decree prayed for asking that said town be incorporated under the name of the "Town of Essex"; and, WHEREAS, Said town of Essex has levied and collected taxes and fines, and bought and sold property, and done all acts usually performed by incorporated towns; and, WHEREAS, Said town of Essex did on the 15th day of April, the 22d day of April and the 2d day of May in the year 1881; and did on the 13th day of June and 10th day of August, and 14th day of November 1882; and on the 8th day of May 1883, enact and adopt ordinances for the control and government of said town; and WHEREAS, No transcript of record and papers of incorporation was filed with secretary of state as required by law; and, WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of all steps taken in said incorporation of said town, and as to its corporate acts, and enactment and adoption of said ordinances; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That its incorporation and corporate acts and Legalized. enactment and adoption of said ordinances with all alterations and amendments thereto adopted and enacted by it and all subsequent acts done by it in its said corporate capacity, be and the same are hereby legalized to the same extent to all intents and purposes as though the law had been complied with in its original incorporation and in its enactment and adoption of said ordinances and amendments thereto and alterations thereof as though the transcript of record and articles and papers of incorporation had been filed with the secretary of state. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication. shall be of force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Essex Index, newspapers published at Des Moines and Essex, Iowa, respectively, without expense to the state. Approved, April 5, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the lowa State Register April 11, and Essex Index April 10, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 158. RELATING TO EXTENSION OF CITY LIMITS. AN ACT to Amend Section 4, Chapter 47, of the Acts of the Six- S. F. 293. teenth General Assembly, Relating to Extension of City Limits. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That section 4 of said chapter be, and the same Sec. 4, Chap. is hereby amended by striking out the following words: "Pro- making act vided, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to cities applicable to cities acting organized under special charter," and inserting in lieu thereof under special the following: "The provisions of this chapter shall apply to charters. cities organized and acting under special charters." SEC. 2. 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 daily Iowa State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, April 5, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 11, and in the Iowa State Leader April 10, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. H. F. 398. Chap. 123, 16 87 and 173, 17 CHAPTER 159. RELATING TO TAXES IN AID OF RAILROADS. AN ACT to Repeal Chapter 123 of the Laws of the Sixteenth General Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That chapter 123 of laws of the sixteenth general G. A. Chaps assembly and chapter 87 and 173 of the laws of the seventeenth G. A.; Chap. general assembly and chapter 192 of the laws of the eighteenth 192, 18 G. A.; general assembly and chapter 102 of the laws of the nineA. amended. teenth general assembly be and the same are hereby repealed. and the following is enacted instead thereof. Chap. 102, 19 G. Taxes not to centum may be voted. SEC. 2. That taxes not to exceed five per centum on the exceed 5 per assessed value of any township, incorporated town or city may be voted to aid any railroad company which is or may become incorporated under the laws of the state of Iowa, to aid in the construction of a projected railroad within this state as hereinafter provided. Duties of trustees or council on presentation of petition. Notice shall specify. SEC. 3. Whenever a petition shall be presented to the council or trustees of any incorporated town or city, or the trustees of any township signed by a majority of the resident freehold, taxpayers of such township, incorporated city or town asking that the question of aiding any railroad company incorporated under the laws of the state of Iowa in the construction of a projected railroad within this state be submitted to the voters thereof it shall be the duty of the trustees or council of such incorporated town or city or trustees of such township to immediately give notice of a special election by publication in some newspaper published in said incorporated town, city or township if any be published therein, and if not then in some newspaper published in the county if any such there be and also by posting copies of said notice in five public places in such township incorporated city or town at least ten days before said election. which notice shall specify the time and place of holding said election, the name of the company and the line of the road proposed to be aided, the rate per centum of the tax to be levied whether or e-half of said tax shall be collected the first year, and one-half the following year or the whole thereof to be collected in one year, the amount of work required to be done and when and where the same shall be done, to what point said railroad shall be fully completed and any other conditions which shall clerk. be performed before such tax or any part thereof shall become due, collectible and payable, and in no case shall such tax become due, collectible or payable until such railroad is fully completed according to the conditions in said notice, at such election the question of taxation shall be submitted the form of the ballots shall be "for taxation" and "against taxation" Form of ballot.. and if a majority of the votes polled be "for taxation" then the recorder of the incorporated town, city or township clerk or Duty of reclerk of election shall forthwith certify to the county auditor corder or the result of said election, the rate per centum of tax thus voted the year or years during which the same is to be collected, the name of the company to which voted, and the time, terms, and conditions upon which the same when collected is to be paid to the railroad company under the conditions and stipulations in said notice together with an exact copy of the notice under which the election was held, which the county auditor shall at once cause to be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county and the expense thereof and of publishing said notices and all the expenses of Expense to be paid by railsaid election shall be paid by the railroad company to which it road company. is proposed to vote said tax. When such certificates shall have been made and recorded the board of supervisors of the Duty of board county shall at the time of levying the ordinary taxes next of supervisors. following levy such taxes as are voted under the provisions of this act as shown by said certificate and cause the same to be placed on the tax lists of the proper township, incorporated city or town indicating in their order thereupon when and in what proportion the same are to be collected and upon what conditions the same are to be paid to the railroad company a certified copy of which order shall accompany the tax lists. Said taxes shall be collected at the time or times specified in Collection of said order in the same manner and subject to the same laws taxes. after they are collectible as other taxes or as may be stated in the petition and notices for the election. conform to SEC. 4. The stipulations and conditions contained in the Notice must said notices must conform to those set forth in the petition petition. asking the election and the aggregate amount of tax to be voted or levied under the provisions of this act in any township incorporated town or city shall not exceed five per centum and when. of the assessed value of the property therein respectively. SEC. 5. The moneys collected under the provisions of this Money to be act shall be paid out by the county treasurer to the treasurer of paid out: how the railroad company for whom the same was voted upon the orders of the president or managing director thereof at any time after the trustees of such township or trustees or council of such incorporated town or city voting said tax or a majority of them shall have certified to the county treasurer that the conditions required of the railroad company and set forth in the notice for the special election at which the tax was voted |