Required. Notes and script. Take effect. men be and are hereby authorized and required to apply the taxes levied and collected under the provisions of this Act, or so much thereof as may be necessary for that purpose, in payment of any and all notes and scrips executed and issued by the authority of said Board to raise the said sum of six thousand four hundred dollars appropriated as aforesaid. SEC. 4. 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, papers published at Des Moines. Approved March 29th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was puplished in the Iowa State Register April 10th, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead April 13th, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Report to Matter. Printing. CHAPTER 113. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORT. AN ACT to direct the Adjutant General to make report January 1st, 1865, and to provide for publishing and distributing the same. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Adjutant General of this Štate shall make a report to the Governor of this State on the first day of January, 1865, which Report shall be a continuance of the history of the enlistments from the State of Iowa from January 11th, 1864, to said January 1st, 1865, together with such history of battles in which Iowa Regiments may be engaged, reports of the condition, location and number of arms and accoutrements and amount of ammunition in the State, together with such other matter as may in the opinion of the Adjutant General be of public interest. SEC. 2. The State Printer shall within ninety days after the copy of said Report has been delivered to him, print five thousand copies thereof, which when bound in boards shall be delivered to the Secretary of State. SEC. 3. The Secretary shall distribute said Reports Distribution as follows: one hundred copies to the Governor of the by Sec. State. State for exchange with Governors of other States and for his own use; ten copies to the Lieutenant Gover nor; ten copies to Ex-Governor Kirkwood; five copies to Ex-Lieutenant Governor Needham; one hundred copies for the State Library, to be used so far as necessary for exchange with other States, and the balance of said hundred to be kept in the State Library; fifty copies to the State Historical Society; one to each County Judge, Clerk of the District Court and Recorder of each organized county in the State to be kept for their respective offices and to be delivered over to their successors in office. SEC. 4. There shall be sent to the County Clerk of Furnished each county in this State, a sufficient number of copies Co. Clerk. of said Report to enable him to furnish one copy to each Township Clerk in his county, to be kept in the office of said Clerk and by him delivered to his successor in office. Distribution SEC. 5. The Adjutant General shall be furnished with twelve hundred copies for distribution among such by Adjutant commissioned officers of Iowa Regiments as may be by General. him deemed best for the public service and for exchange with Adjutant Generals of other States, and for officers of the United States; twenty copies to the Adjutant General; three copies each to the Secretary of State, Other distriAuditor of State, Treasurer, Register of State Land bution. Office, Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Judges of the Supreme Court; three copies to each member of the present General Assembly and one copy to each officer of the present General Assembly; and Balance. the balance to be kept by the Secretary of State to be distributed as future legislation may direct. Approved March 29th, 1864. CHAPTER 114. REPORTS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS. AN ACT fixing the fiscal term for State Institutions, when reports shall be made, and their distribution. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the biennial fiscal term for Commenceall Institutions required to report to the Governor, or ment of term. to the General Assembly, shall commence on the first Monday of November next preceding the regular ses sion of the General Assembly, and the several officers of all such Institutions shall commence their reports on that day, and close them on the day preceding. Such What Institu- Institutions include the Penitentiary, the Hospital for the Insane, the Asylum of the Blind, the Institution of the Deaf and Dumb, the State University, the Agricultural College and Farm, and all others that now are or may hereafter be under the patronage of the State. tions are meant. Delivery. SEC. 2. The officers of all such Institutions whose duty it is to make such reports, shall have the same delivered to the Executive Office on or before the fifteenth day of December following the close of the fiscal term, excepting the Secretary of the Agricultural College and Farm, whose report shall be delivered as above by the first day of February following, as proPrinting and vided by law; and the Governor shall cause to be binding. printed of each of said reports three thousand copies, to be bound and distributed as follows: Twenty-five hundred copies to be bound in paper and distributed as follows: One thousand copies equally among the Distribution. members of the General Assembly, one thousand copies to the officers making the same, for distribution by them; five hundred copies to remain with the Secretary of State for the use of future General Assemblies, and special calls therefor, and five hundred copies to be stitched and bound in boards in a book containing a copy of each report, to be distributed as follows: One copy to each member of the General Assembly, one copy to each State officer and State Institution, one copy to the office of Clerk of the District Court in each county, to belong to said office; eighty copies to the State Historical Society, as now required by law, and the remainder to be placed in the State Library. Reports State And further, the Governor shall cause to be printed three thousand copies of the report of each State officer, which shall be bound and distributed in the same manner as above provided. officers. Approved March 29th, 1864. CHAPTER 115. PUBLIC PRINTING. AN ACT fixing the compensation of printers for publishing all legal notices required by law, and providing for the manner of publication in certain cases. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Legal notices of the State of Iowa, That in all cases where publication of legal notices of any kind are required or allowed by law, the person or officer desiring such publication shall not be required to pay more than one dollar per square of ten lines of BREVIER type, or its equivalent, for the first insertion, and fifty cents per square for each subsequent insertion; and any person desiring such publication, who shall have tendered such notice Tendered. to the editor, proprietor, or person conducting some newspaper published weekly or oftener in such county, having the largest circulation, and has offered pay for the publication of the same, at the rate herein named, Refused. in case the publication of such notice is refused at the price above fixed, then the officer or person desiring such publication, shall procure the insertion of such notice in the newspaper nearest the county seat of such county, having a general circulation, that will publish such notice at the rate herein provided, which publication shall in all respects have the same effect in law and Same effect. equity as if such notice had been published in the county where such action was commenced, or sale is to take place. Rate provid'd SEC. 2. The compensation for printimg the Delin-Tax list. quent Tax List, under the direction of the County Treasurer as required by Section 764 of the Revision of 1860, shall from and after the taking effect of this Act, be at the rate of twenty cents for each tract of real prop- Rate of fees. erty advertised for sale; and in case there is no newspaper published in the county where such lands lie, then the Treasurer shall cause the publication to be made in the nearest newspaper having a circulation in such county, provided that no newspaper shall be considered as one of general circulation unless it has two hundred regular weekly subscribers. No. of sub scribers. SEC. 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent Repeal. with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This Act being deemed by the General Take effect. Assembly of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines. Approved March 29th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register April 27th, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead April 27th, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Released CHAPTER 116. RELIEF MYRON COLLINS AND OTHERS. AN ACT for the relief of Myron Collins, William L. Thomas, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Myron Collins, William L. from liability Thomas, Matthew T. Dimond, Ezra Whipple and Abraon a recogni-ham Isenhart be released from all liability in a certain zance. recognizance entered into by them before John Mc- Lands dona ted. CHAPTER 117. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AND FARM. AN ACT authorizing the Trustees of the Iowa State Agricultural College and Farm to sell all lands acquired, granted, donated or appropriated for the benefit of said College, and to make an investment of the proceeds thereof. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That all the lands granted to the State of Iowa, by the act of Congress entitled "an act |