and in the Corydon Monitor, a newspaper published at Corydon, Iowa. Approved March 21st, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register on the 23d day of March, 1866, and in the Corydon Monitor March 29th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. government. Legalized. CHAPTER 39. LEGALIZING CERTAIN ACTS CONCERNING THE CITY GOVERN- AN ACT to legalize the City Election of the City of Knoxville, and the reorganization of the City Government, and the official acts of the City Council of said City. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of City election. the State of Iowa, That the election of City officers, Reorganiza- held in the said City of Knoxville, and the reorganization of city tion of the City Government of said city in April A. D. 1864, be and the same is hereby legalized, and all the official acts of the City Council, of the City of Knoxville, since said election, be and are hereby declared of as full force and validity, as though the said election had been held at the time fixed by, and conducted, in all respects, according to the forms of law. Acts of City Council declared valid. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect, and be in force, Publication. from and after its publication in the Daily State Register, and Iowa Homestead. Approved March 22d, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa Daily State Register on the 25th day of March, 1866, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 4th day of April, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 40. REPEALING ACT IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURE IN JOHNSON AN ACT to repeal Chapter forty-one of the Acts of the Fifth General Assembly, entitled An Act to encourage Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Johnson county-Approved July 20th 1855. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Chapter forty-one, of the Chapter 41. Acts passed at the regular session of the Fifth General Fifth General Repealed. Assembly of the State of Iowa, entitled An Act to Assembly. encourage Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, in Johnson. county, Iowa, be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved March 22d, 1866. CHAPTER 41. DISPENSING WITH LOCKS IN DAMS ON DES MOINES RIVER. AN ACT dispensing with locks in dams, and draws in bridges, on the Des Moines River. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Laws requir of the State of Iowa, That all laws and parts of laws, ing locks and requiring locks to be constructed and maintained in draws to be dams, and draws to be constructed and maintained in built in dams bridges, built across and over the Des Moines river, be, over the Des and bridges and the same are hereby repealed. Approved March 22d, 1866. Moines river. CHAPTER 42. LEGALIZING THE INCORPORATION OF THE CITY OF INDE- AN ACT to legalize the proceedings had to incorporate the city of Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, and to legalize the acts of the officers of said city. WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to whether the pro Preamble. ceedings had to incorporate the city of Independence, Buchanan county, Iowa, have been strictly complied with, in respect to notice and description of property in notice; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Proceedings, of the State of Iowa, That all proceedings had under election, acts Chapter 51 of the Revision of 1860, for the purpose of of Mayor and Council, &c., incorporating said city; all elections of officers under legalized. said acts of incorporation, and all acts of the Mayor and Councilmen done under and by virtue of said acts of incorporation, are hereby legalized and made binding, as fully as if the stipulations of the statute had been fully and strictly complied with. Publication. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the State Register and Independence Bulletin, without expense to the State. Approved, March 22d, 1865. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the State Register March 25th, 1866, and in the Independence Bulletin 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Ordinary expenses. CHAPTER 43. RELATING TO THE INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND. AN ACT to provide for the education and support of the Blind. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That, to meet the ordinary expenses of the Institution for the education of the Blind, including furniture, books, maps, inusic, musical instruments, and the compensation of the principal, matron, teachers, and employees of said institution, there is $5,000.00 hereby appropriated the sum of five thousand dollars. appropriated. per annum or so much thereof as may be necessary. Salary of Matron and teachers. SEC. 2. The Principal of the above Institution, shall be entitled to receive out of the above money appropriated, the sum of seven hundred dollars per annum. SEC. 3. The Trustees shall pay such salary, as in their judgment, is just, to the Matron and Teachers employed in said Institution, not in any case to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars. SEC. 4. The Trustees shall appoint some one of the employees, steward, at such compensation as they may Steward, deem just, who, under their direction, shall purchase compensaall supplies for the Institution. tion and duties of. SEC. 5. For the purpose of meeting current ex- Current expenses, there is hereby appropriated, out of the State penses-apTreasury, forty dollars per quarter, for each pupil in propriation said Institution. for. SEC. 6. The Principal of said Institution shall re- Principal report to the Governor, on or before the 15th day of De- port to Gov. cember, preceding each regular session of the General -when. Assembly, the number of pupils in attendance, with the name, age, sex, residence, place of nativity, and also the cause of blindness of each pupil. He shall Contents of also make a report of the studies pursued and trades report. taught in said institution, together with a complete statement of the expenditures, and also the number, kind and value of articles manufactured and sold. ed. Duties of Principal. SEC. 7. When the pupils of said Institution are not Clothing otherwise supplied with clothing, they shall be fur- how furnishnished by the Principal, who shall make out an account therefor, in each case, against the parent or guardian, if the pupil be a minor, and against the pupil, if he or she have no parent or guardian, or has attained the age of majority, which account shall be certified to be correct and signed by the Principal, and shall be prima facie evidence of its correctness, in the courts, and such principal shall forthwith remit such account to the Treasurer of the proper county, who shall proceed to Duty of Co. collect the same, by suit, if necessary, in the name of such Institution, and pay the same into the State Treasury, and said Principal shall, at the same time, remit duplicate of such account to the Auditor of State, who shall credit the same to account of the Asylum for the Blind, and charge it to the proper county. Treasurer. Duty of Auditor of State. Appropria SEC. 8. The above appropriation including account of clothing furnished pupils, shall be drawn quarterly tion-how on the order of the Trustees of the institution, made drawn. on the Auditor of the State, who shall draw his warrant in the name of such institution on the Treasurer, as ordered by the Trustees. SEC. 9. That so much of Chapter 54, of the Acts Repeal. of the Tenth General Assembly, approved March 19th, 1864, as conflicts with this Act, be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 10. This Act being deemed by the General Assembly of immediate importance shall be in force from and after its passage and publication in the Daily State Publication. Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published in Des Moines. Approved March 22d, 1866. I hereby, certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register on the 25th day of March, 1866, in the Iowa Homestead April 4th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Preamble. continued. CHAPTER 44. CONTINUING THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF SIGOUR NEY. AN ACT declaring the continuation of the Incorporation of the WHEREAS, on the 9th day of October, 1858, as appears by the records in the Office of the Secretary of State, the Town of Sigourney, by virtue of a compliance with the provisions of Chapter 157 of the Laws of the Seventh General Assembly, became an incorporated Town; and WHEREAS, prior to the first Monday of March, A. D. 1866, by reason of a failure to elect or appoint officers at the proper time, all the municipal offices of said town had become vacant; and WHEREAS, on the first Monday of March, A. D. 1866, the legal voters of said town did, at a place therein previously fixed by notice, meet and choose Judges and a Clerk of Election, who were duly sworn, and did there elect municipal officers of the said incorporated town; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Corporation of the State of Iowa, That the said incorporation of the town of Sigourney shall be deemed to have continued from the date of its said organization, and to still exist, notwithstanding the failure to elect officers therein. And the election of cfficers thereof on the first Monday of March, A. D. 1866, is hereby legalized, and made binding, notwithstanding any irregularities which may have occurred in the holding of said election. Election of officers legalized. Publication. SEC. 2. This Act, being deemed of immediate im |