portance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Sigourney News. Approved March 22d, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa CHAPTER 45. DISTRICT COURTS-ELEVENTH DISTRICT. AN ACT fixing the times of holding Courts in the Eleventh SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the terms of the District Dist. Court Courts in the Eleventh Judicial District for each year time fixed for 11th District, shall be as follows: holding. Commencing at Marshalltown, in Marshall county, Marshall. on the first Monday in April and September; At Nevada, in Story county, on the third Monday in Story. April and September; At Boonsboro, in Boon county, on the fourth Monday Boone. in April and September; At Fort Dodge, in Webster county, on the second Webster. Monday after the fourth Monday in April and Septem ber; At Webster City, in Hamilton county, on the third Hamilton. Monday after the fourth Monday in April and September; In Wright county, on the fourth Monday after the Wright. fourth Monday in April and September; In Franklin county, on the fifth Monday after the Franklin. fourth Monday in April and September; And in Hardin county, on the sixth Monday after Hardin. the fourth Monday in April and September. SEC. 2. All writs, processes, proceedings and actions Suits pending pending in, or returnable to any of said Courts, at the-where retimes now fixed by law for the terms of said Courts, turnable. shall be deemed pending and returnable respectively at Suits pending the terms as fixed by this Act, and no suit, writ, notice, not affected. recognizance, indictment or other proceeding shall be quashed or held invalid by reason of the provisions of Repeal. Publication. this Act, or of the changes herein made in the times of holding the Courts in said District. SEC. 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This Act being deemed by the General Assembly, of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa North West. Approved March 23d, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register March 24th, 1866, and in the Iowa North West March 27th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Deeds made in a foreign CHAPTER 46. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. AN ACT concerning the acknowledgment of deeds in foreign countries, and to repeal Section 2244 of the Revision of 1860. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That any deed, or other conveyance of lands within this State, which is executed withcountry, how out the United States, may be acknowledged or proven proved. before any Embassador, Minister, Secretary of Legation, Consul or Charge d' Affaires of the United States, or before any officer of a foreign country, who is auAcknowledg-thorized by the laws thereof to take acknowledgments of conveyance of real estate. But the certificate of acknowledgment by a foreign officer, must be authenticated by some Embassador, Minister, Secretary of Legation, Consul or Charge d' Affaires of the United States, whose official written statement, that full faith Credit due to and credit is due to the certificate of such foreign ment-how authentica ted. such ac knowledg ment. Publication. officer, shall be deemed sufficient evidence of the qualification of said officer, to the acknowledgments, and of the genuineness of his signature or seal, if he has any. 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 Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 24th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the State Register March 27th, 1866, and in the Iowa Hometead April 4th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 47. RELATING TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE AGRICULTURAL AN ACT to repeal Sections 1715, 1716 and 1739 of the Revision of 1860, and Section 6 of Chapter 121 of the Acts of the Tenth General Assembly, in relation to the Boards of Trustees of the Agricultural College and Farm. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the State Agricultural College State Agr'l and Farm shall be under the management of a Board College and of Trustees, composed of one member elected from Farm. each Judicial District. The Governor, and the Presi- Board of dent of the State Agricultural College and Farm, shall Trustees, how be ex-officio members of the Board. constituted. SEC. 2. The present session of the General Assem- How elected bly shall elect in Joint Convention, all of said Board-how long of Trustees, six of whom shall serve for the term of serve. two years, and the other six for the term of four years from the 1st day of May, 1866, and the General Assembly, at each biennial session thereafter, shall elect one half of said Board of Trustees, who shall serve for four years, from the 1st of May, after their election. The Board of Trustees elected by the Eleventh General First Board Assembly, shall at their first meeting under this Act, shall deterwhich shall be on the first Thursday of May for the several terms year 1866, at the Capital of the State, determine by of servicelot, their several terms of service, and every succeeding how. year, they shall hold their annual meetings on the sec- Annual meetond Monday of January, at the Capital of the State. ing-where Any vacancies in the Board of Trustees, caused by Vacancies-death, removal from the District or the State, resigna- how filled. tion or failing to qualify within sixty days after their election, may be filled by a vote of a majority of the members of said Board. mine their held. Treasurer SEC. 3. The Board of Trustees shall elect a Treasurer, at their annual meeting in each year, who shall hall elect a receive and keep all the moneys, arising from the sale duties of of the products of the farm, or from any other source, and give bonds in such sum as the Board of Trustees may require. He shall pay over all moneys, upon the warrant of the President and countersigned by the Secretary. He shall render, annually, in the month of January, to the Board of Trustees, and as often as may be required by the said Board, a full and true statement of all the moneys received and disbursed by him. Former laws repealed. Publication. SEC. 4. Sections 1715, 1716, 1739, of Chapter 67 of the Revision of 1860, and Section 6 of Chapter 121 of the Acts of the Tenth General Assembly, and all acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 5. 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 Homestead, papers published at Des Moines. Approved March 24th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register March 27th, 1866, and in the Iowa Homestead March 28th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Chapter repealed. CHAPTER 48. ABOLISHING OFFICE OF ASSISTANT-ADJUTANT-GENERAL. AN ACT to repeal Chapter 38 of the acts of the Extra Session of the Ninth General Assembly, being an Act entitled "An Act to create the office of Assistant Adjutant-General, and defining his duty," and to amend Section 14 of Chapter 84, of the Acts of the Tenth General Assembly, being an Act entitled "An Act to organize the Militia." SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Chapter 38 of the Acts of the Extra Session of the Ninth General Assembly, being an Act entitled "An Act to create the office of Assistant Adjutant-General, and defining his duties," be and Office A. A. the same is hereby repealed, and the office of Assistant Adjutant-General abolished. G. abolished. Sec. amended words struck out. "And" inserted. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That Section 14 of Chapter 84, of the Acts of the Tenth General Assembly, being an Act entitled "An Act to organize the Militia," be and the same is hereby amended by striking out all of the fourth and fifth lines of said section, being the words, "One Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank of Colonel of Cavalry, and said Assistant Adjutant-General;" and insert "And." SEC. 3. This Act being deemed by the General AsPublication. sembly of immediate importance, it shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Weekly State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 24th, 1866. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa Weekly State Register April 4th, 1865, and in the Iowa Homestead April 4th, 1866. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 49. APPEALS TO THE SUPREME COURT. AN ACT regulating appeals to the Supreme Court in certain cases. Motion for SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That it shall not be necessary, in order to authorize the Supreme Court of this State, to new trial not review and reverse, on appeal, a judgment of the Dis- necessary. trict Court, on the ground of errors of law, committed by the Judge of the Court below, on the trial, that a motion for a new trial, on these grounds, shall have been made in such Court below. SEC. 2. In any cause tried in the District Court, where the parties thereto waive a Jury, and try the same to the Court, it shall not be necessary, in order to secure to either party, feeling aggrieved, the right to appeal that the Court shall find the facts and conclusions of law, and make the same a part of the record in such case; nor shall it be necessary for such party to file a motion for a new trial; but in all such cases the Supreme Supreme Court shall, on appeal, hear and determine Court hear the same in all respects as if such finding of facts, and and deterconclusions of law, appeared of record, or a motion for mine, when. a new trial had been made, whenever it shall appear from the certificate of the Judge trying the same, or the agreement of the parties thereto, or their attorneys of record, or, in case the evidence is all taken by deposition, from the certificate of the Clerk of such District Court, that the transcript contains all the evidence introduced by the parties on the trial of the cause in the Court below. SEC. 3. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with Repealed. this Act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 4. This Act being deemed of immediate im- Publication. portance shall take effect and be in force from and after |