maintain and operate by horse or steam power, a Rail Road upon the track of the present Plank Road; and that they be further authorized to extend the track of said Railroad down Main Street, in the city of Keokuk, as far as the intersection of Main Street and Second Street in said city.

Provided, However, that said Railroad track shall not If the city asent be so extended until the assent of the proper authorities.

of said city is had and obtained by said Company agree

ing to said extension as above.

ized to issue

SEC. 2. That said Plank Road Company be and they Compa'y author hereby are authorized and empowered to raise the nec- stock. essary money for the construction and operation of said Railroad by the issuing of additional stock or the sale of bonds of the Company, secured upon the corporate property thereof.

SEC. 3. That this act shall be in force from and after its publication in the Keokuk Daily Post and Daily Gate City; which shall be done without expense to the State.

Approved March 18th, 1858.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily Gate City on the 30th day of March, 1858.

Take effect.

AN ACT to designate Sunday and the Holidays to be observed in the acceptance and payment of Bills of Exchange and promissory notes.

Notes falling due

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the following days, viz: The first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, the first day of January, the fourth day of July, the twenty-fifth day of December, and any day appointed or recom- the next day. mended by the Governor of this State or the President

on Sundays and

holidays, paya

of the United States as a day of fast or thanksgiving,
shall for all purposes whatsoever as regards the present-
ing for payment or acceptance, and of the protesting and
giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank
checks and promissory notes, be treated and considered
as falling due on the succeeding day.
Approved March 18th, 1858.

Two Directors

the 'tate, or of

fice decia red vacant.

CHAPTER 80.

DIRECTORS OF DUBUQUE & PACIFIC R. R. CO.

AN ACT requiring two at least of the Trustees of the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company to reside in the State of Iowa, and to regulate the issue and disposition of the construction bonds of said Company.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That from and after the fifteenth day of March, A. D. 1858, two at least of the Trustees apmust reside in pointed by the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company pursuant to authority heretofore given by the General Assembly, shall reside in and be residents of the State of Iowa, and in case of their failure so to do, the Board of Directors of the said Company shall declare vacant the place of two of such Trustees, naming those whose places are so declared vacant, and the said Board of Directors shall order an election to fill such vacancy.

Notice of the e

cancy.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Company shall cause at least ten days notice of such election to be given and lection to fill va- published in at least two daily papers published in the city of Dubuque, which notice shall set forth its object and the time when and place where such election shall be held; and the stockholders of the Company shall be entitled to vote at such election under the same conditions and prescriptions of the articles of incorporation of the Company and of the by-laws as are prescribed and conditioned for the election of Directors. Each hundred dollars of stock in the hands of bona fide holders shall be entitled to one vote at such election.

State vacates

SEC. 3. A removal from the State shall work a forfeiture of the office of Trustee, and in case of such remo- Removal from val the Directors shall proceed to declare the place of the office. such removed Trustee vacant, and order an election to fill the same as herein elsewhere provided.

SEC. 4. Said Railroad Company may issue a portion Company may of the bonds secured by the mortgage and trust deed issue bonds. heretofore executed, in denominations of not less than fifty dollars each, and may make such bonds payable in land or in land and money, in the discretion of the Company. Said bonds shall be valid if signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary and one Trustee.

for stock.

SEC. 5. The Company may in its discretion give to Bonds exchang'd each stockholder in exchange for his stock, bonds to the amount actually paid upon such stock, inclu-ling optional stock, but the stock so exchanged for bonds must be returned to the Company, and when so returned, must be cancelled.

SEC. 6. This act shall take fect and be in force 7 effect. from and efter its publication in the Dubuque Express and Ira and Dubsque Tribu te, without expense to the State.

Approved March 18th, 1858.

CHAPTER 81.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.

AN ACT supplementary to an Act for the Public Instruction of the State of Iowa, and relating to the election of County Superintendent of Common Schools.

Counties not re

elect in May.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That in case any county or counties of this State, shall for want of notice or other cause fail celving law may to elect a County Superintendent on the first Monday of April next, as provided in said Act for the Public Instruction of the State of Iowa, it shall be lawful, and is

give the notice.

hereby made the duty of such county or counties to hold an election for the election of said officers, on the first Monday of May next.

SEC. 2. The County Judge of each county in which Co. Judge shall such special election shall be required, fifteen days previous to the day of said election, shall notify the Clerk of each township in the county of said election, and said Clerk shall cause five written or printed notices of said election to be posted in public places at least ten days previous to the day of said election.

Election and

canvass.

Take effect.

SEC. 3. Said election shall be conducted and the canvass of votes be had as in the election of other county officers.

SEC. 4. This act to be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Journal and Iowa Citizen. Approved March 19th, 1858.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Journal on the 24th day of April, 1885, and in the Iowa Weekly Citizen on the 24th day of March, 158. ELIJAH SELLS,

Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 82.

Court held at

SUPREME COURT AT DAVENPORT.

AN ACT providing for Argument Terms of the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, increasing the contingent fund thereof, allowing mileage to the County Judges and additional pay to the Clerk of said Court.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Supreme Court, shall hold Davenp'rt twice an Argument Term at the city of Davenport, in the County of Scott twice in each year, to begin and commence on the first Monday in April and second Monday in October.

a year.

SEC. 2. That all causes taken to the Supreme Court Counties from from the Counties of Scott, Clinton, Jackson, Dubuque, are taken. Clayton, Alamakee, Winneshiek, Howard, Mitchell, Chickasaw, Floyd, Worth, Cerro Gordo, Tama, Bremer,

which causes

Butler, Blackhawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Fayette, Jones, Linn, Benton, Johnson, Cedar, Muscatine, Louisa, Washington, Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Van Buren, shall be taken to the Supreme Court which shall meet at Davenport, and all other counties not designated in this act, shall be heard at the regular Terms of the Supreme Court held at Des Moines.

Causes may be

Moines.

SEC. 3. In case any cause taken to the said Supreme Court to be held at Davenport, shall not be heard at the heard at Des first term thereof, then either party may have the same heard at the next regular term of the Supreme Court to be held at Des Moines, on serving ten days notice of his intention and the time of meeting of said term of Court.

causes and pub

lish.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of Clerk of the Supreme Court, to arrange the causes pending, or which Ck to arrange may probably be pending, from the different counties to be heard at said Argument Terms, giving such certain number of days for the causes from each county as in his judgment, and to publish the same in some newspaper at least four weeks, in some paper published in the city of Davenport, provided this section shall not apply to the April Term, A. D. 1858.

SEC. 5. The Clerk of the Supreme Court now pro- Records to be vided by law, shall keep the records thereof, permanent-t at the Caply at the Capital of the State, provided he shall attend

as Clerk at the Argument Terms of said Court.

Sh'ff of Scott Co.

SEC. 6. The Court when in session at the Argument Terms thereof, shall be entitled to the attendance of the to attend Court. Sheriff of the county of Scott, as its ministerial officer, who shall be entitled as compensation therefor, to the same fees as for the like services to the District Court, as now provided by law.

to Judges.

SEC. 7. There shall be allowed to the Judges of the Supreme Court, the sum of ten cents per mile for each Mileage allowed mile by them traveled in going to and returning from the Argument Terms of said Court to be computed by the nearest and most practicable route.

Clerks.

SEC. 8. The Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be compensation of entitled to five dollars per day for each and every day