Dubuque.

by rule establish, if deemed advisable, the August term June Term in of the Court in Dubuque county, an issue term, for hearing equity cases, and such other matters as may not demand the attendance of a jury, and after such order or rule shall be established, no person shall be required to attend at said term of Court.

Clayton,

Sec. 11. In the Tenth District, commencing in Clay- 10th Dist. ton county, Iowa, on the third Monday of January, May and September each year.

At Waukon, in Alamakee county, on the first Mon- Alamakee, day after the third Monday in May and September each

year.

At Decorah, in Winnesheik county, on the second Winneshiek, Monday after the third Monday in May and September.

At West Union, in Fayette county, on third Monday after third Monday in May and September each year.

Fayette,

In Howard county on the fifth Monday after the third Howard, Monday in May and September each year.

In Mitchell county on the sixth Monday after the Mitchell, third Monday in May and September.

At St. Charles, in Floyd county on the seventh Mon- Floyd, day after the third Monday in May and September each year.

At Clarkesville, in Butler county on the eigth Mon- Butler, day after the third Monday in May and September each year.

At Waverly, in Bremer county on the ninth Monday Bremer, after the third Monday in May and September each year.

At Bradford, in Chickasaw county on the tenth Monday after the third Monday in May and September each Chickasaw,

year.

Sec. 12. In the eleventh Judicial District in the 11th Dist. county of Marshall, on the second Monday of April and Marshall, third Monday of October.

In the county of Story on the third Monday of April story, and fourth Monday of October.

In the county of Boone on the fourth Monday of April and first Monday after the fourth Monday of October.

Boone,

In the county of Webster on the first Monday after Webster.

Hamilton,

Hardin,

Franklin,

Wright,

Winnebago,

Cerro Gordo,

Hancock,

Worth,

Court held in 1859.

All proceedings combined.

Court held at county seat.

the fourth Monday of April, and second Monday atter the fourth Monday of October.

In the county of Hamilton on the second Monday af ter the fourth Monday of April, and the third Monday after the fourth Monday of October.

In the county of Hardin on the third Monday after the fourth Monday of April, and the fourth Monday af ter the fourth Monday of October.

In the county of Franklin on the fourth Monday after the fourth Monday of April, and the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday of October.

In the county of Wright on the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday of April.

In the county of Winnebago on the sixth Monday atter the fourth Monday of April.

In the county of Cerro Gordo on the seventh Monday after the fourth Monday of April.

The county of Hancock is hereby attached to the county of Winnebago, and the county of Worth is attached to the county of Cerro Gordo for judicial pur

poses.

Sec. 13. No courts shall be held under this act till after the first day of January 1859, but all courts up to the said day shall be held as if this act had not been passed.

Sec. 14. All writs, pleadings, process and proceedings pending in or returnable to any District Court of any county before and on the first day of January 1859, shall be deemed pending in and returnable to the terms hereby fixed by this act, and no suit, plea, process, recognizance, indictments, or other proceeding, shall be quashed or held invalid by reason of this act, or by reason of any change of the terms of court hereby made.

Sec. 15. In any county which shall change the location of her county seat, the terms of the District Court shall be held at the county seat notwithstanding any provision herein contained.

Sec. 16. The Judges of said district may, if deemed Jurors appear. advisable by them, order the Jurors summoned to at

tend any term of the court in said districts, to appear on the first or some subsequent day of the term.

allowed.

Sec. 17. Should the causes pending in the District Special Terms Court of either of said counties remain undisposed of for want of sufficient time, being allowed for the term of court in such county under this act, the Judges of any of said districts may order and hold a special term for the disposition of such pending causes, but not so as to interfere with any regular term as fixed by law.

Sec. 18.

This act to be in force from and after its Take effect. publication according to law.

Approved March 23d, 1858.

CHAPTER 151.

AN ACT providing for the publication of certain laws in the several counties of the

State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

to each county

the State of Iowa, That the Secretary of State shall as Laws forwarded soon as possible after the adjournment of the present Judge. session of the General Assembly, and within sixty days from that date, forward to each County Judge in this State, a copy of all the General Laws passed at said session. It shall be a sufficient compliance with the provisions of this section if the Secretary of State shall for ward to each County Judge newspapers printed at Des Moines City, containing said laws printed by order of the General Assembly.

Future general

distributed.

Sec. 2. At each future session of the General Assembly, the Secretary of State shall procure from one of laws ordered the newspapers printed at Des Moines City, in which the General Assembly shall order any General Law to be printed, so many of such newspapers or printed slips, containing such laws, as shall be sufficient to furnish two such newspapers or slips to each County Judge in the State, and it shall also be his duty as soon as possible, within sixty days after the adjournment of each future session, to furnish to each County Judge one copy of

Publish'd in each connty.

Price paid.

Accounts sworn

all General Laws not ordered to be printed in the newspapers at Des Moines City.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the County Judge of each county to cause such of said General Laws as he may consider of interest to the people of his county, to be published in two weekly newspapers published in his county, if so many be therein published; and if but one weekly newspaper be published in his county, then in such nowspaper, Provided, that not more than thirtyfive cents per thousand ems, shall in any case be allowed for publishing such laws.

Sec. 4. The accounts for such printing shall be auto and audited, dited and allowed the same as other accounts against the county, Provided, that all accounts for such printing shall first be sworn to by some one acquainted with the correctness thereof.

Papers filed,

served.

Sec, 5. It shall be the duty of the County Judge of such county to keep and preserve at least one number bound and pre- of each paper of his county in which any law may be published under the provisions of this act, and whenever he has fifty-two numbers of such paper, he shall cause the same to be bound in a substantial form, and placethe same in his office where it shall remain for future reference; and if such laws shall be published in two weekly newspapers in his county, then fifty-two numbers of each shall be bound in the same volume.

ed.

Sec. 6. Nothing in this act contained shall be so conPolk Co excep' strued as to require or authorize the publication in the county of Polk of any such General Laws as have been published in two newspapers of that county by order of the General Assembly.

Take effect.

Sec. 7. This act shall be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa Weekly Citizen, Iowa Weekly State Journal and Iowa Farmer.

Approved March 23d, 1858.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa Weekly Citizen day of March, 1838, and in the Iowa State Journal on the 27th day of March

cr the

CHAPTER 152.

AN ACT in relation to Revenues.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That each County Board of Equalization shall annually as hereinafter provided levy the Taxes levied. following taxes upon the assessed value of the taxable property in the county:

For State revenue three mills on a dollar, when no rate is directed by the census board;

State tax.

Co.

For ordinary county revenue, including the support co, tax. of the poor, not more than six mills on a dollar, and a poll tax of fifty cents;

For support of schools not less than one nor more than two and a half mills on a dollar;

School tax.

For making and repairing bridges not more than one Bridge tax. mill on the dollar, whenever such tax is established by

a vote of the people of the county, upon the question be

ing submitted to them according to law.

Sec. 2. The following classes of property are not to Exemption. be taxed, and they may be omitted from the assessments herein required.

State property.

The property of the United States and that of this v. States and State, including the University, Agricultural College and School Lands, and including all property leased to the State during the existing of such lease.

The property of a county, township, incorporated town Public buildings. or school district, when devoted to the public use and

not held for pecuniary profit.

Public grounds, by whomsoever devoted to the pub-squares and

He, including all places for the burial of the dead.

cemeteries

Fire engines and implements used for extinguishing Fire apparatus fires, with the grounds used exclusively for their buildings and for the meetings of fire companies.

All grounds an 1 buildings of literary or scientific institutions incorporated under the laws of this State, also the grounds and buildings of benevolent, agricultural and religious institutions or societies, devoted solely to the appropriate objects of these institutions, not exceed