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SEC. 93. Each and every Each and every officer created by the prosurrendering visions of this act, who shall receive by virtue of his office, any books or papers, and shall refuse to deliver the same to his successor in office, or shall wilfully mutilate or destroy the same, or any part thereof, shall be liable to a fine of not less than fifty, nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars, to be recovered, with all damages occasioned thereby, by an action at law.

Same.

SEC. 94. When any school officer is superceded by election or otherwise, he shall immediately deliver to his successor, all books, papers and moneys, pertaining to his office, taking a receipt therefor, which shall specify the particular class of books, papers and moneys thus transferred.

SEC. 95. All acts and parts of acts which have heretofore constituted the school laws of the State of Iowa, Acts repealed. except those relating to school lands and the school fund, and all acts and parts of acts heretofore in force, relative to the State University, are hereby repealed, except that the officers created under those acts, and the power and authority under which they act, shall continue in force until the officers created by this act are filled, and the respective officers become qualified and enter upon the discharge of their respective duties, and all rights and liabilities, civil or criminal, which have accrued or been incurred under the act or acts hereby repealed, shall be in force in the same manner as if said act or acts were still in force.

Take effect.

SEC. 96. This act to be inforce from and after its publication in the Iowa State Journal, and the Iowa Weekly Citizen; and any newspaper in this State publishing this act, and forwarding to the Auditor of State a copy or copies containing the same, on or before the first Monday of April next, shall be entitled to receive from the State Treasury, the sum of five dollars. Approved March 12th, 1858.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the lowa State Journal on the 20th day of March 1855, and in the Iowa Weekly Citizen, March 17th, 1858.

ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 53.

PENITENTIARY APPROPRIATIONS.

AN ACT making appropriations for the Iowa Penitentiary, and defining the duties and salaries of certain of its officers.

SECTION 1.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

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the State of Iowa, That the following sums of money be and the same are hereby appropriated out of any unappriated for varipropriated money in the State Treasury for the Iowas purposes. Penitentiary, for general support, to wit:-lights, fuel, clothing, provisions, hospital expenses, incidentals, &c., until October 1st 1859, ten thousand dollars; for paying past indebtedness, thirteen hundred dollars, for refunding borrowed money for general support from the fund appropriated for improvements by act of the sixth General Assembly, approved January 15th, 1857, four thou sand dollars; for the construction of fifty cells, nine thousand dollars; for the completion of the wall and enlargement of the prison yard, twelve thousand dollars, for the erection of building for hospital, chapel, dining room, and kitchen, to be included in one building, six thousand dollars.

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on estimates

SEC. 2. It shall be the special duty of the Warden to superintend the work, and said sums of money may tend work. be drawn by him, upon the order of a majority of the Inspectors, and shall be expended under his direction and superintendence. No money hereby appropriated for building purposes, shall be drawn except on esti- Mony drawn upmates of work actually performed or materials furnished, Provided further, that the cells to be constructed shall be of like character and form as those already commenced. SEC. 3. The salary of the Warden shall hereafter be one thousand dollars, Deputy Warden five hundred dol- Warden, Depty lars, the salary of the Clerk five hundred dollars, and Salary. the salary of the Chaplain three hundred dollars.

and Chaplain's

SEC. 4. All laws and parts of laws contrary to this Conficting laws act are hereby repealed.

repealed.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect from and after its Take effecf.

publication in the Iowa Weekly Citizen and Iowa State Journal.

Approved March 13th, 1858.

1 hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa Weekly Citizen on the 17th day of March, 1858, and in the lowa State Journal on the 20th day of March, 1858. ELIJAH SELLS,

CHAPTER 54.

Secretary of State.

dary.

NEWTON.JASPER COUNTY.

AN ACT to correct an error in an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the Town of
Newton, in Jasper County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Change of Boun- the State of Iowa, That section one of an Act to incorporate the Town of Newton, in Jasper county, passed at the sixth session of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, is amended so as to read in the third line Eighty, North of Range nineteen West in Jasper County.

Take effect.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Jasper County Express and Iowa Weekly Citizen, without expense to the State.

Approved March 15th, 1858.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Jasper County Express 1858, and in the Iowa Weekly Citizen March 24th, 1858,

ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 55.

TAXES IN JACKSON COUNTY.

AN ACT for the relief of certain tax-payers of Jackson County, Iowa.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

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the State of Iowa, That the County Judge of Jackson county be and hereby is authorized and required to so Co. Judge may correct the tax list of said county for the year 1857, that ment. the value of property listed or assessed by the owners and afterwards doubled by the assessor, (for the reason that said owners did not swear to their assessment) conform to the original valuation.

SEC. 2. That taxes paid in conformity with the cor- Tax so paid legal rection, contemplated in the first section of this act, shall

be a full satisfaction for the taxes assessed for the year 1857, against property the value of which was so doubled by the assessor.

returned.

SEC. 3. That in all cases where the owner of prop- one half of tax erty, the assessed value of which was doubled by the assessor, has paid the taxes on said property at the time of the correction above contemplated, the county Judge shall, upon satisfactory proof of such fact, issue to said owner an order on the Treasurer of said county, for one half the amount of the tax paid on said property.

county credit.

SEC. 4. The county Judge of said county shall after Auditor gives the completing said correction certify to the Auditor of State the amount of State tax remitted by said correction, and the Auditor shall credit the county Treasurer with said

amount.

SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force Take effect. from and after its publication in the Maquoketa Excelsior and Maquoketa Sentinel.

Approved March 15th, 1858.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Maquoketa Excelsior on the 30th day of March, 1558, and in the Maquoketa Sentinel on the 1st day of April, 1858

ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 56.

COUNCIL BLUFFS.

AN ACT to legalize the election and official acts of the City of Courcil Bluffs.

SETCION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Elections legalthe State of Iowa, That all elections held for city pur

ized.

Take effect.

poses, since the adoption of "An Act to amend the charter of the city of Council Bluffs," approved January 23d, 1857, are hereby legalized; and all officers so elected, held to be duly qualified, and their official acts legalized.

SEC. 2. This act to be in force and take effect from and after its publication in the Council Bluffs Bugle, Clarion, and Nonpareil, without expense to the State. Approved March 15th, 1858.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Council Bluffs Bugle on the 24th day of March, 1559, and in the Nonpareil on the 27th of March, 1858.

ELIJAH SELLS,

Secretary ofState.

CHAPTER 57.

J. D. EADS.

AN ACT for the appointment of a Commissioner to settle with the sureties of J. D. Eads.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That his Excellency, the Governappoint or, is hereby authorized to appoint a Commissioner to with sureties of settle with the sureties of J. D. Eads, late Superinten

Gov.

Com'rs to settle

J. D. Eads.

dent of Public Instruction, permitting said sureties to make an equitable apportionment among themselves of their liability, and securing the same by note and mortgage on five or eight years time, paying interest annually, in like manner as other loans of the School Fund are required to be paid, or upon such other terms as shall best promote the interests of the State.

SEC. 2. The acts of said Commissioner relative to the School Fund or the pecuniary interests of the State Pub. Inst. ap- shall not be binding in law without the approval of the Governor and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Gov. and Sup't

proval.

Take effect.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Tri-Weekly Citizen and Tri-Weekly Iowa State Journal.

Approved March 15th, 1858.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Tri-Weekly Citizea March 20th, 1858, and in the Iowa State Journal March 27th, 1858.

ELIJAH SELLS,

Secretary of State.

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