CHAPTER 110. SALE OF POISONS. AN ACT to amend Section 4374 of Chapter 173 of the Revision of 1860. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Regulations. of the State of Iowa, That Section Four Thousand Three Hundred and Seventy-Four of Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Three be amended by adding to the end thereof the following, "any person who may dispose of at retail any poisonous substance or liquid to any one for any purpose, is hereby required to enter in a book to be kept by such apothecary, druggist or other person so disposing, the name of the poison, when bought, by whom, and for what purpose; and if the person who calls for such poison is not personally known to the vendor, then such person shall be identified by some one known to the vendor, whose name shall also be entered in such book. Penalty. Any failure to comply with the requirements of this provision shall subject the party so failing to imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty days or to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars." Approved March 29th, 1864. Auditing John N.Dew ey sole member. CHAPTER 111. AUDITING BOARD. AN ACT to amend Chapter 10 of the Acts of the Extra Session of the 8th General Assembly, in relation to the Auditing Board. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Section one of Chap. 10 of the Acts of the extra session of the 8th General Assembly be and the same is so amended that the Board of Auditing Commissioners created by said Act shall, from and after the first day of May, A. D. 1864, consist of John N. Dewey, and so much of said section one aforesaid, as relates to the appointment of Isaac W. Griffith and S. R. Ingham and their successors, is hereby repealed. SEO. 2. All authority vested in said Board by Chap- Authority of ter 10 of the Acts of the extra session of the 8th Gen- said Board. Repeal. eral Assembly and all other Acts conferring powers on Powers vestsaid Board be and the same are hereby vested in John ed in John N. N. Dewey aforesaid. Dewey. SEC. 3. This Act being deemed by the General As- Take effect. sembly of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Statesman, newpapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 29th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register April 20th, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Statesman April 27th, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 112. MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. AN ACT to legalize certain acts of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the town of Fort Madison making an appropriation for the payment of bounties to volunteers, and to authorize the levy and collection of a special tax to meet such appropriation. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the acts and doings of the Ft. Madison. Board of Mayor and Alderman of the town of Fort Madison on the 24th day of December, A. D. 1863, Appropriat'n. making an appropriation of six thousand four hundred dollars for the payment of bounties for enlistments Enlistments. in the military service of the United States, be and are Legalized. hereby legalized. Collection. SEC. 2. That said Board of Mayor and Aldermen Special tax. be and are hereby authorized to levy and collect a special tax to meet the said appropriation, which said tax shall be levied and collected at the time and in the manner taxes for ordinary purposes are levied and collected in and for the said town of Fort Madison, provided that the said Board of Mayor and Aldermen may One-half in levy and collect during the year 1864 a sufficient 1864. amount to meet one-half of said appropriation, and during the year 1865 a sufficient amount to meet the One-half in remainder of said appropriation. SEC. 3. That the said Board of Mayor and Alder 1865. Required. Notes and script. Take effect. men be and are hereby authorized and required to apply the taxes levied and collected under the provisions of this Act, or so much thereof as may be necessary for that purpose, in payment of any and all notes and scrips executed and issued by the authority of said Board to raise the said sum of six thousand four hundred dollars appropriated as aforesaid. SEC. 4. 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 Iowa Homestead, papers published at Des Moines. Approved March 29th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was puplished in the Iowa State Register April 10th, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead April 13th, A. D. 1864. JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State. Report to Matter. Printing. CHAPTER 113. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPort. AN ACT to direct the Adjutant General to make report January 1st, 1865, and to provide for publishing and distributing the same. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Adjutant General of this State shall make a report to the Governor of this State on the first day of January, 1865, which Report shall be a continuance of the history of the enlistments from the State of Iowa from January 11th, 1864, to said January 1st, 1865, together with such history of battles in which Iowa Regiments may be engaged, reports of the condition, location and number of arms and accoutrements and amount of ammunition in the State, together with such other matter as may in the opinion of the Adjutant General be of public interest. SEC. 2. The State Printer shall within ninety days after the copy of said Report has been delivered to him, print five thousand copies thereof, which when bound in boards shall be delivered to the Secretary of State. SEC. 3. The Secretary shall distribute said Reports Distribution as follows: one hundred copies to the Governor of the by Sec. State. State for exchange with Governors of other States and for his own use; ten copies to the Lieutenant Gover nor; ten copies to Ex-Governor Kirkwood; five copies to Ex-Lieutenant Governor Needham; one hundred copies for the State Library, to be used so far as necessary for exchange with other States, and the balance of said hundred to be kept in the State Library; fifty copies to the State Historical Society; one to each County Judge, Clerk of the District Court and Recorder of each organized county in the State to be kept for their respective offices and to be delivered over to their successors in office. SEC. 4. There shall be sent to the County Clerk of Furnished each county in this State, a sufficient number of copies Co. Clerk. of said Report to enable him to furnish one copy to each Township Clerk in his county, to be kept in the office of said Clerk and by him delivered to his successor in office. SEC. 5. The Adjutant General shall be furnished Distribution with twelve hundred copies for distribution among such by Adjutant commissioned officers of Iowa Regiments as may be by General. him deemed best for the public service and for exchange with Adjutant Generals of other States, and for officers of the United States; twenty copies to the Adjutant General; three copies each to the Secretary of State, Other distriAuditor of State, Treasurer, Register of State Land bution. Office, Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Judges of the Supreme Court; three copies to each member of the present General Assembly and one copy to each officer of the present General Assembly; and Balance. the balance to be kept by the Secretary of State to be distributed as future legislation may direct. Approved March 29th, 1864. CHAPTER 114. REPORTS OF STATE INSTITUTIONS. AN ACT fixing the fiscal term for State Institutions, when reports shall be made, and their distribution. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the biennial fiscal term for Commenceall Institutions required to report to the Governor, or ment of term. to the General Assembly, shall commence on the first Monday of November next preceding the regular ses sion of the General Assembly, and the several officers of all such Institutions shall commence their reports on that day, and close them on the day preceding. Such What Institu- Institutions include the Penitentiary, the Hospital for the Insane, the Asylum of the Blind, the Institution of the Deaf and Dumb, the State University, the Agricultural College and Farm, and all others that now are or may hereafter be under the patronage of the State. tions are meant. Delivery. SEO. 2. The officers of all such Institutions whose duty it is to make such reports, shall have the same delivered to the Executive Office on or before the fif teenth day of December following the close of the fiscal term, excepting the Secretary of the Agricultural College and Farm, whose report shall be delivered as above by the first day of February following, as proPrinting and vided by law; and the Governor shall cause to be binding. printed of each of said reports three thousand copies, to be bound and distributed as follows: Twenty-five hundred copies to be bound in paper and distributed as follows: One thousand copies equally among the Distribution. members of the General Assembly, one thousand copies to the officers making the same, for distribution by them; five hundred copies to remain with the Secretary of State for the use of future General Assemblies, and special calls therefor, and five hundred copies to be stitched and bound in boards in a book containing a copy of each report, to be distributed as follows: One copy to each member of the General Assembly, one copy to each State officer and State Institution, one copy to the office of Clerk of the District Court in each county, to belong to said office; eighty copies to the State Historical Society, as now required by law, and the remainder to be placed in the State Library. Reports State And further, the Governor shall cause to be printed three thousand copies of the report of each State offiwhich shall be bound and distributed in the same manner as above provided. officers. cer, Approved March 29th, 1864. |