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portance by the General Assembly, shall be in force on its publication in the Daily State Register and in the Iowa Homestead.

Approved February 11th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register on the 13th day of February, A. D. 1864, and in the lowa Homestead on the 24th day of February, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

Issue and service.

CHAPTER 14.

ISSUING AND SERVING LEGAL PROCESS ON SUNDAY.

AN ACT to provide for issuing and serving certain legal processes on Sunday.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That in all cases where writs of attachment or replevin may now lawfully issue, the same may be issued and served on Sunday; Provided, Statement of That the petition asking for the writ shall state, in addition to the facts now by law required to be stated, that the affiant believes he will lose his claim or property unless process issue on that day. Approved February 12th, 1864.

petition.

Mileage of
Senate.

CHAPTER 15.

APPROPRIATION FOR MILEAGE.

AN ACT making appropriation for the payment of mileage of the members of the Tenth General Assembly.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the following sums of money, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and the same are hereby appropriated for the purpose hereinafter designated :

SEC. 2. For the payment of the mileage of the members of the Senate, including the Lieutenant Gov

ernor, the sum of two thousand three hundred and forty-four dollars and fifty cents.

SEC. 3. For the payment of the mileage of the Mileage_of members of the House of Representatives, the sum of House Repr. four thousand eight hundred and fifty-six dollars and fifty-five cents.

SEC. 4. The money thus appropriated by this Act Warrants. shall be paid by the Treasurer of the State, upon warrants drawn by the Auditor of State, who shall issue his warrants to the members of the Senate and House, including the Lieutenant Governor, for the amount due to each, as shown by the report of the committee on mileage of the branch of the General Assembly of which such person is a member; and it is hereby made the duty of the President and Secretary of the Senate, and the Speaker and Clerk of the House to furnish, immediately, to the Auditor of State, copies of the report of the committee on mileage, of their respective Houses, which copies shall be certified to be correct by the officers herein required to furnish them.

SEC. 5. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers printed in Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved February 13th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register on the 14th day of February, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 24th day of February, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 16.

ALLOTMENT COMMISSIONERS.

AN ACT to repeal Chapter Thirty-Nine of the Laws of the Extra
Session of the Ninth General Assembly.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That Chapter Thirty-Nine of the Extra Session of the Ninth General Assembly, entitled "An Act to provide compensation for Allotment Commissioners for Iowa," is hereby repealed. Approved February 13, 1864.

Repealed.

Salary increased.

CHAPTER 17.

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S SALARY.

AN ACT to fix and provide for the salary of the Adjutant General.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That from and after February 1st, 1864, the salary of the Adjutant General of this State, shall be at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum, said salary to be paid in the same way and manner as that of the Governor.

SEC. 2. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall be in full force after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, papers published in Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved February 16th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register on the 17th day of February, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 24th day of February, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

Offence.

Penalty.

CHAPTER 18.

OFFENSE AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 173 of the Revision of 1860, concerning offences against Public Health.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, If any person throw or cause to be thrown, any dead animal into any river, well, spring, cistern, reservoir, stream or pond, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the County jail not less than ten, nor more than thirty days, or by fine not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars.

Approved February 15th, 1864.

CHAPTER 19.

RELIEF OF VOLUNTEERS.

AN ACT supplemental to an Act entitled an Act to repeal Chapter 7 of the laws of the State of Iowa, passed at the Extra Session of the Eighth General Assembly, entitled an Act for the relief of the volunteer soldiers of this State, approved April 7th, 1862.

tended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the benefit and provisions To whom exof the Act to which this is supplemental shall be extended as well to plaintiffs as defendants who are in the military service of the State or United States, and shall also apply to persons in the naval service of the United States from the State of Iowa.

SEC. 2. When any cause shall be continued under Cost shall the provisions of this Act, and the Act to which this is abide result. supplemental, the cost of continuance shall abide the

result of the suit.

SEC. 3. The Act hereby amended shall be so con- Construction. strued by all courts as to require the continuance to be granted whenever it shall appear satisfactory in any manner to the court, that the defendant is in said military or naval service, notwithstanding no appearance is entered on behalf of such defendant.

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.

Approved February 18th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register on the 24th day of February, A D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 2d day of March, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 20.

RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.

AN ACT supplemental to an Act entitled " An Act for the benefit of Railroad Companies," approved March 20th, 1858. Revision of 1860, Sec. 1339.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

Issue bonds. of the State of Iowa, That any Railroad corporation in

Repealed.

this State, heretofore organized, or that may be hereaf ter organized, under the laws of this State, may whenever a majority of the Board of Directors shall so determine, issue their construction and equipment bonds in sums not less than fifty dollars.

SEC. 2. So much of Section 1339 of the Revision of 1860 as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This Act being deemed of immediate im portance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa Homestead, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved February 18th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register on the 24th day of February, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 2d day of March, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

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CHAPTER 21.

COMMISSIONERS TO SETTLE WITH EADS' SURETIES.

AN ACT to provide for the appointment of Commissioners to
settle with the sureties of James D. Eads, late Superintendent of
Public Instruction, and conferring certain other powers upon said
Commissioners.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Governor of this State be, and he is, hereby authorized to appoint three Commissioners, (one of whom shall be the District Attorney of the first Judicial District,) which Commissioners shall have power and authority to settle with any or all of the sureties of James D. Eads, late Superintendent of Public Instruction, upon his official bonds, and against whom judgments are rendered in the District Court of Lee County.

Said Commissioners shall have power to compromise with any of said sureties, and to execute full releases from liability upon said judgments, upon such terms and conditions as in their judgment shall be best for, the interests of the State; but the release of a part of the defendants from said judgments shall in no wise affect the liability of the defendants to said judgments not receiving such release or acquittance.

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