Repealed.

Take effect.

returnable at the terms, as fixed by this act, and no suit, notice, recognizance, indictment or other proceeding shall be quashed or held invalid by reason of this act or by reason of the changes of the terms of Court hereby made.

SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. This act being deemed of immediate importance by the General Assembly, shall be in force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, anything in the laws of the State of Iowa to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved January 21st, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Daily State Register on the 22d day of January, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 27th day of January, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 3.

THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

AN ACT to define the times of holding Courts in the Third Judicial District.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Time of hold- of the State of Iowa, That the District Courts within ing Court. and for the Third Judicial District of this State, shall be held at the times and places herein designated.

Fremont Co.
Page Co.

Taylor Co.

Ringgold Co.

Decatur Co.

Clark Co.

Union Co.

At Sidney, in Fremont county, on the fourth Monday in February and August of each year.

At Clarinda, in Page county, on the first Thursday in March and September in each year.

At Bedford, in Taylor county, on the second Thursday in March and September in each year.

At Mt. Ayr, in Ringgold county, on the first Monday after the second Thursday in March and September in each year.

At Leon, in Decatur county, on the third Thursday in March and September in each year.

At Osceola, in Clark county, on the Monday after the fourth Thursday in March and September in each year. At Afton, in Union county, on the second Thursday after the fourth Thursday in March and September in each year.

At Quincy, in Adams county, on the Monday follow- Adams Co. ing the second Thursday after the fourth Thursday in March and September in each year.

At Frankfort, in Montgomery county, on the third Montgomery Thursday after the fourth Thursday in March and Sep- Co. tember in each year.

At Glenwood, in Mills county, on the third Monday Mills Co. in April and September in each year.

At Council Bluffs, in Pottawattamie county, on the Pottawattafirst Monday in May and October in each year.

mie Co.

SEC. 2. All suits, pleadings, processes and proceed- Suits, pleadings pending in any of said courts, and returnable at ings, &c., not affected by the terms now fixed by law, shall be deemed pending change. and returnable at the terms as fixed by this act, and no suit, notice, recognizance, indictment or other proceeding shall be quashed or held to be invalid by reason of this act, or by reason of the change of the terms of Court hereby made.

SEC. 3. The Judge of said District may, if deemed Summoning advisable by him, order the jurors summoned to attend jurors. at any term of the Court in said District, to appear on the first or some subsequent day of the term.

SEC. 4. Should the causes pending in the District Adjourned Court of any of the counties of said District remain term. undisposed of for want of time, as provided in this act, the Judge of said District may order and hold an adjourned term for the disposition of such business, as may be so pending, and the announcement thereof by said Judge, in open Court at the term at which such adjourned Court shall be determined upon, and an entry thereof made of record, shall be sufficient notice to all persons interested therein.

SEC. 5. Chapter 114 of the acts of the Ninth Gen- Repealed. eral Assembly, entitled "an act fixing the times of holding courts in the Third Judicial District," and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. 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 Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, published at Des Moines; anything in the laws of this State to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved January 25th, 1864.

I hereby certify that, the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register on the 28th day of January, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 3d day of February, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

Action of

ized.

CHAPTER 4.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JOHNSON COUNTY.

AN ACT to legalize the action of the Board of Supervisors in
Johnson County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Board legal of the State of Iowa, That the action of the Board of Supervisors of Johnson county, had December 15th, 1863, in appropriating six thousand dollars to repair the free bridge across the Iowa River at Iowa City, is hereby declared to be legal and valid.

Take effect.

SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa City Republican, as required by law, anything in the laws of this State to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, the same be done at the expense of the said Johnson county. Approved January 29th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa State Register February 3d, 1864, and in the Iowa City Republican 10th February, 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

Office abolished.

CHAPTER 5.

SURGEON GENERAL.

AN ACT to abolish the office of Surgeon General of the State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the office of Surgeon General is hereby abolished.

SEC. 2. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect upon its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines.

Approved February 4th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register on the 6th day of February, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 17th day of February, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 6.

TAXES IN LEE COUNTY.

AN ACT in relation to the collection of taxes in Lee County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly City of Keoof the State of Iowa, That hereafter all taxes which kuk collects may be assessed and levied upon property within the of certain townships. townships of Montrose, Jackson, Des Moines and Van Buren, Lee county, Iowa, shall be collected at the city of Keokuk in said county, by the Recorder and Treasurer, or by the Deputy Recorder holding his office in the said city of Keokuk, and the said Deputy Recorder is hereby authorized and empowered to collect, receive and receipt for said taxes in the name of his principal, and taxes so collected shall be paid into the County Treasury and dealt with in all respects as other taxes under laws now or hereafter in force.

SEC. 2. The said Recorder or his Deputy at the city Books. of Keokuk, shall procure all necessary books for their use under the provisions of this act, and the same shall be paid for by the county of Lee.

SEC. 3. The Recorder and Treasurer of Lee county Recorder furshall forthwith furnish the said Deputy Recorder at nish duplic'te Keokuk with a duplicate copy of the assessment and copy of aslevy of taxes upon all property within the aforesaid sessment and townships for the year 1863; and shall also as soon as practicable, furnish similar duplicate copies of all assessment of taxes for all townships which are unpaid.

levy.

SEC. 4. The Treasurer and Recorder of Lee county Resp'nsib'lty. shall be responsible for the acts of his Deputy occasioned by this Act, and may require of said Deputy such bond and security as he may deem necessary for his protection.

SEC. 5. This Act shall not be so construed as to change the time, place or manner of selling property within the townships above named for delinquent taxes.

Construction.

SEC. 6. The assessment and tax books hereafter Assessment made for the townships aforesaid shall be furnished by & tax books. the Board of Supervisors, or the Clerk thereof to the Recorder or his Deputy at Keokuk as soon as practicable after the same is completed, and to this end the assessment and levy of taxes for the townships aforesaid, which are hereafter made shall be copied into a tax book separately from the tax books of the balance of Lee county. SEC. 7. This Act being deemed by the General As

book.

Separate tax sembly of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register, Daily Gate City and Fort Madison Plaindealer, which publication shall be at the expense of Lee county.

Approved February 5th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Daily State Register, 10th day of February, 1864, and in the Daily Gate City 10th February, 1864, and in the Fort Madison Plaindealer 12th of February, 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

Preamble.

Third Gen'l
Assembly.

CHAPTER 7.

IMMIGRATION OF NEGROES.

AN ACT to repeal chapter seventy-two of the acts of the Third General Assembly, entitled "An Act to prohibit the immigration of free negroes into this State."

WHEREAS, Doubts exist on the part of some as to whether chapter seventy-two of the Regular Session of the Third General Assembly of the State of Iowa is a part of the law of said State of Iowa, and

WHEREAS, The enforcement of the provisions of said chapter has been attempted contrary to the wishes and intentions of a large majority of the people of this. State, therefore, to set all doubts at rest,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Repeal Ch. 72 of the State of Iowa, That chapter seventy-two of acts passed at the Regular Session of the Third General Assembly of the State of Iowa, entitled "An Act to prohibit the immigration of free negroes into this State," be, and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. All suits now pending in any court in this Pending suits State, in pursuance of the provisions of said act, shall be dismissed.

dismissed.

SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance by the General Assembly, shall take effect by publication in the State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved February 5th, 1864.

I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the State Register on the 10th day of February, A. D. 1864, and in the Iowa Homestead on the 17th day of February, A. D. 1864.

JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.