CHAPTER 4. Action of ized. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JOHNSON COUNTY. AN ACT to legalize the action of the Board of Supervisors in 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. CHAPTER 5. Office abolished. 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 of Montrose, Jackson, Des Moines and Van townships. 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'nsibilty. 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. 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 Third Gen'l passed at the Regular Session of the Third General As Assembly. Pending suits dismissed. sembly 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 State, in pursuance of the provisions of said act, shall be 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. CHAPTER 8. SAFE FOR STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE. AN ACT to authorize the State Treasurer to procure a safe for his office. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Authority to the State of Iowa, That the State Treasurer be and is procure safe. hereby authorized and required to procure at his earli est convenience, a good and sufficient Safe for the use of his office. SEC. 2. There is hereby appropriated out of any Appropriatn money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of sixteen hundred dollars to pay for such Safe, and the cost of placing the same in the vault connected with the Treasurer's office; and the Auditor is hereby authorized to draw his warrant upon the Treasury, in favor of the Treasurer, for the amount of the cost of such Safe, together with the expense actually incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Act, not exceeding the sum of sixteen hundred dollars. SEC. 3. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and af ter its publication in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved February 8th, 1864. I hereby certify that the foregoing Act was published in the Iowa 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. CHAPTER 9. INTEREST ON STATE WARRANTS. AN ACT changing the interest on warrants upon the State Treas urer. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Sec. 86 of Reof the State of Iowa, That Section number eighty-six vision of 1860 of the Revision of 1860 is hereby repealed, and the fol- repealed. lowing enacted in lieu thereof, to-wit: He shall pay no money from the Treasury, but upon the warrant of Rate of int. charged. the Auditor and shall pay such warrants in the order of their issuance, or if there be no money in the Treasury from which such warrants can be paid, he shall, upon the request of the holder, endorse upon the date of its presentation and sign it, from which time the warrant shall bear an interest of six per cent. per annum until the time limited in Section number eighty-seven of the Revision of 1860. SEC. 2. This Act being deemed of immediate importance, shall be in full force from and after its publication in the Daily State Register and Iowa Homestead, newspapers published at Des Moines. Approved February 9th, 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. repealed. CHAPTER 10. CHALLENGING THE JURY. AN ACT to repeal Sections 4779 and 4780 of the Revision of 1860, and to provide a substitute therefor. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Sec. 4779 Re- of the State of Iowa, That Section 4779 of the Revisvision of 1860 ion of 1860, be and the same is hereby repealed, and the following is substituted therefor: If the offense charged in the indictment is punishable with death, or imprisonment in the peniteutiary for life, or may be so punishable in the discretion of the Court, the State is Peremptory entitled to ten peremptory challenges and the defendant to twenty; if any other felony, the State is entitled to six and the defendant to twelve; and if a misdemeanor, the State to three and the defendant to six challenges. challenge. Order of conducting the challenge. SEC. 2. The challenges shall be conducted in the following order: The State shall be entitled to the first challenge and shall challenge one juror; the defendant shall be entitled to the second challenge, and shall challenge two jurors; the State shall be entitled to the third challenge and shall challenge one juror; the defendant shall be entitled to the fourth challenge and challenge two jurors; and so on, alternately, until all the challenges are exhausted. |