non-payment in the lease. The lessee failing to pay the annual interest upon Lease said lease within sixty days after the same becomes due and forfeited for within sixty days after notice thereof in writing by mail or of interest. otherwise from the trustees or land agent of said college to the holders of the lease shall have been given, shall forfeit his lease together with the interest paid thereon and improvements made on said lands. SEC. 3. The said trustees are authorized at their option to Trustees may cause to be revived [reviewed] the purchase price of the land cause purchase price to be so sold or leased, or which has been heretofore sold, or leased reviewed. before the same comes due, upon such terms and conditions of payment as said trustees may deem for the best interest of the institution. taxation. Said trustees may also renew leases as they expire, and when May renew so renewed the leasehold estate shall be subject to taxation as leases. provided in chapter one hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of Subject to the nineteenth general assembly entitled, "An act to provide for taxation of leasehold estates in Agricultural College lands" approved March 25th, 1882. All leases Transfers made valid. SEC. 4. Leases heretofore issued by said trustees under the authority of former acts of the general assembly of this state assignable. and all renewals of such leases shall be deemed assignable and all transfers of such leases or renewals heretofore made shall be valid, and the owner whether holding one or more than one such lease or renewal who has made the annual payments heretofore, therein required, shall be entitled to all the benefits of such contract or contracts and shall have the privilege of purchasing the tract or tracts of land so held by him as provided in the lease and upon payment of the purchase money shall be entitled to a patent for the land described in said lease or leases. Lands SEC. 5. The said trustees be and they are hereby authorized acquired by in like manner to sell or lease the lands belonging to the said subject to Iowa agricultural college acquired by purchase with accumula- conditions. ted interest fund. purchase, same issue purchaser. SEC. 6. Whenever a sale shall be made of any of said lands President and as hereinbefore provided, the president of the said agricultural Secretary to college shall issue to the purchaser a certificate, countersigned certificate to by the secretary of said board, stating the fact of purchase, the name of the purchaser, description of land and the appraised value thereof. Upon payment of such purchase price to the treasurer of state the purchaser or his assigns shall be entitled to a patent or patents for such tract or tracts of land. And upon Amount to be presentation of such certificate to the secretary of state with Treasurer of the receipt of the treasurer of state showing full payment of State. the purchase money and stating the amount thereof, said secretary of state shall issue to the purchaser or to his assignee, a Secretary of patent or patents for the tract or tracts of land therein de- patent. scribed, which patents shall be signed by the governor and secretary of state, as other patents or deeds for lands conveyed by Title to vest the state, and shall vest in the purchaser all the right, title and in purchaser. paid the State to issue Principal to Chapter 71 15th G. A. repealed. Publication. interest of the state and of said college in and to the lands therein described. SEC. 7. The principal of all moneys collected under the provisions of this act, shall be paid to and held by the treasurer of state, and shall be drawn out for the purpose of investment on the order of the board of trustees, only when required to complete a loan. The interest collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the college upon the order of the board of trustees. SEC. 8. Chapter seventy one of the acts of the fifteenth general assembly entitled "an An Act to regulate the leasing of the lands belonging to the Iowa State Agricultural College approved March 19th, 1874, and all acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 9. This act being of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and State Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 27, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader April 2, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. H. F. 211. Chap. 105, 19th allowance CHAPTER 73. SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTION FOR DEAF AND DUMB. AN ACT to Amend Section One, Chapter One Hundred and Five, Laws of the Nineteenth General Assembly, relating to the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Iowa: SECTION 1. That chapter one hundred and five, laws of G. A. Annual the nineteenth general assembly, be and the same is hereby from $16,000 to amended by striking out the word "sixteen" in the seventh and eighth lines of section one, and inserting the word "twentyone in lieu thereof. $21,000. Publication. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, a newspaper published at Des Moines, Iowa, and in the Council Bluffs Nonpareil, a newspaper published at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Approved, March 28, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa CHAPTER 74. ASSESSORS IN CITIES ACTING UNDER SPECIAL CHARTERS. AN ACT Providing for the Election of Assessor for State and County s. F. 23. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: nor more than assessor. SECTION 1. That the qualified voters of all cities organized Cities of not and existing under special charters having a population of not less than 12,000 less than 12,000 nor more than 13,000 as shown by the census of 13,000 to elect Iowa 1880 shall, at their regular annual election, in addition to an additional the city assessor elected in accordance with chapter ninety (90), of the acts of the sixteenth general assembly, also elect an assessor whose duty it shall be to assess the property within said Duty of such city, for state and county purposes, in the manner provided by law. Such assessor shall hold his office for the term of one year from the first day of January next ensuing after their election. officer. SEC. 2. The assessment made as aforesaid shall be equalized Assessment by the city council of such city, who shall have the same powers equalized. in relation thereto as are delegated by law to the township trustees. SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance, Publication shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication clause. in the Des Moines Register and Des Moines Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 28, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader March 29, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 75. TO PAY CLAIM OF JOHN H. GEAR AND B. G. L. Co. AN ACT Appropriating the Sum of $645.24 in Payment of Claims S. F. 121. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of any money $645.24 approin the treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of six hundred priated. For John H. and forty-five 24 dollars for the payment of the claim held by John H. Gear, the sum of $488.30 and the Burlington Gas Gear $488.30, Light Company the sum of $156.90 and the auditor of state shall draw his warrants on the state treasury in favor of said parties, for said amounts respectively. and B. G. L. Co. $156.90. Publication. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 28, 1884. 1 hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader April 2, 1884. J. A.T. HULL, H. F. 146. Code, § 1604 amended. One from each congressional district. CHAPTER 76. TRUSTEES OF THE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. AN ACT to amend [Section 1604, and to Repeal and Provide a Substitute for Section 1605 of Chapter 3, Title 12 of the Code in Relation to the Trustees of the State Agricultural College. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That section 1604 of the code be, and the same is, hereby amended by striking out all that portion thereof after the word "board" in the eleventh line thereof and by adding to said section in lieu thereof the following, to-wit: Of trustees consisting of one person from each congressional district of the state. But the present board of trustees shall continue as mempresent board bers of the board of trustees from their several congressional districts until their terms of office expire. Members of continued in office. Code, § 1604 SEC. 2. That section 1605 of the code be, and the same is, repealed and hereby repealed and the following enacted as a substitute there substitute en acted. Election and term of trustees. Board of trustees to fill vacancies. for: SECTION 1605. That of the members of said board representing the different congressional districts there. shall be elected by this general assembly one to serve two years, four to serve four years, and three to serve six years from the first day of May, A. D. 1884, and as the term of office of the members of the board expire, the general assembly shall elect their successors whose term of office shall be six years. The board of trustees shall fill all vacancies occurring therein, except when the legislature is in session, and the persons so ap pointed shall hold their office until the next session of Persons no eligible. SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance, Publication, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa. Approved, March 28, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader April 2, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 77. SERVICE OF NOTICE. AN ACT to Amend Section 2609 (Chapter 6, Title xvii.) of the Code of 1873, in Relation to the Truth of Return of Notices Served on Patients in Hospitals for the Insane. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: S. F. 366. SECTION 1. That section 2609 of the Code of 1873 be and Code, § 2609 the same is hereby amended by adding thereto-Provided, that amended. service may be made on any patient confined in the hospitals How served on for the insane by the superintendent or assistant superintend- patients in ent of such hospitals, and the certificate of such officer under the the insane. seal of such hospital shall be proof of such service. hospitals for SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, and Iowa State Leader, newspapers published in Des Moines Iowa. Approved, March 29, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the lowa State Register April 3, and Iowa State Leader April 2, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. |