Oath of persons admitted. Supreme court may prescribe rules. Attorneys from other states, may appear and conduct trial. Code, §§ 208, 209 and 210, repealed. and on satisfactory proof that he has practiced law regularly for not less than one year, in the state from which he comes; after having been duly admitted to the bar according to the laws of such state. SEC. 6. All persons on being admitted to the bar, shall take an oath, or affirmation, to support the constitution of the United States and of the state of Iowa, and to faithfully discharge the duties of an attorney and counselor of this state, according to the best of their ability. SEC. 7. The supreme court may by general rules prescribe the mode in which examinations under this act shall be conducted, and in which the qualifications required as to age, residence, character, and term of study shall be proved, and may make any further rules, not inconsistent with this act, for the purpose of carrying out its object and intent. SEC. 8. Any member of the bar of another state, actually engaged in any cause or matter pending in any court of this state, may be permitted by such court to appear in and conduct such cause or matter while retaining his residence in another state, without being subject to the foregoing provisions of this act. SEC. 9. Sections 208, 209, and 210, of the code, are hereby repealed, but nothing herein contained shall affect or impair the right of any person heretofore admitted to practice in any of the courts of this state to continue so to practice. Approved, April 5, 1884. H. F. 230. Preamble. $1,000 appropriated. CHAPTER 169. RELIEF S. B. BEDER. AN ACT for the Relief of S. B. Beder. WHEREAS, By order of the state board of immigration of the state of Iowa. In the year 1872 or thereabouts S. B. Beder, then of Chicago Ill. did translate and print 4000, copies of a Swedish pamphlet and 6000, copies of a Norwegian pamphlet, and delivered to the order of said board of commissioners, said pamphlets, and has received from the state no compensation therefor. Therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand ($1000) dollars for such translating, printing and binding such pamphlets. SEC. 2. This act being deemed by the general assembly of Publication. immediate importance, shall be in force and take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State "Register" and Iowa State Leader newspapers published at Des Moines Iowa. Approved, April 7, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader April 8, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 170. TO AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF PATENT TO CERTAIN LAND. AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of State to Issue a Patent for H. F. 532. the Southwest Quarter (1) of the Southwest Quarter (4) Sec. 31, Township 79 and Range 19. WHEREAS, On the 19th day of January 1855 Theophilus Preamble. Bethel did purchase the southwest quarter of the southwest s. w. % of S. quarter section 31 township 79, range 19 being a tract of forty W. 31, 79, 19. acres, and formerly a part of the lands belonging to the state university and WHEREAS, Final payment was made by Theophilus Bethel Final payon said land June 19th 1860 and ment. of state uni WHEREAS, The land records as kept by the treasurer of the Record of Tr. state university show that said land was sold on the 19th day versity. of January 1855, and that final payment was made on said land June 17th 1860; but said records fail to show by whom the said final payment was made and WHEREAS, The records of the state land office show that Records of no patent for said land was ever issued therefore, state land office. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. The secretary of state is hereby authorized and Patent to be directed to issue a patent to Theophilus Bethel for the south-issued to west quarter of the southwest quarter of section No. thirty-one Bethel. (31) township seventy-nine (79) range nineteen (19). Theophilus SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication. shall be in full force and effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, a newspaper published at Des Moines, Iowa, and the Monroe Mirror, a paper published at Monroe Iowa but without expense to the state. Approved, April 7, 1884 I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa H. F. 520. Preamble. Legalized. Publication. CHAPTER 171. LEGALIZING DISTRICT TOWNSHIP OF MAINE. AN ACT to Legalize the Action of the Board of Directors of the District Township of Maine, Linn County, Iowa, in _Including in the Independent District of Central City Certain Territory Belonging to the Independent Districts of Mill Rose and Rollins. WHEREAS, The board of directors of the district township of Maine, county of Linn, and state of Iowa, did on the third Monday in March, 1883, in pursuance to a number of petitioners, residents of Central City, in said township, order an election to be held in the school house in subdistrict No. 2 on the seventh day of April 1883, for the purpose of forming an independent district, the boundaries of which were fully defined by said board, said independent district to be called the Independent District of Central City; and WHEREAS, The boundaries so established for said independent district included the following territory in the district township of Maine, to-wit: the west of section two (2), all of section three (3), all of section four (4), the east of northeast of section five (5) the north of northeast of section nine (9) the west half of section eleven (11) except lot (1); lots six (6) and seven (7) in section ten (10) and lot one (1) in section fourteen (14) township eighty-five (85) range six (6) also the following territory in the independent district of Mill Rose in Jackson township, all of section thirty-four (34), all of section thirty-three (33) east of the Wapsie river; also the west half of the southwest of section thirty-five (35) lying in the independent district of Rollins in Jackson township (86) range 6 and WHEREAS, At said election the vote was unanimous for said separate organization and WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of the action of said board in including in the independent district of Central City the above described territory situated in the independent districts of Mill Rose and Rollins in Jackson township, therefore Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the action of the board of directors in including said territory of the independent districts of Mill Rose and Rollins in the independent district of Central City be and the same is hereby legalized. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall be in force and effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Springville Independent, newspapers published in Des Moines and Springville Iowa, provided that I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa CHAPTER 172. RELATING TO INCORPORATION OF TOWN OF MALCOM. AN ACT to Amend Section 1, of Chapter 20 of the Laws of the H. F. 333. Eighteenth General Assembly. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That section 1, of chapter 20 of the laws of the Sec. 1, chap. 20, eighteenth general assembly be and the same is hereby amended amended, by striking out from said section beginning in the fifth line thereof, the words, "Except so much thereof as is contained in ordinances number 10 passed April 14, 1879," and said section and chapter as thus amended is hereby re-enacted. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance Publication. shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and the Iowa State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa; said publication to be without expense to state. Approved, April 7, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 15, and Iowa State Leader April 10, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 173. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS. AN ACT to Amend Sections Ten and Twelve of Chapter 151 Laws of H. F. 228. the Eighteenth General Assembly. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That section ten, chapter 151, laws of the eigh- Sec. 10, chap. teenth general assembly be, and the same is hereby amended by 151, 18th G. A. striking out the word "quarterly" in the eighth line of said sec- draw monthly. amended: amended. tion and inserting the word "monthly" in lieu thereof: and that Sec. 12, same, section twelve, of said chapter 151 be and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word "paid" in the sixth line the word "monthly." Publication. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, and State Leader newspapers published at Des Moines Iowa. Approved, April 7, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the lowa H. F. 549. $25,000 appropriated for a insane. CHAPTER 174. APPROPRIATION FOR COTTAGE FOR THE INSANE AT INDEPENDENCE. AN ACT Making an Appropriation for Building a Cottage of a Capacity Sufficient to Accommodate One Hundred Patients, Adjacent to the Iowa Hospital for the Insane at Independence. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of cottage for the twenty-five thousand dollars, for the purpose of building a good and substantial brick cottage on the grounds adjacent to the Iowa hospital for the insane at Independence, of a capacity sufficient to accommodate one hundred patients. Duty of trustees. SEC. 2. The trustees of said hospital shall on the taking effect of this act, immediately hold a meeting, and at said meeting they shall obtain plans, and at once proceed to the erection of said cottage, which shall be made ready for occupation at the earliest day practicable. SEC. 3. The trustees shall have power to employ a compeMay employ a tent superintendent to superintend the erection of said cottage superintendat a compensation not to exceed five dollars per day for the time in which he is actually employed. ent. How drawn SEC. 4. The money hereby appropriated shall be drawn from and paid out. the state treasury in sums not to exceed five thousand dollars on the order of the trustees of said hospital, and shall be paid out by the treasurer of said hospital on estimates made by the superintendent, and approved by the trustees. Duplicate vouchers shall be taken for all moneys paid out, one of which shall be filed with the auditor of state. Publication. SEC. 5. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication |