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on said land, the general course of same through said land, the size and depth of same, when the same shall be constructed, how kept in repair, what connections may be made with same, what compensation, if any, shall be made therefor, and any other question arising in connection with same; and they shall reduce their findings to writing, which shall be filed with the Findings shall clerk of said township, who shall record it in full in his book be in writing. of records of said township, and said finding and decision shall

be final, except as to the amount of damages, if any, which shall Final, except be awarded.

as to damages.

drainage lines.

SEC. 4. Wherever any water course or natural drainage line Water-courses crosses the boundary line between two adjoining land owners and natural and both parties desire to drain the land along such water course or natural drainage line, but are unable to agree upon the conditions as to the juncture or connection of the lines of tile or other drainage at the boundary line aforesaid, then and in such case the township trustees shall have full authority to hear and determine all questions arising relative thereto between such land owners and to render such judgment thereupon as shall to them seem just.

ways.

SEC. 5. Any person shall have the right to go upon any Can go upon public highway to construct an outlet to a drain, provided he public highshall leave the highway in as good condition as it was before the drain was constructed, to be determined by the supervisor of highways in the district where the work is done.

shall be noti

SEC. 6. That whenever any railroad crosses the land of any When railroad person or persons who desire to drain their land for any of the is concerned it purposes set forth in section 1 of this act, the party or parties fied. desiring such drain or drains shall notify the railroad company by leaving a written notice with the nearest station agent, stating in such notice the starting point, route and termination of such drain or drains, and if the railroad company refuse or neglect for the space of thirty days to dig across their right of way a drain of equal depth and size of the one dug by the party who wishes to drain his land, then the party who desires to drain the land may proceed to dig such drain and the railroad company shall be liable for the cost of the construction of such drain, to be collected in any court having jurisdiction.

SEC. 7. Either party may appeal to the circuit court of the Right of apcounty from so much of said finding and order as relates to the peal. amount of damages which may be awarded, within the same time, and in the same manner as to bond, conditions of bond and notice of appeal as is now provided by law in cases of appeal from assessment of damages on location of highways; provided, however, that said appeal shall not delay the construction of said tile or other underground drain if the applicant shall in case the land owner appeal[s] deposit with the township clerk for the use of said land owner the amount of damages awarded by the trustees, and in case the applicant appeals that he shall first file the appeal bond provided by law.

In case of appeal, duty of clerk.

Aoplicant to

pay costs and damages.

Dispute as to repairs.

Publication.

SEC. 8. In case of appeal the township clerk shall certify to the circuit court a transcript of the proceedings before said trustees, which shall be filed in said court with the appeal bond, the party appealing paying for said transcript and the docketing of said appeal as in other cases, and upon appeal the party claiming damages shall be plaintiff and the applicant defendant, and upon appeal the same shall in all respects, as far as appli cable, be governed by same rules as appeals from assessments for damages for location of highway on appeal.

SEC. 9. The applicant shall pay the costs of the trustees' clerk and serving of notices on the hearing before the trustees, and in case no appeal is taken, shall pay all damages awarded before entering on the construction of said tile or other drain through the lands of the other.

SEC. 10. In case any dispute shall arise as to the repair of any tile or other underground drain, the same shall be determined by said trustees in same manner as in the original construction of same.

SEC. 11. 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 State Leader, newspapers printed at Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved, April 14, 1884.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader April 18, 1884.

J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State.

H. F. 282.

Governor to appoint.

CHAPTER 189.

VETERINARY SURGEON.

AN ACT for the Appointment of a State Veterinary Surgeon and
Defining his Duties.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. The governor shall appoint a state veterinary surgeon who shall hold his office for the term of three years Term of office. unless sooner removed by the governor; he shall be a graduate of some regular and established veterinary college and shall be skilled in veterinary science; he shall be a member of the state board of health, which membership shall be in addition to that Qualification. now provided by law. When actually engaged in the discharge. of his official duties he shall receive from the state treasury as his compensation the sum of five dollars per day and his actual expenses, which shall be presented under oath and covered by written vouchers before receiving the same.

Compensation.

SEC. 2. He shall have general supervision of all contagious Powers of. and infectious diseases among domestic animals within or that may be in transit through the state and he is empowered to establish quarantine against animals thus diseased or that have been exposed to others thus diseased, whether within or without the state, and may with the concurrence of the state board of health, make rules and regulations such as he may deem nec- Rules to be apessary for the prevention, against the spread, and for the sup- ecutive counpression of said disease or diseases, which rules and regula- cil. tions, after the concurrence of the governor and executive council, shall be published and enforced, and in doing said things or any of them, he shall have power to call on any one May call on or more peace officers whose duty it shall be to give him all assistance in their power.

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peace officers.

SEC. 3. Any person who willfully hinders, obstructs or re- Penalty for insists said veterinary surgeon or his assistants, or any peace terfering with. cer acting under him or them when engaged in the duties or exercising the powers herein conferred, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished accordingly.

SEC. 4. Said veterinary surgeon shall on or before the 30th of Annual report. June of each year, make a full and detailed report of all and singular his doings since his last report to the governor, including his compensation and expenses, and the report shall not exceed one hundred and fifty pages of printed matter.

may demand

SEC. 5. Whenever the majority of any board of supervisors, Persons who city council, trustees of an incorporated town or township trus- his service. tees, whether in session or not, shall in writing notify the governor of the prevalence of, or probable danger from, any of said diseases; he shall notify the state veterinary surgeon who shall at once repair to the place designated in said notice and take such action as the exigencies may demand, and the governor may in case of emergency appoint a substitute or assist. ants with equal powers and compensation.

stock.

be paid for.

SEC. 6. Whenever in the opinion of the state veterinary sur- May order the geon the public safety demands the destruction of any stock destruction of under the provisions of this act he shall unless the owner or owners consent to such destruction, notify the governor, who may appoint two competent veterinary surgeons as advisors, and no stock shall be destroyed except upon the written order of the state veterinary surgeon countersigned by them and approved by the governor and the owners of all stock destroyed Stock killed to under the provisions of this act except as hereinafter provided shall be entitled to receive a reasonable compensation therefor, but not more than its actual value in its condition when condemned, which shall be ascertained and fixed by the state veterinary surgeon and the nearest justice of the peace who if unable to agree shall jointly select another justice of the peace as Who shall deumpire and their judgment shall be final when the value of the termine its stock does not exceed one hundred dollars, but in all other cases either party shall have the right of appeal to the circuit Right of apcourt but such appeal shall not delay the destruction of the dis- peal.

value.

of stock.

soon

eased animals. The state veterinary surgeon, shall, as Report in writing value thereafter as may be, file his written report thereof with the governor, who shall, if found correct, endorse his finding How paid for. thereon, whereupon the auditor of state shall issue his warrant therefor upon the treasurer of state who shall pay the same out of any moneys at his disposal under the provisions of this act; provided, that no compensation shall be allowed for any stock destroyed while in transit through or across this state, and that the word stock, as herein used, shall be held to include only neat cattle and horses.

Proviso.

U. S.

May co-operSEC. 7. The governor of the state, with the state veterinary ate with government of the surgeon may co-operate with the government of the United States for the objects of this act and the governor is hereby au thorized to receive and receipt for any moneys receivable by this state under the provisions of any act of congress which may at any time be in force upon this subject and to pay the same into the state treasury to be used according to the act of congress and the provisions of this act as nearly as may be.

$10,000 appropriated.

Compensation to others when called to act.

Publication.

SEC. 8. There is hereby appropriated out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated the sum of ten thousand dollars for use in 1884 and 1885, and three thousand dollars annually thereafter, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the uses and purposes herein set forth.

SEC. 9. Any person, except the veterinary surgeons, called upon under the provisions of this act shall be allowed and receive two dollars per day while actually employed.

SEC. 10. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and State Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines Iowa.

Approved, April 14, 1884.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader April 19, 1884.

J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State.

S F. 181.

Railway corporations may

CHAPTER 190.

DEPOT GROUNDS.

AN ACT to Authorize Railway Corporations to Condemn Lands for Additional Depot Grounds. [Additional to Code, Ch. 5, Title X, of Railways.]

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Any railway corporation owning or operating a condemn lands completed railway in the state of Iowa, shall have power to for depot condemn lands for necessary additional depot grounds in the

grounds.

Shall apply to

same manner as is provided by law for the condemnation of the right of way. Provided, that before any proceedings shall Proviso: be instituted to condemn such additional grounds the railway railway comcompany shall apply to the railway commissioners, who shall missioners. give notice to the land owner and examine into the matter and report by certificate to the clerk of the circuit court in the city in which the land is situated the amount and description of the additional lands necessary for the reasonable transaction of the business, present and prospective of such railway company. Whereupon said railway company shall have power to condemn the lands so certified by the commissioners.

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, April 14, 1884.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Iowa State Leader April 18, 1884.

J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 191.

STATE LIBRARY.

AN ACT Making an Appropriation for the State Library and Pro- 8. F. 204.
viding Assistants for the Librarian and for the Compensation of
the Librarian and Assistants. [Amendatory of Section 1899 of the
Code, and Sec. 1, Ch. 138, of Acts of the 19th G. A.]

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That there be and hereby is appropriated out of $6,000 approany money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum library. priated for of six thousand dollars, to be expended by the board of trustees of the library in the purchase of miscellaneous books to improve the character and supply omissions in the miscellaneous divisions of the library; said amount to be drawn when and in such sums as said board of trustees may order and paid upon warrants issued by the auditor upon the treasurer.

num for assist

SEC. 2. That the librarian be and is hereby authorized to $1,500 per anemploy the following aid and assistance and employes in the ants and meslibrary, and at the compensation specified:—

One first assistant, at $500. per annum.
One second assistant, at $500. per annum.
One messenger, at $300. per annum.

and that to meet and pay said salaries, also to provide for extra
help and assistance in re-arranging the library when the upper
galleries are completed, there is hereby appropriated out of any

senger.

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