half () of the south half (4) of the southeast quarter () of the southeast quarter (1) of said section thirty-six (36) township and range and John W. Honn owns the east half (4) of the north half () of the south half (1) of the southeast quarter (4) of said last named section, township and range: therefore, Auditor of Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the auditor of state be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue certificates of purchase as fol- certificates of lows: state to issue purchase. To Andrew Adair a certificate for the north half (1) of the To Andrew north half (1) of the southwest quarter (1) of section fourteen Adair. (14) township sixty-eight (68) range twenty-four (24). To George J. Hutchinson for the northwest quarter (4) of the southeast quarter (1) of said section, township and range. To John A. Adair for the north half (1) of the southwest To John A. quarter () of said section, township and range. To Ethan A. Carpenter for the southeast quarter (1) of the northeast quarter () and the north thirty-five (35) acres off of the northeast quarter (1) of the southeast quarter (1) of section thirty-six (36) in township seventy (70) range twenty-five (25) in said Decatur county, Iowa. Adair. Judd, To Newton Judd a certificate for the south five (5) acres off To Newton of the northeast quarter (1) of the southeast quarter (4) and the north half (1) of the southeast quarter (4) of the southeast quarter (1) of said section thirty-six (36) in said township, county, and state. Knight. Also, To Willis A. Knight a certificate for the south ten (10) To Willis A. acres off of the southeast quarter (1) of the southeast quarter and the west half (1) of the north half (2) of the south half of the southeast quarter (1) of the southeast quarter (1) of $$ said section, township, county and state. Honn. And, To John W. Honn, a certificate for the east half (1) of To John W. the north half (4) of the south half (1) of the southeast quarter (4) of said last named section. Approved, March 29, 1884. 1 CHAPTER. 85. ORDINANCES OF TOWN OF SANBORN LEGALIZED. AN ACT to Legalize Certain Ordinances of the Town of Sanborn in 8. F. 341. O'Brien County, Iowa, and the Acts of its Officers thereunder. WHEREAS, In the adoption of certain ordinances of the said Preamble town of Sanborn in O'Brien county Iowa certain irregularities Record does not show suspension of rule. Legalized. are claimed to have been committed and it does not appear by and WHEREAS, Said ordinances have been duly enforced by the officers of the said town and WHEREAS, On account of said irregularities in the adoption of said ordinances, doubts have arisen as to the validity of the same and the acts of said officers in the enforcement thereof, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That all ordinances of the said town of Sanborn and all acts of any of the officers of said town in the enforcement thereof are hereby declared to be legal and valid in all respects and to the same extent as though in the adoption thereof no such irregularity had occurred and the said rule had been dispensed with by a proper vote and the said ordinances had been passed by a proper vote and the ayes and nays upon such passage had been duly called and recorded and as though all said facts duly appeared by the record of the proceedings of said council. Approved, March 29, 1984. 8. F. 347. Preamble. Legalized. AN ACT to Legalize the Official Acts of J. B. Mead a Justice of the WHEREAS, J. B. Mead was a duly elected and qualified justice of the peace in and for Lyon county, Iowa, and WHEREAS, He was elected as his own successor and failed to file his bond in time required by law, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the official acts of the said J. B. Mead are hereby legalized and made valid the same as if his bond had been filed and approved as by law required. Approved, March 29, 1884. CHAPTER 87. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ROCK VALLEY LEGALIZED. AN ACT to Legalize the Organization of the Independent School S. F. 348. District of Rock Valley in Sioux County, Iowa, and the Acts of the Officers thereof. WHEREAS, In the organization of the independent school dis- Preamble. trict of Rock Falls in Sioux county, Iowa, it is claimed that there were certain irregularities in the proceedings in the holding of the election whereby such organization was determined, and WHEREAS, Under the said election officers have been duly elected and have exercised the duties of their respective offices, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the organization of said Independent School District is hereby legalized and made valid and the acts of all the officers of said Independent School District of Rock Valley are hereby legalized and made valid to the same extent and effect as though the proceedings of the said election had been in all respects regular and in full compliance with the law. Approved, March 29, 1884. Legalized. CHAPTER 88. FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF DUBUQUE LEGALIZED. AN ACT to Legalize Certain Acts of the First Universalist Society s. F. 152. of Dubuque and to Relinquish an Escheat. WHEREAS, The First Universalist Society of Dubuque have Preamble. effected a reorganization and adopted articles of re-incorporation which have been duly recorded in the office of the recorder Reorganized. of Dubuque county that the reorganization has been made under the name and style of the first organization, to wit: The "First Universalist Society of Dubuque." That its present trustees are Alonzo Cragin, Frank Conrick, John V. Rider, Lester C. Bissell, Robtert McArthur, Fred A. Rumpf and O. E. Guernsey, and the articles of incorporation provide that the title and control of all the real estate and other property of said corporation shall be vested in its trustees and their successors in Legalized. Publication. office and held by them in trust for the use and benefit of said corporation and WHEREAS, The reorganization of said corporation was not made until after the expiration of the first organization; and WHEREAS, The first and old corporation owned lot 37 on Main street in the city of Dubuque, Iowa according to the government survey; that on said lot is situated a building used by said society for religious worship, and situated therein and belonging to the same is an organ and other personal property, which was held by the trustees of the old corporation for its use and benefit and, WHEREAS, It has been suggested, that the title to the property of the old corporation did not pass to and vest in the new corporation but escheated to the state of Iowa; that for the purpose of removing all doubts on the subject and vesting the title to said property in the trustees of the new organization and their successors in office in trust for the use and benefit of the new organization the First Universalist Society of Dubuque and to quiet the title thereto, therefore Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the state of Iowa does hereby relinquish all right and title which she now has or might acquire by escheat in and to said lot thirty-seven (37) on Main street in the city of Dubuque Iowa, together with the building thereon, and the organ, furniture and fixtures therein, to Alonzo Cragin, Frank Conrick, Lester C. Bissell, John V. Rider, Robtert McArthur, Fred A. Rumpf and O. E. Guernsey, trustees of the "First Universalist Society of Dubuque and their successors in office in trust for the use and benefit of said "First Universalist Society of Dubuque." SEC. 2. This act being considered important shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa Daily State Register, published at Des Moines, and the Dubuque Daily Herald, published at Dubuque Iowa, provided such publication shall be without expense to the State. Approved, March 29, 1884. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 19, and Dubuque Herald April 3, 1884. J. A. T. HULL, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 89. THOMAS W. DARLING, N. P. AN ACT to Legalize the Acts of Thomas W. Darling, of Jackson S. F. 276. County, Iowa, while Acting in the Capacity of a Notary Public in and for said County of Jackson. WHEREAS, The said Thomas W. Darling residing in Jackson Preamble. county Iowa, has done, performed sundry acts as a notary public since the expiration of his commission as such notary public, believing his commission to be still in force. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That all acts of the said Thos. W. Darling purporting to have been done by him as such notary public are hereby legalized and made of the same force and effect as though he had been duly appointed and qualified as such notary public. SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall go into effect on and after its publication in the Iowa State Leader and Jackson County Sentinel, a newspaper published in Jackson county, Iowa, without expense to the State. Approved, March 29, 1884. Legalized. Publication. CHAPTER 90. INCORPORATION OF WEST LIBERTY LEGALIZED. AN ACT to Legalize the Incorporation of the Town of West Liberty S. F. 236. in the County of Muscatine, State of Iowa. WHEREAS, The inhabitants of the town of West Liberty, Preamble. Muscatine county, Iowa, did, in the year 1867, take certain steps to become an incorporated town; and, WHEREAS, On the first day of July, 1867, the said town of West Liberty was duly organized as an incorporation by order of the county court as shown by the records of Muscatine county, Iowa, and; WHEREAS, A plat of said town was filed in the office of the secretary of state on the 11th day of October, A. D. 1867, and no other papers relating thereto are on file in said office; and, |