The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-11-07

into bonds with good and sufficien, sao.
zrity.,o.the Secretary oithe Territory !;
the sum Of five thousand do lars, 10 b,s -.
the same ready for delivery ohIthe a.,
day Of May, a. D. 1897 ~
The act regulating the publication !,
the Laws and Journals Of the legis|a,;sD't
Assembly Of the Territory Of Iowa -
proved January 81. 1889, (soe page so, s
points out the manner in which the,l,ml
Shall be printed, bound and distributed
The 18th section declares, that .Itlsh,u
be he duty Of the Secretary of the IT,,
rl,ory to superln!ends The priutino /.
such manner as he may conceive NM !
conducive to the public good. The H..
ard Joip;, Resolutions Of the L.eiisatiSs
Assembly, and 10 correcs the same by ,bs
enrolled b,lIseln his office; aud when,ls
printingaofth the same shalt be finished !, !.
certify The fact. Of his having co,,oa,.a
and found be same correcl, which can;
tica,e shall be signed and dated by ,be 1,
cretary, and annexed nprIn, 10 ihe ~
umes of the Acts and Join, ResoIo,;oa,.
as aioresaid.' y
The 10Th section Of said ACT declare,
that '.lhe Secretary OF the Tarrnoryb,
and he is hereby required 10 furnish TSsa
public printerwith il copy OF altlbe,ac,,
81 Congress now ia force relatiya "a,
naturalization of aliens, as soon, as nrao
iIcable, an1thatit shall be ahe3Iuiyof,be
printer aforesaid. to publishlhs sa,n.,s,
an appendix with he slatuiestofa ,puHic
nature, Of the present Legislative Assem-.
bly,"
The manner in which The. obIiaatio,
in the aforesaid resolution has been HI.
filled, and he duty sp, Gifted in the Al
relative to publishing the Laws, has Bee,
performed, will be mani ested by re.I
erence 10 the time the laws were ready
lnr delivery, and By an Examination into
The correctness and contents Of The iyo.
ume published. ihe Obligation in The
resolution required the laws 10 he ready
iorideiyery on the first day oi,May Aas.
They have just beenreceived al tiais csy.
within few days Of six months aiter,hs
Time specified in the, Allegation. On w
aiming the printed yolume, delivered i
me by :he. Secretary Of the Terriiory
| find it contains his official certidcai
dated the 25I OF July, A. ID. 1883, (neatIy
three months after the time he laws
Should have been ready for 'aeliverylc er.
,ilying that he had compared the pages
with the ''en5rossed bi,sn depostedh |
his Office, and that they contained iln,
and correct copies. CHE ISscre,aralI
suppose mean. The enrolled bids, as 10 |
|.eBgrossed btlS''' are ever filed il tk |
Secfe'aryis office as iaws.) Ia this cer |
/ fcaley the Secretary has been in errraI
one particular at least; form The 6n |
section of the act providing for and req /
la'lng general elections, in The FefrioHl
| discover very important in,e. poaina
in the printed copy, that changes mater
ally tine meaning Of the law. The orief
inaI enrolled bill signed by the prssR
ing officers Of both branchesof The LegI
i.Ia'lvs assembly, approved by the Exec
nlive. and deposited in the S,cfelary'sdE
ice, inlhe clause relating 10 the eleclisa
oi Delegate 10 Congress, reads as lsf 1
lows: IAN election for Delegate ;ocon
gress. for members of the .counclt, and
couny recorder, shall take. place, on lAs 1
first Monday in August nex,-and lofg
and 90 the same day in every second yenI
thereafter TIE printed copy Is MD
To read g An election for Delegate .
Congress, for members to the colncIiI
and county Recorder, shall take place al
the first Monday Of August, EigakaE
hundred and forty, and on essame day .
every second wear therea!ter." InaI
we find the word "ierl' where itocus
after the word "Angust" in the orlgHi |
enrolled bill omitted, and The wgt'I
| Eighteen hundred" tina, are no, inv
/, original rod interpoIated in the PfrIGs
copy / have also examined the appel
dix with care, and hnd under the heaiE
, Naturalization Of aliens An acl d CohE
gress entitled "an Act 10 amend an Az
concerning Naturalization" approysE
eth May. 1928. printed, which Is thechE
Iy act on this subj 'ct that, 1 c|uid find n
The volume. The acts of the LegsiaiHI
Assembly require the publication, IN III
appendix tolhe laws of the ilefrlloyeaE
acts ol'sCongress now in fnrce. relal'yel
the naturalization of aliens.lwhch gqa1
have included a eneral law on thai sqlt
ject, approved l4lh april 1909. an ata
llenal act approved 26th Of March lssE
an act regulating seamen, &c, apprcSAE
80 Of March 1913, an &C, sppplemen'afb
to acts he relofore passed.&r. iaPpffgnsE
July 3Oth 1873, an act RELATIVES TO e'E
dance - case OF naturalization, appfogVE
Nav 29lh I "a all oil which acts are
force and should have preceded :heaE
published in theappendix.} SGtsie 4 ]
have Considerable my duty!toi call NJ
tenton ofthe Legislative Assembly mug We
going facts, The immense injury tbat .
/ sustained BY the people of the TerritOg "
| want of the laws at the proper time. mus NUS 81.
4 sent itself torelblyupon the ,consrd rs
their Representatives, and calls loapiy = .I
4 gisla.ive Interference, to secure prom,Ip tsA
/ LEGATION of the laws in FUTURE l'wond III
fore suggest TO the consideration. oiane psL
/ la,ive Assembly, the propristy ot cIeaugsN
1 law, the Office of Public Primers and g GE
his duties, and fix his compensation oy ,.lI1
holding him responsibl,s under heavy pens
to have alltpublic printing done .promPus
I time provided by law. 80
The appropriation made by Congress-
nurcl, asef t,f n TnrriforioI Library has psep III