The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-30
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An Acr amendasory of !" An act SUBJ
iecting real and personal estate to ex-
ecutions' approved January twenty
five, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine.
SECTION 1. h Be it enacted by the
Council and House Of Representatives OF
the Territory Of Iowa, That in addition
10 the property exempt from execution
in the act to which this is amendatory,
the following shall hereafter be deemed
az exempt in like manner, to wit: the
family portraits and pictures, all spinning
wheels5and looms put up and kept for.
use, five sheep, with fceces of ten sheep,
and the yarn or cloth manufactured from
the same, the necessary food for all ami
mails exempted from execution, four
months provisions for the family, and the
necessary fuel for the use, of the family
for sixty days, the surgical instruments
and medical library Of every practicing
physician 81 surveyor, and the library of
every practicing lawyer or counsellor.
The astronomical and mathematical in
strnments of every teacher or school mas
ter shall be viewed in the light Of me-
chanics' tools, and necessary in their par
ticular calling or profession. A bed shall
includeta straw and feather bed and bed
stead. 4. 4asi 47
Sec. 2. All property exempt from ex-
ecution shall be exempt from attachment
brother process at law.
Approved January l6, 1910.
An ACT. to provide for the Execution Of
Title Deeds to lots in Iowa City, and
for other purposes.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Coun,
Gil and House of Representatives Of the
Territory of Iowa, That all sales hereto.
fore and hereafter made of lots in the
city Of Iowa, the purchase money there
for shall bepaid by the purchaser into the
hands Of the acting commissioner appoint
eddy the act entitled can act to locate
the seat Of government Of the territory o
Iowa., and for other purposes And al
sums becoming due upon any promissory
notes or obligations for the purchase o
any of said lots, shall be paid tn said act
ing commissioner or his successor in Of
6ce, which sums as well as moneys here
tofore paid him for lots az aforesaid to bt
by him applied to the erection Of thu
public buildings at Iowa City; and thu
acting commissioner is hereby required
to make correct exhibit of his accounts
to the territorial treasurer once in three
months, whose duty it shall be to audi
the same and keep record thereof; ant
it the said commissioner shall refuse t
comply with this provision Of this act
his Office shall be, vacated. <
3 Sec. Q. After the completion of sail
buildings, the surplus shall be paid int
the territorial treasury for the use Of tn
territory. a2.
" Sec. 3. Whenever the purchase money
shall be. paid in full for the purchase Q
any lots in the city of Iowa, and as 500
as the title to said lands is bona fide oh
tanned from the general government, tn
acting commissioner shall make out tn
requisite title deeds to the purchaser O
purchasers for, the same in conformit,
with the certificate of purchase, to b
signed by the governor and the seal o
the territory affixed thereto, and counter
signed and acknowledged by said actin!
commissioner. Et4
Sec. 4. The acting commissioner shall
be. and is hereby allowed the sum o
twelve hundred and fifty dollars per annun
as compensation for his services, TO b.
paid out Of any moneys arising from the
sale Of lots in Iowa City; and the Other
two commissioners shall be paid in the
same manner, the sum of FIVE dollars pc,
day for the time they are actually EN-
ployed, and three dollars for every TWEEN.
ty five miles travel to and from the seat O
government. &Ft
Presented to the governor on the l4tl
January, 1910, and having remained with
the Governor three days Sundays ex
ceptedl the legislative assembly being il
session, tais bill became "a law Januar,
fifth, sls40] "a e,..pss Eaz x.,.
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