The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-09
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BY AUTHORITY,l
AsAcr to provide for the election of Del
egatc to Congress, judges Of probate,
sheriffs, county recorders, county sur
vevors, and to amend san act regulat.
ing general elections in this territory
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Council
and House of Representatives OF the Ter
ritory of Iowa, That the Delegate to Con-
gress from this Territory, shall be elect
ed at the general election, in the year eigh
teen hundred and forty, whose term OF
service shall commence from the twenty
seventh day Of October, in the same year;
and a Delegate to Congress shall be elect .H',
ed at general election in the year eigh-
teen hundred and forty-one, and every
two years thereafter.
Sec. Q. That one Judge of probate shall
be elected at the general election in the
year eighteen hundred and forty, in each
organized county, who shall hold his Of
flee three years, and until his success
SORTS elected and qualified.
Sec. 8. That the fifth section of an
"Actfc establishing courts of probate, >
approved January seventeen, eighteen
hundred and thirty-nine, and so much OF
said act as requires the appointment by
the governor of judges Of probate, is here
by repealed.
Sec. 4. That in each oganized county
there shall be elected one sheriff at the
general election in the year eighteen
hundred and forty, who shall hold his Of
fee two years, and until his successor is
elected and qualified.
Sec. 5. That certificate of election
shall be issued to the person elected sheriff
in like manner as to other county. officers,
and the oaths required to be taken by HIM
shall be endorsed on the back of said GER
tificate.
Sec. 6. That so much of the first
section Of San act for the appointment
and duties Of sheriffs," approved January
twenty-one eighteen hundred and thirty
nine, as requires them to be appointed
and commissioned by the governor, is
hereby repealed, and every sheriff shall,
within thirty days after receiving his GER
tificate of election, enter into bunds, &c.
as required in section second of said act
and in section fourteen of said act. the
words ssappointed and commissioned
shall read selected and qualified after
the next general election; and in section
fifteen Of said act, the words 'scommis.
sioned'' and "appointed," shall read
'elected.''
Sec. Z. That one county recorder shall
be elected at the general election, in the
year eighteen hundred and forty, in each
organized county, who shall hold his Of
flee two years. The bonds of such re-
corder shall be approved. by the boards OIL
county commissioners, in session, if not
by any two Of the board.
Sec. 8. That so much of can act de.
fining the duties Of county surveyors ap
proved December twenty. fifth, eighteen
hundred and ..iirty-eight, as requires the
governor to commission county survey.
ers, is hereby repealed.
/: Sec. 9. That every two years one coun.
ty surveyor be elected in each organized
county, at the general election, in like
manner as any other county officers, and
their oaths Of office shall be endorsed on
the back of their certificates of election
by the person administering the same.
i Sec. 10. That all county surveyors
elected at the last general election and
qualified by taking the oath of office re-
CURED by the, act mentioned in section
eight of this act,shall hold their Offices
until the general election. in the year
eighteen hundred and forty-one, and UNI
I'll their successors are elected and quail
fed: Provided, Those who have not re-
ceived or shall not receive commission
as required in said act, shall nevertheless
be deemed as holding their Office by a
lawful tenure.
SEC. IL. That the third section Of can
act regulating general elections" approx
ed January twenty-five eighteen hundred
and thirty nine, be so amended as to re-
quire the clerks Of the several boards of
county commissioners at least fifty days
previous to any general election, and twen-
ty days previous to any special election
to make out and deliver to the sheriff
three written notices thereof for each
election precinct.
SEC. IL. That when any vacancy oc-
ours in any county Office by death, resig.
nation, removal or other disqualification
the county commissioners shall order
their clerk to issue the written notices for
special election to fill such vacancy re-
quired by the next preceding section:
and the person elected to fill such vacan-
cy shall hold his Office until the end ~
the term which his predecessor would
have hcd had he continued in office
Provided, That no order need be made
for such election. if no inconvenience 10
the people will arise by waiting till next
succeeding general election.
Approved January l6, 1910.
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