Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-02-23
List Of acts and Resolutions.

Passed at the extra session of the fra,
General Assembly Of the State of Iowa.
Joint Resolution requesting our Repre-.
sentatives in Congress to procure the eervi-
ces Of one of the Typographical ENGINEERS
to run the North line Of this State: Ap.
proved. Jan. 25, l648. .~ 4
Joint Resolution relative to the officers
and soldiers in Mexico, from this State
Approved, Jan. IS, l64S. ... = j
Joint Resolution for grant Of land from
Congress Ito aid in the construction of a
railroad from Dapenport to Council Bluffs.
I Approved, Jan. oath. Eea
Joint Resolution for a donation Of land
from Congress, for the purpose Of erecting
an Orphan ASYLUM land manual labor
school.) Approved, Jan. 25th, "r
Joint Resolution relative to mail routes,
(Montrose to Iowa City, and Keokuk. to
Fairfeld.) Approved jan 25th.
Joint Resolution tor mail route from
4 Cedar Rapids, in Linn county, to the Fails
Of Cedar, in Black Hawk. Approved, Jan.
25th. ss
I Memorial to Congress for donation Of
site of Fort Atkinson, (for branch of the
State University Approved, oath Jan
Joint Resolution for mail route from NJ,
Pleasant to Oskaloosa. Approved, Jan.
22d.
Memorial to Congress for donation OIL
land to aid in the construction of railroad
from Dubuque to Keokuk. Approved, 22d
January.
Resolution for donation of 10 900 acres
OF land by Congress-, to construct levee to
prevent the flooding of Muscatine Island.
Approved, 22d Jan.
Joint Resolution requesting mail service
on route No. 4,577, from Fairfield to Fort
Desmoincs. Approved Jan. 26th.
Joint Resolution to furnish the clerk Of
Buchanan county. with ten copies Revised
Laws. Approved Jan. 25th.
/ Joint Resolution, providing for mail
route from Upton, Cedar county, via Pho
neer Grove and Marion, to the county seat
of Benton. Approved, Jan. Oath.
An act making appropriations for the
! Public Buildings at Iowa City. (Appro-
PIRATES $4,000 to be expended by Mr.. Reno)
Approved, 9Th January.
An act to amend an act entitled an act
fixing the times of holding the District
Courts in this State. Approved, February,
lS47. Approved, January, 24th ls4s.--
johnson county Sd NJ onday in March, and
first Monday in September.
An act in relation to evidence. Approved
22d January. Relates to the publication of
the Laws in the newspapers.
An act to repeal an act therein named.
Approved, 9th Jan. Repeats an act regu-
lating State roads, passed February 9th,
le47.
Memorial to Congress relative to the To-
cation of the 100000 acres of land, under
the net Of Congress of I64l.
! An act fixing the compensation, per diem
of the members of the General Assembly.
Approved, Jan. 24th. (Fixes the pay at
$500 for the first fifty days, and one dollar
for the remainder of the session.
| An act to repeal an act therein named.
Approved, Jan. 24th. Repeats the general
road law.
An act to amend an act entitled an act
regulating practice in the District Courts,
approved Jan. 10th, l943. Approved, 24th
Jan. l74S. May revive judgment by scire
facias against non residents, by notice in
the papers.
An act to provide for the location Of the
county seat Of Clinton.
An acc regulating the mode of selecting
Grand and Petit Jurors, for the several dis
trict Courts in Lee county.
An act concerning claimants on the half
!
An act to provide for the relocation of the
county seat of jackson county.
| An act to provide for the defending nav
igation of Skunk river.
An act to organize the county of Powe-
shiek.
An act to repeal the act allowing the
county commissioners clerks pay for-6ling
papers.
An act to authorize the mississippi Rap
| ids Railroad Company to acquire the right
of way. -
An act to amend an act establishin the
prices Of public printing. Approved Feb.
I'd, l643. ''
An act to provide for the appointing Of
commissioners to draft, revise and arrange
code oflaws.
An act to amend the charter Of the city of
Burlington. ...... ... ..aa
An act to reorganize the Supreme Court.
An act to change the time of holding
courts in the second Judicial Districts. ~
An act supplemental to an act creating
Board of Public Works.
| An act in relation to the printing and
publication Of the laws Of this State.
An act to amend On act entitled ian act
to incorporate the city of Dubuque.
All uCt W uutuOIlZe dNu empower LuC
board of commissioners Of Van Buren, Co.,
to convey lots in Portland s".
Joint Resolution relative to postage.
An act to legalize the acts Of S. A.
Styles, J. p. -s.us. VS.. 5.
An act to establish State road from Ell
rades to Quasquaton,
An act to amend an act entitled IAN act
to define the duties Of Prosecuting Attor-
neys, and provide compensation for their
services Approved Jan. 24th.
No Prosecuting Attorney to receive COM
pensaton where nolle prosecute is eusered
under the direction Of Judge, &c.
An act to authorize Beale & Briefly, to
keep q ferry across the Mississippi river at
Nashville, Lee county, (not approved)
An act to authorize John Brophy to keep
Jerry across the Missouri river. Approved
Oath Jan.
An act for the confinement of Prisoners
under the authority Of the u. :. in the
jails Of this State, approved, Jan. 24th.
Anact requiring the assessors to take
lists Of persons subject to military duty.
AnAct relating to the School fund Of