The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-04-08
House OF REF. DIS MONIES, IowA,l
March 30. lS6o

has agreed TO adjourn sine die, on Il,
9Th prorimo.
The result is that long winded speech
es are at discount. Both branches arr
rushing business through as fast as th
interests of the state will permit. TIL,
absorbing topic now is how to get II
sufficient taxes to keep the credit of oul
State good for the next two years.
TO accomplish this, increased penalties
have been imposed on delinquent tax
payers, which will make it necessary
for them to pay their taxes more prompt.
ly. There is project before the Senate
to have part of the School Fund paid
into the State Treasury. The Auditor
report shows that there is now delin-
quent interest on the school Fund TO the
amount of 1882, 062,l6. The tax payers
have TO make this amount up in school
taxes for teachers wages, while those
who have the School money refuse to pay
even the interest. This report also
shows that there has been lost some So
600 Of the permanent School Fund besd-
es what was lost by the Ead's defalca-
non. This method of collecting in the
School Fund meets with general appro-
baton, as far as | have learned as yet.
The proposition is not to collect the
School Fund, except so fast as it is paid
1t shall be paid into the State Treasury
and not reloaned This, however, is
only to continue till the LIST Of April,
1864.
There has passed the House bill to
provide for the collection of the delin-
quent interest on the School Fund
This, if carried out, will relieve us Of a
large amount of tax, and every effort has
been made by this Legislature to reduce
the amount Of taxation as much as pos.
sible. LII certainly poor policy to allow
mn to let their taxes run Tor severa
years and tax those who do pay theirs ar
additional amount to make up this de,
ficiercy.
We have passed large number Of
bills, and l will herewith enclose a list Of
the titles to the most important bills
We have just passed in the House bill
of which the following is a copy of the
1st. section:
Any single man over the age oil
twcntyone years, shall be entitled to
hold young lady Of corresponding age,
by complying with the revision Of 1860.
And he shall be entitled to all the rights
and privileges usual in such cases as long
as he shall hold" the same.
Nearly all the bachelors and most of the
married men voted for this bill. The
following are the titles TO the bills spo-
ken of:
An Act to assume the collection of the
Federal Tax apportoned to this State.
An Act to appropriate money for the
relief of sick and wounded soldiers.
An Act TO repeal the Act establishing
the office of Commissioner of Emigration
An Act in relation TO Jurors fees.
(This provides for the taxing of 5000
costs against the loosing party in the
District Court if six jurors are called)
An Act to provide for the payment Of
taxes, &c, in U. S. Demand notes and
notes issued by the branches of the
State bank of Iowa
An Act authorizing the reception o.
Auditors warrants for taxes.
An Act providing for the recording
of bonds Of officers.
An Act to require clerks of the Dis
trict Court to keep an appearance Dock.
ct.
An Act to enable the State and coun-
Ties 10 acquire real estate.
An Act to amen the law in regard &c
change of venue in criminal cases.
An Act to prevent tie spreading OIL
fires on the prairies and in the timber in
certain seasons of The year.
An Act to provide for the appoint
ment of additional assistant surgeons, and
the emp loyment of nurses, in the Iowa
Regiments of volunteers.
An Act providing for the registry OF
dogs and defining the duties of township
officers in certain cases.
These are not all of the acts, or Of the
important ones, but an index of few Of
those most interesting to your readers.
Yours &c.
JED LAKE,
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