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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-16

"SNAIKs. ."-J. G. Welch recently killed
in the edge of st. Johnsbury, a striped
snake four feet long, and eight inches in
circumference. Mr.. Welch's curiosity
conducted him into the snakes bowels,
where were found fifty-seven junior
snakes, some of them being seven inches
long
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-16

PoLITIcs OF OUR GEYBRALs.-The De-
troit Post, edited by Gen. Carl schurz,
clears up the mist which has been
thrown about the political positions OF
leading Generals of the Union, as fol-
lows:
"The Democratic papers have fire.
quently claimed Gems Grant and Sher-
man as Democrats. Both of these dis
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-16

NEW HeTEL.--A new hotel is under
consideration at Montpelier, by the
Montpelier Hotel Co. under the act in
cooperating that corporation.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-16

DEATH OF THE MOTHER OF SENATOR
W1IsoN,-Mrs. Abigail Goliath, mother
Of Hon. Henry Wilson, died at Nstick on
Wednesday, Aug. sth, in the SD year
Of her ace.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-16

GoLD.-Gold has recently been dis
covered near the banks of Black River,
in Ludlow on tract of land owned by
L. G.. Hammond.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-16

So1D.-.The building on the Fair Ground
at Burlington, built by Government for
barracks, was sold at auction Friday
morning as advertised, by Capt. Sawyer,
to the Chittenden Co., Agricultural So
ciety, for s345.
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CHAPTER 6S.

Certain accounts of the Auditor and
Treasurer. e
An act relating to accounts In the ofYlco
of Auditor of State and Treasurer Of
State.
IL. BE it enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State Of Iowa, That tho
Auditor Of State and Treasurer Of State
be, and they are hereby authorized to
close the several accounts in their re-
spective offices with the Federal Tax"
and "War and Defense Fund, land carry
the several balances to appropriate revt.
nue. accounts.
az. The Auditor is authorized toiasue
warrants on the Revenue Fund OF tho
State, instead Of the War and Defbnsoi
Fund on account Of bills audited by
him for war expenses, as provided for BY
an act of the 1lth General assembly, but
he shall continue as heretofore to charge
such warrants to seperate expense &C.
count.
s3: This act being deemed Of imnndi-
ate importance, shall take effect hY n0h.
Continued on tsurth 005e. . -7Ha'
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CHAPTER IS.

The back pay of the First Iowa Cav
airy.
An Act to secure the back pay due the
lst Iowa Cavalry. ..
WHEREAS, A large proportion of the
men and officers of the lst Iowa Caval-
ry are justly entitled to pay from the
Government of the United States for
their services from the date ofenlistment
to the date of their muster into the SER
vice of the United States, but have new
er received the same, therefore,
I'll. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State Of Iowa, That
Fitz Henry Warren. former C"'c'~' =
said ro,,..ncnt, be and ne Is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to proceed to
Washington City, in the District of Co
lumbia, as soon after the adjournment OF
the present General Assembly as prac-
ticable, and to take such steps AZ may, in
his opinion, be necessary to secure TIN
payment from the General Government
Of such sums as may be found due to thu
members of said regiment.
S2. There is hereby appropriated, out
of any money in the Treasury not 9th
erwise appropriated, the sum Of four
hundred dollars, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary in carrying out the
provisions of this act, and the Auditor Is
hereby authorized to draw his warrant
upon the Treasury in favor of Fitz Hen
nv Warren, for the amount of the ex-
penses actually incurred by him in COM
plying with the provisions herein
made. .....
s3. This act being deemed of immedi-
ate importance, shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the State Register and Iowa Homestead,
newspapers published at Des Moines,
Iowa.
Approved March 26th, 1866.
hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Iowa State Regis.
ter, March 18th, 1893, and in the Iowa
Homestead, April 4th, 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
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CHAPTER 81.


Salaries of certain State Officers.
An act fixing the salaries of certain
State Officers. ..x
II. BE it enacted by the General As-
sembly of the State of Iowa, That from
and after the taking effect of this act,
the salary of each of the sollowing ofIi-
GERS, viz: Treasurer of State, Register Of
the State Land Office, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction and Attorney Gcner-
al, shall be, and the same Is hereby fixed
at the sum of one thousand five hundred
dollars per annum, provided, that after
the taking effect Of this act, no mileage
or per diem shall be allowed the Attor-
ney General. ...... .... VIZ. .su..
az. All ac.s inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
"a. This act being deemed Of immedi-
ate Importance by the Gcnaral Assembly
shall take effect and be In force from and
after its publication in the Iowa State
Register and Iowa Homestead, newspa-
pers published ut Des Moines.
Approved March 26th, 1866.
thereby certify that the foregoing oct
was published In the Iowa State Regis
ter March 3Oth, 1865, and in the lows
Homestead April 4th 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
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TIPToN, IoWAsJULY 5, 1866.

Inducements held out by the Executive
FAnd other citizens Of this State, Major
Dayid J. Waggoner, Of Fulton county,
Illinois, undertook the capture of Joseph
u. Brice, who, with one John J. Grams,
had about the lst of JanuarE, 1855 MUIR
dsrsd, in Taylor county, Iowa, James
Mullen, respectable citizen of this
State; and
WHEREAS, After several weeks of zeal
our effort, at great risk, and the expense
ofbbout 5000, he succeeded in arresting
thu said Brice at Okaman in the State Of
Minnesota, on the SOth of May, 1895, and
proceeded to deliver him to the officers
Of the State for trial for which he has
ncf been remunerated; therefore,
ii I Hspe II enacted by the General A.
sembly Of the Stale of Iowa, There be
and is hereby, appropriated out Of the
general revenue Of the State, the sum OF
one thousand dollars, to compensate the
said Daniel J Wagner for his services
and the money by him expended in ap-
pretending and securing for trial said
Joseph M Brice, and the Auditor Of the
State is hereby authorized to issue his
warrant In favor Of said David J Waggo.
ner for said sum. "@o1N
"a. This act being deemed ofimmedi-
ate importance shall take effect and be in
force, from and after its publication in
the Iowa State Register and Iowa Home
stead, newspapers published at Des
Moines.
Approved March oath, 1855.
l hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Iowa State Regis
ter March 9th, 1866 and in the Iowa
HomesteadsApril 4tb, 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT.
Secretary of State.
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...... TOWNSHIP No. ..... RANGE :.
SECTION No.
Name Ofgrantees

s3. The Recorder shall kcepa book Of
plats showing the number of lot and
block, or township or range, divided in
to sections and subdivisions a. occasion
may require and he shall designate Oh
said plats each piece Of land or town lot,
and mark in pencil the name Of the
owner thereon in a legible manner.
Said plats shall be lettered or numbered
so that they may be conveniently re-
ferred to by the memoranda of the tram :
fer book and shall be drawn on scale
Of not less than four inches to the mile.
"a. Whenever Il deed Of unconditional
conveyance Of real estate Is presented
for record, it shall be the duty Of the
Recorder, after filing the same for rec
ord and previous to recording the same,
to enter in the INDEX book, In alphabet
ical order, the name Of the grantee, and
opposite thereto the number of the page
Of the transfer book on which such
transfer Is made and upon the transfer
book he shall enter, in the proper col
umns, the name Of the grantee, the
name of the grantor, the date of fling,
date Of instrument, the character Of the
instrument, the description Of the pro-
perty, and the number or letter of the
plat on whieh the same is marked and,
also, the number Of the page Of the de-
scription book, if it becomes necessary
to enter the description therein.
S5 the land or town lot is describ-
ed in the deed by metes and bounds, he
shall enter the same upon the descrip-
tive book as follows: lst, The name OF
the grantee; I'd, A minute description
Of the land.
Is. After the Recorder has made the
entries contemplated in the CAST two
preceding sections, he shall endorse up.
on the deed the following words: En-.
tered for taxation this - day of ----
A. d. -" with the proper date insert
ed and shall sign his name thereto. =
For every such transfer the Recorder
shall take the tax books of the year l88l
and copy into said transfer book tn
name Of the owner Of each piece Of lane
or town lot, as shown on said tax books
and in order to accomplish the same, i
is hereby made the duty Of the treasure
to designate on the tax list opposite eacf
piece ot land or town lot, the name o
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CHAPTER 81.
Transfer Books.

AN ACT for the transfer Of real estate, to
regulate the assessment thereof, and
facilitate the collection of revenue.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
from and after the taking effect of this
act, it shall be the duty Of the recorder
of deeds, In each county in this State, to
keep in his Office books for the transfer
of real estate; which shall consist Of n
transfer book proper, description book
index book, and book of plats.
s2. Said transfer book shall be ruled
and headed substantially after the fol-
lowing forms; and entries upon the
headings upon the transfer books proper,
shall be I'm numerical order, beginning
with section one. The transfer book
thus:
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the owner thereof, as shown by the last
payment Of taxes, for which the Board
Of Supervisors shall allow as compensa-
ton fifteen cents per hundred worsis-
sS. The Recorder shall correct the
transfer books from time to time, - he
shalt nnd them incorrect.
10. The clerk Of tho Board Of Super
visors in each county shall, On the Sec
ond Monday of January, A. d. 1887, and
every two years thereafter, furnish lin
books provided by the Beard Of Super
Visors, aud ruled and headed ~ now
required by law each Township Asses
sor in his county, n complete list Of all
the real estate in his township, subject
to taxation, together with plat or plats
OF the same; and said list shall be so
arranged as to present the owners name
In alphabetical order, and each piece
shall be designated in its proper place on
said plat or plats and checked by the
assessor as the valuation Is placed upon
it.
10. 1t shall be the duty of each town
ship assessor, to place the valuation ur.
on each tract of land or town lot in his
township, and return the same, together
with the personal property. to the clerk
of the Board Of Supervisors, as now re-
quired by law. The assessor shall also
note any errors he may find In the A.
sessment lists furnished him by the re-
corder, and report the errors to the re-
corier, who shall correct the same on
transfer books and assessment lists, II
upon examination, he finds II necessary.
I'll. In order to carry out more fully
the provisions Of this act, II Is hereby
made the duty Of the Auditor of State to
furnish county recorders with all such
forms and instructions as he may see
fit; and the said Recorder shall observe
and carry out such forms and instruc-
tions.
IL. All acts and parts of acts incou-
sistent with this act, are hereby repeal
ed.
Approved March 28th, 1866.
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CHAPTER 81.
Coal Mines


An Act to amend Chapter 81 of the laws
passed by the Tenth General Assem-
bly,, entitled "An Act granting y
right of way to open and drain coal
mines"
sl. BE 1t enacted by the General A.
sembly ofthe State of Iowy, That Chap
ter 81 Of the laws passed by the Tenth
General Assembly, entitled IAN act
granting the right of way to open and
drain coal mines," be and the same L.
hereby amended In the title thereof, As
to read rs follows: IAN act to provide
for acquiring, by the owners of coal
lands, the right of way to open and
drain such lands, and to construct wsg-
on roads or railway tracks thereto" 5a
w5r2s %SsssSsYqss SssS ap oseal seh 9asef 9aesise f.Ma M
be and n hereby inserted Immediately
following such words, the additional
words ''or railway track" to the end
that the same right and means shall ex-
ist to procure right Of way Cor rail-
way track to such mines, as In case Of
wagon roads. a@.
Approved March 18th, 1866.
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CHAPTER Sc.

District Court in Winnesheik County.
An act to amend Chapter 9s, Of the acts
Of the Tenth General Assembly, enti-
Of the Twelfth Judicial District, and
the Tenth and Eleventh Judicial Dis
tricts, and providing for the election of
a District Judge, and District Attor-
ney in the Twelfth Judicial District.
Section l. Be 1t enacted By the Gen.
era, Assenably Of the State Of Iowa, That
section Is Of chapter SO, of the acts Of
the tenth general assembly Of the State
of Iowa, Is hereby ameuded to read as
follows, to-wit: at Decorah, in the
county Of Winnesheik, on the third
Monday after the third Monday in May,
on the fourth Monday after the second
Monday in September, and on the fourth
Monday after the third Monday in jan
uary.
u. ThiS act being deemed Of imme-
diate importance by the General As
sembly, shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's publication in the To-
wa State Register and Decorah Repub-
lie.
Approved March 26, 1868.
hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Iowa Stats Regis
ter, March 26th, 1856, and in the Deco
rah Republic ---- 1859.
JAMES WRIGHT,
Secretary OF State.
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the Judge of the Court below, on the
trial, that motion for new trial, on
these grounds, shall have been made in
such court below. st.1
az. In any cause tried In the District
Court, where the parties thereto waive q
jury, and try the same to the court, it
shall not be necessary, in order to secure
to either party, feeling aggrieved, the
right to appeal that the court shall find
the facts and conclusions of law, and
make the same part of the record in
such case; nor shall 1t be necessary for
such party to file a motion for q new
trial but in all such cases the Supreme
Court shall, on appeal, hear and determ-
inc the same in all respects as If such
finding of facts, and conclusions Of law,
appeared of record, or q motion for new
trial had been made, whenever it shall
appear from the certificate Of the Judge
trying the same, or the agreement Of the
parties thereto, or their attorneys Of rec
ord, or, in case the evidence is all taken
by deposition, from the certificate of the
clerk of such District Court, that the
transcript contains all the evidence in
troduced by the parties on the trial OF
the cause in the court below. aa
S3. All acts or parts of acts inconsist-
ent with this act, are hereby repealed.
4. This act being deemed of fmme-
diate importance shall take effect and be
in force from and after the publication
of the same in the Iowa State Register
and Iowa Homestead, newspapers pub
lished at Des Moines.
Approved March oath, 1865.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
act was published in the Iowa State
Register, March 9th, 1866, and in the
Iowa Homestead, April 4th, 1865.
f.t JAMES WRIGHT,
81. .s..#.''t - Secretary of State
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CAAPTER SO.


Providing Justices of the Peace with
Revision 1860.
| AN ACT to provide Justices Of the Peace
with copy of the Revision of 1860.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, Tha,
it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the
District Court of each organized county
in the State, to furnish each Justice OF
the Peace in his county, who may not
be already supplied Herewith, copy OF
the Revision Of 1860, and to take re-
ceipt of the Justice therefor; and such
revript shall De u sumclenC vv.eA.- for
the Clerk in his settlement with the
Auditor of State; Provided, said distri-
button can be made without causing
re-lGint of the Revision.
g. Should the number of copies OF
the Revision in the possession OF any
Clerk, at the time Of the taking effect OF
this act, be insufficient to supply the
justices of his county, he is hereby au-
thorized to draw upon the Secretary OF
State for the requisite number, who shall
as soon as practicable, transmit to said
clerk the required number, and shall
certify to the Auditor of State the num-
Der of copies SO transmitted; and the
Auditor shall charge such clerk there
with, and subsequently credit him with
such as may be disposed of, as provided
in the first section of this act
s3. If any Justice Of the Peace SO re-
ceiving a copy of the Revision, shall fail
to transmit to his successor in Office, or
in case of his removal from the town.
ship, or the resignation of his office, to
deliver to the clerk of the District Court,
such copy, together with all other stat
utes received by him by virtue of his
office, he shall be liable to a fine Of ten
dollars, to be collected Of him or his
sureties, by an action In the name Of the
State, upon information of the clerk or
the successor of such justice; and such
fine shall be paid into the county treas
ury by the clerk, and accounted for by
him to the Auditor of State in the same
manner as money received by him on
sale Of the Revision.
"a. In the case of the death Of a JUS
tice before the expiration of his term Of
Office, the said books shall be placed in
the hands Of the clerk of the District
Court, and be by him turned over to the
successor of such justice when elected
and qualified.
Approved March oath, 1866.
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CHAPTER 53.

Providing Justices with Dockets.
An Act providing dockets for Justices OF
the Peace.
S1. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Iowa, That il
shall be the duty of the Board of Super
visors of each county, to furnish to each
Justice of the Peace, of their county, q
well bound blank record book Of not less
than four quires, with index, suitable
for docket, upon the certificate of such
Justice that the same is necessasy for the
business Of his Office.
S2. The said dockets so furnished
shall be paid for out Of the county fund
on the order of the Board OF Supervi
sors.
Approved March Oath, 1866.
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CHAPTER 81.
Salaries Of District and supreme
I,advoS aefgs


Salaries Of District and Supreme
Judges.
An Act fixing the Salaries OF Distr'ct
and Supreme Judges.
al. Be 1t enacted by the General AS
sembly Of the State of Iowa, That from
and after the last day of December, 1855,
the salary Of each Judge of the District
Court shall be eighteen hundred dollars
per annum; provided that the salary OF
none of said Judges shall, by the opera
tion of this act, be increased during the
time such Judge holds his office, under
and by virtue OF the election or appoint
ment under which he now holds such
office.
4 2. That from and after the first day
of January. 1855, the salary of each
Judge of the Supreme Court shall be,
and the same Is hereby fixed at the sum
twenty-three hundred dollars per all
mum.
| S3. All acts in conflict herewith are
repealed.
"a. This act being deemed of imme-
diate importance by the General Assem-
| bly,, shall take effect from and after Its
publication in the Iowa Slate Register
and Iowa Homestead, newspapers pub
lished at Des Moines.
Approved March 26tl, 1865.
hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Iowa State Regis
ter March 2sth, 1866, and in the Iowa
Homestead April 4th, 1866.
JAMEs WRIGHT, Sectetary Of state
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CHAPTER 48.


Abolishing office of Assistant Adjutant-
General.
AN ACT to repeal Chapter 3s Of the acts
of the Extra Session of the Ninth
General Assembly, being an Act enti-
tied IAN Act to create the office Of As
sitant Adjutant General, and defining
his duty,b and to amend Section IA Of
Chapter "a, of the Acts of the Tenth
General Assembly, being an act enti-
tied IAN Act to organize the Militia =
Section |. Be it enacted by the Gen
al Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
chapter 38 Of the acts of the extra session
of the Ninth General Assembly, being
an act entitled IAN Act to organize
the Militia" be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out all Of the fourth
and fifth lines of said section, being the
words, Zone Assistant Adjutant-Gener-
al, with the rank of Colonel of cavalry,
and said Assistant Adjutant-G General, !"
and insert land"
a3. This act being deemed by the
General Assembly of immediate import
ance, 1t shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's publication in the
Weekly State Register and Iowa Home
stead, newspapers published at Des
Moines,: Iowa.
Approved March oath, 1866.
thereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Iowa Weekly State
Register April 4th, 1885, and In the
Iowa Homestead April 4th, 1865.
JAMES WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.