Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-10-12

SEC. 2. And be it further enac-
ted, in all eases arising under the
act to which this is amendatory,
the jury may, in addition to examin-
ations, take the testimony of wit
nesses. And testimony may be
taken to be introduced on the final
hearing before the Court in the same
manner that the testimony is taken
in equitable actions triable by the
first method of trying equitable
actions, which inquisition shall be
signed by the jurors aforesaid, and
returned with writ aforesaid to the
Court whence it issued.
SEC. 3. All acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act, are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. This act being deemed
of immediate Importance, shall be
in force and take effect from and af-
ter its publication in the Iowa state
Register and Iowa Homestead, news
papers published in Dcs Moines,
Iowa.
Approved April I'd, 1866.
hereby certify that the forego-
ing Act was published in the Iowa
State Register, April 18th, 1866,
and in the Iowa Homestead on April
25th, 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
CHAPTER 100.
Records Of County Courts.
AN act in relation to County Court
Records.
SEC 1 Be it enacted by the Gen
erul Assembly of the State of Iowa,
That hereafter the County Judge of
each county in this state shall keep
book known as "Records of Bonds,
in which he shall record all bonds
given by administrators, executors,
and guardians, and he shall receive
as compensation for each Bond SO
recorded the sum of fifty cents.
Approved April I'd, 1866.
CHAP TER 121.
Resumption of NJ & NJ r r Lands.
AN ACT to quiet the title to certain lands
sold by the State to certain individuals
as part of the Des Moines River Grant
WAEREAs, BY Act of Congress,
approved August Sth, 1s46, there
was granted to the state Of Iowa,
certain lands for the improvement
Of the Des Moines River, and un-
der said grant lands lying along
said river and within five miles
thereof above the Raccoon Forks,
were certified to the state by the
Department Of the Interior, and
were sold by the proper state au
thorities, to individuals, and pat
ents issued therefor, ard the pro-
ceeds Of such sales applied to the
improvement of the river;
And WHEREAS, The Supreme
Court of the United States has de-
cided that the Des Moines River
Grant Of lands extended only to the
"Raccoon Forks"
And WHEREAS Since said dccis-
ion Congress has extended the Des
Moines River Grant to the North.
ern boundary Of the state, and re,
linquished to the state, all title
which the United States retained
in the tracts of land along the Dcs
Moines River, heretofore certified
by the Department Of Interior a!
part of the original Des Moine
River grant, and which is now hele
by ROMA FIDE purchasers of th'
State of Iowa;
And WHEREAS, A large portion
of the lands sold by the state to in
dividuals and since falling within
the limits Of the grant known a
that ofthe Mississippi and Missouri
Railroad, has become forfeited t.
the State, by the failure Of SAT-
road to comply with the condition
of its grant, and recognizing it u
the duty ofthe state at all times t
protect individuals holding it's pat
ent for lands purchased in goo
faith, and for valuable considera
: tion, in the quiet possession Of thei
farms and houses; therefore
SEC l. Be it enacted by the Gen
T eral Assembly Of the State Of Iowa
That the lands and all rights to tn
, hereinafter described lands and th