The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-08-22
CHAPTER 1lS.

CHATTER llS. |
Relating to the publication Of the laws.
AN ACT provide for the publication of general and
certain local laws and of the proceedings Of the Board
Of Supervisors of the several counties
Section |. BE 1t enacted by the General
assembly cf-he State Of lo,ca. That the
Boards of Supervisors of the several coun-
ties shall, at their meeting in the month of
June, 1866, and thereafter at each regular
meeting in the month of January, select
two news papers having the largest circu-
lation, or one, if but one be published in
the county, in which said paper or papers
shall be published all general laws enacted
by the present and future General Assem-
bless Rrocided, That in counties having a
population exceeding $4,000 inhabitants,
in which a newspaper is printed in the
German or other foreign language, the
same shall be published in one Of such pa
pers in addition.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Sec
rotary of State to furnish to the Clerks of
the several Boards of Supervisors, printed
slips or copies of newspapers containing
all general laws enacted, and special laws
applicable within the county, and it shall
be the duty of said Clerk, on the receipt
thereof to deliver the same to the news
papers selected as aforesaid, for publication
therein.
Sec. 3. In the said papers, so selected,
there shall also be published the proceed
ings of all meetings of the Boards Of Super
visors of the counties in which such papers
are respectively published copies of which
said proceedings shall be furnished by the
Clerks of said Boards for that purpose
Prorided, That nothing in this Act con-
tanned shall prevent any Board of Super
visors from procuring the publication OF
their proceedings at less price than pre-
scribed in this Act.
Sec: 4. The compensation for the pub
LEGATION of the laws and proceedings, os
aforesaid, shall be one third the rates OF
legal advertisements, as allowed by law
All claims and compensation for the pub
LEGATION of the laws under this Act, shall be
audited and paid by the State as like claims
and compensation under the provisions of
this Act, shall be paid by the several coun-
ties properly chargeable Herewith. 1'''
Sec. 5. This Act being deemed o. i'm.
mediate importance, shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
In the Iowa State Register and Iowa Home.
stead, newspapers published in Des Moines
hereby certify that the foregoing Ac
was published in the Iowa State Register
April 18th, 1866, and in the Iowa Home
stead April 18th, 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT, Secretary of State.
CHAPTER ll9.-Mill Dams
AN ACT amendatory to act entitled an Act author
izing mdams, approved January eth, 1855.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Genera
assembly Of the state Of Io,ca, That Section
1857, Chapter "a, of the Revision of 1860
be amended SO as to read as follows: The
Jury to summoned shall be sworn by the
Sheriff impartially, and to the best of their
skill and judgment, to view the lands in
said writ described, and the lands both
above and below said proposed dam and
ascertain and appraise the damages as by
said writ directed, to each of the proprietors
of said land proposed to be affected by said
dam, and also to ascertain whether the
dwelling-hOuse, Out-hause, orchard, or gar.
den of such proprietor shall be overhowed,
or otherwise injuriously affected, and they
shall further inquire and take testimony
if necessary, to ascertain whether such
dwelling-house, clubhouse, orchard or gar
den, has been placed there for the purpose
of having the same injuriously affected by
the building of such dam, and if they do SO
find that the dwelling house, clubhouse,
orchard or garden, has been placed there
for the purposes aforesaid, it shall not be
considered any bar or hindrance to the
construction or building of said dam.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, in all
cases arising under the Act to which this
is amendatory, the jury may, in addition
to examinations, 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 tes-
timony is taken in equitable actions triable
by the first method of trying equitable &C.
tions, which inquisition shall be signed by
the jurors aforesaid, and returned with the
writ aforesaid to the Court whence it issued.
Sec 3. All Acts and parts of Acts in.
consistent with thisAct, are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. This Act being deemed of i'm
mediated Importance, shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's publication
in the Iowa State Register and Iowa Home
stead, newspapers published at DesMoines,
Iowa. Approved April 2, 1866.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act
was published in the Iowa State Register
April 18th, 1866, and in the Iowa Home
stead April, 25th, 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT, Sec'y Of State.