Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-10-19

Des Moines, and the Sioux City
Journal, a newspaper published in
Sioux City, said publication to be
without expense to the state.
Approved April Sd, 1866.
[ hereby certify that the forego-
ing act was published in the Daily
State Register April 22d, 1866,
and in the Sioux City Journal April
-th, 1866.
JAMES WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
CHAPTER 1876.
Owners of Threshing Machines.
AN ACT to require owners of Threshing
Machines to guard against accidents.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That all persons hereafter
owning or running any thrcshing
machine in this state, shall cause
the two lengths of tumt ling rods
next the threshing machine, togeth-
er with the knuckles or joints and
jacks of the tumbling rods to be
safely boxed or secured while run
ming.
SEC. ,. Any person Or persons
owning or running any threshing
machine in this state without com
plying with the requirements of Sec
tion l of this act, shall be held H.
able to the person damaged, for any
damage which may be sustained by
such person by reason of such neg
lect, and no action shall be main
tanned, nor shall any legal liability
exist for services rendered by or
with any threshing machine, when
it shall be made to appear that the
first section of this act has not been
complied with.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take eff
feet from and after it's publication
in the Iowa State Register and
Iowa Homestead.
Approved April 3D., 1866.
hereby certify that the forcgo-
ing act was published in the Iowa
State Register April 18th. 1866,
and Iowa Homestead April 25th,
1866
JAMES WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
CHAPTER 1856.
Locating Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
IN ACT to permanently locate the lnsti-
tuition for the Deaf and Dumb at Council
Bluffs.
SEC. !. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the state Of
Iowa, That there shall be and is
hereby permanently established at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, an institution
for the support and education of the
Deaf and Dumb.
SEC. ,. That Thomas Officer,
Caleb Baldwin, and DIR. T.. Honn,
be and arc hereby appointed Com
missioners to select location for
the ground and erection of suitable
buildings for the use of said lnstitu-
ton, and to secure the title to said
grounds to the state, as well as
plans for such buildings and grounds,
and invite and receive building pro-
posals for the erection of such build
ings and improvements of the
grounds; and in case of a vacancy
in said Commission, by death or
otherwise, the same shall be filled
by appointment by the Governor.
SEC. 3. That said Commission
shall select the most eligible and
desirable location, of not less than
thirty nor more than eighty acres,
and it must not in any event be more
than one mile from said city of
Council Bluffs ; which said lands so
selected shall be free of charge to
the state, and it shall be the duty
of said Commission, after procuring
a deed in fee simple for said lands,
to have the same recorded in the
proper record book of the county of
Pottawattamie as required by law.
SEC. 4. Said Commission shall
also procure plans, drawings, and
specifications for the buildings neces-
sary and proper for said Institution,
and shall invite and receive propo-
sails for the construction of such
buildings according to such Jplans
and specifications, said buildings to
be fully completed and ready for
occupancy on or before the first day
Of October, 1870; and they shall
also procure from the persons max
ing such proposasl or bids their
binding written proposals accom-
panied by bonds, with good and suf-
ficient sureties, to be approved by
said Commissioners, in the penalty
of at least one-half their bids, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
Of their propolals or bids. In case
the same is accepted as hereinafter
provided for, said proposals or bid
shall have binding force and effect
in law.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of
said Commissioners to make a full
report of all their doings and pro-
ceedings under this Act, together
with the proposals, bonds, plans,
drawings, and specifications, to the
Governor, on or before the first day