The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-05-28
CHAPTER 145.

ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
CHAPTER 145.
AN ACT Granting the right of way
for the construction of Bridges.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That when any corporation or
ganized under the laws of this State,
or any individual, has obtained or
hereafter obtain from the board of
supervisors license for the construc-
ton Of a toll-bridge across any Of the
streams of this state, such corpora
ton or individual may take and ap.
propriate so much private property
in the line of such bridge as shall be
necessary for right Of way therefor
in such width as such corporation
or individual may desire, not exceed
ing sixty feet.
Sec 2. Said right of way shall not
only extend from one terminus of
the bridge to the other, but continu-
ously from and to the points of the
roads or streets which said bridge is
to accommodate and thus connect.
Sec. 3. If the owner of such prop
erty over which said right of way
extends, shall refuse to grant the
same, the Sheriff of the county shall,
upon application Of either party,
appoint six DISTINGUISHED freeholders
Of the county to assess the damage
which the owner, or any person hav-
ing an interest in or improvement on
the property to be taken, will sustain
by reason Of the appropriation there
of; and oil the provisions of section
1917 of the Revision of 1860 shall
be held applicable to and govern the
action and rights of all parties con-
cerned in the proceeding the same
as if it were herein set out at length
except that the word "bridge," shall
be read for and where the word rail.
road now occurs liz said section.
Sec. 4. Sections 1916, 1919 and
1890 ofarticle 3 of chapter s., of tho
revision of 1860, shall also govern
the method ofproceeding in such ca
ses so far as the Same may be appli-
cable.
SEC. 8. This act being deemed OF
immediate Importance by the General
Assembly, shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication
in the Iowa Daily State Register, and
Daily Evening Statesman, newspa-
pers published at Des Moincs.
Approved April Z, 1868.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
act took effect by publication, as
required in section 8 hereof, on the
Cad day of April, A. d. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
CHAPTER 1859.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
An Act Making Appropriations for
the payment of the Salaries of the
State and judicial officers, interest
on the State Bonds, and for other
purposes therein designated.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, That for the payment Of the
salaries of the several officers herein
after designated for the term Of two
years and three months, commencing
on the first day Of January, A, D.
1863, and ending on the 31st day Of
March, A. d. 1870, the following
sums Of money be and the same are
hereby appropriated.
Sec. 2. For the payment OF the
salaries ofthe Governor the sum of
five thousand six hundred and TWEEN
ty-fve dollars. and for the contingent
expenses of the Executive Office, the
sum Of five thousand dollars.
Sec. 3. For the payment of the
Governors Private Secretary the
sum of two thousand two hunded and
fifty dollars.
Sec. 4 For the pay of the house
rent tor the Governor the sum of
$1,000 or SO much thereofas may be
necessary, providing he makes Des
Moines his residence during his term
of office.
Sec. 8 For the payment Of the sal.