The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-24
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CHAPTER SO.
AN ACT retsting 10 Towns fncerporated usder
thS frerisens Of Chapter A3 q tbs Code Of
/ slssL4 as ~
Section /. be IL enacted Jy the ce.erai Ar
sem5iy Of the State Of Is.sa, That upon the filing
in the Office of the Secretary Of State of copy Of
the record of auy instrument purportipg 20 be the
charter 1t ihcofp otstioA, sadef ceptsf - Of the
Code Of Iowa. Of 1881, of any town therein named
and described, duly certified, by the recorder Of
the eounty Wheren tneh tsssa 10 situated, % b. =
correct copy Of the record OF such charter a. the
sanie appears Of record in his Office eueh town, 10
named aud described, shall be deemed TO hare
been Mt the date therein mentioned, for he Taking
effect Of said charter, duly incorporated Hereunder
such town and such town shall be advanced to
the grade Of city OF the second class In like
ner andna like conditions ns provided by Chap
ter 81 of the Revision. .s.s q ~
src p II shall be the duty Of every county re-
corder. in whose Office there shall appear q record
OF any instrument purpasting aforesaid, forth
with to make and deposit by mail in the Office OF
the sesretsyy af state correct copy ofsuch record
the same appears in his office, duly certified By
him n manner aforesaid upon The performance Of
which service such recorder shall he entitled 10
demand and receive from such Incorporated town
his legal fees thefs Of. sra receipt Of such cer
titled copy by the Secretary of Stac 1t shall be the
duty Of he SAID Secretary 10 he THE same in his
ard thereafter his certificate of such fact Of filing
and OF the date Of the same shall be evidence
thereof in all courts and piaces.
Sac, 8, Any town that may have been incor-
poraied under chapter e, Of the code of 1851 and
tba, since the taking effect Of chapter Isl. OF the
laws of the fth General Assembly, entitled, ian
Act for the Incorporation OF cities ard towns"
shall hare manifested BY rhe election ofthe officers
mentioned 10 sestisn5b Of said NJ tsection 1851
OF the revisionl, its intention to organize as an
Incorporated town. under the provision ofsaid
Act SHALL fraE the time Of the election ofany SUCH
officers be deemed to be thereby organized, under
such Act, as such incorporated town, and AL the
provisions Of said act, and the amendments there
II, shah be held to apply to such incorporated
.o&n, from the date Of raeh election, -
fully aud in like manner, asif the said town had
been orig insily Incorporated and organised under
the saia Act, and the official acts of all persons
rging the duties Of the several ofAees pro
ayidrd FIR 10 section 81 aforesaid. since ths or
gauiza.ian Of such Incorporated tern as afore
saif. are harehv declared to he a. valid
md efeetual to all n,eHs and purposes, as If the
said town hal been originally Incorporated and
organized under and in pursuance Of the Act STORE
said;
Prorfled. Tint The iega'iripg part Of this act
shall be held To in any manner affect any suit,
acti ar legal preceding, now pending in any
ceast. IN this Statm wherein any Of the Supposed
lie ea3ities herein legaixed sci up either in
support thereof or es defense thereto.
sEr 4. The original Of any charter aforesaid
or daily certified copy thereof. or Of the record
thereof, printed copy If any charter aforesaid
purrorting 10 he Published by corporate authority
ef such town. shslI be received evidence. in ali
eoafts snd places. Of the fact Of incorporation
and Of all other matters therein contained. and
CORY Of the records Of any election aforesaid duly
certified as correct copy thereof. ny the acting
regard of anY snch town. rs well MS the original
record and the certificates Of election, SNAIL be ey
ideiase. IN al judicial proceedings Of sach elee
Ties
sac, Il This act. hsing deemed by the General
Assembly Or i,nme i3'e Importance sha take eff
feet and ne in force from ard after It's publication
II the Daff7 s ats Eeqisfer and E1,ra H,srestead,
Newspapers published AZ De 9oiRes, Iowa, pro-
vieed tie same be done without expense to the
State.