Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-04-03
NUMBER 1.

School Lands under an Act or Com
gress, approved February 26th, 1859,
entitled mn "Act 10 authorize settlers
4 upon Sixteenth and Thirty sixth
4 Sections, who settled before the sur
veys OF the public lands, to pre-empt
/ theif settlement and the Act ap-
| proved June 18th, 1914. Provided,
that the said y. "A. Harvey shall OH
tain said cirtiiication OF land while I'm
Washington attending to other duties
of his commission, and without adj
| dition TO his pay.
| SEC. 2. THIS net shall be In force
after It's publication In the Dssily
State Register and fown Eceaino
yourna1, newspapers published at Des
Molnes.
Approved January Sist, 1909.
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
Act took effect by publication, as re-
quifed by Section 2 thereof, on the 81
| day of February, "a. ID. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y OF STATE.
CHAPTER s.
AN ACT legalizing the organization
ofthe Independent School District
of Decorah.
WHEnEAs, In the month OF March.
A. D., 1862, the legal voters OF the
tawn of Decorah, IN the county of
Winnesheik, and State Of Iowa, by
Virtue of sections 2n9y, and nU0S, of
the Revised Code of 1860, decided by
ballot, TO form an independents Schos,i
District, of tho territory included
within the corporate limits Of said
town. and afterwards by virtue OF
Section 20D9 OF said Revised Code, tho
said voters met and elected hy ballot,
the officers designated In said Section
o0D0. ga
WHEREAS, The said town Of De.
corah, on or about the year A. d..
1857, did organize as a municipal csT,
tporation, under tho provisions OF
Chapter ~ efthe Code OF 1851, aud bv
the chartar adopted under said organ
ization the officers consisted OF n Pres
ident, six Trustees, and Treasurer.
And ~
WHEREAS, On or about tho year
a. d., 1850, the said Corporation was
reorganized, In order 10 conform 10
the provisions of the act relating 90
the Incorporation OF Towns aud Git.
ties, passed March 23d, A. ID 1857,
and an election was held at the tims
fixed In said Act, at which Mayor
was elected, instead sf President.
ive Trustees instead of six, and Re-
corder instead OF n Secretary, and.
WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as
To the legality OF the organization OF
said independent school District. la
consequences of supposed illegality
in the said reorganization OF the Said
Town Corporation, which may ein-
barrnss the citizens of said Indepen.
dent School District, therefore.
SIC. l. Be IL cnuctcd Lg the Gen.
srQt assembly of The Stdte OF Iotoa,
That the election held by the legal
voters OF the town OF Decornh, I'm tho
county of Winneslieik, and State Of
Iowa, I'm the Month Of March, A. d.,
1862, to form themselves into AN I,t-
dependent School District, and all
the official acts OF the officers under
said organization, taxes levied, rights
acquired, aud liabilities assumed, by
said Independent School District, bs
and the same are hereby declared le-
gal aud valid, TO the snme extent ~
if the organization OF said Indepan-
dent School District had been made
In strict conformity to the Statutes
relating thereto, aud no informnliLy,
| irrtgularity, or illegality I'm the said
organization, or in any of the pro.
eeedings relating thereto, shall In any
manner invalidate the said orgnniza.
ton, nor the official acts of officers
/ hereunder.
SEC. 2. This Act being deemed OF.
immediate importncc shall take effect
/ from and after it's publication In the
Daily iState Register and Ioma Home
stead newspapers published at Des
Moines, Tow, without expense to thu
State.
Approved February Sd, 1865.
hereby certify that tho foregoing
Act took effect by publication, as re-
quired In Section thereof, on the
ilth day OF February, A. ID. 1893.
ED WRIGHT, See'y OF state.
| CHAPTER 7.
AN ACT granting 20 the United
States Government the right OF way
for ship canal around tile Des
i Moines or lower rapids in tlie Mis-
/ sisslppi River on the Iowa side.
SEC. I. BE IL enacted by hse Gem
oyrzf Assembly Of the State of fot0d.
That tho United States Government
/ now constructing acanal over and
around the lever rapids .of the Mis-
sfsaippi River, may fake and hold. I'm
accordance with the provisions OF arr
ticle 3. chapter So, of the Revisionsof
1860. so much land with any improves
ments thereon as may benecessary
for the location, construction aud
convenlsnt use OF said canal and also
10 take, remove aud use for the con-
struction and repair Of said canal !.
any earth. gravel, stone, timber os
other material not only from
the land taken for the'canal itself
! but from other adjacent lands, II tho
same shall become necessary and In
the absence Of any agreement be-
! tween tho United States Govern
nent or its authorized agents, aud
the owners of such lands apd matters
ial In regard 10 the compensation
therefor, tho Same shall be ascertaifi- !
cd and determined by commissioners
TO be appointed by the Sheriff OF Lee
County, Iowa, In conformity Will,
the provisions of Article 3, Chapter
55, OF the Revision aforesaid f1-0Vi1-
ed the land so taken otherwise than
by consent of the owners shall not
exceed fifteen hundred feet in width.
SEC. = When the United States
Officer having charge OF said work
or the contractors under him, shall
liad IL necessary In the construction
of said canal To borrow or use nlateri-
al from adjacent lands and consent
cnnnot he obtained from, or the price
thereof agreed upon with theowners,
said commissioners, appointed a
a.oresaid, shall assess the damages,
which the owners thereof will Hus'
tain, the same TO be paid out ofany
appropriation made by Congress fnI
! that purpose, which damages shall
!. be paid under and according to the
provisions Of article 3, chapter SIS, d,
the Revision OF 1890, saving 10 tlls
! parties the right OF appeal as therein
q provided. or 10 the proper Court hay,
!. Ing Jurisdiction thereof notice o
J which appeal shall be given to thu
: officer having charge OF such work,
and all the provisions OF said article
and chapter aforesaid, not ineonsis
tent with tho provisions of this act
|. shall be applicable 10 the proceeding
! under andin pursuance OF this not.
81 SEC. 8. This act being deemed bj
i the General Assembly OF the State o
! Iowa, OF fimmcdtatea am portapcc. .shal
!. take effect aud be In force from ans
! after its publication In the Stats Rrg
: fster, q newspaptr published 81 DE
Moines, Iowa, and the daily Cat
Il a IL. =.