Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-19
Laws OF IOWA.
Published by Authority.
CUApTEE for.

by Of IA State ~ lossd. That the grounds
selected near Council Bluffs, and donated 10 the
state BY the citizens thereof. and accepted By
Thomas Officer, Caleb Baldwin, and DR.. y.
Honn, commissioners appointed BY IN Get Of
TIE General Assembly Of the State OF Iowa. sp-
proved April Sd, 1855. te-wis: The southeast
quarter Of she northeast quarter Of section sew
on. aud thessouthwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter Of section eight. I'll in township numbsr
seventy -four. and the southwest quarter Of the
northwest quarter Of Of section eight, all IN
township number seventy four. north Of range
uumber ferth-three. west Of the principal me-
ridian in the district Of lands subject 70 sale al
Council Blahs. Iowa, for site for . dsaf and
6unb asylum-bs and ths same ere hereby ~.
proved. and said sey lum 10 permanently located
thereon provided. however, that said commits
sious shal. sStain psriscA title without lsxpsnss
= the ntats 70 the northwest quarter Of section
dsht, toWnsAip number seventy -four, range
toStv-thsess and the ssms u hereby made . por-
tios Of the site Of said asylum.
s s ..s ' ., ;s =, e. 'sssi:
sieners Aforesaid. for the buildings Of said In
stituticn, far - relates 10 the ain building,
and one lateral wing only be and the same are
hereby approved Provided, that this act shall
not be construed as authorizing the erection Of
more than the above portion OF such building.
Sic g.. That Thomas Officer, Caleb Baldwin,
and Or. 7. HUM. are hereby continued a. com
missloners, and with the Governor Of the State
who shall be ex otiicio a commisio ner, shall
have full power 70 receive ana disburse all mon.
eys that may be hereafter appropriated for the
erection Of buildings for said asylum. and the
improvements Of the grounds thereof. with
power to appoint and discharge. st their discrc-
ton, superintendent. whose duty II shall be to
supreintendthe work on said buildings - pro-
didsd in said specifications. In case Of sva-
cancy of said board Of commissioners, caused BY
death. essigsation. ar otherwise. the same shall
1T I'D kx.a ts~S hal
Csc. L. That before said commissioners shall
draw any money from the Treasury Of the State,
for the purpose Of erecting the buildings for
said asylum, they shall seversiiy, except the
Governor, give bond with surety In the penal
sum Of one hundred thousand dollars. to be ap.
pfopeiatsd by and payable 10 the Treasurer Of
the s6tsts Of lowe, conditioned, for the faithful
performance Of their duties, and the honest aud
faithful disbursement Of and accounting for oil
moneys which mey have come into their hands
undsr the provisions Of this oct.
6Bc. s. That the superintendent herein pro-
vided for, shall receive - his only compensation
for experimenting the work on such deaf and
dumb asylum, such sum - said commission may
TX.
8sc. :. That there IL hereby appropriated out
Of any money in The 8tsas treasury not other
Wise appsopriated, the sum Of one hundred and
twenty live thousand dollars, for the purpose 81
erecting The buildings Of said deaf and dumb
asylum. the came = b paid upon the drsfts
upon the Auditor 81 state BY said commissioner
for the erection o. said bnil1ings.
Ssc. Z. That no drafs shall be made or money
paid from the treasury, except upon estimate
nmsde upon WORT done and material furnished fos
the erection Of said bulldogs, and in making
estimates, no estimate shall be madc or allowed
upon materials not actually upon the grounds
apon which said asylum buildings arc TO b
erected and built.
Sac s. That all drafts Or orders drawn by
said commissioners upon the Auditor OF State
shall be andited and paid ~ other claims; pro
vided, that no order or draft drawn upon the
Auditor bv said commissioners, except the first
one, shall be audited and paid until said con
nissionsrs shall have filed their souehers with
the Auditor Of State, for oil moneys received
and disburssd by them.
HRc. 3, That the cum hereby appropriated ioi
the erection Of buildings for said asylum not
more than ifty thousand dollars shall Be draws
from the treasury in the year one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight.
Sac. 10. That said comm issiorers shall i'm
modiately advertise for four weeks in one news
paper in each of the following places, viz
Council Bluffs. Des Moines, Dubuque, Daven
| port and Burlington, for sealed proposals FOL
contracts to construct the building hereby au
thorized, according TO the plans and speeches.
ton for that portion Of the buildings aforesaid
and TO contract with the lowest responsible bid
der who will build the same, complete, BY the
first dav Of October, 1870. and who will give I'D
equate security for the performance OF his con
tr act; provided, that no contract, agreement, Of
plan shall bs adopted by said commissioner
different bv the plans hereby adopted; nor shal
/ any contract be entered into bv said commits
| sioners which shall in any event involve any
greater expenditure than the sum by this act sp
propriated, and all contr acts involving expendi
lures greater than is hereby authorized shall 81
l void
HSsc. II. This act, being deemed Of immediate
Importance, shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication in the Daily Blu
gle and Daily Nonpareil. newspapers published
as Council Bluffs, in this State; provided. how
ever. that such publication sasli be made with
out expense to the State.
Approved April 18th, 1858.
STATE OF IOWA.
OvHcR or 3EcnESAAy OF SFASR,
DHs Monss. May 2. 1865
thereby certify the foregoing to 30 correct
copy Of the original roll now on flo in this Of
dee. ED. WRIGHT, Sec'y Of State.
CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT to Repeal Chapter les Of the Laws o.
the Ninth General Assembly, also Chapter Il
of the Laws Of the Tenth General Assembly
and to Enact Law prescribing the Duties O
Township Trustees, and Board Of Superb
visors in certain Gases, and 10 Provide Tor ths
Lcvyining and Collecting Of Road Taxes, and
determining the per diem Of Road supsrvi
sors
SIC DO IL enacted bg the General -issembls
Of tAe State Of IonG. That chapter 1853 Of TIL
laws OF the Ninth General Assembly, also chap
ter rs Of tIe Tenth General Assembly. belant
are hereby repealed.
Src.2. The township trustees Of each organ
ixed township in this state shall, at IN annua
meeting to DO held on the second Monday il
April in each year, or ~ soon thereafter as tht
L assessment book is received BY the clerk, deter
mine upon the amount Of property tax to b
levied for roads. bridges, plows, scrapefs, tools
II ohs 40 tn1 In he
repairs Of roads, and for the ayment Of any in
| debtsdness previously contracted BY such town
ship for road purposes, and levy the same, which
shall not be less than one nor more than three
mills on the dollar, on the amount Of tho town
ship assessment for thst year and said trus
| tees snail at the same time. determine whether
| any part may b paid in labor. and If they de
l termins that any part may be paid 10 labor, Dc
| termine what part may be % paid said trusteei
/ shall 1t the same time also determine whether
/ any part Of ssid tax shall Be general township
| fund, for the purpose Of purchasing .Plows
/ scrapers, or other implements, machinery
! adsptsd 70 the construction Of roads, and fol
general road work in the towdship, il they de-
termine that any Of said tax be appropriated FOL
] that purpose, they shall dstsrniae what amour
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poration heretofore paced made road districts
this oct shall not interfere with such districts
but The same shall be under the control Of sucl
! city.
SIC. 8. The supervisors shail within ten day
after Receiving the tax list specified II eecti0n
go and So, chaptsr - Of the Revision Of 1850
post tp. in three ecnspicuoue places within ~
district. written notices Of the amount Of req
tax assessed 70 eash tar payer In said district
and in failure 70 pay said tai BY the HfSs HON
day in October. In each year the supervise
shall report the same to the township trustea
the same q tax on mon residents LANDS, and III
tax thereon shall - collected in the ssms man