North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-04-15


to whom may be assigned the duty of erect
ing blocks, and otherwise protecting
the graves of Iowa Soldiers.
Sec. 3rd. This Act, being deemed of
immediate importance by the General As.
sembly, shall take effect from and after its
publication in the Iowa Homestead and
State Register, newspapers published in
Polk County, Iowa.
Approved March 18th, 1865.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act
took effect by publication, as required in
Section 3 thereof, on the rs day Of March,
A. ID. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, scc'y of State.
CHAPTER 80.
AN ACT to legalize the establishment of
County Roads.
WHEREAS, In many counties in this
State, the Board of Supervisors thereof
have delegated to their respective Clerks
authority to receive notices and petitions
for the establishment of roads, to appoint
commissioners to view the same, to receive
the reports Of such commissioners, and to
set the days of final hearing therein; and,
WHEREAS, Such Clerks have exercised
said power, and great many county roads
have been established in pursuance of such
acts by said Clerks; and,
WHEREAS. The Supreme Court has de-
cided that said Board of Supervisors have
not the power under the law to delegate
such authority to their Clerks therefore.
to the end that trouble and litigation may
be prevented,
SECTION ]. BE ii enacted IN tie General
assembly Of the State Of Lopa, That all
co Inty roads heretofore established in the
manner aforesaid, by delegating all or any
of the power aforesaid to said Clerks. or by
said Clerks exercising all or any of said
powers, be and the same are hereby legal
ized and declared to be of the same valid
ity as if all the powers aforesaid delegated
to said Clerks and exercised by them, had
been exercised by the said Board of Super
vi>ors according to law: Prorided, This
Act shall not apply to cases now in the
District Court, to the injury of the liti-
giants.
SECTION 2. This act being deemed of
immediate Importance, shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication
in the Duly State Register and Daily Ereu.
ing statesman, newspapers published in
Des Moines Iowa.
Approved March 18th, 1868.
l hereby certify that the foregoing Act
took effect, by publication. as required in
Section 2 thereof, on the 23d day of march,
A. D. 1868.
ED WRIGHT. sec'y of State.
AN ACT supplemental to chapter %
ofthe laws Of the Eleventh General AS
sembly, providing for the settlement of
contracts and claims growing out of the
Des Moines River Improvement.
SECTION J. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly cfMe Stale Of Io,ca, That there
is hereby appropriated out of any moneys
in the hands of the Treasurer of State arts
ing from the sales of the lands mentioned
in section ~ four, chapter los of the laws
of the Tenth General Assembly, the sum
of twenty-six thousand three hundred and
nineteen dollars and thirty cents, for the
payment of the following claims, to wit -
Wells 4 Co., for repairs on the Croton
dam, in the fall Of 1861. the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars Gray & b., for repairs
upon said dam, in years 1862 and 1868, the
sum Of two thousand dollars Wells & Co.,
for repairs upon said dam, in the year
1866. the sum of twenty eight hundred
and sixteen dollars Hogsett & Chichester,
for repairs on said dam, in the year 1866,
one hundred and seventy-four 24-l0O dol
lars and to Wells and Co., the furthe~
sum of eight thousand We hundred and
nine and seventy-tive cents, in considera-
ton and for the purpose of re- building said
dam at Croton, and for the release as here.
matter stipulated; and to 0. II. p Scott,
for the cancellation and surrender of the
made through Ii. w. Sample, as Presi-
dent of the Board of Public Works, with
John McCune and Charles +. McCune,
dated 9Th of March, 1S49, for the construc-
ton of lock and dam at Plymouth, toge-
ther with all the supplemental contracts
respecting said lock and dam, (which orr.
ginal and supplemental contracts are Row
held by said Scott as assignee,) and also
for the surrender Of all rights to him,
(scott) accruing as assignee Of the con-
tract of the State of Iowa, made to Jonas
Houghton for the lease of water power for
twelve run of stone at Plymouth, and for
the releases hereinafter provided, and for
the building of the dam at Plymouth, as
hereinafter stipulated, the sum Of eleven
thousand dollars, and to the estate Of Il.
Mayne the sum of one hundred and six.
teen and 80, 100 dollars; to Ed. johnson
the sum Of ninety-one and 50. 100 dollars !;
to X. j. Jewit, ninety dollars; and to
Sample and Kcnly, twenty dollars: with
interest from March 18th, 1864, on each Of
the four last mentioned sums the same
having been allowed to said parties respec-
lively by section 8, chapter lOS, Acts Of
the Tenth General Assembly, and the Au-
ditor of State is hereby required to draw
warrants therefor, upon the written appli-
cation Of the said parties or their assgnees,
which warrants shall he payable out of the
moneys mentioned in section one. chapter
%, Of the laws of the Eleventh General
Assembly, and shall draw interest at the
rate of seven per cent per annum. e @
SEC. 2. The warrants issued under the
provisions of this Act shall be receivable
in payment for lands sold under the provi-
sions Of the various acts relating to the
sale Of lands mentioned in section ,onc of
this act.
SEC. 3. Before the said parties men,
toned in section one of this act shall be
entitled to receive any of the warrants