The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-05-28
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ED. WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
CHAPTER 166.
An Act to authorize Cities of the
First and Second Class to establish
Fire Limits.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State of
Iowa, That the Mayor and city
council Of any city ofthe LIST or I'd class
shall have authority by city ordi-
nance to declare and establish GER
tain limits within such city wherein
no building or addition to any build
ing, shall, after the passage of such
ordinance, be erected. except with
outer walls composed Of iron, stone,
or brick and mortar, or other mate
rial -combustable.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect
from and after its publication in the
Iowa State Register and Iowa States
man, newspapers published at Des
Moines, Iowa.
Approved April Z, 1868.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
Act took effect by publication, as re-
quired by Section 2 thereof, on the
Goth day of April, A. D. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
CHAPTER LOG.
AN ACT to provide for the educa-
ton and support Of the Deaf and
| Dumb.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That to meet the ordinary ex-
penses of the institution for the edu-
cation of the deaf and dumb, inclu-
ding furniture, books, school appara.
tus and the compensation of officers
and teachers, there is hereby appro-
priated the sum Of five thousand dol.
lars per annum, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary.
Sec. ?. The board of trustees of
said institution shall pay such sala-
ries as in their Judgements shall be
just, to the superintendent, matron
and teachers employed therein.
Sec. 3. The trustees shall appoint
some one of their employees steward
who under their direction, shall
purchase all supplies for the instu-
ton.
Sec. 4. For the purpose of meeting
current expenses, there is hereby ap-
propriated the sum of thirty dollars
per quarter, for each pupil in said
institution.
Sec. B. The Superintendent of said
institution shall report to the Gov
ernor on or before the 10th day of
December preceding each regular
session of the General Assembly, the
number ofpupils in attendance, with
the age, name, sex, residence, place
of nativity, and also the cause of deaf.
ness of each pupil. He shall make
a report of the studies pursued and
the trades taught in said instution,
together with a complete detailed
detailed statement OF the expendi-
lures for said institution and the re-
ceipts on account of the same; the
salaries paid to each officer and teach
| or and also the kind, number and val
ne of all articles manufactured and
sold.
Sec. 6. When the pupils Of said in
stitution are not otherwise supplied
with clothing, they shall be furnished
by the superintendent who shall
make out an account Of the cost
thereofin each case, against the pa
rent or guardian if the pupil be a mi.
nor, and against the pupilit he orshe
have no parent or guardian or have
attained the age Of majority +; which
account shall be certified to be correct
by said superintendent and when
go certified, such account shall be
presumed correct in all courts. The
superintendent shall thereupon remit
said account by mail to the treasurer
of the county from which the pupil
SO supplied, shall have come to said
institution; such treasurer shall
proceed at once to collect the same
by suit in the name of his county If
necessary, and pay the same into the
State treasury; the superintendent
shall ut the same time remit dupli-
cate of such account to the Auditor
of State, who shall credit the same to
the account of the institution, and
charge it to the proper county. Pro~
vided, if it shall appear by the afida-
Wit Of three disinterested citizens of
the county not of kin to the pupil,
that the said pupil or his or her pa.
rents would be unrcasonably OPP
pressed by such suit, then such treas
urer shall not commence the said suit
but shall credit the same to the State
on his books, and report the amount
Of such account to the Board
ofSupervisors Of his county, and it
shall be the duty of said Board to
levy sufficient tax to pay the same
to the State. and to cause the same to
be paid into the State Treasury.
Sec. Z. The above mentioned ap-
preparations, including the accounts
for clothing aforesaid, shall be drawn
quarterly on the requisition of the
Board Of Trustees of the institution
in the usual manner.
Sec. 8. Chapter "a of the Acts Of
the tenth General Assembly be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. That for putting on new
roof and making other necessary re-
pairs upon the building, occupied
by said Institution there is hereby