The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-05-06
CHAPTER Is.

t..# SIAAA E.H 30.
AN ACT Cheating Commission to
Revise the Statutes of Iowa and
defining their duties, and provid-
ing for tho Publication and Dis
tribution of their Report.
Section l. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa. That William II. Sewers of
Mahaska county, John G. Policy of
Clinton county, and William J..
Knight Of Dubuque county, be and
they are hereby appointed Commits
sioners who shall perform the duties
herein specified.
Sec. 2. Before entering upon
the discharge Of their duties they
shall seyerally take, subscribe, and
file in the office Of the Secretary OF
STATE the oath required by Section
56 Of Revision Of 1860.
Sec. 8. They shall carefully re-
wise the statutes Of this State, re-
write the same, divi>e them into
appropriate parts, arrange them
under proper titles and chapters,
omit all parts repealed and such rs
have become obsolete, insert all
amendments, SO rs to make the
same complete, transpose words
and sentences, arrange and number
the same in their proper order, and
when necessary change the phrase
ology by leaving out and inserting
words and sentences SO as to adapt
the some to the form Of county
government and system OF courts
as fixed by law. They shall omit
from such Revision all statutes Of a
private, local, OF temporary charac-
ter; those relating to the appor.
tionmcnt Of the State into congres-
sional, senatorial, representative,
and judicial districts. All retcren-
ces to prior laws, decisions, notes,
and references to their own report
or that Of any former commission
OH revision.
Sec. 1. They shall by July 4,h,
1871, complete the duties assigned
them, make report to the Govern,
or Of what they have done, what
changes they have made, what stat.
utes omitted, and what amendments
and further legislation they deem
necessary. They shall write out in
full and embody in the latter par,
| OF their report such sections as they
recommend should be added to ou,
statutes; !; Provided, That the Com
missioncrs shall not enter upon the
discharge Of their duties, until after
the general election in 1870, and i
at said election the people shal
vote in favor Of holding a conven
ton to revise the Constitution O
he State, tho said Commissioner:
j hall not, previous to the meeting
ofthc next General Assembly, per
form, any Of the duties imposed b,
this Act.
| Sees. The Governor shall caus,
one thousand copies ofsuch Repor
to be printed by September lst is7
which shall Sc disposed Of as fol
lows: Two copies to each mcmbe
of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth
General Assemblies and each office
thereof; two to each Of the Judge
OF the several courts the SAM
number to the Attorney G Genera
each district.attorney; two for lii
Office OF each county auditor; te1
, for each member OF the commission
hereby created, and the same mum
!, ber to each member of the comis
sion Of legal inquiry; FIVE TO Ia,
: department. Of State University
five to the State Historical Society
and one to each college in the State
These shall be distributed at tn
] expense Of the State by Novembe
J lst, 1871. Any copies remaining
! shall be kept to be disposed Of b
the General Assembly.
Sec. 8. The compensation Of eac
n commissioner shall BIZ ten dollar