The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-04-28

| seal, on which shall be engraved the
words Commissioner Tor Iowa"
with his surname at length, and at
least tho initials of his christian
name also tho name of the State in
which he has been commissioned to
act, which seal must be so engraved
as to make q clear impression on wax
or wafer.
Sec. 8 A signature and impression
OF s,,ch seal Of any Commissioned,
qualified as herein provided and cor
responding with that on flo in tho
office of tho Secretary OF State, shall
be entitled to tho same credit as evil
dence, in tho Courts and public
Offices of this State, as the signature
and seal Of q Clerk of the District
Court or Notary Public of this State.
SEC. 6. Such Commissioner is au-
thorized to demand Tor his services
the same fees as may be allowed for
similar services, by the laws Of tho
State in which he is to exercise his
office.
Sec. I. All persons who have hero
toforo been appointed and commits
stoned as Commissioners IN other
States and Territories, pursuant to
the provisions Of any previous laws
of the Territory or State of Iowa,
and whose commissions were issued
prior to the fourth day of July, A.
D., 1867, shall continue to hold such
offices until the fourth day of July.
A. D., 1870, at which time all of said
appointments shall be considered as
revoked; and all appointments made
since tho fourth day of July, A. d.,
1867, shall continue in force for the
term of three years, from and after
the date of commission.
Sec. s. Tho Sec'y of State, upon
the reception of tho certificate as
provided in Section three of this Act;
shall examine the same, and if this
Act has been strictly complied with,
it shall be his duty to forward to said
Commissioner certificate, properly
attested. that he has been duly com
missioned as G ommissionerfor Iowa
and that he is duly qualified as re
quired by the laws of Iowa, author.
izing the appointment Of Commits.
sioners in other States; and it shall
be the further duty Of the Secretary
of State, to forward q duplicate Of
said certificate to the Secretary Of
State lin which said Commissioner
may have been appointed.
| SEC. 8. The Sec'y of State shall
within twenty days after the TAXI G
effect of this Act, send copy there Of
by mail, to each and every pers on
that has ever held commission as
Commissioner for Iowa; which notice
shall be addressed to the place ofres,
dence of each Commissioner as shown
by the certificates. of qualification on
| file in his office.
Sec. 10. The Sec'y of State shall
on or before the 10th day of July,
1870, send to Secretary of State, Of
each Of the States and Territories, a
complete list of persons in their
respective States, orTcrritorics, who
arc properly qualified as Commits.
sioners for Iowa, which list shall
show the date of expiration of each
commission, and request that a
similar list of appointments for
said State be furnished the State OF
Iowa.
SEC. II. Tho Secretary Of State
shall cause to be published with the
Session laws of the Thirteenth Gen.
eral Assembly, and Of each subsc-
quent General Assembly full and
complete list of all Commissioners
for Iowa, who are duly qualified,
and whose commissions do not
expire on or before the fourth day
Of July, Of the year in which such
publication is made, which list shall
give the post Office address, date OF
qualification, and date of expiration
Of tho commission Ct each Commls.
sioncr.
Sec. II. Commissioners Of the
like nature, appointed in this State,
under tho authority Of any other OF
the Unitod States or Territories, are
hereby invested with the authority
of Justice of the Peace, to issue
subp@nas requiring tho attendance
of witnesses before them, to give
their testimony by deposition or af
tidavit, in any matter in which such
deposition or affidavit may be taken
by the law of such other State, and
they arc also authorized to admins
ter oaths in any matter in relation to
which they are required or permitted
by such law Of the other State; and
false swearing in such cases is here
by made subject to the penal laws OF
this State, relating to perjury pro-
vided, that such Commissioners, shall
cause to be filed in the office of Sec
rotary of State, certificate of the
Secretary of the State or Territory,
for which he claims to act, that he is
properly appointed and qualified as
required by the laws of said State,
and has in his possession certificate
that this Section has been complied
with.
Sec. Is. The Secretary of State
shall keep in his office a complete
record of all appointments made by
the Governor, pursuant to the pro
visions Of this Act, and shall DO au.
thorized to collect as fees, tho sum of
three dollars for each commission,
and the amount now allowed by law
for certificates.
See. IA. Sections 1873, 1893, 100,
l91, 1872. 1913 and 1874 OF the Revision
OF 1861, and Chapter 1l9, Of the
Tenth General Assembly, be and
the same are hereby repealed
Sec. 10. This Act being deemed
OF immediate Importance shall take
effect and be in force, from and after
its publication in tho Daily State
Register, and to,ca Homestead, news.
papers published in Dcs Moines,
Iowa.
Approved March so, 1870.
hereby certify that the foregoing
Act was published in the Daily Io,ga
State Register, April |, and in tho
loica Homestead April =, 1870.