Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-04-21


Assembly be and the same i, hereby rcpesf
ed, and that in lieu thereof the following is
hereby enacted: .Sec. 3. Hereafter no part
Of tine Sixteenth Section, nor land selected in
lieu thereof, nor any part Of the Five Hun.
dred Thousand Acre Grant, nor any other
school lands whatsoever, shall be sold for .
less sum than the minimum price Of elk dol-
lars per acre, except as by law hereinafter
provided, and in no case for less than the
amount at which it has been appraised; Pro-
vided, however, that the sale Of section No.
sixteen, township nine-;No, range thirty>one,
and lots numbers two, three, four, FIVE, six
and seven in section sixteen, township nine
ty-three, range thirty,four in Pecan OF tas
county, sold BY the Board OF Supervisors Of
eaid county prior to the reecip. Of tho Resolu-
ton Of this General Assembly Withdrawing
school lanis from sale By tho Auditor Of said
county shall no. be affected by the passage OF
said Resolution.
Sec. 2. No School Lands Of any kind shall
be sold until there shall be at least twenty,
five legal voters resident i'll the Congression,
oil township in which said school land is sit.
uated, and in o fractional township Of less
than thirty-six sections the number Of voters
residing therein, must have st least the same
ratio to twenty & 70 as the number o. sections,
thirty six, which sect in I'll cases must be
pervisors.
SECTION 8. Where the Board Of Supervisors
OF any county shall have once .. least, offered
for sale any schoc! lands in compliance with
the requirements Of Sections 1870 and 1871
Of the Revision Of 1860 and Of this Act, and
are unable to sell the same fer as large an
amount as the minimum price Of six dollars
per acre, and If in the opinion OF said Board
Of Supervisors, said land caRno. be sold for
that price, and i. is for the best interests oil
the Schoo! Fund that the same be sLld fer q
les. price, then, and in that case said Board
of Supervisors may instruct the Auditor Of
said county TO transmi. by mail, sor other,
wise, to the Register of the State Land Office
certified copy Of che proceedings OF said
Board Of Supervisors in relation TO the order
Of sale Of said land, anl subsequent proceed
ines in relation thereto, iucludng the action
Of the Township Trustees, fud the price Per
acre at which said land shall have been ap'
praised, which transcript the Register Of lhs
state Lapd Office shall submit to the State
Census Board; and if q majority Of said Cen
sus Board, including the Register Of the State
Land Office, shall approve Of the sale Of sal!
land for less than the minimum price of siz
dollars per acre, then the Register Of the
State Land Ofice shall certify such approval
to the Auditor OK the county from whence said
transcript came, which certificate shall be
transcribed in the minute book Of the Board
Of Supervisors OF said county, and thereupon
said }and may again be offered and sold e
the highes. bidder as provided in Section
1871 OF the Revision Of 1860. without being
again appraised, but in no case under the pro
-, ,e a. - hall tan a
be sold for less sum than one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre.
Section l. Section II Of Chapter 14S o
the Laws Of the Ninth Genera: Assembly j:
hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. When any lands have been bid
in by the State in behalf of the Sshocl F,:nd
ON execution foun led on a Judgment in favor
of said Fund, such land shall be sold in th,
same manner ~ other school lands.
SFcrIoS 6. This Act being deemed of i'm
mediate Importance shall be in force and take
eGec. from and after its publication in the
Ieca Stale Register and Dss Noi1ss Balietif
newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved March 81, 1870.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act va!
published in the Iowa State Register and Des
Moines Bulletin, March %, 1860.
ED WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to encourage immigration 10 th
State OF Iowa.
SEcrroS l. Be il enacted by Il: Geae,1l As
ssn,b,y Of the STATE Of ioGa, That there is here
by created Board of Immigration, which
shall be composed of seven members. Tin
Governor of the State shall be er-o6fcio presi
dent of the Board, and he shall appoint or
member from each Congressional district 10
.wo years and un.il their successors are elect
ed and qualified.
SEC. 2. The Board Of immigration sbal
meet in the city CT Des Moines, On the frs
Monday in April Of each year.
SEc. 8. II snail be the duty cf THE Board te
do all, aud everything which may and will en-
hancs and encourage immigration into this
State, either from tue Eastern States CT the
United States, or from the Eastern Hemi>
sphere.
SEC. T. The Board shall elect ct their Grst
meeting, ! Secretary, from their esn number,
or ouiside Of the same. The Secretary shall
acs as Commissioner CT Immigration. lie
shall be q person who is fA,hiiiar with I he sg-
ricultural, mineral, and other resources vi
this State, aud it shall be his duty 10 prepare,
publish aud distribute pamphlets aud aecu.
ments, setting forth facts ana statistics, illus.
trating the advantages and material resources
Of the State, and containing correct iuformA.
ton for immigrants in relation TO lis cii,nnte
soil, production Isl schools, railroads, and al
etner matters of interest 10 said Immigrants.
1t shall further be the dusy Of said Con>
missioner to maintain correspondence with
Associations aud parties generally interested
in immigration, and May publish o. Cause 10
be published in Eastern Journals, essays, and
articles, treating Oh, and describing truly,
the agricultural, mineral commercial, social,
and other characteristics OF the State.
Tho said Secretary, shall ACT under the con-
troll of the Board OF Immigration, aud shall
MAKE y report OF his dotngs to the same, at
their reguiar meeting.
SEC. 5. The Secretary shall rec.;ve +. just
compensation for his services, Ito be de.er>
mined by the Board; land TO bs pail oui Of
the funds created as hereinafter provided.
SEc. 8. The Board ot Immigration, hail
have power, Whenever leemed cxpedient ~
thenl, to appoint an Agent, or Agents either
for tns Eastern States vi the United StAtss or
for Europe, ior the purpose ot a,dlas and Al
vising iMmiyrwtlon; and SUCH Agent. or
Agents. shat; act solely under the insti action
Of the Board Of lmmig cation, vino shall also
tx anl sisow them y just compensation for
their services.
SEc. Z. Ia case OF vacancy IN the Board
occurring by death, removal, resi- snatio0, o.,
ctaer wise, SUCH vacancy shall Do hiieL ty The
Governor.
Sgc. s. 1t shall be the dusy Of said Doari,
to cooperate with tie 10 rd vf Immigration
At Washington ity, aud 10 make resu.ar re-
ports Oh their labor anl proceedings - the
General Assembly of the S,aie, accompanied
by such references, suggestions and statistics,
as may furnish gooi AMI rsiAois data, and 4
proper basis tor further legislation on las sab.
ject oil immtsrAti5a.
SIC. .. Abe members OF the Board shall
receive no compensation lex their services, bu'
shall BE- allowed tae xAnlo amount ot mileage
that il allowed the members OF thc Geaers
Assembly, to be paid ou: OF the SAFE Treasu'
ry, but snail in no es.se be allowed toc more
than Two meetings in ono year.
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