The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-04-21
CHAPTER "A.

CHAPTER A.
AN ACT providing for the appoint
ment Of Commissioners in other
| States, aud to regulate the powers ot
Commissioners OF other states In this
State.
a. Be IL enacted By the General As
sembly Of the State Of Io,cn, That the
Governor may appoint, aud commission
In each Of the United States aud Terri
tories, one or more Commissioners. to
continue in office for the term of three
years from the dste Of commission, un
less such appointment shall be sooner
revoked by the Governor; such Com
missioners when qualified rs hereinafter
provided, shall be empowered to admin
lister oaths, take depositions aud affida-
Wits to be used In the Courts OF this
State, and to take acknowledgements
or proofs of Deeds and other instruments
to be recorded aud used In this State.
az. Oaths administered by any such
Commissioner, afIidavits and deposi
tons taken by him, and acknowledge
ments rs aforesaid, certified by him over
his official signature and seal, are made
Is effectual in law to all intents and
purposes, as if done and certified by
Clerk of the District Court or Justice of
the Peace Of this State.
S3. Before such Commissioner can
perform any Of the duties Of his office,
he is required to take and subscribe All
oath, that he will support the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and the Con-
stitution Of the State of Iowa, and that
he will faithfully perform the duties Of
such Office, which oath shall be taken
and subscribed before come Judge or
Clerk ofa Court Of record in the State
in which the Commissioner IS to exer-
else his appointment, and certified un-
der the hand Of the person taking it,
and the seal of his Court-or by duly
authorized Commissioner for Iowa, res
ident in said State, which certificate
shall be lied in the office Of Secretary
of State of this State, and Oh which
shall he the official signature aud u clear
impression Of the official seal Of such
Commissioner.
"a. Each Commissioner exercising
the authority conferred upon him by
this Act, shat have all official seal, or
which shall be engraved the words
COMMISSIONER FOR Iowa." with his
surname ut length, and at least the
initials Of his christian name; also the
= name Of the State IN which he ha- been
commissioned to act, which seal must
be so engraved AS to make u clear in-
preston oD wax or wafer.
IS. a signature aud impression OF
such seal IF any Commissioner, qualified
as herein provided and corresponding
ing with that on file in the office Of tho
Secretary Of State, shall be entitled to
the same credit IA evidence, in the
Courts and public offices Of this State, as
District Court or Notary Public of this
State.
s6. Such Commissioner Is authorized
to demand for his services the same fees
as may be allowed for similar services,
by the laws of the State in Which he Is
to exercise his Office.
a.. All persons who have heretofore
been appointed and commissioned as
Commissioners In other States and Ter.
ritories. pursuant to the provi-inns ol
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 fiurth day OF July
A. D., 1870, ut which time all of said
appointments shall be considered as re-
voked; aud all appointments made since
the fourth day Of July, A. d. 1867. shall
continue in force for the terra of three
years, from and after .thedate Of com.
mission.
as. The Secretary Of State, upon thu
reception Of the certificate as provided
in Section three Of this Act, shall exam
inc the same, and If this Act has beer
strictly complied with, it shall be hi
duty to forward to said Commissioner
certificate, properly attested, that he ha
been duly commissioned as q Commis
sioner for Iowa; and that he is dul,
qualified as required by the laws Q
Iowa, authorizing the appointment q
: Commissioners in other States; and j
shall be the further duty Of the Secrets
ry Of State, to forward duplicate {
eaid certificate to the Secretary Of Stat
in which said Commissioner may hav
. been appointed