The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-04-15

done and certified by Clerk Of the
District Court or Justice Of ttr
: Peace of this state.
Sec. 3. Before such Commissio, .
er can perform any Of the duties of
this Office he is required TO take ana
subscribe to an oath, that he Y |
support the Constitution Of the Uui..
ed States. aud the Constitution o.
the state Of Iowa. which oath shall
b taken and subscribed before sons
judge or Clerk Of = Court Of record
ia tho state in which The Comuis.
sioner is TO exercise his appointment.
and certified Under the hand Of the
person taking it. and the seal Of tho
Court-or by duly authorized Com.
missioner for Iowa, resident in said
state, which certificate shall be 6ied
in the office Of Secretary Of state ia
this state, and on which shall bs the
official signat urs and clear iupres.
stun Of the official seal Of such Con-.
missioner.
SEQ. I. Eaoh Commissioner eyer.
oising the authority conferred upon
him by this Act shall have IN o&cisl
seal. on which shall be engraved ths
words Commissioner from Iowa..
Will his ssrname at length, also the
name of the state in which he has
been commi ssioned to act, which seal
must DO so engraved as to make ..
clear impression on wax or wafer.
Sec. 5. A signature and impress
sion such seal Of any Commissioners.
qualified a. herein provided and corr
responding with that on file in the Of
fee Of the Secretary Of state, shall
be entitled to the same credit - evil
dence, in the Courts and public off.
ocs Of this state, as the signature
and seal Of a Clerk Of the District
Court or Notary Public Of this state.
Sec. 6. Such Commissioner 10 ~.
| thorized to demand for his services
the same fees as may b. allowed for
similar services, by the laws Of the
state in which he 10 to exercise his
Office.
Sect. All persons who have
heret ofore been appointed and CON-
missioned as Commissioners in other
statos 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 1867.
shall continue to hold such Offices IN.
til the fourth day Of July 1870. ss
which time al Of said appointments
made since the fourth day Of July
A. D. 1867, shall continue in force
for the term Of three pears, from and
after the date of comm ission. %
SEQ. 8. The Secretary Of state
upon the reception Of the certificate
AZ provided in section three Of this
Act has been strictly complied with.
it shall be his duty to forward to said
Commissioner q certificate, properly
attested, that he has been duly com
missioned as a Commissioners for
Iowa; and that he is duly qualified
as required by the laws Of Iowa, au-
thorizing the appointment Of Commits
sioners in ether states; and it shalt
be the further duty Of the Secretary
of state, to forward . duplicate Of
said certificate to the. secretary OF
state in which said Commissiousr
may have been appointed.
SEQ. 8. The Secretary Of state
shall within twenty days after tho
taking effect of this Act. send copy
thereof by mail. to eseb and every
person that has ever held = commits.
sion as Commissioner for Iowa; which
notice shall be addressed to the place
Of residence Of each nissiones
as shown BY the certificates Of quail
ifcation on 6ls in his office.
Sec. TO- The secretary Of state
shall, on or before tho 10th day Of
July, 1870, send to the secretary of
state, Of each. of the states and Ter
ritorios, a complete list Of persons in
their respective states. or Terrific.
ries who are properly qualified ~
Commissioners for Iowa. which list
shall show the date Of expiration of
each commission, aud request that .
similar list Of appointments for said
state be furnished the state u lows.
See. IL. The secretary Of state
shall cause to be published with the
session laws Of tho Thirteenth Gen.
oral Assembly, and of each subss-
qusnt General Assembly full and
complete list Of oil Comm issionsrs of
Iowa, who aro duly qualified. sad
whose commissions do not expire o.
or before the fourth day Of July. q
the year in which such publication 10
made, which list shall give the post.
Office address, date Of quali6eatios.
and date Of expiration Of the ss0-
mission Of each Commissioner.
Sec. ~. Commissioners Of The
like nature. appointed in this state.
under tho authority Of any ether u
the United States or Territories, Are
hereby invested with the authority Of
a Justice Of the Peace. to issue sub
penasreluiring the attendance Of Wit.
nesses before them. to givo their tss-
timony by deposition Or affidavit. il
which such deposition or affidavit nay
be taken by the Law Of such othse
state, and they are also authorised
to administer oaths in any matter il
relation to which they are required
or permitted BY such Law Of tae ether
state; and false swearing in such o.
ses is hereby made subject to the p.
nal laws of this state, relating TO
perjury; provided, that such Con-