The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-06-06
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AN ACT to reorganize the State HistoI

AN ACT to reorganize the State Historic
al Society.
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted dy The General
assembly Of the state Of Ioo0a, That
from and Vfter the taking effect of this act
the Board of Curators of the State Histo-
rical Society at Iowa City shall consist of
eighteen persons, Of whom nine shall be
appointed by the Governor of the State and
nine elected by the members ofthe Society.
The term of office of said Curators shall be
two years except as provided in the next
section, and they shall receive no compen-
satiOn for their services.
S. 2. The curatOrs appointed by the
Governor, shall be appointed on or before
the last Wednesday in June in the year
1872, and each second year thereafter, and
their term Of Office shall commence on that
day. Nine curatOrs shall be elected by the
present board to serve on behalf of the
Society until the last Wednesday in June
4. d. 1873 or in default OF such selection
the nine members Of the present board
having the longest uneXpired terms shall
so serve. And at the annual meeting of
the said Historical Society held next be.
fore the last wednesday In June, 4. ID.
1878, and in eacE second year thereafter,
there shall be elected by ballot from the
members of the Society nine curat0rs for
the term next ensuing.
So. All persons who are members of
the said Historical society at the of this
act, shall remain members of same as reor-
ganized, and new members may be admit
ted at any time under the rules now in
force, or such other rules as may be adopt
ed hereafter by the said board of curaiors.
S.4. The annual meeting of the Society
shall be held at Iowa City on the Monday
preceding the last Wednesday in June of
each year.
S. 5. The board ofcurators shall choose
annually, or oftener, if need be CORES
ponding secretary, recording secretary, a
treasurer, and librian, who shall be Sc
lected from the members Of the Historical
Socitey outside of their own number, and
shall hold their Office for one year unless
sooner removed by vote of the board.
Said officers shall be officers Of the Society
as well as of the board of curators, and
their respective duties shall be determined
by said board. No officer of the Society
or board shall receive any compensation
from the State appropriation to the Socie-
ty.
S. g. The board of curators shall also
choose from their own number a president
who shall be the executive head of the
board, and shall hold his office for one
year, and until his successor is elected.
S., Z. The curators, majority of who
shall reside in the vicinity of the State
University, and seven of whom shall consti.
tute quoram, and shall have full power
to manage its affairs. They shall keep q
full and correct account of their doings, and
of the receipt and expenditure of all funds
collected or granted for the purposes of the
Society, and shall report the same annually
to the Govenor' or before the fifteenth
day of December, as required by law of
other State Institutions.
S. 8. There shall be delivered to the
said Society eighty bound copies of the
Reports Of the Supreme Court and all
other books and documents published by
the Ctate or at its order, for the purpose of
eHecting exchanges with similar societies
in other States and countries, and for
preservation in its library, and the other
purposes of the Society
Sec. 8. This act being deemed of imme-
date Importance, shall be in force fir, m
and after its publication in the Daily State
Register, a newspaper published at Des
Moines, and in the Iowa City Press, a
newspaper published at Iowa City, with
out expense to the State.
Approved April 90, 1872
/ hereby certify that the foregoing act
published in the Iowa City Press, April 80
and in the Daily Iowa State Register,
April so 1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary of Stata