The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-07-11

board having the longest unexpired
terms shall SO serve. And ct the an.
nuAl meeting Of said Historical Society
held next before the last Wednesday
Ia June, A. ID. 1873, and In each sec
ond year thereafter, there shalt be cleo
ted by ballot from the members Of the
Society nine curators for the term next
ensuing.
SEC. 3. All persons who are mem
beers Of said Historical Society ut the
date of this act, shall remain members
OF the same rs reorganized, and new
members may b. admitted at any time
under the rules pow Id force, or such
other rules as may hereafter be adopt
ed by the board 81 curators.
SEC. 4. The annual meeting of the
Society shall b. held at Iowa City on
che Monday preceding the last
Wednesday In June of each year.
choose annually, or oftener, II need be,
. corresponding secretary, recording
ssesstssyl : sressuIsr, ana librarian,
bers Of the HistoTi cal Society outside
Of their own number, and shall hold
off1ce for one year, unless sooner re-
moved by vote OF the board. Said
Officers shall be ofl1cefs Of the Society
- we'll rs Of the board Of curat0rs, and
their respective duties shall be deter
mined by said board. No officers Of
the Society or of the board shall re-
ceive any compensation from the
State appropriation to the Society.
SIC. 8. The board OF curatOrs shall
also choose from their own number .
president, who shall be the executive
head Of the board, and shall hold his
Office for one year, and until his sue
cessOr Is elected.
SEC. Z. The curators, majority Of
whom shall reside In the vicinity Of
the State University. aud seven of
whom shall constitute = quorum, shall
be the executive department OF the
Society, and shall have full power to
to manage Its affairs. They shall keep
. full and correct account Of their do
ings, and OF the receipt and expendi-
ture of all funds collected or granted
for the purposes Of the Society, and
shall report the same annually to the
Governor on or before the fifteenth
day Of December, n required BY law
of other State institutions.
al lBDC. 8. There shall be delivered to
said Society eighty bound copies Of the
Reports of the Supreme Court, and Of
other books and documents published
by the State, or at his order, for the
purpose Of eiiecting exchanges with
similar societies In other States and
countries, aud for preservation i'm its
library, and for other purposes Of the
Society.
SEC. 8. This act being deemed by
the General Assembly Of immediate
importance, shall take effect from and
after its publication in the Daily iowa
State Register, Q newspaper published
ut Des Moines, and In the Iowa City
Press, y newspaper published al Iowa
City, without expense to the State.
Approved, Aprs! %, 1872.
hereby certify that The foregoing
act was published 10 the Daily Iowa
State Register, April 3Otl. in the Iowa
City Press, April 18th, 1872.
Ed WRIGHT, Sec'y of State.
CHAPTER 200.
AN ACT providing for the acknow l.
edgment and recording Of deeds in
certain cases, and rendering valid
the Acknowledgements Of deeds and
instruments in writing.
SECTION l. BE enacted by the
General assembly Of the State of loOo,
That all deeds aud conveyances Of
lands, tenements. aud hereditaments,
lying and being within this State here
tofore executed, and which said deeds
have been acknowledged or proved
according to and IN compliance with
the laws aud nsages Of the State, terri
tory or country in which said deeds or
conveyances were acknowledged aud
proved, or 10 which they shall be ac-
knowledged or proved, are hereby de-
clared effectual and valid In law to all
intents aud purposes, as though the
same Acknowledgements had been ta-
ken, or proof Of execution made with
in this Stale. aud in para.s@nna to the
acts. aud laws thereof, and such deeds
so acknowledged or proved as afore-
said, may be admitted to be recorded
in the respective counties In which
such lands. tene.nents, or heredita-
ments do or may lie, anything In the
acts and laws or this State to the con
trary thereof notwithstanding. Pro-
pided, that all deeds aud conveyances
Of lands, tenements, and hereditaments
situated within this State, which have
been ack nowledged or proved In any
other State. territory, or country, ac-
cording to, and in compliance with
the laws and usages Of State, territory
or country and which deeds or convey
ances have been recorded within this
State be, aud the same are hereby con-
firmed, and declared effectual and
valid, in law, TO all intents aud pur-
poses, as though said deeds or convey
ances, so acknowledged or proved and
recorded, had prior to being recorded,
been acknowledged or proved within
this State.
SEC. q That the acknowledgements
of all deeds, mortgages, or other in
struments in writing taken and certi-
fled previous to the taking effect of
this act. aud which have been duly
recorded, in the proper counties, in
this State, be and the same are hereby
declared to be legal and valid in all
courts Of law and equity in this State
or elsewhere, anything In the several
different acts or laws OF the territory
or State of Iowa, in regard to acknowl-
edgments 10 the contrary notwith-
standing.
SEC, 3. This act being deemed Of
immediate Importance, shall take eff
feet .roru and after its publication in
the Daily State Register and Daily
Iowa Leader, newspapers published
in Des MoiDes, Iowa.
Approved, April %. 1872.
| hereby certify that the foregoing
act was published In the Daily Iowa
State Register, and the Daily State
Leader, april 80, 1872.
ED WRIGHT, Sec'y Of State.
CHAPTER DO.
AN ACT authorizing the punishm
Of railroad companies, aud other in-
corporate bodies, for violation of the
criminal laws of this State.
SECTION 1. BE IL enacted Ly the
General 4Asscsably Of the State Of fora,
That all railroad companies. and all
other incorporate bodies, shall be liable
to prosecution by Indictment or infor-
nation rs hereinafter provided, in the
courts of this State.
SEC 2. Such companies or corpora
tions may be indicted or informed
against in any name 10 which they
transact business, or In which they are
commonly known.
SEC. g. Said companies shall be
deemed to he In courl upon the return
by the sheriff, or other officer, that q
copy of the information or indictment
has been delivered To anv l,erson upon