Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
CHAPTER 2os.

CHAPTER 20s.
AN ACT to reorganize the State
Historical Society.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of tie State Of
Iowa, That from and after the tax
ing effect of this act, the Board of
Curators Of the State Historical So
ciety 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 mem
bers of the Society. The term of Of
flee of said Curators shall be two
years, except as provided IN the next
section, and they shall receive no
(Dbmpensation for their services,
SEC. 2. The curators appointed
by the Governor, shall be appointed
on or before the last Wednesday in
June in the year 1872, and each sec
ond year thereafter, and their term
of Office shall commence on that day.
Nine cu,ators shall be selected by
the present board to serve on behalf
of the Society until the last Wednes-
day in June, A. d. 1873, or in de
fault of such selection, the nine mem
bers OF the present board having the
longest unexpired terms shall 80
serve. And at the annual meeting
of said Historical Society held next
before the last Wednesday in June,
A. d. 1873, and in each second year
thereafter, there shall be elected by
ballot from the members of the So.
clety nine curators for the term next
ensuing.
SEC. 3. All persons who are mem
bers OF said Historical Society at the
date of this act, shall remain mem
bers of the same as reorganized, and
new members may be admitted at
any time under the rules now in force,
or such other rules as may hereafter
be adopted by the board of curators.
SEC. 4. The annual meeting OF the
Society shall be held at Iowa City on
the Monday preceding the last We'd
nesday in June Of each year.
SEC. 5. The board OF curators
shall choose annually, or oftener, if
need be, a corresponding secretary,
recording secretary, "a treasurer, aud
q librarian, who shall be selected
from the members of the Historical
Society outside of their own num-
Der, and shall hold office for one
year, unless sooner removed by a
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 officers OF the
Society or of tie board shall receive
any compensation from the State ap-
preparation 70 the Society.
SEC. 6. 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 successor Is elected.
SEC. I. The curators, majority
OF whom shall reside IN the vicinity
of the State University, and seven OF
whom shall constitute quorum,
shall be the executive department Of
the Society, and shall have full pow
er to manage Its affairs. They shall
keep full and correct account OF
their doings, and OF the receipt and
expenditure of all funds collected or
granted tor the purposes OF the So.
ciety, and shall report the same an
nually to the Governor on or before
the fifteenth day Of December, as re-
quered by law of other State lnsti-
tutions.
SEC. 8. There shall be delivered
to said Society eighty bound copies
of the Reports of the Supreme Court,
and of all other books aud docu-
mcnts published by the State, or at
it's order, for the purpose of etfectirg
exchanges with similar societies i'll
other States and countries, and for
preservation in its library, aud the
purposes Of the Society.
SEC. .. This act being deemed OF
immediate Importance, shall be IN
force from and after its publication
in the Iowa State Register, news
paper published at Des Moines, and
in the Iowa City Press, newspaper
published at Iowa City, without ex-
pense to the State.
Approved, April %, 1872.
thereby certify that the forego-
ing act was published in tho Daily
Iowa State Register, April 80, and
Iowa Cl,y Press, April 20, 1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State,