The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-11-02
ORDINANCE.


An ordinance ratifying the acts of the Mayor
and Clerk of the city of OskalOosa in issuing
Funded Bonds numbered from lone" to -four
inclusive.
WHEREAS, the city council of the city of
Oslxaloosa did on the 18th day of September,
said mayor and clerk to issue what is known as
Funded Bonds numbered from ''One" to -four"
inclusive, for. the purpose of taking up artesian
well bonds numbered from ''2S to 67' inclusive.
And
WHEREAS, said mayor and clerk have issued
said Bonds bearing date October !, 1870. And
WHEREAS said Bonds should have been of
the date of October 2, 1876. Therefore be it
ordained by the city council of OskalooSa, Iowa.
SECTION /. The acts of said mayor and clerk
are hereby fully ratified and confirmed.
SEC. 2. For the prompt payment of said
Bonds both principal and interest as the same
shall mature the said city hereby irrevokably
pledges its faith and credit and the taxes levied
on all the property subject to or that may be
subject TO taxation by said city and all the
revenues of said city and TIE city council of said
city is hereby required to levy such special or
general tax as may be necessary to meet the
interest on said Bonds as the same shall become
due and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to
pay the principal of said Bonds as the same
shall mature and in every respect provide for
said Bonds and the payment of the same as if
issued of the date of October 2, 1876.
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall be published in
the Weekly Oskaloosa HERALD and WelchS
Reform Leader as required by law and shall take
effect accordingly.
0 Attest GEO. r.. LEE, City Clerk
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
in the circuit court of the State of Iowa, in
and for Mahaska county, October term 1876.
The National State)
Bank of OskalOoSa,
VS.. Legal Notice
Unknown heirs of
Lewis Peck.
To the unknown heirs of Lewis Peck:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
there is now on file in the Office of the clerk of
the circuit court of MahaSka county, Iowa, q
petition of the National State Bank of OskaloOsa,
Iowa, claiming that Lewis Peck in his life time.
sold to one Eli A. Spain Il certain United States
land warrant No. 1886 for valuable considera-
ton, and that said warrant was issued in the
name of the said Lewis Peck. but by error or
oversight the said Peck failed to assign or pro-
perly transfer said land warrant to the purchas-
er Eli n. Spain, and that by reason of the error
or oversight the said Spain was compelled and
did locate said land warrant upon the following
described land, viz: The south half of the north
west or of the southwest or of section twenty
three (28 in township seventy-seven Gu north
rang seventeen QD west, and other lands in the
name of Lewis Peck to whom it was issued
thereby. leaving defect or break in the title of
said land there being no conveyance from the
said Peck to the said Spain, grantor, and asking
that decree may be rendered against you to
correct said error that plaintiffs title may be
perfected to the land above described and that
you may be restrained forever from setting up
or claiming any title to said land above describ-
ed and asking full relief. And unless you
appear thereto and defend before noon of the
second day of the next term of the circuit court
to be begun and held on the third Monday of
February, 1877, a default will be entered against
you and Judgment and decree rendered there
on as prayed for in said petition.
G. p. SEARLE,
Attorney for plaintiff.