SEC. 33. When imprisonment shall constitute a portion Imprisonment. or all the punishment of offenders against the by-laws and ordinances of said city, such offenders, on conviction, may be committed to the jail of Polk county, or some other place prepared by the council, and the said city council may make provision by ordinance for all such offenders to work out the fine and cost of prosecution on the streets of said city.

SEC. 34. In all suits and prosecutions before the mayor, Process. where the city of Desmoines is a party, the marshal of said city, or any constable of Desmoines township, shall have the power to serve subpoenas or other process, anywhere within Desmoines township, or to perform any other duty devolving upon said marshal.

SEC. 35. When any tract of land adjoining the city of Additions. Desmoines shall have been or hereafter shall be laid out into town or city lots and duly recorded as required by law, the same may by a majority of the voters, at any regularly notified election, be annexed to said city and form a part thereof.

SEC. 36. That the said city council shall have power to Increase wards increase the number of wards and aldermen within said & aldermen. city whenever in their judgment, the exigencies of the city may require it: Provided, the number of aldermen on the east and west sides of Desmoines river respectively shall not bechanged for two years.

SEC. 37. That this act shall be taken and received in all courts and by all judges, magistrates or other public officers, as a public act, and all printed copies of the same which shall be printed by and under the authority of the Senate and House of Representatives, shall be admitted as good authority thereof, without any other proofs whatsoever.

Evidence.

SEC. 38. That all acts and parts of acts heretofore Repeal. passed relative to the incorporation of the town of Fort Desmoines, and coming within the perview of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

SEC. 39. This act shall take effect from and after its publi

cation in the Iowa Citizen and Iowa City Republican: Provided, That no expense for the publication of this act be incurred by the State.

Approved January 28, 1857.

I certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa City Republicar Feb. 12, 1857, and Iowa Citizen, Feb. 16, 1857.

ELIJAH SELLS,

Sec'y of State.

Clayton county bonds.

CHAPTER. 186

BONDS.

AN ACT to authorize the county of Clayton to issue bonds to aid in the construc iion of certain railroads therein named.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the county of Clayton is hereby authorized to issue bonds to aid in the construction of the Dubuque and Turkey Valley Railroad, and the MeGregor, St. Peters and Missouri River Railroad, or either of them, and that the county judge may submit the question to the people in accordance with the provisions of the Code, either as a joint or several propositions, and whether submitted as a joint or several propositions, he shall specify in the proclamation the amount of bonds to be voted for each.

SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its publication in the Elkader Tribune and North Iowa Times, without expense to the State.

Approved January 28, 1857.

I certify the foregoing was published in the Elkader Tribune, February 26,

1857.

ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary of State

CHAPTER 187.

SCHOOL FUND.

AN ACT in relation to the School Fund.

State treasur

er.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Sup't pay to State of Iowa, That James D. Eads, superintendent of public instruction, is hereby required to pay over to the State t easurer all monies now in his hands, which may have been, or which shall be paid to him by the school fund commissioner of any county or counties in this State. SEC. 2. It is hereby made the duty of the treasurer of Treasurer ap State to apportion any monies which may be received from the county commissioners, among the several counties, ac cording to chapter sixty-seven, section ten hundred and eighty, of the school laws.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa Republican and Iowa Capital Reporter.

Approved January 28, 1857.

I certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa City Republican, Feb. 18, 1857, and in the Iowa Capital Reporter.

portion.

ELIJAH SELLS,

Sec'y of State.

CHAPTER 188.

AGRICULTURE.

AN ACT for the encouragement of agriculture.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That it shall be the duty of all county agricultural societies in this State, whether now organized or hereafter to be organized, annually to offer and award premiums for the improvement of stock, tillage crops, implements, mechanical fabrics and articles of domestic industry, and such other articles and improvements as they may deem propor. And it shall also be their duty so to regulate the

Co. societies.

Publish aw'rds and make re

ports.

Offic'rs of State
Society.

Meet and elect directors.

amount of premiums and the different grades of the same, so that it will be competent for small as well as large farmers and artizans to compete therefor.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of each county society to publish annually a list of the awards, and an abstract of the treasurer's account, in one or more newspapers of the counfy or adjoining counties, and to make a report of their proceedings during the year, and a synopsis of the awards. And also make a report of the condition of agriculture in their county to the board of directors of the Iowa State Agricultural Society; which shall be forwarded by mail or otherwise to the secretary of said society, on or before the first of December of each year, and a failure to make such report shall forfeit twenty per cent. upon the amount said society is entitled to draw from the State treasury, and the secretary shall be liable to the society for that amount. And it shall be the duty of the auditor of State, before issuing his warrant in favor of said societies for any amount, to demand the certificate of the secretary of the State Society that such report has been made.

SEC. 3. That the present officers and directors of the Iowa State Agricultural Society shall contine to hold their respective offices till the second Wednesday of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, and until their successors are elected as hereinafter determined; provided, said society shall at its next annual meeting alter or amend its articles of incorporation in such manner as not to conflict with the provisions of this act.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the officers and directors of the said State society, together with the presidents of all county societies, to meet at the capital of the State on the second Wednesday of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, and proceed to elect by ballot, a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and ten directors, who together, or a quorum of five [of] their number, regu larly convened, shall constitute the board of directors of the Iowa State Agricultural Society. The president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, shall serve one year. The time that each director shall serve, shall be determined by ballot, so that the term of service of five of the number shall expire in one year from their election, and the

remaining five in two years; and at all subsequent elections, directors shall be chosen for two years; and the president of the society shall have power to call meetings of the board whenever he may deem it expedient.

Board.

SEC. 5. There shall be held at the capital of the State, Meeting of the on the second Wednesday of January in each year, an annual meeting of the board of directors of the Iowa State Agricultural Society, together with the president of each county society in the State, or other delegate therefrom, duly authorized in writing, who shall for the time being, be ex-officio, members of the board, and entitled to all the rights and privileges of any other member; and at such annual meeting, officers and directors shall be chosen, the place for holding the next annual meeting shall be determined, premiums on essays and field crops shall be awarded, and all questions relating to the agricultural development of the State may be considered.

rules.

SEC. 6. The premium list and rules of exhibition shall Publish list & be determined and published by the board of directors prior to the first of April in each year.

SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of the said board of direct-Duty of Board. ors to make an annual report to the General Assembly of the State, or to the Governor in the alternate years when the General Assembly may not be in session, embracing the proceedings of the said society and board of directors for the past year, and an abstract of the proceedings of the several county societies, as well as a general view of the condition of agriculture throughout the State, accompanied with such essays, statements and recommendations as they may deem interesting and useful, which reports shall be published by the State, under the supervision of the secretary of that society.

societies.

SEC. 8. That when any county or district society, com-State assist co. posed of one or more counties, shall have made their report to the State society as above provided, and raised during the year any sum of money for actual membership, they shall be entitled to an equal sum, not exceeding two hundred dollars, from the State treasury, upon the affidavit of the president, secretary or treasurer of said county society that such was raised for the legitimate purpose of the socie ty during the current year.