Writ of error.

Notice.

CHAPTER 61.

WRITS OF ERROR.

AN ACT further regulating the suing out writs of error in the district court.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That no writ of error, such as is provided for in sections 2349 and 2356 inclusive, of the code of Iowa, shall be sued out after twenty days from the day on which the decision, order, or judgment to which such writ relates has been made.

SEC. 2. Notice shall be given as in case of appeal from judgments of justice of the peace.

SEC. 3. This act to be in force from and after its publication according to law.

Approved Jan. 21st, 1857.

Index.

Fees.

CHAPTER 62.

RECORDS OF DAVIS COUNTY.

AN ACT authorizing the county recorder of Davis county to re-index certain records therein named.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the recorder of Davis county, Iowa, be and he is hereby authorized to re-index all the records of deeds and mortgages in his office, from the organization of said county down to the year 1853, or so much of said record as he may deem expedient.

SEC. 2. The county judge of Davis county aforesaid is hereby authorized to allow the said recorder a just compensation out of the county treasury, for his services in said reindexing said records.

SEC 3. This act to be in force from and after its approval by the Governor of the State.

Approved Jan. 21st, 1857.

CHAPTER 63.

ADDITIONAL JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

AN ACT for an additional Justice of the Peace, of Columbia township, Wapello county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Election. State of Iowa, That the electors of Columbia township, in Wapello county, be authorized to elect, on the first Monday of April next, and every two years thereafter, one additional justice of the peace, who shall hold his office in the town of Eddyville in said county.

SEC. 2. This act to take effect after its publication in the Demoine Courier and Eddyville Free Press, provided that such publication shall not be at the expense of the State. Approved Jan. 21, 1857.

CHAPTER 64.

WAPELLO CITY.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the City of Wapello, in
Louisa county, Iowa.

council.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Powers of State of Iowa, That, in addition to the powers and privileges already conferred upon the council of the city of Wapello, they shall have the power to establish streets and alleys, and to vacate the same upon the petition of two-thirds the value of the real property on both sides of the street or alleys where the change is desired, but whenever the exercise of this power shall injure the property of any person, the corporation of said city shall be liable to the person so injured in such sum as may be adjudged proper by three dis. interested persons, to be selected by the marshal of said city.

ey.

SEC. 2. The city council is invested with authority to Borrow borrow money, for any purpose, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, and pledge the faith of the city for the payment thereof:-Provided the question of borrowing be first

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Notice of elec tion.

submitted to the legal voters of the city, and two-thirds of all the votes cast shall be in favor of said loan, and upon a decision thus made in favor of any such loan, the city council will be authorized to make an additional tax exceeding three mills on the dollar, and to provide the means to pay any indebtedness created by virtue of the authority granted in this section.

SEC. 3. When any loan under the preceding section is proposed to be made, the mayor shall cause at least one notice, to be posted up in some public place in each ward, specifying, as nearly as practicable, the manner, amount, and for what purpose the loan is proposed, to be made at least ten days before the time fixed for voting thereon.

SEC. 4. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Wapello Intelligencer and Burris Commercial without expense to the State.

Approved Jan. 21, 1857.

Time of holding courts.

CHAPTER 65.

FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

AN ACT fixing the time of holding court in the first judicial district.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the regular terms of the district court in the first judicial district of this State, shall be held as follows:

In Lee county, at Keokuk, on the second Monday of February, and the first Monday of September.

At Fort Madison on the second Monday of March, and Second Monday of October.

In Des Moines county, at Burlington, on the fourth Monday of April, fourth Monday of July, fourth Monday of October, and the fourth Monday of January.

In Henry county, at Mt. Pleasant, on the second Monday in April, the second Monday in August, and the second Monday in December.

In Louisa county, at Wapello, on the fourth Monday in March, the first Monday in August, and the first Monday in December.

SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts coming in conficit with Repeal. this act, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Gate City and Mt. Pleasant Ob

server.

Approved January 21st 1857.

I certify that the foregoing act was published in the Mt. Pleasant Observer, Feb. 7, 1857, and Gate City, Feb. 10, 1857.

ELIJAH SELLS,

Sec'y of State.

CHAPTER 66.

HENRY M. BEESON.

AN ACT authorizing the administrator of the estate of Henry M. Beeson to perform certain acts.

sell real estat

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Administrator State of Iowa, That the Administrator of the estate of Henry M. Beeson, deceased, late of the county of Marshall, and State of Iowa, be, and is hereby authorized, under the direction of the Probate Court of said county, to sell so much of the lands belonging to said estate as shall be necessary to pay off the debts of the same.

SEC. 2. So much of the personal property of the said es- Personal prop tate as the said court shall direct, shall remain unsold for the erty.

use and benefit of the minors of said estate.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect from and after its passage.

This bill having been in the hands of the Governor three days (Sunday excepted) *he General Assembly being in session, has become a law this 21st day of January, 1857.

Name changed

CHAPTER 67.

NAME CHANGED.

AN ACT to change the name of the town of Jefferson, in Warren county, Iowa,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the name of the town of Jefferson, in the county of Warren, and State of Iowa, is hereby changed to Lacona.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect from and after its publication according to law.

Approved January 21st, 1857.

Name changed

CHAPTER 68.

CHANGE OF NAME.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the name of Jorgen Zueviner, of St. Ansgar township, Mitchell county, be and the same is hereby changed to Jorgen Solner.

SEC. 2. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its publication.

Approved January 21st, 1857.

Borrow mon'y.

CHAPTER 69.

SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AN ACT to authorize school district No. 2, in Le Claire township, Scott county, to borrow money.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That the Board of Directors of school district No. 2, in the township of Le Claire, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, be, and is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow any sum or sums of money not to ex