CH. 3] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY greater activities, proud of his state and deeply interested in her welfare, devoted to his country, he, Iowa's grandest patriot returned to the home he had always maintained in Iowa; and, WHEREAS; General Grenville M. Dodge died at Council Bluffs in this state January 3rd, 1916 and Iowa through her General Assembly hereby desires to recognize the great ability, noble qualities and distinguished services of her veteran soldier and citizen, now therefore Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: 1 2 3 SECTION 1. Expression of appreciation. That the state of Iowa does through her General Assembly hereby express the highest appreciation of the noble qualities and of the invaluable services which 4 General Grenville M. Dodge rendered to his country, both as a patriotic 5 soldier and as a citizen, and does hereby publicly express the love and 6 esteem of him whom they hold in grateful memory. 1 SEC. 2. Authorizing commission. That upon the passage of this act the governor shall appoint a Dodge Memorial Commission 3 consisting of fifteen persons, which shall be the only memorial commission authorized by law to solicit and receive subscriptions and donations for a monument or memorial to General Grenville M. Dodge to be located at Council Bluffs, Iowa. 5 6 1 SEC. 3. Powers and duty of commission. That the Dodge Me 2 morial Commission shall have full power and authority to solicit and 3 receive subscriptions and donations, and shall have full authority to 4 select a location and to locate the monument or memorial. They shall obtain designs, approve and adopt one that shall be selected by them 6 and shall have authority to do all things reasonable and necessary to 7 the location, selection and construction of said monument or memorial. SEC. 4. Compensation. That said commission shall serve with2 out any compensation and without expense to the state. 1 Approved February 2, A. D. 1917. CHAPTER 3. OILING PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. H. F. 20. AN ACT to amend the law as it appears in section fifteen hundred seventy-one-m thirty-two (1571-m32), supplemental supplement to the code, 1915, relating to the expenditure of the motor vehicle road fund and authorizing the oiling of public highways outside the limits of cities and towns. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Motor vehicle road fund-oiling public highways. That the law as it appears in section fifteen hundred seventy-one-m 2 thirty-two (1571-m32), supplemental supplement to the code, 1915, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting immediately following LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY [CH. 4 4 the word "dragging", as found in line thirty-nine (39) of said section, 5 the word "oiling". Approved February 3, A. D. 1917. CHAPTER 4. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OF GRAND MOUND. H. F. 33. AN ACT legalizing and curing the acts and proceedings of the independent school district of Grand Mound, in the county of Clinton and state of Iowa, in relation to the election to procure a site, erect and equip a school-house in said district, and for the sale of the old site, and the old school-house, the issuance of thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollars in bonds for the purpose of paying for the new site, and erection and equipment of a school-house, and authorizing the board of directors of said district to issue the thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollar bonds voted at an election. WHEREAS, the qualified electors of the Independent School District of Grand Mound, in the county of Clinton, and state of Iowa, did on the 11th day of December 1916, at a special election held for that purpose, vote in favor of procuring a new site, and erection and equipping of a new schoolhouse, and also in favor of the district issuing bonds in the sum of thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollars, for the purpose of procuring said site, and paying for the erection and equipment of the school, and WHEREAS, it is claimed that the notice of the election as published, did not comply with the requirements of the law in that there were not four weeks from the first publication, until the date of the election, and WHEREAS, while there were four publications in a newspaper, and that the notice was posted, it is claimed that on account of there not being four weeks from the date of the first publication, there was no authority conferred upon the board of directors to issue the thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollars in bonds voted. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: 1 4 SECTION 1. Election legalized. That all the acts of the Inde 2 pendent School District, of Grand Mound, in the county of Clinton, 3 and state of Iowa, and that of the board of directors of said school district, and the election held, which authorized the sale of the old site. 5 and school building, and authorized the board of directors to purchase a new site, to build and equip a school-house, and to issue bonds in the sum of thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollars to pay for the site and 8 the erection and equipment of said school-house, be, and the same are hereby legalized, and all of the proceedings, including the notices given, are declared valid. 6 7 9 10 1 SEC. 2. Notice legalized-bond issue authorized. That the 2 notice as printed, and as posted of said election, which notice was. 3 printed in the "Grand Mound Tribune" on November 17th, November 23d, November 30th and December 7th, be, and the same is hereby 5 legalized and declared to be valid, with the same force and effect as 4 CH. 5] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6 though notice of said election for four weeks had been given by publi7 cation once each week, had in all particulars complied strictly with 8 the laws of this state relating thereto. The board of directors of the 9 Independent School District of Grand Mound, in the county of Clinton 10 and state of Iowa, and their successors in office, are hereby authorized 11 by virtue of said election so held to issue bonds in the sum of thirty 12 thousand ($30,000.00) dollars, and to apply the proceeds arising from 13 the sale of said bonds in the purchase of a school-house site, and in 14 the erection and equipment of a school-house in said independent 15 school district. All the resolutions and the acts of the board of direc16 tors, of said independent school district, and the election held, which 17 authorized the issuing of said bonds, are hereby legalized and declared to be valid, the same as if said board of directors had adopted all of 19 said resolution and published notice of the election in the manner 20 provided by law, and as though all the provisions of the law of this state relating to the holding of an election for the purpose of procuring a site and voting bonds for the erection and equipment of a schoolhouse, had been duly and fully observed, and all the actions of the board of directors of the Independent School District of Grand Mound, in the county of Clinton, and state of Iowa, in the holding of said 26 election, and giving notice of the same, be, and the same are hereby 27 legalized. 21 22 24 25 123 SEC. 3. Pending litigation. Nothing in this act shall in any way affect any pending litigation concerning the subject matter thereof. 3 1 SEC. 4. Publication clause. This act being deemed of immediate 2 importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Des Moines Capital, a newspaper published at Des Moines, 4 Iowa, and in the Grand Mound Tribune, a newspaper published at 5 Grand Mound, Iowa, without expense to the state. 3 Approved February 3, A. D. 1917. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Des Moines Capital February 7, 1917, and in the Grand Mound Tribune February 8, 1917. W. S. ALLEN, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 5. SESSION LAWS. H. F. 1. AN ACT to provide for the preparation, printing, publication, distribution and sale of the acts and resolutions of the general assembly and making appropriations to defray the expense thereof, and to repeal sections forty-two (42) forty-three (43) and forty-four (44) of the supplement to the code, 1913, and enact substitutes therefor-all relating to the subject of public printing and binding. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Publication of session laws duties of officers. Im 1 2 mediately upon the taking effect of this act, and at the beginning of 5 6 9 LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY [CH. 5 each legislative session thereafter, the reporter of the supreme court, 4 under the direction of the judges of the supreme court, shall commence and continue throughout the session, and thereafter as far as necessary, the preparation of manuscript copy of all laws, acts, joint 7 resolutions and memorials passed thereat, arranging the same in 8 chapters, in the order in which they are filed in the office of the secretary of state, and indicating on each the number of the house or senate file. The state printer shall print the same as fast as manuscript is furnished to him by the reporter, and in the same size, style, type and appearance as the official edition of the Code, except that 13 each line of each section of each act shall be consecutively numbered 14 on the left hand margin thereof, and, with all possible dispatch, shall 15 deliver a copy of the final corrected volume to the said reporter, who 16 shall prepare and cause to be printed therewith an index thereto. 17 The state binder shall bind said volume as herein directed. 10 11 2 1234 1 The SEC. 2. Original rolls. In the preparation of said volume, the reporter shall have the same right to the possession of the original rolls and the same right to necessary supplies as now possessed by him in the preparation of the biennial supplemental supplement. SEC. 3. Duty of secretary of state and auditor of state. 2 secretary of state shall prepare and deliver to said reporter for insertion in said volume a correct list of state officers, judges of the supreme, district, superior and municipal courts, members of the 5 general assembly and commissioners for this state in other states. There shall also be inserted therein the statement of the condition of the state treasury, as provided by the constitution, which statement shall be furnished by the state auditor. 3 4 6 7 8 1 3 SEC. 4. Certificate. To each volume shall be attached the cer2 tificate of said reporter that the acts, laws, joint resolutions and memorials therein contained have been prepared from the original rolls in the office of the secretary of state and are correct, which cer5 tificate shall be presumptive evidence of their correctness. 4 1 SEC. 5. Number authorized. Four thousand (4,000) copies of 2 said volume shall be printed and all shall be bound in board covers. All volumes shall be sold to residents of this state at fifty cents ($.50) 4 per volume, and to all others at one dollar ($1.00) per volume. 3 123 SEC. 6. Distribution. That section forty-two (42) of the supplement to the code, 1913, be and the same is hereby repealed, and 3 the following enacted in lieu thereof: 2 4 5 "Sec. 42. The secretary of state shall distribute the laws aforesaid as follows: To the state library for exchange purposes, one 6 hundred fifty (150) copies; to the law library of the state university 7 for exchange purposes with the law libraries of other state and ter8 ritorial universities or colleges, fifty (50) copies; to the state historical department and the state historical society, each ten (10) 10 copies; to all judges of the supreme, district and superior courts of 11 Iowa and judges of the United States district courts in Iowa, one (1) 12 copy each; to each municipal judge, as provided in section six hundred ninety-six-c (696-c) of the supplemental supplement to the code, 14 1915, one (1) copy; to the clerk of the supreme court of Iowa and 15 to each clerk of the United States district court in Iowa, one (1) 16 copy; to the state institutions and state officers, two (2) copies each; CH. 51 LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 17 to the separate departments of the principal state offices, members 18 of permanent state boards or commissions, offices of permanent state boards or commissions, when maintained at the seat of government, 20 members of the thirty-seventh and succeeding general assemblies, 21 chief clerk of the house, secretary of the senate, colleges and public 22 libraries within the state, each one (1) copy; to each county officer, 23 one (1) copy; to each of the following officers, one (1) copy, on 24 written request only; justices of the peace, township clerks, and mayors of cities or towns." 25 1 4 SEC. 7. Requisitions by county auditors. That section forty2 three (43) of the supplement to the code, 1913, be and the same is 3 hereby repealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof, to wit: "Sec. 43. The county auditor shall make requisition upon the 5 secretary of state for the number of copies needed for gratuitous distribution and for sale purposes, and the secretary of state shall 7 deliver to the county auditor the number so ordered, charging him 8 therewith upon the books of his office. Upon receipt thereof, the county auditor shall execute his receipt in duplicate therefor, one of 10 which shall be filed in his office and the other immediately forwarded 11 to the secretary of state. The county auditor shall, in delivering 12 copies, take receipts in duplicate therefor, one of which shall be filed 13 in his office and the other forwarded to the secretary of state, along with the annual report provided for in section forty-five (45) hereof.” SEC. 8. Duty of officers to account. That section forty-four (44) 2 of the supplement to the code, 1913, be and the same is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof, to wit: 14 1 3 4 5 "Sec. 44. The secretary of state shall pay the proceeds arising from all such sales made by him into the state treasury each month. 6 The county auditor shall pay the proceeds arising from all such sales 7 made by him into the county treasury for the use of the state revenue, on or before the first Monday of January in each year, taking a re9 ceipt in duplicate therefor, one of which shall be immediately forwarded to the secretary of state." 8 10 1 2 7 SEC. 9. Appropriation. There is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of providing the necessary clerical assistance in preparing 4 the volume of the acts of thirty-seventh general assembly, the sum 5 of one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00), or so much thereof 6 as may be necessary, which sum shall be wholly available for said purpose, immediately upon the taking effect of this act. There is hereby further appropriated out of any such funds a like amount and for the same purpose for each special or regular session of the 10 general assembly subsequent to the present session, which amount 11 shall be wholly available for each session immediately upon its legal 12 organization. Said appropriations shall be expended under the direc13 tion of the judges of the supreme court. The proper bills for print14 ing and binding said volumes shall be paid as provided by law. 8 9 1 2 SEC. 10. Appropriation, legalizing and private acts. Section two hundred twenty-four-j (224-j) of the supplemental supplement to the code, 1915, is hereby amended as follows: By striking out the comma following the word "supplement", where it appears in the fifth 5 line preceding the close of said section, and by inserting a period in 3 4 |