thence to West Point, thence to Parkersburg, and thence to Iowa City. Said commissioners to meet at Where and Fort Madison, on the first Monday in May next to when comm'rs discharge their duties. to meet. Jefferson. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted. That Joseph Road from Cole, of Lee county, Peter Boger, of Henry county, West Point to and Alfred Wright, of Jefferson county, be and they county seat of are hereby appointed commissioners to mark and lay out a Territorial road, commencing at West Point, in Lee county, thence to Salem, in Henry county, and thence to the county seat of Jefferson county. Said commissioners to meet at West Point, Where and on the second Monday in May next, to discharge when comm'rs their duties. to meet. Indian boun dary line. SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That Daniel Road from Strong and Enoch H. Sexson, of Des Moines county, Burlington to and Grinder Wilson, of Henry county, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to lay out a Territorial road, commencing at Burlington, in Des Moines county, thence to Trenton, thence to Joseph York's, thence to Lee's, and then west to the Indian boundary line. Said commissioners shall meet at Where and Burlington, on the third Monday in April next, to when comm'rs discharge their duties. to meet. sant to Iowa City. SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That C. Jones, Road from of the county of Henry, George W. Fry, and John Mount PleaSullivan, be appointed commissioners to review, lay out, and establish a Territorial road from Mount Pleasant to Rome, in Henry county, from thence to Lockridge, thence to Smith's Crossing, on Big Cedar, in Jefferson county, from thence to Iowa City, in Van Buren county. Said commissioners, or a majority Where and of them, shall meet at the town of Mount Plea- when comm'rs sant, on the first Monday of May next, to discharge to meet. the duties required of them by this act. SEC. 13. And be it further enacted. That James L. Road from Kirkpatrick and Charles Swan, of Jackson county, Davenport to and Joseph M. Robertson, of Scott county, be and Belleview. they are hereby empowered to lay out a Territorial road from Davenport, Parkhurst, Charleston, to Belleview; and that the said commissioners shall Where and meet at Davenport, on the first Monday in May next, when comm'rs and proceed to lay out said road on the nearest and to meet. best route. SEC. 14. And be it further enacted, That John M. Road from KeWhitaker and William Goodall, of Van Buren county, osauqua to and Isaac Blakely, of Jefferson county, be and they county seat of are hereby appointed commissioners to lay out a Jefferson. Where and to meet. Road from N. boundary line of Missou Territorial road, commencing at Keosauqua, in Van Buren county, on the nearest and best route to the county seat of Jefferson county. Said commissioners when comm'rs to meet at Keosauqua, in Van Buren county, on the first Monday in June next to discharge their duties. SEC. 15. And be it further enacted, That Henry Farmington to Bateman, John Davidson, and Henry King, of Van Buren county, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to mark and lay out a Territorial road, commencing at the town of Farmington, in said county, from thence to the northern boundary line of the State of Missouri, a direction to the town of Waterloo, the present seat of justice for Clark county, in the State of Missouri aforesaid. Said when comm'rs commissioners shall meet at the town of Farmington, on the first day of May next, to discharge their duties. ri. Where and to meet. Duty of sheriffs SEC. 16. And if the aforesaid commissioners, or a majority of them, fail to meet at the time and places named in the preceding sections of this act, it shall be the duty of the sheriffs of the several counties, having jurisdiction over the points named, on application of any one of the commissioners, to notify them to meet on some other day. Duty of county SEC. 17. That it shall be the duty of the county commissioners. commissioners, of the different counties of this Territory, to order the opening of all Territorial roads, without delay, that are now laid out, or may hereafter be laid out, within this Territory. SEC. 18. That should any of the commissioners, named in the different sections of this act, die, refuse to serve, or remove out of their respective counties, the county commissioners of the county where such vacancy shall happen, shall fill such vacancies as often as they may occur. SEC. 19. Said commissioners shall be allowed two dollars a day for their services, and shall employ one or more surveyors, and as many laboring hands as they may think necessary. The surveyor's salary shall not exceed four dollars a day, and the laborers shall not exceed one dollar and fifty cents a day, to be paid according to the provisions of an act to provide for laying out and opening Territorial roads. APPROVED, January 25, 1839. SEALS. AN ACT respecting Seals SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Iowa, That any Scrawl equivainstrument, to which the person making the same lent to a seal. shall affix any device, or scrawl, by way of seal, shall be adjudged and held to be of the same force and obligation as if it were actually sealed. the word SEC. 2. All instruments shall be considered, and Scrawl, or deadjudged, as sealed instruments whenever the afore- vice, without said scrawl or device, is attached by the mark thereof," although the word "seal" is not mentioned in the body of the instrument. APPROVED, January 24, 1839. SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. AN ACT to locate the Seat of Government of the Territory of Iowa, and for other purposes. held at Bur SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Iowa, That until Sessions of lethe public buildings are completed, and ready for gislative asthe reception of the Legislative Assembly and other sembly to be officers of the Territory, at the permanent seat of lington for government, located as hereinafter directed, the ses- three years. sions of the Legislative Assembly shall be held at the town of Burlington, for three years, and until the aforesaid necessary buildings shall be declared, by the proclamation of the Governor, ready for the reception of the Legislative Assembly. SEC 2. Be it further enacted, That the commis- Meeting of sioners hereinafter mentioned, or a majority of them, commissioners. shall, on the first day of May, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, meet at the town of Napoleon, and proceed to locate the seat of government at the most eligible point within the present limits of Johnson county, in said Territory. SEC. 3. That three commissioners, to consist of one Comm'rs to be person from each judicial district in this Territory, appointed by shall be appointed by joint ballot of the Council and joint ballot. House of Representatives, to locate and establish the permanent seat of government of this Territory, as hereinbefore directed, in the said county of Johnson. Public buildings. surer. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall agree upon a plan of said buildings, and shall issue proposals, giving six months notice thereof, and contract for the Governor to of- erection of said buildings without delay. The Govficiate as trea- ernor of the Territory shall officiate as treasurer, whose duty it shall be to draw from the treasurer of the United States such sum or sums of money as have been, or hereafter may be, appropriated by Congress towards the erection of public buildings for the use of said Territory, and shall pay the same, upon the order of a majority of said commissioners, to such Account to be persons as they may direct. The Governor shall annually render to the Legislative Assembly a true account of all moneys received and paid out by him. And the said commissioners shall agree upon one of their number to be acting commissioner, whose Duty of acting duty it shall be to superintend daily, in person, the commissioner. rearing and finishing said buildings; and the said rendered. acting commissioner shall have power at all times, when he may think proper, to call the board of commissioners together for the purpose of transacting business on this subject; and the said board shall, in all contracts, reserve the privilege of suspending any contract made by them, for the purpose or carrying into effect the object above named, until the matter in dispute shall be settled, if any there should Comm'rs com- be. The said commissioners shall receive such compensation as may hereafter be allowed them by law. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the said comlaid out in lots, missioners shall employ one or more competent surveyors, and all other hands necessary, and shall have six hundred and forty acres of land laid out in lots, out lots, streets, squares, and alleys, at the place where the said seat of government is so located, if practicable. pensation. Land to be streets, &c. Copy of plat to Governor. SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the be sent to the duty of the commissioners to have the town platted, and to transmit a copy of the same to the Governor, which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Territory. Oath to be taken by commissioners, SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, previous to their entering upon their duties, as provided in this act, shall take and subscribe the following oath before some person legally authorized to administer the same: "We (here insert the names of the commissioners) do solemnly swear, (or affirm, as the case may be), in the presence of Almighty God, that we will, to the APPROVED, January 21, 1839. office. SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. AN ACT supplementary to "An Act to locate the Seat of Government of the City." SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Iowa, That so soon Seat of Govas the place shall be selected, agreeably to the pro- ernment to be visions of the act to which this is a supplement, and called "Iowa report thereof made to the Governor, and the consent of the United States obtained, the commissioners shall proceed to lay out a town, to be called "Iowa City," on the piece of ground so selected, upon such place as may be agreed upon by a majority of said commissioners; and after a plat of the same shall have been recorded, the Governor shall, by proclamation, direct a sale of lots in said town, to Sale of lots. be under the direction of the commissioners above named, the proceeds of which shall go into the Territorial Treasury, to be expended as may hereafter be directed by law. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the acting com- Acting commissioner shall give bond to the United States in the missioner to penal sum of forty thousand dollars, to be approved execute a bond. of by the Governor, for the faithful performance of his duty, and said bond shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Territory. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the acting com- Account to be missioner shall annually render, to the Legislative rendered anAssembly, a true account of all monies received and nually. paid out by him. |