Taxes delinquent.

SEC. 3. After the said taxes become delinquent, the Treasurer of State shall proceed to collect the same in the same manner and with the same rights and powers as a sherlect. When and iff under execution, except that no process shall be necessary, to authorize the treasurer to seize and sell property for the collection of said taxes.

Treasurer to col

how.

Treasurer of state

SEC. 4. One-fifth of the taxes levied and collected as aforesaid shall remain in the State treasury to be used in the same manner as the several revenues of the State, and the other four-fifths of said taxes shall be apportioned by the Treasurer of State to the several counties fifths of taxes to through which the said roads respectively run, in proporing to miles of tion to the number of miles of main track of road in each county, and shall be paid over by him to the treasurer of the county entitled thereto.

to apportion four

counties, accord

road.

shall fail to furnish statement.

Penalty.

Duty of Treasurer SEC. 5. If any railroad company shall fail to furnish in case company the sworn statement required by this act on or before the time herein provided, the Treasurer of State shall on or before the first day of March ascertain as nearly as possible the gross earnings of such delinquent company, and shall assess thereon the tax as herein provided, together with a penalty thereon of thirty per cent. for such neglect, which tax and penalty shall be collected as provided by the third section of this act. When the Treasurer of State has to incur any expense either in the assessment or collection of said taxes after they become delinquent, he shall One per cent of add one per centum on the amount of taxes due, which be added to am't. shall be his compensation for said assessment and collection. The taxes herein provided for shall be in lieu of all taxes for any and all purposes on the road-bed, right of way, track, rolling-stock and necessary buildings for operating their road, except as hereinafter provided; but other property belonging to such company, whether personal or real, shall be taxed as property of individuals in the respective counties in which the same may be situated. SEC. 6. No provision of this act shall be held to apply over certain riv- to any railroad bridge across the Mississippi or Missouri river, but such bridges shall be assessed and taxed on the same basis as the property of individuals.

Not applicable to

R. R. bridges

ers.

Repealing clause.

SEC. 7. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.

Approved, April 12, 1870.

CHAPTER 107.

PENITENTIARY OF THE STATE.

AN ACT for the Improvement of the Penitentiary, and to Provide APRIL 12, for the Salary and Compensation of the Warden.

appro

priated for im

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, That there be and is hereby appropri- $11,200 ated out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise provements and library. for appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary the several objects named, viz.: for the purpose of completing the hospital building, the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars; for the purpose of completing the cells, the sum of six thousand dollars; for the purpose of furnishing and repairing the Warden's house, the sum of twelve hundred dollars; for the purpose of increasing the library the sum of three hundred dollars, annually, for two years, to be expended under the direction of Hon. J. M. Beck, assisted by the chaplain; for the purpose of supplying the prison with water, by sinking an artesian well, the sum of four hundred dollars: Provided, the contractors for the prison labor will spend an equal amount for the completion of said well, should it be found necessary; for general repairs, the sum of five hundred dollars.

Warden; Census

SEC. 2. The money hereby appropriated shall be ex- How expended; pended under the direction of the Warden, the plans Board. and estimates being first submitted to the Census Board and approved by said Board.

SEC. 3. The Warden shall be allowed, in addition to Provisions the salary now allowed by law, provisions for his family lowed Warden. and guests.

al

SEC. 4. There is hereby further appropriated the sum 19,519.63 for loss of $9,519.63 paid out on account of losses by fire at the by fire. Penitentiary, which sum was paid out by order of the Census Board, and for which the Treasurer holds the Warden's receipt.

SEC. 5. This act being deemed of immediate impor- Taking effect. tance shall take effect from and after its publication in the State Register and Iowa Homestead, papers published at Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved, April 12, 1870.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Daily Iowa State Register, April 20, 1870, and in The Iowa Homestead, April 22d, 1870.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 108.

APRIL 12.

GENERAL INSURANCE LAW AMENDED.

AN ACT to Amend Section Forty, of Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Eight of the Acts of the 12th General Assembly, to regulate Insurance Companies.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of 1968, ch. 18. the State of Iowa, That section forty, of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight of the acts of the Twelfth General Assembly, be and the same is hereby so amended in the third 700 persons may line of said section that the word "two" shall read " seven,' organize to insure their and that in the sixth and seventh lines of said section the property or lives; words "and occupied" be and the same are hereby stricken not be occupied out, and the words " except the secretary" be inserted May pay sec'y. immediately after the word "employees" in said section. Approved, April 12, 1870.

own

Property need

by owner.

CHAPTER 109.

APRIL 12.

dependence.

CARE OF THE INSANE.

AN ACT for the Government of Hospitals for the Insane, Defining the Legal Relations of Insane Persons, and Providing for their Care and Protection.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Hospitals for the the State of Iowa, That the Hospital for the Insane, located Insane at Mount at Mount Pleasant, in Henry county, shall hereafter be known by the name of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane at Mount Pleasant; and the Hospital for the Insane, located at Independence, in Buchanan county, shall be known by the name of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane Each under ch'rg at Independence. Each of said Hospitals shall be under of Trustees; Gov- the charge of seven Trustees, as herein provided, four of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; the Governor of the State shall be ex officio a member of the board.

ernor one.

SEC. 2. The present Trustees of the Mount Pleasant Present Trustees Hospital shall hold their offices for the periods for which they have been respectively appointed; that is to say,

to continue in office.

ed.

pital at Indepen

Luke Palmer and Andrew W. McClure, until the 4th day of July, 1870; Maturin L. Fisher and Benjamin Crabb, until the 4th day of July, 1872; and Micajah T. Williams, George Acheson, and Martin L. Edwards, until the 4th day of July, 1874; and Luke Palmer and Andrew W. Two reappointMcClure, aforesaid, are hereby appointed their own successors, respectively, for six years from the 4th day of July, 1870. The Trustees of the Independence Hospital Trustees of Hosshall be Maturin L. Fisher and Dr. John F. Ely, who shall dence; classified. hold their offices until the 4th day of July, 1872; T. W. Fawcett and G. W. Bemis, who shall hold their offices until the 4th day of July, 1874; and E. G. Morgan, J. M. Boggs, and Dr. C. C. Parker, who shall hold their offices until the 4th day of July, 1876. The first two shall serve for two years, the second two for four years, and the last three for six years, from the 4th day of July, 1870. In all cases, when the term of [a] Trustee expires, his General successor shall be appointed by the General Assembly for bly to elect. six years; and the incumbent shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. All vacancies occur- Vacancies ring shall be filled by the Governor until the meeting of the General Assembly.

vided for.

Assem

SEC. 3. The Trustees, before entering upon the duties Oath of office. of their office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States, and of this State, and also faithfully to discharge the duties required of them by law, and the by-laws that may be established. They shall be paid their actual and necessary Compensation. expenses and three dollars per day during the time they are actually engaged in the discharge of their official duties; such payment to be made out of the State treasury, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated, by an order drawn by the secretary of the Board, and approved by the super

pro

intendent. The Board of Trustees shall hold an annual Annual meeting meeting upon the first Wednesday of December of each officers of Board. year, at the Hospital, when they shall choose one of their number president, and another secretary, and shall also choose a treasurer, for the year then ensuing, and until

ings.

their successors are elected and qualified. They shall also Quarterly meethold quarterly meetings on the first Wednesday[s] in March, June, and September, excepting as provided in

the next section.

pendence hospi

SEC. 4. The first meeting of the Trustees of the Inde- First meeting of pendence Hospital, shall be held on the call of the Commis- Trustees of Indesioners charged with superintending the construction of tal to he called by the building. The Commissioners shall fix the time of ers.

the Commission

to inspect.

Monthly visit.

such meeting at such period as will allow the Trustees time to organize, choose a superintendent and other resident officers, and make needful preparation for the reception of patients, by the time the building shall be so far advanced as to admit of such occupancy; and they shall notify each of the Trustees of the time so fixed.

SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees, Board of Trustees or a majority thereof, to inspect the Hospital under their charge at each quarterly meeting; and a committee of the Board may visit the Hospital monthly. The Trustees shall make a record of all their proceedings in books kept for Trustees to keep the purpose; and at the annual meeting preceding the regular sessions of the General Assembly they shall make a report to the Governor of the condition and wants of the Hospital, which shall be accompanied by full and accurate reports of its superintendent and treasurer, and an account of all moneys received and disbursed.

record and make report.

Trustees.

tal.

SEC. 6. The Trustees shall have the general control and Powers of the management of the Hospital under their charge; they shall have full power to make all by-laws necessary for the government of the same, not inconsistent with the laws and constitution of the State, and to conduct the affairs of the institution in accordance with the laws and by-laws Officers of Hospi- regulating the same. They shall appoint a Medical Superintendent, an Assistant Physician or Physicians, a Steward, and a Matron,, who shall reside in the Hospital and be styled resident officers of the same, and be governed and subject to all the laws and by-laws for the government of the said institution: Provided, however, that the Trustees, may, in their discretions, dispense with a steward, and in such case cause the duties of a steward to be performed by the other officers, under such rules and regulations as the Board may adopt. They may also, in their discretion, and upon the nomination of the superintendent, appoint a chaplain and prescribe his duties. The Board of Trustees shall, from time to time, fix the salaries and wages of the officers and other employees of the Hospital, and certify the same to the Auditor of State; and they may remove any officer or any other employee of such institution : Proviso: salaries Provided, that the salary of the superintendent shall not be more than fifteen hundred dollars per annum; the salary of the assistant physician shall not be more than six hundred dollars per annum; the salary of the steward shall not be more than seven hundred dollars per annum; the salary of the matron shall not be more than three hundred dollars per annum.

Salaries and wages.

Removal.

limited.

SEC. 7. The Board of Trustees may take, in the name