IOWA.

DIGEST OF IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

Act of 1860 (an act for the establishment of a commissioner in the city of New York and to promote immigration to the State of Iowa). The acts of Iowa for 1860 provide for the establishment of a commissioner in the city of New York to promote immigration to the State of Iowa. It shall be his duty to give information about the soil and climate of the State, the profitable branches of business to be pursued, the cheap and expeditious routes to the State, and other matters serving to protect immigrants from impositions. It shall be his duty to report the details of his labors and plans to the governor as often as required. He shall receive a salary of $1,200 a year. An appropriation is made for his general expenses and for publishing literature describing the State's resources. The governor may remove the commissioner for inefficiency or misconduct.

Act of 1862 (an act to repeal the statute of 1860).-By the act of 1862 the prior act creating a commissioner of immigration was repealed and the office abolished.

Act of 1870 (an act to encourage immigration to the State of Iowa). In 1870 a statute was enacted creating a board of immigration composed of seven members, the governor to be ex officio president. It shall be the duty of the board to do everything feasible to encourage immigration into the State. A secretary shall be elected and shall act as commissioner of immigration. The board may appoint traveling agents to aid and advise immigration. It shall cooperate with the federal board at Washington. It shall report results of transactions to each session of the general assembly as a basis for further legislation. For two annual meetings members of the board shall receive the amount of mileage allowed members of the assembly. Five thousand dollars a year is available to the board for all purposes.

It shall be the duty of the commissioner to prepare, publish, and distribute documents containing correct information for immigrants relative to the State's climate, soil, productions, schools, railroads, and other matters of interest. It shall be his duty to communicate with persons and associations engaged in promoting immigration and to secure publicity for the State in eastern periodicals. He shall report annually to the board.

Act of 1872 (an act to encourage and promote immigration to the State of Iowa). By the act of 1872 the prior act of 1870 was amended for the purpose of further promoting and encouraging immigration to Iowa. It provides that the board of immigration shall be composed of five members including the governor, who shall be ex officio president and who shall appoint four members for terms

of two years. Ten thousand dollars is appropriated for expenses for the ensuing two years.

Act of 1880 (an act to provide for the appointment of a commissioner of immigration).-The act of 1880 provides for the appointment of a commissioner of immigration by the governor. The commissioner shall maintain his office in Des Moines. He shall direct his efforts to inducing "capital and industry to seek investment and employment in the development and improvement of the agricultural, mining, and manufacturing resources of the State." Five thousand dollars a year is appropriated for the purposes defined. The commissioner shall receive a yearly salary of $1,200, and shall file a report of all official disbursements with the auditor at the end of each quarter.

IMMIGRATION AND ALIEN LAWS.

ACT OF 1860.

[Iowa State Laws, 1860, ch. 53, p. 60.]

AN ACT To provide for the establishment of a commissioner in the city of New York, to promote immigration to the State of Iowa.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Iowa:

SECTION 1. That a commissioner of immigration for the State of Iowa shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, who shall hold his office for two years from the 1st day of May next, and shall reside and keep an office in the city of New York at least from the 1st day of May until the 1st day of December in each year, which office shall be kept open at all reasonable business hours between the dates aforesaid, and to give to immigrants the necessary information in relation to the soil and climate of the State, and the branches of business to be pursued with advantages therein, and the cheapest and most expeditious route by which the same can reach the State, and to give such further information as will, as far as practicable, protect immigrants against the impositions often practiced upon them; to report to the governor as often as required, and in the manner to be prescribed by him, the number of immigrants sent by him to the State, their nationality, and the branches of business intended to be pursued by them.

SEC. 2. The governor shall have power to remove such commissioner for inefficiency and misconduct in the discharge of the duties of his office, and to appoint some proper person in his place.

SEC. 3. The following sums of money are hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated to carry on the objects of this act, the sum of two thousand four hundred dolars for the salary of said commissioner of immigration for two years; a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the governor in a publication of a description of the State, in English, German, and such other languages as the governor shall deem advisable; a sum not exceeding one thousand one hundred dollars for office rent, furnishing the same, and for maps and books to be used in the office of the commissioner of immigration.

SEC. 4. The salary of said commissioner shall be paid to him quarterly, in advance, and the remainder of the sums appropriated shall be paid on the order of the governor in such sums and at such times as the governor shall direct.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That if said commissioner shall, directly or indirectly, take or receive any fee, compensation, or reward, except said salary, he shall be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state's prison for not less than one nor more than five years.

SEC. 6. This act shall take effect from and after its publication in the Daily Iowa State Register and the Daily Iowa State Journal, published at Des Moines.

Approved, March 30, 1860.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 11, 1860, and in the Iowa State Journal April 7, 1860.

ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary of State.

ACT OF 1862.

[Iowa State Laws, 1862, ch. 2, p. 10.]

AN ACT To repeal chapter 81 of the laws of the eighth session of the general assembly, passed March 30, 1860, entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of a commissioner in the city of New York to promote immigration to the State of Iowa."

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That chapter 81 of the laws of the eighth general assembly of the State of Iowa entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of a commissioner in the city of New York to promote immigration to the State of Iowa," be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

SEC. 2. Nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to limit the term of office of the present incumbent, which expires on the 1st day of May, A. D. 1862.

SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Weekly Iowa State Register and Des Moines Times.

Approved, February 17, 1862.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Weekly Iowa State Register and Des Moines Times February 19, 1862. ELIJAH SELLS, Secretary of State.

ACT OF 1870.

[Iowa State Laws, 1870, ch. 34, p. 33.]

AN ACT To encourage immigration to the State of Iowa.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That there is hereby created a board of immigration which shall be composed of seven members. The governor of the State shall be ex officio president of the board, and he shall appoint

one member from each congressional district for two years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

SEC. 2. The board of immigration shall meet in the city of Des Moines on the first Monday in April of each year.

SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of this board to do all, and everything, which may and will enhance and encourage immigration into this State, either from the Eastern States of the United States or from the Eastern Hemisphere.

SEC. 4. The board shall elect at their first meeting a secretary, from their own number or outside of the same. The secretary shall act as commissioner of immigration. He shall be a person who is familiar with the agricultural, mineral, and other resources of the State, and it shall be his duty to prepare, publish, and distribute pamphlets and documents, setting forth facts and statistics, illustrating the advantages and material resources of the State, and containing correct information for immigrants, in relation to its climate, soil, production[s], schools, railroads, and all other matters of interest to said immigrants. It shall further be the duty of said commissioner to maintain correspondence with associations and parties generally interested in immigration, and may publish, or cause to be published, in eastern journals, essays and articles treating on and describing truly the agricultural, mineral, commercial, social, and other characteristics of the State. The said secretary shall act under the control of the board of immigration, and shall [make a] report of his doings to the same at their annual meeting.

SEC. 5. The secretary shall receive a just compensation for his services, [to be] determined by the board, [and] to be paid out of the funds created [as] hereinafter provided.

SEC. 6. The board of immigration shall have power, whenever deemed expedient by them, to appoint an agent or agents, either for the Eastern States of the United States or for Europe, for the purpose of aiding and advising immigration; and such agent or agents shall act solely under the instruction of the board of immigration, who shall also fix and allow them a just compensation for their services.

SEC. 7. In case of a vacancy in the board, occurring by death, removal, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled by the

governor.

SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of said board to cooperate with the board of immigration at Washington City, and to make regular reports of their labor and proceedings to the general assembly of the State, accompanied by such references, suggestions, and statistics as may furnish good and reliable data and a proper basis for further legislation on the subject of immigration.

SEC. 9. The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be allowed the same amount of mileage that is allowed the members of the general assembly, to be paid out of the state treasury, but shall in no case be allowed for more than two meetings in one year.

SEC. 10. For the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into effect, the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much of it as may be necessary, which amount shall include the salary of the secretary,

is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be audited and paid as claims may accrue, under the provisions of this act; orders to be drawn by the president and countersigned by the secretary of the board.

SEC. 11. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Daily Iowa State Register and Homestead, newspapers published in the city of Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved, March 23, 1870.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Daily Iowa State Register, March 29, and in the Iowa Homestead, April 1, 1870.

ED. WRIGHT, Secretary of State.

ACT OF 1872.

[Iowa State Laws, 1872, ch. 23, p. 25.]

AN ACT To encourage and promote immigration to the State of Iowa.

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, which amount shall include the salary of the secretary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be audited and paid as claims may occur under the provisions of this act, orders to be drawn by the president and countersigned by the secretary of the board: Provided, That no money appropriated by the provisions of this act shall be paid as a salary to any agent who may receive a commission as agent from the board of immigration.

SEC. 2. That section 1 of chapter 34 of the laws of the thirteenth general assembly be hereby so amended as to read:

The board of immigration shall be composed of five members, including the governor of the State, who shall be ex officio president of the board, and shall appoint four members of said commission, who shall hold for two years and until their successors are elected and qualified.

SEC. 3. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register and Daily Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa.

Approved, April 6, 1872.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Daily State Leader April 6, and in the Daily Iowa State Register April 7, 1872.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.