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CHAPTER 89.

LEGALIZE OFFICIAL ACTS, TOWN COUNCIL OF CHURDAN.

AN ACT to legalize the official acts of the town council, ordinance H. F. 513. and records of the incorporated town of Churdan, Greene county, Iowa.

passed.

Whereas, the town of Churdan, Greene County, Iowa, was Ordinances incorporated in March 1884, and has passed ordinances and resolutions for the government of said town, and

legality of or

Whereas, doubts have arisen as to the legality of the offi- Doubts as to cial acts, ordinances and resolutions passed by the town dinances. council of said incorporated town of Churdan, by reason of the failure of the recorder of said town to record the yeas and nays on the suspension of the rules, and upon the passage of the ordinances and resolutions, and the failure to record the orders for the publication of ordinances, and the failure of the mayor to sign the proceedings of the council and the failure of records of the proceedings to show what members of the council were present at the meeting when ordinances were passed: Therefore

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

SECTION 1. That all official acts done and all ordinances Acts legalized passed by the council of said town of Churdan, Greene county, Iowa, not in contravention with the laws of the state, are hereby declared to be valid and binding the same as though the laws had, in all respects, been strictly complied with in respect to matters herein before mentioned.

SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, Publication. shall be in force and effect from and after its publication in the Iowa Capital and the Souvenir, newspapers published at Des Moines and Jefferson, Iowa, without expense to the State.

Approved April 23d, 1890.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa Capital April 26, and Souvenir May 3, 1890.

FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 90.

H. F. 365.

Doubts as to legality of in

LEGALIZE OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS TOWN OF DYERSVILLE.

AN ACT to legalize the incorporation and the official proceedings of the town of Dyersvilee in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa.

Whereas, Doubts have arisen as to the Legality of the Incorcorporation. poration of the Town of Dyersvilee in the County of Dubuque and State of Iowa-and in the election of its officers and the ordinances passed by the Town Council of said Town Therefore:

Acts legalized

Publication.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the Incorporation of said Town of Dyersvilee in Dubuque County and State of Iowa, the election of its officers and all the official acts done and ordinances passed by the Town Council of said Town not in contravention with the Laws of Iowa are hereby legalized and the same are made valid as though the Law had in all respects been strictly complied with.

SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall be in force and take effect from and after its publication in the Des Moines Leader and the Dyersvilee Commercial newspapers published at Des Moines and Dyersvilee Iowa without expense to the State.

Approved April 23d, 1890.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Leader, April 24, 1890.

FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State.

S. F. 408.

Incorporation

CHAPTER 91.

LEGALIZE INCORPORATION TOWN OF SIOUX RAPIDS.

AN ACT to legalize the incorporation of the town of Sioux Rapids, and its ordinances and the acts of its officers thereunder.

WHEREAS, the town of Sioux Rapids, in Buena Vista county, Iowa was incorporated in the year 1882 under the general laws of this state for the incorporation of cities and towns; and,

WHEREAS, the records of said town and of the county wherein Error in the same is situated do not show clearly that the petition for petition. incorporation presented to the proper court was sufficient in number of petitioners and territory described and the orders of said court in relation thereto are not as full and complete as the same should be, and the records of the appointment of commissioners to hold the election thereunder, and the records Error in of said election for incorporating are defective in dates, in qualification of the Judges thereof, and the place of holding the same, and reports of said Judges to said court, and the records of said town and county do not show the publication of the result thereof as provided by law, nor the filing of certified copies as required: and,

record.

utes of coun

WHEREAS, the records of said town do not in all cases recite Error in minthe fact that the ordinance thereof were read the required cil meeting. number of times, that the proper number of council were present and voted in all cases when the same were passed, and that the records do not in all cases show that the yeas and nays were called and recorded in every instance, nor do they in all cases show the suspension of the rules where the same would have been required, and that the records do not in all cases show the publication of said ordinances as required by law, and said records also show certain other like irregularities not effecting the rights of the people of said town; and,

legality.

WHEREAS, doubts have risen as to the validity and legalty Doubts as to of said acts of incorporation, and as to the validity and legality of the ordinances passed by the town council of said town, under said incorporation, and as to the validity and legality of all other acts done by said town council or other officers of said town since said incorporation: Therefore.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

properly

SECTION 1. That the incorporation of the said town of Incorporation Sioux Rapids be and the same is hereby legalized and made of legalized. the same force and effect as though all the steps in reference to the incorporation thereof had been each and severally shown upon the records of said incorporation and of said court and that all the ordinances of said Town Council and not in contravention of law be and the same are hereby declared to be legal and of the same force and effect as though the records showed acts and each and all of them said to have been omitted and shown in the records named in the preamble hereto, and the same as though there had been no defects or omisions in the acts of Incorporation or in the ordinances passed by the town council or acts of said council or other officers of said town or county relating thereto.

cil legalizing

SEC. 2. That the incorporation of the said town of Sioux Acts of counRapids be, and the same is hereby legalized, and the said town of Sioux Rapids is hereby declared to be a valid existing

Pulication.

municipal corporation, under the laws of this state, and that all the ordinances passed by the town council of said town, and all the acts of the town council or other officer of said town done since its incorporation, are hereby declared to be as legal and binding to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as the same would have been had there been no defects or omissions in the acts of incorporation or in the ordinances passed by the town council or in the other acts of said council or other. officers of said town.

SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance shall take effect from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register, a newspaper published at Des Moines, Iowa, and the Sioux Rapids Press, a paper published at Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista county, Iowa, without expense to the State.

Approved April 23d, 1890.

I hereby certifiy that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Sioux Rapids Press, May 1, 1890.

FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State.

H. F. 505.

Franchise granted with

tion.

CHAPTER 92.

LEGALIZE ELECTRIC LIGHT FRANCHISE-WHAT CHEER.

AN ACT to legalize the granting of a franchise for electric light by the City of What Cheer, Iowa.

Whereas, In the present year, 1890, the City Council of the out an elec- City of What Cheer, Iowa, granted to the What Cheer, Electric Light and Power Co. a franchise for the purpose of generating electric light, and said franchise was granted without a vote of the electors of said City first having had upon the question of its granting, and

Doubts as to legality.

Franchise declared legal.

Publication.

Whereas, by reason of the failure to hold such election, doubts have arisen as to the legality of said action by said City council therefore.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

SECTION 1. That the action of the City council of the City of What Cheer Iowa, in granting a franchise to the What Cheer Electric Light and Power Co. be declared legal and valid to the same extent as through [though] an election had been held therefor by the electors of the said City.

SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall be in force and effect from and after its publication in

the Des Moines Leader a newspaper published at Des Moines,
Iowa, and the What Cheer Reporter, a newspaper published
at What Cheer, Iowa, without expense to the State.
Approved April 17th, 1890.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Des
Moines Leader April 24 and What Cheer Reporter April 23 1890.
FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 93.

LEGALIZE INCORPORATION TOWN OF GUTHRIE CENTER.

AN ACT to legalize the incorporation of the own of Guthrie Center H. F. 434. Guthrie County, Iowa, the election of its officers, and all of the acts and ordinances of said town.

legality of

Whereas doubts have arisen as to the legality of the incor- Doubts as to poration of the town of Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, incorporaIowa, and as to the election of its officers and the acts and tion. ordinances of said town; Therefore

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

tion and acts

SECTION 1. That the incorporation of the said town of IncorporaGuthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, the election of its of council officers and all of the official acts done and ordinances passed legalized. by the council af said town, not in contravention of the laws of the state, are hereby legalized, and the same are hereby declared to be valid and binding, the same as though the law had in all respects been strictly complied with in the incorporation of said town, the election of its officers and in the passing of its ordinances.

SEC. 2. This act being deemed of immediate importance, Publication. shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Iowa State Register; published at Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and in the Guthrian and the Guthrie Times, newspapers published at Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa, without expense to the State. Approved April 15th 1890.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register April 18 and the Guthrie Times and Guthrian April 24 FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State.

1890.

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