jected to a road tax to the same extent as though they were outside the said extended limits, and which said road tax shall be paid into the city treasury.

wards.

SEC. 4. That, for the purpose of reorganizing the wards of Reorganizing said cities, the boundaries of which are extended by this act, the governor shall appoint six persons in each of such cities, and residents thereof respectively, three from each of the two principal political parties; who are hereby constituted commissioners for the purpose of re-districting such cities respectively into wards; said commissioners shall meet as a board, within six days from the taking effect of this act, having given at least three days' notice in one or more of the daily newspapers published in said city or cities, of the time and place of their meeting, and shall hear the arguments and suggestions of all who may desire to appear before them, as to the proper boundaries of the new wards, and after hearing such arguments, to such an extent as such commissioners may determine, they shall lay off the said city or cities, whose boundaries are hereby extended, into the same number of wards, as the city or cities may now have, with such boundaries as they shall prescribe; but said wards shall be laid off in a rectangular form as nearly as practicable, and making, so far as practicable, boundaries conform to the center of streets and with straight lines and so as to give each ward, as nearly as practicable, an equal population; said commissioners shall file and have recorded, the original order defining the boundaries of said wards, with the clerk of the district court of the county wherein the city is situate, and a copy or duplicate thereof, with the clerk of the city council, which he shall record. They shall also within the ten days after the appointment, for the purpose of holding the first election, hereinafter provided for, divide said wards into voting precincts, and appoint registers in Voting preeach voting precinct to prepare and revise the lists of voters, using so far as applicable present registration and poll lists from which to make said lists; and they shall for that purpose sit on each week day for one week previous to said election. And said commissioners shall also appoint judges of election, and designate polling places in each voting pre

cinct.

cincts.

SEC. 5. In all cities affected by this act the regular muni- Election date. cipal election shall be held on the first Monday in April, in the year 1890, and in each alternate year thereafter. At such election there shall be elected all elective officers for such terms and in such manner as now provided by law for cities of the first class. Said officers shall qualify within the time and in the manner now provided by law, and the terms of office of all officers in office prior to said first election in all such cities or towns shall cease and determine upon the organization of the new city council so elected.

Repealing clause.

Publication.

SEC. 6. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Provided that nothing in this act shall be construed to effect pending litigation concerning the acts of the council of North Des Moines in regard to street pavement or any other litigation in existence at the time of the passage of this act.

SEC. 7. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after the date upon which publication thereof is made in the daily Iowa State Register and in the daily Des Moines Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines, Iowa, the provision of section thirtythree of the Code to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved March 13, 1890.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Leader March 14, 1890.

FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State.

S. F. 113.

Bridge fund

not appli

organized 1887-90.

CHAPTER 2.

BRIDGE FUND NOT APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CITIES.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 16 laws of the Twenty-second General Assembly entitled: "An Act Granting Additional Powers to certain Cities of the First Class and to cities organized under Special Charters and Cities of the Second Class having over 7,000 inhabitants."

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That Section One (1) of Chapter 16 laws of the cable to cities 22 General Assembly be and the same is hereby amended by adding after the last word in the last line thereof the following: And provided further that so much of this chapter as refers to the Bridge Fund, shall not apply to first class cities organized under the general incorporation laws of this state during the years between 1887 and 1890; nor to second class cities having a population of less than 10,000 by the census of 1885, nor to cities acting under Special Charters and having a population of less than 4000 by the census of 1885. Approved April 11, 1890.

CHAPTER 3.

ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS IN CITIES OF FIRST CLASS.

AN ACT Conferring Additional Powers Upon certain Cities of the S. F. 381. First Class in Respect to Assessors.

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

irrespective

SECTION 1. That the City Council of all cities of the first Cities divided class which had by the State Census of 1885 a population of of townships. thirty thousand or more, shall have the power at any time to divide such cities, irrespective of township lines, into as many assessment districts as shall be necessary to insure the performance of the work of assessment within the time required by law, and one assessor shall be elected by the electors of the entire city for each of the assessment districts so fixed by the City Council at the regular municipal election hereafter to be held in such cities, as now provided by law.

districts

SEC. 2. The City Council in such cities shall also have the vacancies in power to fill vacancies that may occur, or that may now exist assessment in the office of assessor in any assessment district now or filled. hereafter created; and if any of the said districts as now or hereafter fixed by the City Council shall be found to be without an assessor, the City Council may appoint an assessor for such district, or districts, having the qualifications now provided by law, which appointee, after having qualified, shall perform all of the duties of such assessor until his successor is elected and qualified under existing laws.

SEC. 3. This act being deemed of immediate importance, Publication. shall take effect from and after its publication in the daily Iowa State Register, and Des Moines Leader, newspapers published at Des Moines the provisions of section 33 of the Code to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved March 28, 1890.

I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Iowa State Register and Des Moines Leader April 1, 1890.

FRANK D. JACKSON, Secretary of State.

CHAPTER 4.

H. F. 28.

Cities organized since January 1885 may issue bonds.

Interest.

Denomination.

Time.

Resolution by

to specify purpose of bonds.

ISSUING AND PAYMENT OF BONDS-CITIES OF FIRST-CLASS.

AN ACT to Authorize Certain Cities of the First Class to Issue Bonds and to Provide for Their Payment Principal and Interest.

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

SECTION 1. That Cities of the first Class organized as such under the general incorporation laws since January 1st A. D. 1885 shall have power and authority to issue, as may be ordered by the City Council, bonds for the purpose of funding, or refunding any subsisting legal indebtedness of said corporations outstanding at the date of the final passage of this

act.

SEC. 2. That all bonds issued under and by virtue of the provisions of this Act, shall draw a rate of interest not exceeding Six percentum per annum, payable annually or Semi-annually, and shall be issued in denominations of not more than One Thousand Dollars each; and having not more than thirty years to run, with principal and interest payable at such place as the City Council shall by resolution in ordering the issue of said Bonds, direct and provide.

SEC. 3. That all bonds issued under the provisions of this city council act, shall be issued pursuant to and in conformity with a resolution adopted by the City Council, which said resolution shall specify the purpose for which said bonds are to be issued, the rate of interest they shall bear, and whether payable Annually or Semi-Annually, the place where said principal and interest shall be payable, and when said Bonds shall become due and payable, and such other provisions in reference to said Bonds as to said City Council shall seem expedient and proper, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act; which Resolution shall constitute a contract between the said City and the purchasers or holders of said Bonds, and said Resolution shall be entered of record upon the minutes of the proceedings of the City Council, and printed upon the back of the bonds to be issued.

Sale of the bonds.

SEC. 4. That all bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be sold to the highest bidder for cash, under the direction of the city council, and said bonds shall not be sold for less than their face value and accrued interest, and the proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be applied and exclu sively used for the purposes for which said bonds are issued.

bonds.

treasurer.

SEC. 5. Said bonds shall be signed by the mayor and Authority of attested by the auditor or clerk, as the case may be, with the seal of the city affixed, and numbered consecutively; and the interest coupons attached thereto shall be signed by the auditor or clerk, as the case may be, and when said bonds have been so executed as aforesaid, they shall be delivered to the treasurer, who shall register the same in a book provided Registered by for that purpose, which register shall show the number of said bonds, their date, date of sale, amount, date of maturity, and the name and address of the purchaser; And the treasurer shall thereupon certify upon the back of said bonds as follows: "This Bond duly and properly registered in my office this.... Day of ..... City Treasurer." and the treasurer shall after such registration, deliver said bonds to the purchaser thereof, as shall be directed and ordered by the City Council.

ditional tax

est.

SEC. 6. The City Council of all cities issuing bonds under Levy of adand by virtue of the provisions of this act, shall cause to be to pay interlevied each year upon all the taxable property of said city, in addition to the levy for other purposes a sum sufficient to pay the interest on bonds outstanding, issued under the provisions of this act, to accrue before the next annual levy.

tional tax to

SEC. 7. The city council of all cities issuing bonds under Levy of addiand by virtue of the provisions of this act, shall cause to be pay principal. levied upon the taxable property of said city in addition to

the levy for all other purposes as provided by law, a tax for the purpose of creating a fund for the payment of said bonds; which said levy shall be made at such time and in such manner that the fund to be derived therefrom shall be available and sufficient to pay said bonds at their maturity; and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the resolution of the city council under which said bonds are issued.

Failure to

make levy to pay principal

or interest.

SEC. 8. That if the city council of any city which shall issue bonds under the provisions of this act, shall fail to make the levy necessary to pay the interest on said bonds, or for the payment of said bonds at maturity, in compliance with the resolution under which said bonds are issued, and any of said bonds or the interest coupons shall have been presented for payment and payment thereof refused, the owner of said bonds may in addition to any other remedies he may have in law or in equity, if he so elects, file the same together with all unpaid coupons with the Auditor of State, taking his receipt Unpaid bonds therefor, and the same shall be fully registered in the Auditor's ditor of State. office; and the Executive Council at their next session as a board of equalization, at the time of the levy of the State tax, and at each annual session thereafter, shall declare a levy upon the taxable property of said city, of a sufficient rate to realize the amount then due or to become due on said bonds, prior to the next levy, which shall be collected the same as the state

filed with Au