TlTLES OF ACTS.

Chapter 1. An act to authorize Vinson H. Wamsley and Barnet Ristine to erect a dam across the Cedar fork of Skunk river, in the county of Henry, Iowa territory, 3 Chapter 2. An act in relation to the safe custody of persons arrested for crimes and misde­ meanors, 3 Chapter 3· An act to authorize the legislative assembly to punish for contempt and to privilege the members irom arrest, 5 Chapter 4· An act for the b~nefit of sdtlers, &c. on the half breed lands, 5 Chapter 5· An act for the relief of the administrators of the estate of the late Benjamin W. Clarke, 8 Chapter 6. An act to regulate the institution of suits by foreign executors, administrators and guardians, within this territory, 9 Chapter 7· An act to provide for the organization of the county of Delaware, and to locate the seat of justice thereof, 10 Chapter 8. An act to district the county of Henry into three county commissioners' districts, 12 Chapter 9· An act to authorize evidence by the oath of parties, 12 Chapter 10. An act relative to coroners and their duties, 13 Chapter I I. An act to provide for the appointment o.f notaries public, and to prescribe their duties, 17 Chapter 12. An act to provide for the election of county trP.asurers, and to define their duties, I9 Chapter I3. An act to make valid in law the acts of John C. Mather, done and performed by him as county surveyor of the county of Henry and territory of Iowa, 22 Chapter 14. An act relative to landlords and tenants, 23 Chapter 15. An act to establish a seminary of learning at Parkhurst, in Scott county, 26 (200) TITLES OF ACTS. 201 ChaJJter 16. An act to incorporate the Iowa flouring mill and manufacturing company, 27 Chapter 17. An act to relocate the seat of justice in and for the county of Cedar, 29 Chapter 18. An act to incorporate the Bloomington edu- cation society, 31 Chapter 19. An act to relocate the seat of justice of the county of Johnson, 31 Chapter 20. An act for the relief of the sheriff of Jack- son county, 32 Chapter 21. An act to authorize Avery Thomas to keep a ferry across the Mississippi river, oppo- site Cordova, Illinois, 32 Chapter 22. An act regulating grocery license, 33 Chapter 23. An act to provide for the appointment of a librarian, and for other purposes, 34 Chapter 24. An act to provide for the support of illegiti- mate children, 36 Ch::tpter 25. An ac.t regulating marriages, 39 Chapter 26. An act for the limitations of suits on penal statutes and criminal prosecutions, 42 Chapter 27. An act to encourage the destruction of wolves, 43 Chapter 28. An act to regulate conveyances, 44 Chapter 29. An act to incorporate the Philadelphia mill and manufacturing company, 51 Chapter 30. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to organize the county of Linn and estab- lish the seat of justice thereof," 53 Chapter 31. An act to authorize Elijah Buel to keep a ferry, 53 Ch:~pter 32. An act to regulate ferries in certain cases, 54 Chapter 33· An act to authorize the arrest and detention of fugitives from justice from other states and territories of the United States, 55 Chapt..-r 34· An act to amend "An act to incorporate the Iowa mutual fire insurance company, 57 Ch'lpter 35· An act to enable the citizens of Des Moines county to establish the seat of justice for said county, 57 Chapter 36. An act to locate and establish a territorial road from FairfiE'ld to Wapello, &c., 58 Chapter 37· An act to provide for the organization of townships, 59 Chapter 38. An act for the benefit of the sheriff of Des Moines county, 66 Chapter 39· An act to organize the county of Clinton and establish the seat of justice thereof, 67 202 TI1.LES OF ACTS. Chapter 40. An act to make valid in law the deed of Si-si-sa-man, a minor, to John H. Knapp, deceased, 68 Chapter 41. An act to incorporate the Bloomington insurance company, 69 Chapter 42. An act for the relief of certain carriers, 72 Chapter 43· An act to incorporate the Tuscarora steam mill company, 73 Chapter 44· An act for the relief of Van Buren county, 74 Chapter 45· An act to amend the "Act providing for the appointment of justices of the peace, &c." approved January 21, 1839, 74 Chapter 46. An act for the relief of certain territorial officers, 78 Chapter 47· An act to establish a seminary of learning at or near Antwerp, in Cedar county, 78 Chapter 48. An act to relocate the county seat of Clay- ton county, ~o Chapter 49· An act amendatory to "An act for assessing and collecting county revenue," approved January 24, 1839, 82 Chapter so. An act to incorporate the Bloomington mill and manufacturing company, 84 Chapter 51. An act establishing certain territorial roads therein named, 85 Chapter 52. An act to incorporate the town of Salem, in Henry county, 9l Chapter 53· An act to provide for an extra session of the legislative assembly, ¢ Chapter 54· An act to prevent frauds, ¢ Chapur 55· An act to amend "An act relative to mechan- ics' liens, and for other purposes," ap­ proved December seventeenth, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty.eight, 99 Chapter 56. An act to provide for the election of dele­ gate to congress, judges of probate, sheriffs,coun ty recorders,county surveyors, and to amend "An act regulating general elections in this territory." 100 Chapter 57· An act to provide for the compensation of the printers, members and officers of the legislative assembly, and for other pur- 102 poses, Chapter 58. An act to authorize Robert E. Mott to keep a ferry across the Des Moines river at the Round Mound in Lee county, 105 Chapter 59· An act for the relief of the poor, 105 'l'ITLES 0~' ACTS. 203 Chapter 6o. An act for the relief of certain adminis- trators, I08 Chapter 61. An act to authorize John Troxell to erect a dam across Big Cedar in Jefferson county, 108 Chapter 62. An act to authorize Jo•eph Clinkenbeard to erect a dam across Big Cedar in Jefferson county, 109 Chapter 63. An act to establish a territorial road from Bloomington by Point Comfort, to the western line of Washington county, 109 Chapter 64. An act relative to the authentication of statutes without the approval of the gov- ernor, and for other purposes, I 10 Chapter 65. An act to authorize William Warner to erect a dam across Big Cedar in H~nry county, I I 1 Ch1pter 66. An act to provide for the annual organization of the Council and House of Represen- tatives of the Territory of Iowa, I 1 I Chapter 67. An act to authorize Adam Ritchie to erect a dam across Crooked Creek in Henry county, 113 Chapter 68. An act to authorize Harriet Knapp to sell and convey the interest of Nathaniel Knapp, deceased, in the half breed lands in Lee county, 1 I4 Chapter 6<). An act to remove and relocate the county seat of Lee county, I 15 Chapter 70. An act relative to habeas corpus, 116 Chapter 71. An act to regulate the admission of at- torneys, 125 Chapter 72. An act to establish a university at the town of Mount Pleasant, in Henry county, I26 Chapter 73· An act to establish a system of common schools, 128 Chapter 74· An act to authorize William Ingersoll to build a dam across Skunk river in the northern part of Jefferson county, 140 Chapter 75· An act amendatory of "An act subjecting real and personal estate to execution," approved January twenty-five, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, 14I Chapter 76. An act to provide for the execution of title deeds to lots in Iowa City, and for other purposes, 141 Chapter 77· An act amendatory of "An act regulating practice, &c." approved January twenty­ five, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, 142 204 TITLES OF ACTS.

Chapter 78. An act to punish for trespass on school and other lands, 144 Chapter 79· An act to authorize the keeping of certain ferries therein mentioned, 14 5 Chapter So. An act definin~ the duties of supervisors of roads and htghways, 146 Chapter 81. An act relative to divorce, alimony and other purposes, 152 Chapter 82. An act to abolish imprisonment for debt, I s6 Chapter 83. An act relating to auctioneers and auction sales, 157 Chapter 84. An act to incorporate the city of Du Buque, I 58 Chapter 85. An act to restrict the commissioners in the expenditure of money in the erection of public buildings at Iowa city, 164 Chapter 86. An act to amend "An act to provide for the erection of a penitentiary, and estab· lishing and regulating prison discipline for the same, 165 Chapter 87. An act to lay out and establish a territorial road from Wyoming to Iowa City, I66 Chapter 88. An act to amend "An act fixing the terms of the supreme and district courts of the ter· ritory of Iowa, and for other purposes," 166 Chapter 89. An act appointing commissioners to review a territorial road, 167 Chapter 90. An act to provide for the settlement of the claim that Des Moines county has upon Lee, Van Buren, Henry, Slaughter (now Washington), Louisa and Muscatine counties, 168 Chapter 91. An act for opening and regulating roads and highways, 169 Chapter 92. An act to establish a ferry on the Mississippi river, 176 Chapter 93· An act to locate the seat of justice in and for the county of Jones, 177 Chapter 94· An act allowing and confirming the compen· sation of printers of the last legislative assembly, and for other purposes, 179 Chapter 95· An act providing for the appointment and duties of auditor of public accounts, and regulating the duties of territorial treas­ urer, 181 RESOLUTIONS.

Number I. Preamble and resolutions appointing Charles Weston fiscal agent of the territory, 185 Number 2. Resolution making compensation to Russell & Reeves for printing the laws of last session, 185 Number 3· Resolution in relation to the distribution of the acts of the twenty-fifth congress in the possession of the governor, 186 Number 4· Preamble and joint resolution relative to the improvement of the Des Moines river, 186 Number S· Resolution requesting Charles Weston to make and transmit copies of memorials and resolutions of last session to the President, &c. 187 Number 6. Preamble and joint resolutions relative to the unsurveyed lands, 187 Number 7· Resolutions relative to seals for the courts, 188 Number 8. A preamble and resolutions to the congress of the United States, asking for an appro· priation for the improvement of a terri· torial road on the Des Moines river, 188 Number 9· A resolution to provide for the appointment of supervisor to the printing of the laws of the present session, 189 Number 10. Resolutions relative to the pay of officers and members, &c. IQO Number 11. Resolution instructing our delegate in con· gress to apply for an additional appropri· ation to pay the expenses of the present legislative assembly, 190 Number 12. Resolutions appointing John H. M'Kenny printer of the laws of the present session, 191 Number 13. Joint resolution on the subject of post offices, &c., 191 Number 14. A resolution requesting our delegate in con· gress to use his exertions to procure addi:. tional mail facilities on the route leading from Davenport to Du Buque, 192 Number 15. Resolution providing for the payment of the rent of the building occupied by the legis· lative assembly, 192 (205) 206 RESOLUTIONS. Number 16. Joint resolution requesting our delegate in congress to urge the passage of a law for a post road, 193 Number 17. Resolution in regard to the appointment of a resident engineer, 193 Number 18. Resolution relative to taking the ct-nsus, 193 Number 19. Resolution to pay Alexander C. Donaldson for carrying extra mail, 194 Number 20. Joint resolutions requesting our delegate to congress to obtain the passage ot a law relative to the election of governor of this territory by the people, 194 Number 21. Resolution to provide for printing the re· ports of the decisions of the supreme court, 194 · Number 22. A resolution relative to an appropriation to defray the exeenses of the extra session of the legislative assembly, 195 Number 23. Joint resolution relative to a post route, 195 Number 24. Resolution relative to publishing a list of the acts of the present session, 195 Number 25. Joint resolutions relative to the sale of the statute laws, Jg6 Number 26. Joint resolutions approbating the views set forth in the late message of the president of the United States, 196 Number 27. A resolution relative to the safe keeping of the furniture belonging to the legislative assembly, 197 Number 28. Resolution relative to compensation to J. G. Edwards for r.rinting in pamphlet form the act prescnbing the duties of justices of the peace, 197 Number 29. Resolution relative to publishing the acts of a general nature, 197 Number 30. Resolution to defray the expepses incurred by the joint committee appointed to at- tend the remains of the honorable Wm. B. Conway to Davenport, 198 Number 31. Preamble and resolution for the benefit of the former sheriffs, 198 Number 32. Preamble and resolutions relative to the diffi· culties between the territory of Iowa and the state of Missouri, 198