LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. [CH. 258 Leader, a newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Bayard Advocate, a newspaper published in Bayard, Iowa, without expense to the state. Approved April 10, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Bayard Advocate, April 18, 1907, and the Register and Leader, April 19, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, CHAPTER 258. THE CITY OF BEDFORD. H. F. 197. AN ACT to legalize the acts of the city council of Bedford, Taylor county, Iowa, in the adoption of the "revised ordinances" of said city and establishing a permanent grade and annexation of territory thereto. WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the adoption of the revised ordinances of the city of Bedford, Taylor county, Iowa, adopted on the 22nd day of July A. D. 1902, by the city council thereof, and numbered consecutively from one to forty-nine inclusive, by reason of a legal quorum not being present and the omission of the acting mayor in not fulfilling the legal requirements in relation thereto; and WHEREAS, Ordinance number seventy-nine establishing a permanent grade for the streets and alleys in said city, has been called in question and offers grounds for legal controversy: and, WHEREAS, Certain territory was at an election held on the 20th day of March, 1905, annexed to the corporate limits of said city, wherein all the electors of said city and those residing in the annexed territory voted at a particular place designated by notice and not at the usual places in the wards of said city and by reason thereof said election has been called in question as not being in compliance with the legal requirements in relation thereto; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Ordinances legalized. That the ordinances of the city council of Bedford, Taylor county, Iowa, from one (1) to forty-nine (49) inclusive, be and the same are hereby legalized and declared to be legal, valid and binding to the same extent and with the same force and effect as though the law had been fully and strictly complied with in all matters pertaining to the adoption thereof. SEC. 2. Ordinance legalized. That ordinance number seventy-nine (79) of said city of Bedford, adopted by its city council October 2nd, 1905, be and the same is hereby legalized and declared to be legal, valid and binding as though the law in relation thereto had been fully complied with in all respects. SEC. 3. Election legalized. That the election held by order of the city council of said city of Bedford, on the 20th day of March, 1905, for the purpose of determining whether or not certain territory should be annexed to and included within the corporate limits of said city, be and the same is hereby declared valid to the same force and effect as though the law in relation thereto had been strictly complied with in all respects. Approved March 27, A. D. 1907. 1 CH. 259] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. CHAPTER 259. THE TOWN OF BELMOND. S. F. 370. AN ACT to legalize the election of the town council of the incorporated town of Belmond, Wright county, Iowa, and all the acts thereof during the last ten (10) years. WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen, as to the legality of the town council of the town of Belmond, Wright county, Iowa, during the past ten (10) years, including the present council of said town, because of omissions and irregularities in the nomination and election of said council, and particularly with reference to the last election held March 25, 1907; WHEREAS, Some of the acts and ordinances passed by said council have been so done irregularly, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Nomination and election of members of council legalized. That the nomination and election of all of the members of the town council of the said town of Belmond, Wright county, Iowa, during the last ten (10) years, including the present council of said town, be and the same are hereby legalized and declared to be legal, valid and binding to the same extent and with the same force and effect, as though the laws had in all respects been fully and strictly complied with in all matters pertaining to the nomination and election of the said council. SEC. 2. Ordinances and acts legalized. That all of the ordinances of the incorporated town of Belmond, Wright county, Iowa, and all official acts done under and by virtue of such ordinances by the officers of said town, not in contravention of the laws of the state of Iowa, and all the official acts of the town council of said town of Belmond, Wright county, Iowa, be and the same are hereby legalized, validated and declared to be legal, valid and binding to the same extent, and with the same force and effect, as though said ordinances and said acts and all things done in reference thereto, were in all respects in strict conformity with all the rules and laws in regard to said matter and that the said ordinances had been legally and properly passed and adopted and recorded, and properly authenticated. SEC. 3. Pending litigation. Nothing herein contained shall affect pending litigation. SEC. 4. In effect. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Des Moines Register and Leader, and the Iowa Valley Press, newspapers published at Des Moines and Belmond, Iowa, without expense to the state. Approved April 10, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader, and the Iowa Valley Press, April 18, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. CHAPTER 260. THE TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER. H. F. 251. [CH. 260 AN ACT to legalize the incorporation of the town of Bridgewater, Iowa, the election of its officers, the passage of its ordinances and resolutions and acts done by the city council in the adoption and enforcement of its ordinances and resolutions. WHEREAS, The town of Bridgewater, Adair county, Iowa, was incorporated in the year 1905, and WHEREAS, In the vote taken upon the proposition to incorporate said town and for the election of the members of its town council and other officers thereof, a large majority of the qualified electors voted in favor of the incorporation of said town and a like majority voted for the officers elected, but the guard-rail and booths provided for voting at elections were not erected or used by the voters at the said election, and WHEREAS, The functions of an incorporated town have been exercised and enjoyed by said town of Bridgewater, and the inhabitants thereof since its incorporation, and WHEREAS, Certain ordinances and resolutions were in good faith adopted and passed by the town council of said town, and WHEREAS, The records of said town council were improperly kept and failed to show the proceedings had and done by the town council in the adoption of said ordinances and in some instances failed to show the signatures of the mayor and recorder thereto, and WHEREAS, Said ordinances were read in council and published as by law required, but the record fails to so show, but does show that more than one ordinance was included in the final vote of the council adopting said ordinances, and WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of the incorporation of the town of Bridgewater, Adair county, Iowa; the election of its officers; the passage of ordinances and resolutions passed by the town council of said town and the signing of the same by the mayor and recorder; the tax levies, general and special, and fines and convictions under and by virtue of the ordinances thereof, and all other acts done by said town as an incorporated town, or by officers thereof; Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Incorporation, election, acts, resolutions and ordinances legalized-pending litigation. That the incorporation of the town of Bridgewater, Adair county, Iowa; the votes taken upon the incorporation thereof and upon the election of its officers; the passage or adoption by its council of resolutions and ordinances not in contravention of the laws of Iowa, the appearance of the signatures of the mayor and recorder of said town thereto or the failure to attach such signatures or the failure of such signatures to appear; and all the acts and doings of said town and its officers in adopting, recording and enforcing its said ordinances and in the collection of fines and licenses and taxes levied and collected by said town under and by virtue of its said resolutions and ordinances; be and the same are hereby legalized and are hereby declared to be valid and binding in all respects the same as though the requirements of the law had been strictly and fully complied with in every particular in voting for the incorporation of said town, in the election of its officers, the passage and adoption of all its ordinances and resolutions, in the making of its tax levies and the enforcement of its ordinances, and all its official acts as an incorporated town are hereby made legal CH. 261] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. and binding and given full force and effect but nothing in this act shall in any way affect pending litigation. SEC. 2. In effect. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shail take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Des Moines Register and Leader, a newspaper published at Des Moines, Iowa, and in the Bridgewater Times, a newspaper published at Bridgewater, Adair county, Iowa; both publications to be without expense to the state of Iowa. Approved March 28, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader, March 30, 1907, and the Bridgewater Times, April 5, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, CHAPTER 261. THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE. H. F. 473. AN ACT to legalize the annexation of certain territory to the city of Centerville, Appanoose county, Iowa, and the election of officers by said city as enlarged. WHEREAS, On the 17th day of December, 1906, the city council of the city of Centerville, Iowa, under the provisions of section six hundred fifteen (615) of the code of Iowa, 1897, enlarged the boundaries of the said city in accordance with the terms of the resolution provided for in said section, WHEREAS, On the 15th day of January, 1907, an election was held to determine whether said territory should be annexed to the city, at which election the electors residing in the territory proposed to be annexed, together with the electors of the original city, voted upon said question, and WHEREAS, A proclamation announcing the result of said election was duly published by the mayor, and WHEREAS, Neither the proclamation of the mayor of the time and place of holding said election, nor the proclamation announcing the result of said election were spread upon the records of said city, and WHEREAS, Thereafter, to-wit, on the 4th day of February, 1907, an ordinance was passed by the city council of the city of Centerville, Iowa, establishing new ward lines to accord with the annexed territory, and WHEREAS, On the 25th day of March, 1907, an election of city officers was had in the city of Centerville, Iowa, as enlarged, and WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of said annexation so made, the creation of new ward lines by the passage of the ordinance referred to, and the validity of the election held as above referred to on the 25th day of March, 1907, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Annexation of territory, election, acts and ordinances legalized. That the annexation to the city of Centerville, Iowa, of the territory herein referred to, the creation of new ward lines and the election of city officers in the city thus enlarged, on the 25th day of March, 1907, and all acts done and ordinances and resolutions passed by the city council of the city of Centerville, Iowa, in reference to said annexation and election be and the same is hereby legalized and declared to be valid and binding the same as LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. [CH. 262 though the law had in all respects been strictly complied with in said annexation, the creation of ward lines and the election of officers thereafter. SEC. 2. Pending litigation. This act shall not affect litigation now pending, if any. SEC. 3. In effect. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Register and Leader, a newspaper published in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, and in the Semi-Weekly Iowegian, a newspaper published in the city of Centerville, Iowa, and without expense to the state. Approved April 4, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader, April 6, 1907, and the Semi-Weekly Iowegian, April 9, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, CHAPTER 262. THE TOWN OF CLUTIER. H. F. 294. AN ACT to legalize the incorporation of the town of Clutier, Tama county, Iowa, the election of its officers, the passage and adoption of its ordinances and resolutions and all acts done by the officials of said town while acting as such. WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of the incorporation of the town of Clutier, Tama county, Iowa, and the acts of its officers thereunder, the election of its officers, the passage and adoption of its ordinances and resolutions, the signing of the same by the proper officers, the recording and publication thereof; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Incorporation, election, acts and ordinances legalized-pending litigation. That the incorporation of the town of Clutier, Tama county, Iowa, the election of its officers, the passage and adoption of its resolutions and ordinances, the signing of the same by its proper officers or the lack thereof, and all the official acts done or undertaken by said council and the officers of said town, of a civil administrative character authorized under the laws of the state to be done or undertaken by like officers, be, and they are hereby validated, legalized, established and the same are declared to be valid and binding, with the same force and effect as though the law had in all respects been strictly complied with, in such cases made and provided, but nothing in this act shall in any manner affect pending litigation. SEC. 2. In effect. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Des Moines Register and Leader and the Tama County News, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa, and Tama. Iowa, without expense to the state of Iowa. Approved April 1, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader, April 3, 1907, and the Tama County News, April 4, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, |