Iowa

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iowas \I"o*was\, n. pl.; sing. {Iowa}. (Ethnol.)
     A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region now
     included in the State of Iowa.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Iowa
       n 1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and
            Minnesota and Missouri [syn: {Ioway}]
       2: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Hawkeye State}, {IA}]
       3: a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa people
          [syn: {Ioway}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  IOWA. The name of one of the new states of the United States of America. 
       2. This state was admitted into the Union by the act of congress, 
  approved the 3d day of March, 1845. 
       3. The powers of the government are divided into three separate 
  departments, the legislative, the executive, and judicial and no person 
  charged with the exercise of power properly belonging to one of these 
  departments, shall exercise any function appertaining to either of the 
  others, except in cases provided for in the constitution. 
       4.-I. The legislative authority of this state is vested in a senate 
  and house of representatives , which are designated the general assembly of 
  the state of Iowa. 
       5.-1. Of the senate. This will be considered with reference, 1. To 
  the qualifications of the electors. 2. The qualifications of the members. 3. 
  The length of time for which they are elected. 4. The time of their 
  election. 5. The number of senators. 
       6.-1. Every white. male citizen of the United States, of the age of 
  twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of the state six months 
  next preceding the election, and the county, in which he claims his vote 
  twenty days, shall be entitled to vote at all elections which are how or 
  hereafter may be authorized by law. But with this exception, that no person 
  in the military, naval, or marine service of the United States, shall be 
  considered a resident of this state, by being stationed in any garrison, 
  barrack, military or naval place or station within this state. And no idiot 
  or insane person, or person convicted of any infamous crime, shall be 
  entitled to the privilege of an elector. Art. 3. 
       7.-2. Senators must be twenty-five years of age, be free white male 
  citizens of the United States, and have been inhabitants of the state or 
  territory one, year next preceding their election; and, at the time of their 
  elections have an actual residence of thirty days in the county or district 
  they may be chosen to represent. Art. 4, s. 5. 
       8.-3. The senators are elected for four years. They are so classed 
  that one-half are renewed every two years. Art. 4, s. 5. 
       9.-4. They are chosen every second year, on the first Monday in 
  August. Art. 4, B. 3. 
      10.-5. The number of senators; is not less than one-third, nor more 
  than one-half the representative body. Art. 4, s. 6. 
      11.- 2. Of the house of representatives. This will be considered in the 
  same order which has been observed with regard to the senate. 
      12.-1. The electors qualified to vote for senators are electors of 
  members of the house of representatives. 
      13.-2. No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who 
  shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years; be a free male white 
  citizen of the United States, and have been an inhabitant of the state or 
  territory one year next preceding his election; and at the time of his 
  election have an actual residence of thirty days in the county or district 
  he may be chosen to represent. Art. 4, s. 4. 
      14.-3. Members of the house of representatives are chosen, for two 
  years. Art. 4, s. 3. 
      15.-4. They are elected at the same time that senators are elected. 
      16.-5. The number of representatives is not limited. 
      17. The two houses have respectively the following power's. Each house 
  has power:  To choose its own officers, and judge of the qualification of 
  its members. To sit upon its adjournments; keep a journal of its proceedings 
  and publish the same; punish members for disorderly behaviour, and, with the 
  consent of two-thirds, expel a member but not a second time for the same 
  offence; and shall have all other power necessary for a branch of the 
  general assembly of a free and independent state. 
      18. The house of representatives has the power of impeachment, and the 
  senate is a court for the trial of persons impeached. 
      19.-II. The supreme executive power is vested in a chief magistrate, 
  who is called the governor of the state of Iowa. Art. 5, s. 1. 
      20. The governor shall be elected by the qualified electors, at the time 
  and place of voting for members of the general assembly, and hold his office 
  for four years from the time of his installation, and until his successor 
  shall be duly qualified. Art. 5, s. 2. 
      21. No person shall be eligible to the office of governor, who is not a 
  citizen of the United States, a resident of the state two years next 
  preceding his election, and attained the age of thirty-five years at the 
  time of holding said election. Art. 5, s. 3. 
      22. Various powers are conferred on the governor among others, he shall 
  be commander-in-chief of the militia, army, and navy of the state; transact 
  executive business with the officers of the government; see that the laws 
  are faithfully executed; fill vacancies by granting temporary commissions on 
  extraordinary occasions convene the general assembly by proclamation; 
  communicate by message with the general assembly at every session adjourn 
  the two houses when they cannot agree upon the time of an adjournment; may 
  grant reprieves and pardons, and commute punishments after conviction, 
  except in cases of impeachment shall be keeper of the great seal; and sign 
  all commissions. He is also invested with the veto power. 
      23. When there is a vacancy in the office of governor, or in case of his 
  impeachment, the duties of his office shall devolve on the secretary of 
  state; on his default, on the president of the senate and if the president 
  cannot act, on the speaker of the house of representatives. 
      24.-III. The judicial power shall be vested in a supreme court, 
  district courts, and such inferior courts as the general assembly may, from 
  time to time, establish. Art. 6, s. 1. 
      25.-1. The supreme court shall consist of a chief justice and two 
  associates, two of whom shall be a quorum to hold court. Art. 6, s. 2. 
      26. The judges of the supreme court shall be elected by joint ballot of 
  both branches of the general assembly, and shall hold their courts at such 
  time and place as the general assembly may direct, and hold their office for 
  six years, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and shall 
  be ineligible to any other office during the term for which they may be 
  elected Art. 6, s. 3. 
      27. The supreme court shall have appellate jurisdiction only in all 
  eases in chancery, and shall constitute a court for the correction of errors 
  at law, under such restrictions as tho general assembly may by law 
  prescribe. It shall have power to issue all writs and process necessary to 
  do justice to parties, and exercise a supervisory control over all inferior 
  judicial tribunals, and the judges of the supreme court shall be 
  conservators of the peace throughout the state. Art. 6, s. 3. 
      28.-2. The district court shall consist of a judge who shall be 
  elected by the qualified electors of the district in which he resides, at 
  the township election, and hold his office for the term of five years, and 
  until his successor is duly elected and qualified, and shall be ineligible 
  to any other office during the term for which he may be elected. 
      29. The district court shall be a court of law and equity, and have 
  jurisdiction in all civil and criminal matters arising in their respective 
  districts, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. The judges of the 
  district courts shall be conservators of the peace in their respective 
  districts. The first general assembly shall divide the state into four 
  districts, which may be increased as the exigencies require. Art. 6, s. 4. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Iowa, LA (town, FIPS 37445)
    Location: 30.23722 N, 93.01268 W
    Population (1990): 2588 (938 housing units)
    Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 70647

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Iowa -- U.S. County in Iowa
     Population (2000):    15671
     Housing Units (2000): 6545
     Land area (2000):     586.448768 sq. miles (1518.895271 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.897945 sq. miles (2.325666 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    587.346713 sq. miles (1521.220937 sq. km)
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             41.687953 N, 92.061269 W
     Headwords:
      Iowa
      Iowa, IA
      Iowa County
      Iowa County, IA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Iowa -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    22780
     Housing Units (2000): 9579
     Land area (2000):     762.669646 sq. miles (1975.305232 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    5.411110 sq. miles (14.014711 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    768.080756 sq. miles (1989.319943 sq. km)
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             42.988762 N, 90.138081 W
     Headwords:
      Iowa
      Iowa, WI
      Iowa County
      Iowa County, WI
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Iowa, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    2663
     Housing Units (2000): 1041
     Land area (2000):     3.085415 sq. miles (7.991188 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.022466 sq. miles (0.058186 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.107881 sq. miles (8.049374 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            37445
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             30.237433 N, 93.014191 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     70647
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Iowa, LA
      Iowa