Terms Used In Iowa Code 9.1

  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Secretary: means the secretary of state. See Iowa Code 9.11
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 The secretary of state shall keep the secretary of state’s office at the seat of government, and perform all duties required by law; the secretary shall have charge of and keep all the Acts and resolutions of the territorial legislature and of the general assembly of the state, the enrolled copies of the Constitutions of the state, and all bonds, books, records, maps, registers, and papers which are now or may hereafter be deposited to be kept in the secretary of state’s office, including all books, records, papers, and property pertaining to the state land office.