The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-03-19
LEa1sLATIvE SUMMARY.

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LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. /
March loh.--In the Senate various
Committees reported, bills. We're intro
duced to provide for the election Of coun-
tn Auditors and to define their power
and duties, and to make county Judges
er o1icio Go. Auditors; to amend the
law III relation to the limitations Of ac-
ton against public officers; to transfer
the counties Of Tama and Benton from
the sth to tile 18th Judicial District, and
fixing the time Of holding courts there
In. The bill for an act to enable NUM-
cipal and public corporations at their
elections to settle, adjust and compound
their Indebtedness, and to provide for
the issue OF new bonds, and for the pay
ment Of such new bonds by the levy of
specific taxes, aud for this purpose alter
ing and amending existing charters and
laws, was discussed ut length in Com
mittee OF The Whole when the Commit
tee arose and reported the bill back to
the Senate.
Bills were passed to amend Sections
toes, 1000, 1910, Of the Revision of 1850;
various bills on second reading were
taken up and recomnlitted, ordered to
be cngrossed and read third time to-
morrow. dc.
III Tie uouse bills were introduced to
authorize the Secretary of state to ex-
change copies Of Supreme Court Reports
for other books on law AID equity; to
provide for assessment and taAation Oh
Telegraph and Insurance property; 70
fix the compensation of the State Treas
trer at 5000, TO limit the levy Of tax
for State purposes to ono and half
mills; to prevent fraud in the manufac-
turc of cheese; to provide for eompensa-
lion Of Co. Recorders in certain eases
to provide for the taking of evidence by
deposition; to provide. for issuing State
Bonds to repair losses to school and Uni
versity funds ). to authorize Supervisors
to aid County Agricultural Societies. a
resolution was adopted fayoring the con-
sideration OF bill to abolish capital
punishment. Bills We're passed to en-
able townships, cities aud towns TO aid
III the construction of Railroads; requir-
Ing the Supreme Court. Reporter 10 at
tend the Dubuque term. \ number Of
Senate hills We're taken UP and referred.
House bills We're passed to allow pay
ments Of taxes to be made in. warrants
and road certificates; to legalize tax
levies to meet former appropriations for
bounties and FOR support of soldiers fan-
lies; to require owners OF threshing ma
chimes to guard against accidents. 10
s,utl,oriae supervisors tocompro..lise ccr-
tain Judgments in favor III the State; to
prevent location Of roads SO rs to cause
removal of- buildings &C., Without con-
sent Of owners; to provide that counties
shall pay Witnesses and Jurors fees
Mheye 9eriMinal cases fail TO prevent
driNnsr>away of stock by droyess or
others TO praSide, for. taxing lands en-
tered With sWahlp land indemnity scrip.
uap'eA lM.-ln the senate numerous
petitions were presented aad referred.
The bill to provide for the resistery OF
voters and to prevent fraudulent vetlnu,
was discussed i'll Committee of the
Whole at some length, when the com
mittee, rose, reported sundry amend
Inents aud asked that the bill With
amendments be referred to the Commit
tee on Elections for further coneisera-
tipn, which WAS accordingly donr. Bills