Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-03-20
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
March 10.

In the SENATE various Committees reported,
bills were introduced to provide for the elee-
ton Of county Auditors and to define their
power and duties, and to make county Judges
er oDicio Co. Auditors to provide for making
grant of land to the McGregor & S. c. Rail-
way Co. /; to amend the law in lation 10 the
limitatians Of actions against public officers
to transfer the counties Of Tama and Benton,
from the 9Th to the l1th Judicial District, and
fixing the time of holding courts therein
bill was passed legalising the title to cer-
tain lands donated by Howard county to the
McGregor Railroad Company.
The bill for an act to enable municipal 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 payment of such new bonds BY lie
levy Of special taxes, and for this purpose al
tering and amending existing charters and
kws, was discussed al length in Committee
Of the Whole when the Committee arose and
reported the bill back to the Senate.
Bills were passed to legalize the acts Of
Henry Temple n. p. Of cass co; TO legalize
the acts oil. Z. Gilmc re, ]. p. Of Lee CO.; to
amend sections 1868, 1869, 1910, Of the Re>
vision Of 1860; Various bills on second read
ing we're taken up and recommitted. ordered
to be engrossed and read thrJ tine to-u.o.-
row SC.
In the HsrsE bills we're introduced 10 au.
thorize the Secretary of State to exchange
copies Of Supreme Court Reports fer other
books on law ard equity to provide for ~.
sessment and taxation of Telegraph and lu-
-surance property /; tc tx the compensation Of
the State Treasurer at $1,000; to limit the
levy Of tax for State purposes TO one and >
half mills to prevent fraud in the manufac-
ture of cheese; to provide for compensation Of
Co. Recorders in certain cases; to legalize
the acts Of notarics Public; to provide for the
taking ofeviience by deposition for the re.
lief Of Wm. Benncman /; to provide for issuing
State Bonds to repair losses to school and
University funds; to authorize Supervisors
to aid County Agricultural Societies. Arese-
luton was adopted favoring the consideration
Of bill to abolish aoital punishment. Bills
" ere passed to enable townships, cities and
Gowns to aid in the construction Of Railroads
thesupreme Court Reporter to attend
the Dubuque term; Legalizing the action Of
officers Of the corporate town Of Montana
4 number Of Senate bills were taken up and
referred. House bill was passed 70 allow
Of taxes to be made in warrants and
road certificates; to legalize tax levies 70
meet former appropriations for bonnties and
for support Of soldiers faailies 10 perfect
the title Of reter sOlesen and Magnns Rangom;
to fix time Of holding courts in 2nd Judicial
District, to require owners Of threshing Ma
chimes to guard against accidents; to author
i.e supervisors to compromise ceitaia judg-
ments in favor Of the State; to legalias nosa-
rial acts Of E. Kinley Of Lee county, TO prss-
ent location Of roads 80 as to cause removalof
So, without consent Of owners, 70
provide that counties shall pay witDtssss and
Jurers' fees Were criminal cases thil; to pre.
vent driving away Of stock By drovisrs er
others 10 provid for taxing lA1ds sassrsd
With swamp land Indemnity seriPs; y ~
the claim ofJoseph D. Hoas, csauissisass
10 locate psrmassat Ssat u 0overaneae
House mests at 10 o'clock.