Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-03-31

fifth Judge, J. M. Rothrock was
appointed Judge. The Fourth Judi
cial District in northwestern Iowa
was divided, forming a new 14)
judicial district, as follows: Calhoun,
sac, Ida, Buena Vista. Pocahontas,
Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Clay
Dickson, and Emmett. Cities of s..
900 and over are authorized to estab-
fish Superior Court, with authority
equal to Circuit Courts. Township
Clerks are authorized to administer
oaths. The old law is restored,
which pr Divides that So jury fees shall
be charged uL as costs. Undisputed
accounts, as per schedule, shall be
regarded evidence.
AGRICULTURAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
The weight of bushel of oats is
changed from 33 to 80. Coke is fix
ed at SO pounds to the bushel. The
Drainage law was ammended so as
to apply to counties having not less
than 5000 inhabitants, instead of
10000; allows the diversion OF water
from adjacent lands without the con-
sent of the owner of said lands; the
application for damages is made to
include change of direction of the
water courses. The condemning of
land for cemetery purposes is provi-
ded for, with regulations for plating
and recording with the Township
Clerk, and directing the manner of
conyeyances. The shooting of prai-
RE hens or chickens is prohibited at
all seasons of the year. To provide
for cattleways across the public high
ways. TO provide for hedges on d.
vision line between farms, by allow
ing fence on joining land to protect
hedge, and owner Of joining land to
pay for half expense. A barb wire
fence is legalized, at three barbed
wires, two rods between posts, with
two stays, or one rod without stays;
height of top wire four feet to four
and 4 halt; lower Wire not less than
sixteen inches from the ground, nor
more than twenty inches. To per-
NIT purchase of cemetery ground at
Keokuk by the United States.
REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORIAL
DISTRICTS.
The reapportionment gives a gain
to western counties. The basis of
OF Senatorial Districts, of which there
arc fifty and fifty Senators, is 10000
inhabitants. Of Representative Dis
tricts the basis is IA, 100. There are
IS districts and 100 members.
TAX MATTERS.
Stock of Mutual Loan Associations
are to be taxed to the individual
owners, and none but the unredeem-
ed shares are to be assessed. Coun-
ties are authorized to levy mill and
a half per tax. The Auditor is en-
powered to repay any moneys wrong
fully received from counties. In
case counties fail to levy their quota
IF State tax or county taxes the At
torney General shall by direction of
Executive Council, prosecute them
for such neglect. The tax known as
the insane tax is declared legal and
to be collected.
1t will be seen that the railroad
tariff, the temperance question, fe-
male suffrage, and capital punish
ment are left undisturbed.
If we add to the above legislation
the election of U. S. Senator, and the
appointment of trustees of the vari-
GUS State institutions. we shall see a
pretty large aggregate of business,
and, on the whole, we can speak well
Of the Sixteenth General Assembly.
1t finally adjourned in too great a
hurry, leaving many important items
unfinished, and, most of all, it failed
to raise the tax levy sufficient to
meet the appropriations. 1t still
stands at two mills. But two and a
half would have been required. How
this deficiency will be met remains
to be seen.