Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-04-24
NEW LAWS
So mmary Of the Work OF the 23rd
General Assembly of Iowa.
MpoRrANr NiEAsltREs


| County Auditors now IN office get three
| years for their present term. in order to bring
| the election OF Auditor in different year from
| Treasurer.
The law relative to taxing stock Of State
| Banks is changed so that 1t Is taxed to the
bank and not to the Individual
| The support fund for children at the institu-
ton for the feeble minded at Glenwood Is in
| creased from 50 to Si2 per month per pupil.
| Third class railways are given longer time in
| which TO fence their tracks.
| Cities of eco or over are given authority
| over their own bridge funds
| The pharmacy law has been amended max
| ing 1t less stringent on druggists.
school book bill'' was adopted which
| permits districts to purchase books and to sell
them to pupils at cost. 1t also permits all
| counties 10 vote on uniformity of books, but
| excludes cities aud towns from the operations
| of the law. Where uniformity Is voted, the
| County Superintendent, County Auditor and
| Board Of Supervisors shall constitute a board
| to select the books for the entire county.
| GENERAL LAWS.
| s. +. l12-An act to extend the limits of GER
S. +. 3SS-To grant cities under special char
| tiers the power TO fix compensation Of their
| mayors.
$, F. 5l~-For the protection and preservation
of fish.
S. Z. 332-Relating to extension of street
| railways over highways In certain cases.
5. T. 3Sl-Conferring additional powers up
on cities CT the first class in respect to asses
| SOrS.
$. F. 2G0-Repeals sec. Of chap 10, acts %,
| G. A, relative to water works.
). f. lO5-AmenGs chap. "a, acts 10, G. A.,
relative to Sheritr's fees.
s. +. SS-Amends sec. 2077, code; changing
legal rate OF interest from ten to eight per
cent.
S. f. 20S-Amends chap. l59, acts 20, &. A.,
relative to taxes in aid Of railroads.
). +. l@2-Amcnds chap. lG7, acts 10. G. A.,
in relation to state certificates and diplomas to
teachers.
$. L. l0-Amends chap. 12, acts IS, G.. A.,
management of the permanent school fund.
$. +. 5-Amends sec 2O94, code; establishing
"LabOr Day.
S. F.7-Amends sec. $50, code; election Of
county auditors.
5. +. 223-FOr temporarily filing vacancy in
the office Of county recorder.
S. f, 1870 establish and maintain a fire
department in cities of the second class.
5. +. 3S-Assessment for taxation of shares
of capital stock of banking associations.
). +. I5-Amends chap. 80 acts 22, G. A.,
Qcncing railways) and to remit certain penal
ties incurred hereunder.
). +. 2n-Authorizing in certain cities
special tax for grading streets.
). +. lSS-increasing the number Of printed
vOlumcs of report of Bureau of Labor Statistics.
II. +. i5-CUntracts by cities organized under
special charters forpaving and curbing streets,
construction Of sewers, etc.
II. +. 25-AuthOrizing certain cities of the
first class to issue bonds and providing for pay.
ment of principal and interest.
H. f. 55-Amends chap. II, acts 81 G. a,
funding outstanding indebtedness-citics and
towns.
II. +. 25-ReQuring all railroad companies
operating in Iowa to equip all engines and cars
with automatic cOupers and brakes.
IL. f. 94-Amends sec. 2S9-2J0, code; bond
ing county Indebtedness.
IL. +. l3l--AmenGs chap. 30, acts 90 G. A., |
lnprOEpTupnt of streets in certain ptipa of the |
second class.
II. f. 37-Amcnds chap. %. acts %, q. A.. |
giving authority for making rates for transpor-
tation OF freight and cars over two or more |
lines of railway, also relative to duties of rail
way commissioners
II. +. l74-Proyiding for the punishment of |
pools, trusts, combinations and COuspracics, |
and as to evidence in such cases. The punish |
mcnt for the violation of this law will be fine |
OF from one to twenty per cent. of the capital |
stock Of the violatOrs or by fine of from $500 |
to $1,000. The Acknowledgment and assistant |
will receive Onc-tifth of the fine upon convic- !
ton OF violations of the law.
II. +. 4b3-'Io appOrtlon the state into repre- |
sentative districts and declaring the ratio of |
representation. The ratio Of apportionmcnt |
is $500
II. F. 7S-To amend Sec 22z2 of the Code of !
1873, and to provi lie for appointing guardians |
OF the persons Of habitual druukards, and for |
the custody, restraint and confinement of |
habitual drunkards, and their reformation, |
under orders of the district court or the Judge |
thereof, and for the terminating of such |
guardianship.
5. +. l5-Prcviding for the submission 10 |
the qualified electors of the state Of the CUES
ton: ''ShOuld there be convention to revise |
the constitution and amend the same!n
II. +. lI6-Io amend Sec. 2, Chap. 95 of the |
Twenty-second General Assembly by striking |
out all after the word "restraneli in the fifth |
line, relative to line fences.
:. +. &5-CCnierring upon cities and incor. |
porated towns the power to authorize or forbid |
the construction of street railways within their |
limits and to define the motor power by which |
cars are propelled.
S. F. 2lS-To provide for and regulate the !
keeping and sale of intoxicating liquors for |
lawful purposes, and to repeal sections to 10 |
inclusive, of Chap. II Of the Twenty. second |
General Assembly.
II. +. 274-To protect laborers in their claims !
for their wages and providing that when the |
prop rty of person or firm is seized or assign
ed all de- + to employees to an amount not to |
exceed $50 to each cn.p!oye for work perform |
Ell within ninety days Of such seizure shall be !
considered as preferred debts.
). i. ESQ amend sec. !, chap. 12l, laws |
22nd &. A., by striking out the words and fig |
ures, ''S6OjOper annum, and inserting 81 |
$50 per month";
8. T. G0-To repeal chap 60, 10th G. A., pro |
viding for the punishment of tramps.
S. +. 39-PrOviding for authorizing county !
boards Of supervisors to assess the property OF |
railways in their county.
5. F. 3ST-ro apply the provisions of chap |
IS, 18th &. A, and amendments thereto TO |
existing bonded Indebtedness of counties, cities |
and towns
Joint resolution providing for the payment |
of bank examiners.
II. i. 3ii-To amend chap l54, 18th G.. A.. |
regulating the time of prisoners in our peni- |
tentiaries, and providing that prisoners who |
have made no infractlon of the rules and regu- |
lations will be entitled to the elimination of !
time from his sentence.
PRIVATE AND TEMPORAL.
s. +. ls6-FOr the relief of +. Hartach.
II. F. 4T0-To authorize the auditor to credit |
Fremont county on account of school fund and |
county fund.
LEGALIzING ACTS.
5. +. 90 -Legalizng acts Of the council of |
Charles City, Floyd county.
$. +. &Ol-Legaiizing acts board Of super |
visors of Clinton county.
S. F. 330-Legalizinga acts independent school
district of Fremont, Mahaska county.
s. +. 326-Legalizing proceedings board of |
supervisors OF johnson county in causing to be |
constructed the "Allcock ditch" in Fremont to- |
s. F. 327-Legalizing proceedings board Of
supervisors of johnson county in causing to be !
constructed the walker ditch in Fremont tp |
5. i. 4ll--Legalizng incorporation of the !
town OF Grand Mound, Clinton county.
s. +. 394-Legalizng the electric light plant
in Montezuma and ordinances authorizing its
establishment.
$. +. 1913 -Legalizlng the electric light plant
In Bloomfield and ordinances authorizing its
establishment.
$. +. 2ll-Legalizing the levy Of certain |
taxes in Carroll county.
5. +. 2l0-Lcgalizing acts OF the council of I
the incorporated town of Arcadia Carroll Co.
g. +. 404--To relieve Anderson NJ. Berge and
Others from paying money borrowed from the
school funl of Madison county. The gentle
men paid the money to persons not authorized
TO receive it.
5. +. ll3-To amend chap. 16, Twenty second
General Assembly. granting additional powers
to cities of the first class and under special
charters and cities of the second class having
over 1000 inhabitants and providing that THIS
chapter referring to the bridge fund shall not
apply to first class cities organized during the
years 1881 and 1899, nor to second class cities
having population of less than l0,C0l.
s. +. 2l2--To permit the board of supervisors
of Marshall county 10 refund money with
interest to the widow and heirs of Henry SEQ
field. In 1855 Henry Scofeld was Obliged TO
| mortgage his home to pay sl,0OO fine for
selling liquor. He subsequently died and this
| order is made so the county may refund the
money to his widow.
s. F. 4l2-To legalize the proceedings Of the
board Of supervisors OF Calhoun county In To-
eating and constructing bitches and in assess