Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-04-24
LEGISLATIVE RESUME

introducing evidence as to its general
reputation.
An act authorizing the state execu
tive council to sell 100 acres of State
Agricultural society, or fair grounds
land and buy with the proceeds thirty
acres better suited to the uses of the So
ciety.
An act providing support fund of
$40 per month each for the boys de-
partment OF Eldora industrial school.
An act to aid the government In con-
structing icyies, enabling the board Of
supervisors to help got the right of
way, etc Also providing for construct
ing drains, etc on petition, the expense
to be assessed to property owners.
An act changing the dates for the
operation Of the law passed by the last
general assembly for the determination
of Russian thistles to July rs and Au-
gust TO- in place of August rs and Sep
TENDER TO-
An act was passed increasing the sal
aries of the clerks of the two peniten-
tiaries from $50 to Sl00 per month.
An act authorizing the guardians of
insane persons to mortgage the prop
erty of their wards for their support.
An act to provide for the publication
of the proceedings Of the Iowa State
Dairy association.
An act providing that the regls.ition
law shall be operative hereafter only
in towns and cities Of over $500 popula-
ton.
An act compelling the wife to join In
mortgaging personal property In order
to make it valid.
An act requiring fences OF Usage
hedge unless the same Is used as a
Windbreak to be trimmed within five
feet Of the ground at least once every
two years, also requiring the brush and
limbs to be burned or removed. 1t Is
made the duty of the road supervisor
to see to the enforcement Of the law.
When the owner of the land does not
trim the hedge the road supervisors is
authorized to do it and the same is
taxed to the land the same as other
taxes.
An act providing that in counties
with two equity seats there shall be
commission of insanity at each.
An act exempting crematories from
taxation.
An act to enable cities under special
charters to provide for sprinkling
streets and assess the cost to abutting
property.
All cities Of the first class are author
lied to lay sidewalks along farm lands
not divided into city lots that may be
inside OF the corporation and charge
the expense of the same to the prop
erty owners, expense nct to exceed 20
cents per lineal fo2t.
An act providing that in case of APP
peal tl> e~~t ~ r-.-- the transcript
'nalI be taxed TO the losing party es.-
.ept in cases where the opinion is modi-
led and affirmed, and in such cases
The supreme court is empowered to
make an equitable apportionment of
The expense
An act was passed placing naptha.
benzine and gasoline under the control
Of the oil inspector for purposes of in
fpection the same as coal oil.
Hereafter in road cases where the Pc
titioner for road appeals from the ac-
tion OF the board of supervisors, he
shall pay the costs unless he RECEIVERS
a larger amount than the amount al
lowed by the board.
Section A of chapter 151 acts of the
Twentieth general assembly in relation
to taxation for park Purposes was
amended requiring such tax to be levied
by the city council after having been
submitted to vote of the people. 1t
is also amended In such way as to be
a curative act in regard to cities act
ing under special charter.
An act to tax bicycles the same al
other personal property.
An act giving cities the power to
adopt rules and regulations in accord.
ance with established rules of boards
of health. prescribing kinds and sizes
Of material to be used In plumbing and
the manner in which the same shall bi,
done for. connecting any building WITH
sewers under the control of the city.
An act providing for transfer OF stock
when uSeu>ss collateral security.
An act providing that where any citi7
zen of this state or resident alien own,
ing real estate within this state, who
SHAH by win give and bequeath to 8
nonresident alien relative such rea,
estate or any part thereof, that sale
alien devisee shall have two years after
the death Of the testator to sell ana dis
pose of such estate SO devised to such
alien relative.
An act providing that in case Of statu,
tory denial of claims filed against es.
tates of deeedents that the burden ol
proving the claim is unpaid shall moi
be placed upon The party fling the claim
against the estate.
An act was passed that when any
suit is brought against a telegraph
company for damages caused by erron-
eous transmission of a telegram or any
unreasonable delay in delivery of a
telegram, negligence on the part of the
telegraph company shall be presumed
upon proof of erroneous transmission
or of unreasonable delay and the bur
ten of proof is to be upon the telegraph
company to prove tosthe contrary.
An act WIS passed reducing the rate
If interest allowed where a, mortgage
is foreclosed and the party redeams
from the sale of the mortgage. This is
to make the law in this respect cor
respond to the general reduction of in
tereSt to per cent.
An act giving mayors when acting as
justices Of the peace the same fees as
the justice receives.
An act authorizing cities under spe-
rial charters to use parks, public
yquares or plats of ground for free pub
Tic library purposes.
An act to apportion the state into
representative districts and declare the
tatto of representation. The ratio is
ine representative for $4,000 population.
An act providing penalties up to ten
FEARS imprisonment for assisting q
prisoner to escape from custody wheth-
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