Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
An ,1ct mafSNfs oiium or hasheesh
houses q nuisance.


An ;zct mating oEiun or hasheesh
houses a nuisance.
An act to reimburse the members
and heirs of members of the Second
hnd Third Iowa infantry for gray
uniforms purchased during the war.
An act enabling commissioners or
| trustees OF state institutions to lay oue
vacate or establish highways through
grounds under their supervision.
An act allowing the fish commissioner
to build a dam across Okoboji lake In
Dickinson county 70 improve naviga-
ton and health. The commissioner is
authorized to receive contributions for
the purpose.
An act providing the rate of interest
on judgments shall be the same under
stay Of execution as if no stay had been
taken.
An act to authorize cities OF the first
class to refund their bonds or the float
ing warrants that may be out at the
time of the passage of this act.
An act enabling actions aided by at
tachment against non-reSidentS of the
state to be brought in any county in the
state where property is found and that
such action shall be brought agains.
residents of Iowa In the county of such
residence, provided that If action is
brought in the wrong county change
of venue to the proper one may be had
An act authorizing funds in the coun-
ty road fund when there is a surplus
to be transferred to the county fund or
the county bridge fund, but this act
shall not apply to money collected prior
TO January l. 1896
An act to pay chaplains Of either
house S. for each days service as such
chaplain. This act amends the exist
Ing statute, including chaplains in the
list OF other legislative employees.
An act providing for the appointment
of judges of superior courts to hold
court during sickness or inability of the
regular judge in the same manner az
the regular judge is appointed.
An act raising the age of consent in
females from 1S to is years.
An act fixing the duties and powers
of boards of library trustees, giving
such board complete control of the Ii
hraTy, its books and appurtenances and
enabling 1t to fix compensations. hire
and discharse librarian, employees, etc.
levy taxes UP to the limit already fixed
by law Tor library purposes.
All act to provide for serving of notice
On person in possession and upon the
vendor in case vendee intends to for
felt contracts for real estate. IF proper
conditions are performed, the right to
forfeit is terminated.
An act to enable boards of school di-
rectors to provide free text books for
pupils in the public schools
An act to authorize the establishment
OF kindergartens in independent school
districts.
An act to extend the time Of the in
corporation Of Oshhill Cemetery asso-
county.
An act giving McClain's code to sew
eral members Of the senate and house
whose codes have disappeared or been
purloined.
An act granting to city and town
sarb Wire to fence any lot or lots Win,
in the incorporate limits of such city or
town.
An actcorrecting ambiguous language,
allowing cities OF the first class to lew
annually a tax for library purposes.
An act providing that In case a Grim
inal break jail he shall serve a sentence
not exceeding one year and pay a fine
not exceeding $500, in addition to the
original sentence
An act to levy tax Of one-tentr of
mill on the taxable property of the
state to erect necessary buildings for
the State university.
An act to authorize townships to vote
p tax to build public halls in which to
hold elections and public meetings.
An act to legalize assessment, levy
and collection of taxes for park pur.
poses in certain cities of the first class,
whose population in the census of 1875
was not less than 10000, enabling them
to be collected in the same manner as
other taxes and declaring them to be
/. aid.
An act enabling tax of three mills
TO be levied for fire purposes, in addi-
ton to other taxes, in cities under spe-
cial charters.
An act to relieve the asylum for or
phaned and destitute children at An
drew. Iowa, of its Indebtedness to the
state.
An act providing that whenever a
party to any cause shall serve notice
for the taking of any deposition, upon
with interrogatorles at
tached thereto, the opposite party may
elect to cross-examine such witness
orally at the time of taking such depo-
elton and in that event shall Sc. the
moving party with notice whereupon
the moving party shall notify the oppo-
site party of the exact place and hour
where the deposition shall be taken. and
before whom taken. which notice shall
be served three days before the taking
of the deposition, with one day addi- !
tional for each 500 miles distance the |
opposite party will be obliged to travel |
to attend; the oral examination shall
be taken down IN writing and the NOV |
ing party may examine In chief, ond
denomination and re-cross-examina-
ton shall proceed in the usual manner:
md If the moving party shall not desire
to so examine such witness the exarni- I
nation shall proceed the same as in |
written interrogatories.
An act making it a crime t, make. |
buy, sell or distribute written obscene |
matter as well as printed matter, and /
making the penalties one year instead t
If thirty days and 81 900 instead of slOo. |
An act linquishing an escheat in
Hamilton county to Mrs. Winifred J.
Byrne.
An act for the payment of the cur
-ent expense fund for the hospitals of
he insane quarterly in advance
An act compelling the use of pure
n paraflne oil In coal mines.