Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-05-25

Cities of 5000 population or oyer are
TO have not more than five precincts
for elections.
The polls in school corporations so di-
Vided are to remain open from a. m
until Z p. m. and in all other indepen-
dent districts of less than 5000 pop yla-
ton, the polls musc open at y. IN. and
remain open not less than five hours
In rural independent districts and
school townships the polls remain open
not less than TWO hours.
The secretary is to keep a record of all
! persons voting, the number OF votes
cast for each candidate and Tor and
against each proposition submitted.
He shall make q record of the name,
sex and age of each person between
/ and 81 residing in the corporation. to-
! gether with the name of the parent or
| guardian.
The board may rent n room and en-
! plOy a teacher, where there are ten chill
dren for whom there is no scnool house.
/ When the board does not maintain Il
| school. on when children live at an UNI
/ reasonable distance the board may COO
! tract with townships or districts for the
| instruction of children, and the cost
shall be paid from the teachers fund.
! The parent or guardian whose child
/ or ward attends school in any indepen-
I dent district of which ne is not res
/ ident is allowed to deduct the amount
| of school tax paid by him in said dis
! trict from the amount of the tuition re-
! CURED to be paid.
The full board must contract with the
| school teacher and the power Of the
| sub-director 10 hire his relatives 10
teach school is taken away.
The president of the school board is
! Invested of his power to veto the eXpul
sion of pupils from school.
The formation OF school libraries is
! encouraged by the authorization of an
expenditure of not 10 exceed So an
nually for each school room, TO be paid
OUT of the contingent fund.
The county superintendent has power
! to subpoena witnesses in appeals from
school boards and provide for paying
! witness fees.
LIQUOR LAWS.
Registered pharmacists and phySi-
clans, the latter being added to the list.
holding certificates from the state hoard
OF pharmacy, may purchase liquors
from permit holders for compromising
| medicines.
If any pharmacist sells liquor con-
trary to law the commission of phar-
macy must cancel his certificate. the
law having been made mandatory in
stead of permssive.
Owing TO an oversight, no provision
was made in the mulct law for the re-
lease OF bondsmen sureties upon bonds
OF liquor dealers. Upon filing with the
clerk of the district court of such re-
quest. surcties may be released.
! When n statement of consent has been
filed with the board of supervisors the
latter is required to canvass the petition
and ascertain if il contains The requis-
ite numberOf signatures and that Ii 9TH
erwise complies with the law. II any
person is aggrieved at the findings OF
the board of supervisors they may APP
peal to the district court.
| Only one statement of general consent
for any county, city or town shall be
canvassed by the board of supervisors
! in one year.
Exclusive authority or jurisdiction for
punishment of all offenses under the
law is rested i'm the courts within the
| county where the crime may be COM
mitted and the 800 yard limit in adjoin-
ing counties is eliminated.
! If any person in the saloon business
| has paid the mulCt tax, ne Is entitled TO
no refund for money paid for the first
quarter Of the year, not il he should be
engaged IN the business only day, but
! if he remains TO exceed three months he
shall be entitled to a refund OF pro
rata sum Of the amount paid in excess
| of the quarter
In any city of over $500 and less than
5000 Intoxicating liquors may be sold
when a written statement of consent
pigned by 80 per cent of the voters at
khe last election, shall have been filed
and held sufficient This can be done
without any statement of consent from
outside the corporate limits.
Whenever n council OF any city of
5000 or more, shall, upon a written
statement of consent OF 80 per cent of
the voters at the preceding general
| election consent to manufacture or
when the board of supervisors shall, up
on a written statement of consent Of 65
per cent of the voters at the preceding
general election residing in said county,
and without the limits of any such city,
grant consent to manufacture, within
the limits of any city or town of less
than 5000 population in such county,
spirituous, malt or Vinous liquors for
sale as hereinafter provided, and per-
son, partnership or corporation within
such city, containing population of
5000 or more, on any city or town con-
tanning n population of less than 5000
as the case may be. manufacturing or
selling any spirituous, malt or Vinous
liquors at wholesale and to dealers only,
or any carrier transporting the same
shall be exempt from any and all penal
ties now provided by law for manufac-
turing, selling or transporting spirit
uous, malt or vinous liquors; but no
spirituous or malt liquors shall be sold
or shipped in quantities of less than
-four gallons or an eighth OF barrel,
contained in a single case, vessel or
package; and no such ViuOus liquors
shall be sold or shipped in less quanti-
ties than two dozen pints or one dozen
quarts in any one case or package.
Manufacturing of liquors shall not be
| carried on in any city of less than 1000
unless SO per cenS Of the voters at the
preceding election have signed such
| statement of consent.
No establishment for manufacturing
shall be erected within three hundred
feet of any school house or building
used for schol purposes, or academy, or
college, or of any church or usual place
of worship of any religious organiZa-
tion and all obligations incurred by
reason of the manufacture, sale or
transportation Of any liquors named in
this chapter shall be enforceable in the
courts of this STATE.
No drinking or selling By retail is per-
mssable at the place OF manufacture.
Manufacture is permitted in towns
only which have the mulct saloon.
NEW REVENUE LAWS.
!. All property Is TO BE listed ar it's
actual cash value. and assessed at a5
per cent of such yalpe.
.. Professional libraries are exempt
only TO the amount OF $500.
3. The homestead OF any honorably
discharged union soldier or sailor un-
able to perform manual labor is exempt
from taxation to the amount of $500,
rpayi1ipU no 10 a. 6pneplpnF ON his la hnr