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

right to levy tax of mills for the pur-
pose Of the purchase or construction Of
water works.
Cities have the right also to levy n tax
of mills to pay the expense of running,
operating ana repair of gas works, cleo
trio light works or power plants owned
issued for tho cost of the construction or
such works or plants.
A tax of not eXceedi,- z mills for the
purpose OF paying the amount due any
individual or company operating water
works for water supplied the city.
A tax not exceeding mills for the pur-
pose of paying any individual or company
operating gas works. electric light or
power plants for gas or power supplied
the city under contract.
y tax for the purpose of creating Il bond
fund sufficient To pay the interest to
cruc. above the interest annually levied
on funding or rcfunding bonds outstand-
ing and Il levS for the payment of tho
principal OF such bonds.
A tax of one half Il mill on the dollar for
the care, preservation and adjournment OF
any cemetery owned or controlled by the
city. This last tax Is the only new tax
added To the present law. except that some
of the cities had no power to levy some
of the other taxes named.
Cities are permitted tn become pur-
chasers ut tax sale of property SOLD Tor
unpaid taxes when the city has issued
bonds for the payment of special improve
mentS.
Cities and towns arc empowered to levy
for the purpose of defraying its general
and incidental expenses.
The right to question the Legality or
bonds is limited to three months after
they are ordered issued by the proper au-
thOritieS.
All objections to errors Irregularities o.
inequalities in the making of special as.
sessments or any error of proceeding or
notice that are not made before the
council ut the time and IN the manner
fixed by the statute, shall be waived, cX-
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FISH AND GAME.
All dams in the state must contain fish
ways.
The Office of fish commissioner is abol-
ishcd and a state fish and game warden
substituted
that must not extend more than half way
across the stream.
The names of all harmless birds are
specially named i'm Il list of birds that are
not To he killed at any season Blue Jays
and English sparrows are not included
in the list.
October and November constitute the
open season for the killing of quail
n closed season Is provided for timber
squirrels between January and July /.
CORPORATION LAWS.
Directors and officers are held person.
ally liable for all debts of the corporation
if it exceeds its limit of indebtedness or
| if they pay dividends which deplete its
capital stock or commit any other fraud
| forbidden by law.
Cooperative creameries are exempt
! from the francniSe Zee.
Creditors can recover against stock
| holders for unpaid assessments on stock
| the difference between what stockholdeyx
secured stock for from corporation aEs
| the face value thereof This harmoniZ&
| the decision of the supreme court and The
Iowa supreme court.
Foreign corporations are granted ma
! rights not granted to like Iowa corpora
! lions.
| All foreign corporations other than man
| ufacturng or mercantile are required to
rhnip t.IA and hAnn dor nsft.
| Gated and pay q state incorporation fee.
| This is retroactive back to 1886.
Courts of equity have the power to dis
| solve Il corporation and To wind up it's
| affairs. "A power formerly vested in courts
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Two new legal holidays are created.
| They are Washingtons birthday and all
! general election days.
Office of state oil inspector is abolished
! and work given in charge Of executive
council.
! Salaries Of superintendent of state hos
! pitfalls for the insane reduced to $1,000.
Salary of attorney general fixed at 900.
| Salary of railroad commissioners re-
| duced from $1,000 to 5000.
Expenses of members OF the state board
! of health and state board of medical ex-
| aminers reduced to mileage and per diem
! cut down.
State institutions are given their allow
| ance quarterly in advance.
Per capita of Anamosa penitentiary re-
| duced from $40 IA month to $3.50.
| PROVISION made Tor SAYING the refuse
! stone at the penitcntiaries.
! Power of railroad commissioners TO in
| yeStigate rairoaa wrecks eliminated.
1t is made q crime for a man to desert
| his wife where marriage is SolemniZed to
| avoid prosecution for seduction.
The state will annotate and publish its
own code and sell them at s. q volume.
Fishing is permissible on Sunday.
! Base ball and foot ball on Sunday are
| permissible so long as no private family
| Or place of worship is disturbed.
| The salary of the supreme court re-
| porter is done away with and he is 10 be
paid on the number of volumes he issues.
Committee rooms In the state house are
| not TO be used as sleeping apartments.
The money collected from the mulct tax
| may he transferred by the board of SUI
peryisors To the county road fund for the
| improvement Of the public highways.
Emln McClain is employed to annotate
| the new code.
! Doctors are no longer required to make
! n report TO the county clerk OF each birth
and death. The gathering of these Stats
| ties Is To be done by the assessor. Each
| report has been an expense OF ~ cents
| which will now be saved.
Dead swine must be buried at least
| three feet under the surface OF the earth.
An appropriation of S725O0 Is made for
| the rebuilding of the Glenwood institution
| in addition to the 1000 appropriated by
| the executive council.
The wild rose is adopted as the official
state flower.
! The monument commission Is abolished
| and the records. etc. transferred to the
executive council which ~ to complete
| the work.
The state librarian and curator Of the
| state historical department are to be APP
| pointed by the board of library trustees
after January l, 1900.