Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-15

representatives, but none more than
two. AVN 4. 5, g
"A constitutional amendment was
passed providing for biennial elections.
This measure must pass the next gem
eral assembly, before being submitted
to the people. The first election under
the new plan Will be held in 1902 and
every two years thereafter The prop
osition makes all the necessary changes
in various offices to comply with the
change.
The total state tax for 1895 and 1899
will be $3,0G0,000. Taking this tax with
the other state revenue it is expected
the state Wall be out Of debt on the LIST
Of January, 1900.
Husband and wife, may be compelled
to testify against each other where one
is charged With transferring property
to the other to dcfraud creditors.
The following changes were made in
the support fund Of various Institutions:
School for the deaf, reduced from s21,-
600 to $4,000 and $33 per pupil. three
times a year instead Of four. College
lOF Tie DlAiiu leuNCeN A'oli 91V !" gov
per pupil per quarter. Davenport Or
phans' home reduced from $40 to 50 per
month per inmate. The support fund
for the soldiers home was increased
from $40 to sl4 per month per inmate
and the appropriation for salaries was
disc%n tinued The maximum charges
for the support of patients in the hospi-
tails for the insane were fixed as fol-
lows: At Independence, ST.: at Mt.
Pleasant, ST.; at Clar.nda, $l3.
Salaries for supcrintendents Of state
institutions not heretofore fixed by a
statute were fixed as follows: Feeble
minded institution, $1,000; deaf and
dumb institution $1,000: college for the
blind $1,000; orphans home $1,000; girls
reform school $1,000; boys industrial
school sl,SOo; industrial home for the
blind $500.
Consent for pardons to the following
life cOnvicts was given: Bernard Ken
needy OF Dubuque county, James john
son of Pottawattamie.
I The old arsenal site in the city OF Des
Mones was ordered sold to the city Of
Des Nloines for $4,000.
Express companies must pay a tax
Of pc" cert upon the gross business
done in Iowa instead of 1 per cent as
formerly.
General appropriations, s176,107-0S. OF
the general appropriations $500,00O is for
Immediate use incase DIVA with Spain:
$50, GOO for emergencies at home, and the
remainder, s226, 707.0S to cover the ex-
penses of the miscellaneous items in
what is commonly called the omnibus
bill.
The usual law for the apportionment
! of the state into representative dis
| tricts was passed. 1t makes no change
| in the present districts.
| County superintendent must submit
| itemZed statements OF expenditures of
| the county institute fund to the county
! auditor. The auditor must approve
the accounts before drawing warrants
! for the same.
The ctymoloGst Of the state expert
ment station is charged with the duty
| of preventing the importation Of any
nursery stock infested with the San
Jose scale. He may appoint assistants
! and pay them reasonable compensation
! He is empowered to collect a fee of $;
! to Sis for the inspection of any nursery
made at the. request OF the owner there
Of, and II found free from such scale,
shall issue certificate to that effect
| He may esta blish quarantine regula-
tons over any place where the stock Is
| found infested 1t shall be unlawful to
/ sell nursery stock unless accompanied
! by the certificate Of this officer. The
i provisions Of the law in relation Ia
shipping shall not apply to shipments
to points within the county.
The president and wee president o!
F., the state agricultural society must te
members Of the board of directors anG
shall hold office for one year. The d.
rectors shall horu for two years. The
hoard shall elect a secretary and treas
| uler from outside their mem berShip
who shall hold Office for one year.
The transfer Of real estate by parti-
ton must now be made matter OF
record in the Offices Of the auditor and
recorder SO that the same may be en-
| tered for taxa ton to the persons to
whom it belongs.
! To be eligible to the office Of county
superintendent the person must be the
| holder Of 4 state cert fficate or diploma
! or q certificate from a county supern-
| tendent in this state.
The word "rigEtfully" was stricken
from the section allowing IN officer to
hold property on attachment. The OBJ
ject was to prevent any person from
taking such property from an officer
whether 'rightfully' held by him or
not.
The states copyright on the revised
code shall not apply TO parts of code
to be sent out in pamphlet form by
state officers.
II for any reason the full number OF
gra!.h jurors required is not secured
from the twelve persons SO constitute
ing such panel the court shall issue i
ven:rc to the sheriff commanding him
to summon from The body of the county
such number OF duly qualified PERSONS
as may y" necessary to complete such
grand jury for tie term. and the same
shall be filed from the PERSONS 81 sum-
moDed.
The state bnard OF medical eXanl-
ers are allowed printing, postage ard
other necessary office expenses.
Oil inspectors may appoint deputies,
with the approval Of the governor. for
whose act: the Inspector SO appointing
is responsible. and tie Same sail be
made without extra expense to the
state.
OIL inspectors are NOW required -
inspect oil used for illuminate ting coal
mines. and II prosecute for viola lion"
of the law.