Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-04-15
LEGISLATIVE RESUME
WHAT THE ADVERTISEMENTS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HAS DONE.
4 Carefully Prepared Review OF the
Laws Enacted by the I."sisla-
turc just Adjourned.


The following is the concl aston OF
the Legislative resume begun last week:
Ten thousand copies Of the rvad laws
We're ordered distributed.
Sioux City has authority to levy tax
to pay for her water works.
Sewer and paving contractors may be
required to keep their work in repair
one year or longer.
Tho Eighteenth jadicial district.
composed of Linn, Jones and Cedar.
was given another judge. The Twelfth
district, composed OF the counties Of
Butler, Bremen, Floyd. Cerro Gorao,
Hancock, Mitchell. Winnebago and
Worth, was given another judge.
Corporations organized to build beet
sugar industries do not have to pay the
incorporation fee.
Air currents in coal mines must be
within fifty feet OF the working force
unless by permission OF the mine in
Spector.
Cities were empowered to provide for
the examiI alton and licensing of sta
tionary engineers.
No:avics in other states may acknoWl-
edge deeds for iowa parties without
sending certificate OF authority.
Fraternal life insurance societies
Jox ,hAy ~
authorized to do business.
For street lighting purposes lower
grade Of gasoline Is permitted to DE
used than for other purposes.
Counties may levy ~ mills tax for
the insane fund.
The penalty for delinquent taxes be-
gins on April l, instead Of March l.
The penalties for selling or transport
ing hogs dead Of disease were applied
to purchasers or dealers as well as sell
erS-
Town councils are authorized TO APP
propriate money by resolution instead
Of ordinance.
The maximum fee for filing articles
Of incorporation with the secretary Of
state shall be $4,000; the minimum, $25;
for corporations Of $4,000 capital and 81
for each additional $1,000.
The executive council must pay the
old New Orleans exposition claim pro
rata out Of the $4,000 appropriation
made and the final date for filing and
settlement is May 3, 1898.
Counties may receive such rate of in
terest on moneys deposited in banks Us
may be agreed upon by the treasurer,
board of supervisors and the bank.
The terms of office of park commits
sioners in cities Of the first class and
special chartGr cities Of over 10000 We're
made two. f@lr and six years from the
first electors the full term being six
years.
A remedial act empowers the proper
officers to take acknowledgements Of all
instruments requiring such acknoWl-
edgments. There was no provision in
the old law empowering nota1ies public
to acknowledge articles of incorpora-
ton. .@ Ills. ~
The State Agricultural college was
empowered to buy forty acres Of land
adjoining the college for the purpose OF
agricultural experimentation
The board OF supervisors in. counties
having a population OF 10000 and over
was left to the discretion Of the board Of
supervisors.
All railroad companies operating in
Iowa were exempted from the fines ana
penalties provided for failure to equip
their cars with safety automatic coup
lers, from January l. 1898, up to the
time OF taking effect OF the act which
granted an extension Of the time for
such equipment to January l, 1900.
The time for performing labor on
highways in cities and towns was fixed
at from January l to September ], in
stead Of June to November /, as under
the old law.
Boards Of supervisors in counties
having a population exceeding 10000
may allow the clerk Of the district court
$1,000 as compensation and for clerk
hire.
elected in cities Of $4,000 and over. The
old law placed the population at 10000
and over.
School funds in the hands OF county
treasurerS belonging in common to all
the schools Of the county can only be
drawn through the county auditor, he
being compelled to advise the treasurer
of the amount due each school corpora
ton, and the last named officer paying
the appOrtionment Of each in the man.
ner authorized by the present law.
Cities Of $4,000 and up to $4,000 may
have q police n?atron or not. at the
pleasure OF the mayor. and cities Of :,
larger population are required to have
but one such officer
No railroad or other corporation T..
exempt from liability for accidents TO
Its employees by reason Of and contract
Of insurance. benefit or relief entered
into prior to the death or injury to said
emplOyc This is the Temple amend
ment.
There sha, not be manufactured or
sold ass raw linseed oil any article which
Is not wholly the product or cO,nElerci- |
ally pure linseed or f!axseed. nor shall
any article be MIXED or sold as boiled
linseed oil which has not been heated
to at least 90 degrees Farenhcit Fifty |
to $500 fines are provided for viola tions
The contracts Of all building and loan
operating in the state prior /,
to the passage Of the building and loan |
law in 1896 were legaiZad. This vail !
dates all contracts between these COM !
panies and their members prior to 1896. |
Upon The cXpira ton Of he lease on !
the building wherein a pharmacy IS |
conducted or the destruction Of such |
building by fire. or for other good rea- !
son. the district court with the COR