Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-04-20


The Eighteenth judicial district
composed of Linn, Jones and Cedar
was given another judge. The Twelfth
district, composed of the counties OF
Butler, Bremen, Floyd, Cerro Gordo,
Hancock, Mitchell, Winnebago and
Worth, was given another judge.
Corporations organized to build beet
sugar industries do not have to pay the
incorporS lion fee.
Air currents in coal mines must be
within fifty feet of the working force
unless by permission Of the mine in
speotor.
Cities were empowered to provide for
the examination and licensing Of sta
tionary engineers
Notaries in other states may acknowl-
edge deeds for Iowa parties without
sending certificate of authority
Fraternal life insurance societies
must have $50 members before they are
authorized to do business.
For street lighting purposes a lower
grade Of gasoline is permitted to be
used than for other purposes.
Counties may levy ~ mills tax for
the insane fund.
The penalty for delinquent taxes be-
gins on April 1, instead of March 1.
The penalties for selling or transport
sx,s. 80 mi 0d
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 $1,000; the minimum, SIS:
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
tCACCk VA AioHCyS uCPOclC<-l III OdlAS dS
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 charter cities of over 10000 were
made two, four and six years from the
first election, the full term being six
years.
A remedial act empowers the proper
officers to take acknowledgements of all
instruments requiring such aclxnowl-
edgments There was no provision in
the old law empowering notaries public
to acknowledge articles of incorpora-
ton.
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
javing a population of 10000 and over
vas left to the discretion of the board of
supervisors.
All railroad companies operating in
Iowa were exempted from the fines AMI
penalties provided for failure to equip
their cars with safety automatic coup
lers, from January /, 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 population exceeding 10000
may allow the clerk of the district court
5000 as compensation and for clerk
hire.
Park commissioners may now be
elected in cities of $4,000 and over The
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.
AiNitS VI -OsVVo anu up ~ oOtUVV may
have a police matron or not, at the
pleasure OF the mayor, and cities of a
larger population are required to have
but one such officer.
No railroad or other corporation 4.
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
employee. This is the Temple amend
ment.
There shall not be manufactured or
sold a. raw linseed oil any article which
Is not wholly the product Of commerce.
ally pure linseed or fiaxseed, nor shall
any article be mixed or sold as boiled
hnseed oil which has not been heated
to at least 225 degrees Fahrenheit. Fifty
to $500 fines are provided for violations.
The contracts of all building and loan
companies operating in the state prior
to the passage OF the building and loan
law in 1896 were legalized. This vail
dates all contracts between these COM
panies and their members prior to 1896.
Upon the expiration OF the lease on
the building wherein q pharmacy il
conducted or the destruction of such
building by fire. or for other good rea-
son. the district court. with the con-
sent OF the bondsmen, may change the