Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-06
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liabilities OF ALL other GLASSES OF stock
o. the association, except that fully
paid stock may be issued upon the pays
Sment OF the par value. and dividends
must not exceed 8 per cent nor the rate
OF dividend declared upon the other
stock OF the association. Such stock
shall not be entitled to vote at any
stockholders meeting. Stock already
issued in violation OF this restriction
must be returned ON or before Janu-!
airy I. 1901. by paying the amount due
{ In caahsor by issuing stock permitted to
be issued by this act.
CIVIL Laws.
Requires return on executions for sale
OF real estate to be made to the counties
both from which the execution issued
and where the real estate is situated. 1t
adds that provision to section 1888 OF the
code.
E Removes an.ambiguity with preference
to the invalf6ation OF deedy In execution
sales where there is failure OF notice.
The old law confiicted in its provisions.
This act removes the conflict. Failure
TO give notice by the officer making the
sale, under the old law, was made in one
section to inValidate the SALE, while IN
another 1t was provided that the ON
Ger should be liable but the sale was not
invaltdated. The new law requires no.
ttce to the defendant and Furnishes the
odicer but requires the court to set aside
the sale made.
Eliminates the necessity OF accompa-
nytng acknowledgements by non-resi-
dent notaries. public with certificates
q from county oficers to the effect that
the notary has complied with the law.
The new law makes the attachment OF
the seal sufficient prima facie evidence
that the notary afiixing it has compiled
with the laws.
Provides that the prosecution in state
cases may serve notice OF witnesses In
addition TO those examined by the
grand jury on the defendant, or the
defendants attorney il the defendant
can not be found within the county.
The old law compelled service Of nos
tice on the defendant personally.
Make the park commission act ap-
plicable to cities having 10000 popula-
tion. The old law applied to those OF
more than 25 900. The tax levy in cities
between 900 and Ct, 900 is made i mill
instead Of 2 mills, as authorized In. the
larger cities. The bill was devised for
the benefit of Clinton, which desired to
take advantage OF a chance to improve
Ats river front.
Authorizes the executive council to
permit the publication OF parts Of the
code by private individuals.
Authorizing partners of permit hold
ing pharmacists to sell liquor when
holding pharmacists certificates. and
plAetpg.t them An4the same basis as
4 pharmacists' clerks. Thee law auth
Ortzed the clerks OF a permit holding
druggiststo sell liquor, but did not per-
init his partner to do SO, altho he held
q pharmacists' Certificate.
Eliminating that provision OF the Law
which requires EXHIBITS before grand
juries to be attached to sindictments. /;
manifest impossibility when the exhibit
includes club or gun.
Requiring redemption Of real estate
sold on execution to be made in tn,
county in which sold.
Applying the law relating to the liza,
bility OF inn keepers to steamboa
owners.
Requiring administrators, guardians
etc. to deposit funds in their charg,
with the county clerks only after max
i ing effort to distribute 1t among own
ers.
Changing the code to read peddler'l
licenses" instead Of Certificates,
Amending the law relating to super
tor courts-affecting Cedar Rapids
Keokuk and Council Bluffs. so to per
nit the election OF superior cour
judges at regular elections.
The law now treats as conf1dentia
all communications in confidence t
stenographers and confidential clerk
Of any person. This bill limits thi
privilege to such communications from
attorneys. physicians and surgeons.
Permitting change of Venue from su
+ perlor courts to district courts. K
Authorizes the. beginning of sui
akain.t coal operators in the couutie.
where their mines are located withou
reference to the operators residence.
Requiring resident attorneys VIII,
practice in Iowa courts to first deslg
nate some person upon whom servlc,
may be had in cases on which the non
resident attorney appears.
INSURANCE LAWS.
The new act for the taxation OF low,
AAoNAdASc SoIuptaUices IS ~ SIeNlcSl u laNSO
+ 4 per cent OF gross receipts, thus in
creasing the tax of the Iowa concerns
from SIS. 900 to $4,000. It provides TO
i local assessment. but sufilcient leeway Il
given in Offsets to make local taxation
nausht except al to the stock OF stool
companies.
Authorizes the auditor ofsstate to ar
range the reports OF insurance compa
MES in detail, instead OF tabular form
and eliminates the requirements OF TIL
present law that the reports be printe,
1 In one volume. The new law is con
strued to mean that the auditor ma,
iseue the insurance reports In two vol
umes, one for fire and one for life In
stirance. This will increase the cost o
binding, but reduces the cost Of postag
I and makes the same amount OF printin,
accommodate twice the number OF per
& sons.
Authorizing mutual and stock insur
ance companies to Insure against bur
81 ,glary and robbery. "
Requiring that the arbiters of dis
putes over Insurance policies shall b
rAsidents Of the county where the los
Is occurs. & I. u
Permitting life insurance compan,e
70 lend money % the surrende value 9
their policies.
j DEPARTMENT. OF AGRICULTURE
Creating g department OF agricultur
af.d repeating sections Of the code pro
vtding for an REORGANIZATION Of the argri