Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-04-20
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MANY InpoRTANII CHANGES MADE.
General Resume OF Work Of the
Retiring nty-eighth
General Assembly.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
Oflnterest to Miners.

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liners for state mine inspectors. Member
Of the board are to receive s. per day ant
actual expenses for not more than seven
tgying to dis ar a the he's duties Of II,
above named workmen without certii
Gates from the mine examiners are SUB
ject to fine Of 500 or six months, I'm
@ 8. F. 2-Requires monies earned BY
miners In the first half Of the month to .,
paid them by the first Saturday aiter IN
Of TIE mG ba IA ana noa ai aear ehan III,
i first Saturday after the Sth OF the ne$'
s. F. 3s-Grants the right to bring suit
against any coal mine operators or own
ers IN the county where the name Is TO-
II. F. 22-Repeals that part Of the ,ex,
listing law that provides that payment
shall not be demanded by the miner fot
slack" loaded or found with coal.
OF Interest tO Farmers.
H. F.. 1s7-Authories notice to remove
fences from highways to he served on
agent Of owner. as Well as on the owner
ths Prop Amsnd 1a tse law regarding the
trimming Of hedges. The present law
requires that owens shall trim them; ana
the new law provides that this shall be
done by the owner only when ordered by
the township trustees.
II. F. 29-Reauires notice to be given TO
boards of trustees or county officers tnat
owner of the land upon which grown.
without first notice being given the lana
owners. and such officers are to notify
II. F. l4-Restores the old law reuuiIr-
ing the road supervisors to cut the weeds
on public highways at township expense
Present law was passed two years ago.
placing burden on land owners.
Special Privileges Granted.
H. F. 4S-G:ves registered pharmacists
who are not permit holders. but are t'a1..
ners of the latter. the same rights ana
subject to the same restrictions az clerks
In pharmacies. permit-ho!ders respec i've
Iy being responsible for the acts of their
partners.
s. r. 1l2-Grants the authority to pub
dish in pamphlet form portions of the
code pertaining to any part cular subject
when authority is granted by the execu-
tive council Publication clause.
s. F. 2ss-Extends the eerttf1eates OF
until April l.. so that new taxation
measure might be put through mean
time. Publication clause.
H. r. 1SS-G:veS the state auditor an-
thority to issue his biennial insurance re-
ports in two volumes, one of fire and the
other of life insurance business. Requires
statements Of insurance companies 10 De
made In detail and prepared for print nS
At present the reports are required 10 pe
arranged in tabular form. Change would
greatly increase cost Of printing reports
If present law had been Observed Pub-
lication clause.
H F. 175-Permits stock or mutual COM
panies to insure against loss or damage
by burglary or robbery. and against loss
Of moneys and securities in transporta-
ton. Mutual companies may now insure
any but banks, bankers. loan and trust
companies. or county treasurers. 1t also
instead OF January. Publication clause.
S. F. S-Permits savings banks to accu-
mulate surplus and to receive deposits
stock s * and such Surplus. Such banks may
have hereafter sixty days time on saw
ings deposits only Publication clause.
tah Of the 1pMa tns an Of scienees
be Illustrated at states expense. Puol-
s. F. NEGives railroads additional
powers in condemning grounds for yarhs,
right Of way. double tracking. reducing
or Strengthening curves. changing grades,
etc. Publication clause.
State Ground ReIinauished.
8. F. ss4o-Cedes jurisdiction to the
United States of the grave OF sergsan .
expedition, who is buried not far from
Sioux City. Publication clause.
S. F. 1-Surrenders the, jnrisdiction ever
States for r. the erection Of government
buildings in the cities Of Clinton. Creston
and Oskaioosa. Publication clause ,
Erickson the undivided one-third Of lot
numbered IS in block numbered IN AK
ems first addition to the city OF Clinton.
cE: csan! l9wa over
grounds wanted ~ t-e U:::ted states for
barracks. etc. which will be established
in the Des Mcines army post. -,-
II. F. 2s9-Surrenders juriSdlctlon over
ground in Boone for federal building.
MANY miscellaneous Changes.
II. F. 6s-Provides for payment out OF
she state treasury by the state of the
costs and fees incurred when criminals
are prosecuted for the crime OF escaping
from the penitentiary. AS the law no" !s
the burden IS on the county in which the
prisoner is located.
s. E. 3o-Provides for, the choice o.
presidential electors by the state at large,
ambiguity. In the present law.
H. F. sa-Prov:des that CORPORA tons
tees Of incorporat ton which they pay for
originally filing them. There has been
q question as to whether the old law re-
quired any fee for this. publication
S. +. 4s-Considerabiy enlarges tho
statement of facts TO be made by sleeI'-
ing and dining cars for taxation; Rean res
r. s0-Makes township clerks collect
or and treasurer of all township funds.
s. F 7S-Requires clerks of the district
court to make record Of all funds depDs-
tied with them officially. and makes them
Iduie III soAhS' N'' -
port to board twice a year, and to turn
tha Same over to the county treasurer il
not called for within six months, unless
otherwise ordered by the court.
S F. makes the notarial seals OF
NONRESIDENT notaries prma IacIe evil
dence that the worHs theron engraved
conform 20 the requirements OF the law
of the place where the certificate pHr-
ports to have been made.
H. F. 157--Auth3rjzes foreign Corpora.
tons. one-haif Of whose stock Is owned
or control ed by nonresident aliens, which
are prohibited from acquiring or holding
title to real estate except on foreclosure
to hold such property as they neld July
4, 1885, or which has been ACQUIRED since
on foreclosure, for ten years. bona nae
contract for the sale Of such lands Wit1in
che ten years is to be considered a SAFE,
sufficient 10 prevent the land escheatin3
at the end Of that time. The bill also Ie-
gaIizes all sales and contracts for sa 'es
Of such lands since July 4, 1888. It is IN
the interest Of a large number of lana
oUenrs in northwestern Iowa. Pubiicd-
ton clause.
s. r. 2g5-Provides that voting upon
constitutional amendment or other puD-
lie measures shsl be by separate bal'oi.
H. F. 95-AuthnriZes TIE governor. with
the approval OF the regmental organiza-
lions, to select two flags from those in
custody Of the state to send to General
Dodge to be placed On the Grant monu-
ment. Publication clause.
s. r. 230-Enables the trustees OF the
state library to use the appropriation tof
travelling libraries for other purposes than
the collection of books and equipment