The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12

secretary OF STATE lntOrnatiOn fOF pup
lication in the Iowa official register.
The commission is to have secretary
with a salary to be decided upon by
the members, and its Office is to be
with the stae librarian Members of
the commission receive only travelling
and incidental expenses in prosecuting
the work. The secretary Is to be chos-
en- outside the membership, and his
salary is limited to $4,000 annually.
The sum of $4,000 per annum is appro-
priated for carrying on the work OF
the comm ssion.
Iowa Medical Students.
S. F. 43-Proviaes for a committee
from the board of medical examiners
to visit all the recognized medical
schools of the state and examine grad
yates for adm ssion to practice. Here
tofore examinations have been held in
Des Moines before the examiners. The
bill also reduces the fee for admission
from $40 to $40 Publication clause.
Soldiers Pension Money.
H. F. 252--Provides that pension
money shall not be Withheld from in
mates of Iowa Soldiers Home in the
future, except on TWO conditions. In
case any member is twice convicted of
crime or of a breach Of III IS of the
Home, he is required to deposit his
pension money with the commandant,
who is to send half to any dependent
relatives, and dispose of the remainder
as the pensioner dictates, approved by
the state board of control. When the
depositor is discharged from the Home
the money he has deposited is to be
paid to him after thirty days. Any
inmate of the Home having wife. or
minor children shall deposit half of his
pension to go to them. Publication
clause.
Hunters License Law.
H. r. 132-Hunters' license law. 1t
requires all persons not residents of
Iowa who desire to huni or kill game
birds, or animals in this state, to pro-
cure a license from the county auditor,
for which they shall pay ten dollars to
the treasurer and fifty cents to the au-
ditor. Having obtained such license
they may hunt in the county issuing
such certificates during the open sea :
son for not more than one year, the
county auditor having power to revoke
the certificate for good cause. Per-
sons having this license may take from
the state not to exceed 20 game birds
or animals killed by himself and they
must be carried openly for inspection
Penalty for violating this law is fine
of not less than S25, nor more than
$500. or Imprisonment in the county Jail
not more than thirty days. Fines and
license money to be credited by treas
urer to fund to be known Is game
protection fund" to be used In enforc-
| ing the law Publication clause.
Consolidation of the Libraries.
| S. r. 21S-Cons olidatcs the miscellaneous
| part of the state library with the histori-
| cal department. after January l, $780, I'M
| der the state librarian, the historical &C.
| partment to be under the curator, and
| the law library under an assistant. Sal
| aries are fixed at $1,000, state librarian:
| $1,000, curator, and Sl.200. assistant. Coun-
| ell is authorized to procure furniture anu
| fixtures and pay for same. The sum Of
| $4,000 is appropriated for the library and
| the historical department., and $1,000 for
| the law, each annually. Publication
| clause.
| Election Laws Changed.
/ H. Il. s-Providing that the polls at
! p. m. The old law provided that they
J close at p. m. Publication clause.
/ II. f. 30f-AuthorZes the use of voting
| machines in Iowa.
III. r. 29l-Provides that the writing OF q
lot mopporite blank space on the bal
canddate:t writing in the name CT the
without the the writing of THE name
marking in the squeoppoSite 1t. or any
on, the ticket. shall no2elow the circle
ballot of the voter. -alidate thu
n. f. S43-Provides for reeistra tii0i,sS.
voters at all city or special elections :;
mat any voter coming in since the las
general election may vote.
Somehow Penalties.
s. f. a0-Makes train robbery. or at
tempt at It, punishable by Imprisonment
q ~, from ten yeaGza>aaln-to life. puhIirn
~ 81 cause. - ''''e .