The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-19
new IOWA LAWS.
MAAYlMpORTANT cHANGEsMADE
General Resume. of Work of the
Retiring Twenty -eighth
General Assembls.
CONTINUED FROM LAST !,
Oflnterest to- Miner.

prlsonment or both. Publication clause.
r. 2l.,,Requires monies earned by
paid them by the first Saturday after the
10Th of the month, and that earned in the
last half to be paid not later than the
month.
8. f. ss-Grants the right to bring suit
against any coal mine operators or own
Gated. - Ni''' - ny .'''Ne . -
{ H. F. 22-Repeals that part of the ex-
1sting law that provides that payment
shall not be demanded by the miner for
slack loaded or found with coal
OF Interest to Farmers.
FENCES, from highways to he served on
agent of owner, as we'll as on the owner
OF the property In person.
i - =. T; 5s-Amends the law regarding the
requires that owenrs shall trim them and
the new lazy preyides 1hat$this shall be
done by the owner only when ordered by
the township trustees.
:. IL. r. 29-Requires notice to be given to
boards of trustees or county officers that
Russian thistles have not been cut by the
owner OF the land upon which grown,
without first notice beng given the land
s CIV err and such officers are to. notify
III. r. 14-Restores the old law reouir-
ing the read supervisors to cut the weeds
on public highways a township expense.
resent law was passed two years ago,
Special Privileges Granted.
IL. r. 4S-G.ves registered pharmacists
~ho are not permit holders. but are part
-ners of the latter, the same rights and
dn pharmacies. ermit-holders respec i've
~ being. responsible for the acts OF their
partners
S. r. 112-Grants the authority to pub
dish On pamphlet form portions of the
code pertaining to any particular subject
when authority is granted by the eXecu-
tive council. Publication clause.
s. F. 2s9-Extends the certificates of
Iowa insurance companies from March
until April 1, so that new taxation
measure might be put through mean
time. Publication clause.
III. F. 1Ss-G.ves the state auditor au-
thority to issue his biennial insurance re-
ports in two volumes, one of fire and the
Ebther of life insurance business. Requires
statements of insurance companies to be
made in detail and prepared for printing.
At present the reports are required to pc
arranged N tabular form. Change would
greatly increase cost of printing reports
if present law had been observed. Pub
lica ton clause.
III. 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 Transports
tion. Mutual companies may now insure
any but banks, bankers. loan and trust
conNanies. or county treasurers. 1t also
allows companies to hold elections in July
instead of January. Publication clause.
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smulate q surplus and to receive deposit,
ITO the extent of ten times their capital
stock and such surplus; Such banks may
ings deposits only. Publication clause.
H. F. 7S-Permits the annual publica-
ton of the Iowa Academy of Sciences to
be Illustrated at states expense. Publ
cation clause.
s. F.. 274-Gives railroads additional
powers in condemnins grounds for yards.
right of way, double tracking. reducing
or Strengthening curves. changing grades
etc. Publication clause.
State Grsstntll- z elinquislned: -
s; 2 Codes jurisdtstiar to the
Charles FLOYD, Of the Lewis and CLERK
si H City. Publication ee cause n la ''''
S. F. l-surrenders the. jlrsdction over
grounds. to be acquired Sby the United
and Oskaloosa., Publication clause.
H.. +. Relinqu.shes to. Axel Il;
numbered Is in. block numbered 8 in Ak
ems first addition to the city of Clinton,
Ci..tos county, Iowa. Publication clause.
grounds wanted as t-a u:,:tea States for
barracks. etc.. which will be established
in the De esa Melnef army post.
81 H. f. 2SS-SuEPenders jurisdiction over
ground in Boone for federal building.
Many miscellaneous Changes.
the state treasury by the state of the
costs and fees incurred when criminals
are prosecuted for the crime of escaping
from the penftentiary AS the law now is
the burden is on the county in which the
prisotlr is located.
G. s. F. 3O-Provides for the choice OF
presidential electors by the state at large,
md corrects an error, or at least an
ambiguity in the present law.
III; F. s9IProv.des that CORPORA tons
stic,es of incorporation which they pay Tor
originally fling them: There has been
a question as to whether. the old law re-
S. +. 14s-Considerably enlarges the
statement of facts to be made by sleep
ing and dining cars for taxation. Requires
cars to be reported by divisions in the
S r. 6o-Makes township clerks collect
Publication clause.
S. F. 73-Requires clerks of the district
court to make record of all funds depos-
tied with them officially, and makes them
liable for the same; REQUIRES them to re-
port to board twice year, and to turn
the same oyer to the county treasurer il
otherwise ordered by the court.
S. F. Makes the notaral seals Of
nonresident notaries prima racle evil
dence that the words theron engraved
conform to the requirements Of the law
of the place where the. certificate p,lr-
ports to h, have been ae a.,. made sa..,
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tons, one-half of whose stock is owned
or controlled by nonresident aliens, which
are prohibited from acquiring or holding
to hold such property as they held July
4, 1888. or which has been acquired since
on foreclosure. for ten years. A bona fide
contract for the sale of such lands within
the ten years is to be considered sale.
sufficient to prevent the land escheating
at the end of that time. The bill also le-
galizes all sales and contracts for sales
2 n lands since inv a 1879 c
the interest Of a large number of land
owenrs in northwestern Iowa. Pubiica-
S. f. 295-Provides that voting upon
constitutional amendments or other pub
lie measures shall be by separate ballot
H. F. 95-Authorizes the governor, with
tons. to select two flags from those in
custody of the state to send to General
Dodge to be placed on the Grant monu-
S. II 2soIEnabies the trustees of the
state library to use the appropriat ton fer
travelling libraries for other purposes than
the COLLECTION of books and equipment
S. #. 17s.Cons, derably enlarges the
enables him lawfully to do what he has
ample, the issuance of leaflets and other
printed matter from his department.
which has been. the custom for many
years. 1t also authorizes the superntend-
ent to send man to. make out the report
Of county superintendent. where the latter
fails to Do his duty t increases the
from $3.50 % $500 for travelling purposes.
S. r.. 80 Requires the bonds of pharsna.
scists to be recorded as well, as approved.
wardens Of the penitentiaries from $780,
900 to $4,000, and the bond of the warden's
clerk from $4,000 to $4,000. Publication
S. F. 2s1-Requires state warrants to
bear 6u their face the purpose for which