Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-06
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The Late Legislatures Grist Of New
Laws Compiled in an Abbrevi.
ated Form.
Department Of Agriculture and
Library Commission Established
Other Commissions
Building and Loan Law and Many
Others Relating to Insurance
and Corporations.

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Others Relating to Insurance
and Corporations
Special to Times Republican.
Dies Moines, April 6-I'he twenty
! eighth general assembly, Which closed
Its session today, has enacted a large
amount of legislation of more or less
Importance. The establishment Of a
1 department OF agriculture and the
4 library commission is the most import
|sant of its constructive legislation,
while the building and loan law and
telephone, express and telegraph taxa
4 ton laws are perhaps the most Import
\ .antsof its general legislation. A great
number OF corrections and amendments
iwere made 10 present laws and the
1 cause of education received more legis-
i5lative attention from this assembly
Than from any other in many years
lipast The laws in brief provide as fol-
lows:
EDUCATION.
! Provides that when one third of the
school directors OF county petition an
election shall be called 10 vote on county
uniformity of text books. This applies
Ito the county outside of towns and cit
lies. The present law requires the petit
lstion of half of the directors.
Requires the retention of from 5 to 10
l3cents Per pupil in township and rural
school districts TO be expended by the
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board of educational examiners in buy
ing library. Other school districts
may take advantage of the law.
Gives the superintendent of schools in
counties having uniform text books the
custody of the books unless otherwise
ordered by the county board of educa-.
ton.
Consolidates the miscellaneous portion
of the state library With the state his
torical department.: it increases the SAL
airy Of the state librarian from $1,000
to 5000. and the salary of the curator
of the historical depai tment from $1,000
TO Sl.Ge0. 1t gives the librarian charge
of the library aud the historical depart
ment. 1t gives the curator, charge of
the museum. art gallery, newspapers
and historical periodicals. 1t increases
the salary of the assistant librarian
from $500 To 81. 2G0 a year and gives him
charge of the state law library, which
remains in the state house. The act APP
propriates $4,000 Tor the historical coll
lection and general library. and $500
for the. Law library. The act went into
Immediate effect as to salaries. The
consolidation may be contaminated by
the trustees anyFt time after Jan. /, 1901.
II consolidates the trustees of the two
institutions. also. making the board
l.composed of the supreme court, the new
! board of trustees
Provides that school directors may
titiX the number of election precincts in
l.thei; districts. The former law limited
1.-The number TO five.
Provides that the endowment fund of
the STATE Agricultural College may BE
loaned at whatever rate the trustees
may fix or are able TO get. The Old law
provided that the fund mus, not be
loaned at less than s per cent. As a re-
suit s2e0.Geo soon accumulated in the
state treasury, as money was bringing
from 4 to 5 per cent only.
Extends the special tax levy of one.
tenth of mill not exceeding $4,000 a
year for five years for the State Uni-3
versitys for building purposes.
Provides for the levyfof tax of one
tenth of mill not to exceed s55.0OO a
year for five years for the State Agri-.
cultural College for building purposes.
Authorizes cities and towns to extend
the use of their free public libraries to
non -residents on the payment of GER
lain suitable dues to be fixed by the
trustees This enables residents of tbs
country to use town libraries under
conditions.
Authorizing school corporations to
accept gifts and TO administer the same
thru their proper officers in accordance
with the conditions, of the gift.
7 Establishing dental commission Of
Etivs members whose duties are almost
Identical With those Of the state board
i;s.,f rne5ieai examiners With respect to
\ their own profession. The LAW requires
\ dentists to secure a state certificate
/ to authorize them to practice dentistry,
4 provides that they must be graduates
/ of5a dental school and hold diploma.
4 and Organizes the profession on the
4 same protective basis as the medica.
4 profession. The rights Of dentist all
ready practicing are protected by this
! act.
\. Comforting authority upon the super
Etntcndent Of public instruction to print
and circulate circulars, pamphlets and
other matter which in his judgment
Twill be of value to the public schools
4 of the state including the uniform
! high school courses of study reported
4 by the State Teachers Association.
i The bill also increases the expense ac-
i count annllalII3 S3(ln5 .443a4a5i
Authorizing, illustrations to be in
serted in the report of the Academy OF
Sciences.
Appropriating $4,000 to complete the
Classification and cataloging of the
state library
Requiring all candidates for state
certificates to pass examinations
whether graduates of the State Normal
4 School or not.
Increasing the salaries Of assistants
\ in the state library to 81 700. $500 and
! 500. The salaries are now $500, 500 and
$500.
Permitting the trustees of the state
4 library to extend the use Of the travel
I ing library by using the state library
funds as they may think best.
Creating library commission to pro-
mote the establishment and efficiency
of free public libraries. The governor
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