Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-12

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man, superintendent Of Mt. Pleasant
insane asylum.
| Placing county and private insana
asylums under the control Of the board
of control, which is empowered to make
regulations governing them and to re.
move patients from county to state
hospitals. Appeal is allowed to the
district courts where disputes arise and
the decision of the district court is
| final.
Providing additional regulations for
the government of the Mitchellville in
dustrial school for girls, excluding mar
ried women and prostitutes, who are to
be sent to the woman's reformatory
at Anamosa, and providing numerous
other regulations.
Increasing the support fund allow
ance of the reform school for girls at
| Mitchellville from $40 to $12 per month
per capita
Creating capitol improvement COM
mission of three members to consist of
a business man, one of artistic skill
and another of mechanical skill, not all
of one political party, to serve without
compensation other than expenses.
The commission is to investigate the
needed improvements to the capitol
buildinr and suggest scheme of inter-
Tor decoration and other improve
ments and repairs to make it thoroly
first class regardless of expense. The
commission is to begin work next Sep
TENDER and report to the next general
assembly.
! Closing the Industrial Home for the
Blind in Knoxville, giving each dis
lcharged member $25 and appropriating
81 nm +o <ovo. ho
/ Providing for the establishment of
woman's reformatory in the -Anamosa
Ipenitentiary and authorizing the trans
fer by the board of control of inmates
of the girls reform school to the re-
formatory. District judges may sem
tence girls to the reformatory instead
of the reform school if they think
best.
4 Creating state veterinary commits
sion of three members to be appointed
by the governor for terms of one, two.
and three years at the beginning with
three year terms thereafter. All veter-
inarians now practicing are to be
granted certificates upon presenting
the endorsement of ten free-holdera
and stock owners, showing that they
have practiced five years and are OF
good character and competency. After
January 1, 1901, all candidates for GER
: tifcates to practice as veterinarians
must either pass an examination before
the board or present diplomas from a
recognized veterinary school and pay a
fee of SIS. The commissioners are to
receive So day for the time actually
employed.
Requiring unclaimed dead bodies in
the hands Of public institutions to be
turned over to the medical colleges for
) |dissecting material. Superintendent Of
institutions and coroners having such
. bodies in their possession are required
) to notify the secretary of the state
, board of health, who is to direct to
, what college the body shall be sent.
t allowing the board of control to use
unexpended balances of institution ape
preparations for the benefit of such in.
{ situations.
State Administration.
S Relinquishing title over Boone real
estate to the government for govern
S ment buildings.
J, Requiring the auditor of state to
!, write on the face of all warrants the
: purpose for which issued and on which
2 fund drawn.
Dividing the state into districts from
5 which members of the state board OF
D health and medical examiners shall be
appointed in the future.
Requiring state officers to file with
: the executive council itemized state
ments of all receipts and disburse-
: ments which are to be printed in de-
l tail for general distribution.
Increasing the salaries of state mine
: inspectors from SIP to SIS a year and
y allowing them additional expense
e funds.
Resolution asking Iowa members OF
q congress to vote for the $5,OO0,OOO APP
\ preparation for the St. Louis exposi.
ton in 1903 to commemorate the Loui.
e siana purchase.
Requiring all persons not residents
Z of Iowa who desire to hunt in the
state to procure license from the
l. county auditor at a cost of $1,000 fol
a each county. The license is good fol
= one year and permits the holder tc
hunt during the open season and te
Q take from the state not to exceed
7 twenty-five birds killed by himself
The penalty for hunting without a Ii
s cense is $25 or $500 fine, or thirty days
in Jail. Fines and license money am
to be credited by the county treasurer
n to a fund, known as the game protec-
J. ton fund, to be used to pay the ex
t pense of enforcing the game laws, such
r expense to be allowed and ordered tx
be paid by the county board of super
r visors. Governor Shaw did not sigr
5 this bill, believing it to be unconstitu
tional, because the fines do not go K
v the school fund as required by the
Q constitution. 1t became law with
e out his approval and took effect upor
e publication March 81.
v Railroads.
e Requiring common carriers to redeem
first class tickets when presented tx
d the local agent ten days after sale o.
o six months after sale to the genera
= ticket department..
Trade and Commerce.
1t Relates to payment of miners wage;
le by operators. 1t provides that wage
l. shall be paid as now, semi-monthly
e. but it requires payment of all due il
r the first half of each month to be pait
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