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

in the state library to $1,000, $500 and
500. The salaries are now $500, $500
and $4oO
Permitting the trustees of the
state library to extend the use of
the travelling 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
is to appoint four persons, at least two
OF whom must be women, who with the
state librarian, superintendent of pub
lie instruction and president OF the
State university, constitute the COM
mission. The first members are to be
appointed for terms of two, three, four
and five years from the first of July
next. and by subsequent appointments
for. five years. The commission is to
give advice and counsel wherever free
public libraries and school libraries
may be established. Members of the
commission may be sent to aid in or
ganizing new libraries and they are to
report to the commission, which is to
publish the annual report and furnish
to the secretary of state information
regarding libraries for publication in
the Official Register. The secretary of
the commission is to receive salary
fixed by the commission and must. be
elected from outside its membership.
The members receive only travelling eN-
penses, and the whole expense, inciud-
ing the secretary's salary, is limited to
$4,000 year. The Office of the commits
sion will be in the state library.
Provides that the permanent school
fund may be loaned in sums of $4,000,
instead of $1,000, and at mot less than
81 per cent interest, instead of 6, as
at the present time. Under the new
law counties are charged Az per cent
on the money they hold. So they
get all the interest they receive above
that amount. They are now charged
5 per cent.
Requiring a three years course of
study Tor admission to the bar, preced-
ed by three years high school course
or its equivalent. Examiners are to be
appointed by the supreme court to
serve two years, and the graduates of
the State university law school are to
be examined atthe university. The ex-
limitation fee is $40.
Authorizing boards of education in
cities to issue bonds for the purchase of
school house sites.
Permitting the secretary of the state
board of educational examiners to con-
duct examinations.
Concurrent resolution directing au-
shorities of the Agricultural college,
State university and State Normal
school to provide strict rules against
the use of liquor by students, suspend
ing violators Of such rules and report
ing results to the next general as
sembly.
Appropriating $1,000 ito extend the
work of the state historical depart
ment and $4,000 for the same purpose
for the State Historical society at Iowa
City.
Requiring the state board of medical
examiners to examine graduates in
medicine from Iowa colleges at the
place of graduation, instead of at the
state house in Des Mones, and charg-
ing persons admitted to practice $40
instead of $40 for a certificate of ad-
mission.
County Government.
Requiring county treasurers to keep
"a record of all delinquent taxes and
making delinquent personal taxes
lien on real estate.
Authorizing auditors and treasurers
of counties to add to the tax lists
omitted property, but requiring them
to give notice by registered letter to
the property owner whose rights of
appeal are guarded.
| Providing for the depositine of
pharmacists certificates with county
clerks instead of with both clerk and
recorder.
Requiring clerks of the district court
to record all funds deposited with him
and to report in detail to the board of
supervisors twice each year, and re-
quiring him to turn all funds over to
the county treasurer every six months.
This law enables the clerk of courts to
account for the funds of administrat-
ors, trustees, ETC., to the county and to
turn these funds in to the county treas
urer. Heretofore the account has been
a personal one. The clerk was author
lied by law to take the funds so depos-
tied, but while the guardian, admin
istrator or trustee discharged his La
bility by so depositing the funds in
in his possession, the clerk held the
money as personal account and not
as an officer of the county.
makes township clerks treasurers of
cemetery funds as well as others.
City Government.
Provides for the elimination of the
provision OF the present law which
gives trustees of municipal water
works power to draw water works
funds only on authority of the mayor;
the new law gives the trustees abso-
Lutte control of the funds.
Authorizes the levy of park taxes by
cities of all classes.
| Authorizes cities and towns owning
municipal lighting and heating plants
to furnish heat for commercial use.
Limiting the Indebtedness of cities
and towns to ~ per cent of the as
sessed valuation of property, or S per
'cent Of the actual value.