Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-17

| s. +. %, by Alexander, authorizing IL.
brary boards to condemn grounds Tor To-
| cation of libraries and additional library
| grounds
| ~ ATTORNEY to Prosecute for the informant
| and without additional compensation, In
| cases OF appeals from the findings of the
| commissioners Of Insanity.
| s. f. l92. nv Bachman. giving the state
! board of health power to enforce general
| health and quarantine regulations when 10
| cal boards neglect TO act Ihe Dlli is the
| outcome of the conflict in authority pc
| tween the state board and local boards
| during the recent smallpox epidemic par
| ticuarly in Des Moincs.
s. +. IFS. by Tnllman, prohibli ling a
| person feloniously causing the death OF an
other receiving a distributing snare OF MS
victims estate.
s, F. 2O4, by Crawford. making chapter
| % OF the acts of the Twenty eighth gener
| nj assembly RELAXING to the management
| of water works and the disbursement OF
| water works funds, applicable to cities I'M
der special charter.
II. II. Al. by Jaeger, authorizing cities
| having population Of 22,000 to elect park
commissioners and levy taxes for park
| purposes. The old law provides cities or
25.OOO and over may have these powers.
| The hill is specially desired by Clinton.
S. +. 81. by Hartman, increasing from
| $50 to $50 the number of reports that may
| he published Of the Iowa Academy Of
II. F. a.. by Hilsinger. intended 70 make
| the provisions of section 3.439 of the code
| as TO limitations of action on Judgments
| apply 10 all judgments rendered after the
| code Of 1873 went into effect and prior to
| the taking effect of the code Of 1897. The
act allows one year after the taking effect
of this measure for an action TO be brought
on anv Judgment rendered during the per
| io1. which would otherwise be barred by
| this bin.
II. F. 146. by Durham. authorizing
boards Of Supervisors to build bridges that
cost over 5000 without submitting the
question to the vote Of the taxpayers. 1t
| Is designed 70 facilitate building of bridges
on COUNTY lines.
s. F. by Hubbard. making taxes on
property in hands of receivers a preferred
claim.
$. F. 296 by Trewin. providing for the
publication OF $500 copies of the code.
s. f. 304 by Junkin. granting to the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway co,
a right of way through the land Of the
Institution for feehle-mInded at Glenwood.
s. F. POI. by Kirkpatrick. establishing
the rank of commandant and instructor OF
military science and tactics In the state
educational institutions. The rank Of
colonel of cadets is given the command.
ant.
H. r. IS, by Borsen. increasing TO 81
years, the age at which girls may be- com.
mitted to the industrial school at Mitch.
H. f. 156 by Edwards defining the
crime Of kidnapping for ransom and making
1t punishable by life imprisonment or
term Of not less than ten years.
II. f. PA, by Buchanan, making the le
gal weight Of Hungarian and miller seed
50 pounds to the bushel instead of As as
the old law provides.
II. F. 100, by Fields, prohibiting fishing
In the Big Sioux except with hook and
line.
II. r. 81. by Buchanan, prohibiting the
sale of cocaine, except on prescription for
medical purpose. Registered physicians
and licensed dentists may purchase 1t for
professional use.
S. f. 1, by Trewin. providing for the
compilation of the laws Of the Twenty sew
enth, Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth
general assemblies and for their annota-
ton. and the code and rules OF the SUI
preme court to and including the May
term, 1902, all to be published as code
supplement. A supervising committee Is
provided and an appropriation made there
for.
townships. cities and towns TO vote tax
not to exceed five per centum In aid OF
electric railroads. Trolley and electric
railroads are brought within the provisions
of sections 2,0S4 to 1000 inclusive, hut IL
is provided that no stock shall be issued
by any such company except upon pay
ment therefor Of the full value In cash or
its equivalent.
s. II. l59 by Allyn, providing for the
aud plates for state publications.
s. +. 23t. by Trewin, giving Cedar Rap
Ids and Ottumwa control of the river
fronts within the corporate limits OF those
cities, and providing for commissions to
direct improvements. such commissions TO
consist Of three members each to te ap.
pointed by ,hc governor up"h i'ctin"n 81
the cities.
S. F. PSI. by Crawford, providing for np-
pointment OF waterworks trustees by
mayors instead OF district court Judges.
The bin has particular application 10 Du-
buque and Sioux City.
S. F. 21, by Hubbard, making taxes
levied on buildings as personal property
lien thereon.
II. f. IS. by Mordhorst, bring steam
boats and other river craft under sections
Of the code providing the manner OF bring
Ing actions, specifying that actions may
be brought upon any agent OF the same
wherever found.
II. Il. 121, by Wilson of Buena Vista. re-
moving the limit of 5000 to be charged
by the secretary of state for filing articles
Of Incorporation.
II. f. 1874, by Warren. for the relief nj
the grantees of John Casner. and 70 have
and patens Issued In his name for tract
II. +. 179, by Anderson, for the relief Of
the grantees OF John and W. A. Noble and
to have issued in their names patents for
certain lands in the Des Moines river
grant.
S. F. 1is. by Hubbard, providing that
any person found with burglars tools in mis-
possession, with intent to commit burglary
shall be imprisoned In the penitentiary not
more than five years or be fined exceeding
$500 or be imprisoned In the county jail
not less than one year.
s. +. 2I3, by Arthaud, regulating the prac
tice Of osteopathy: 1t is provided osteop-
tlce, must take a 20 weeks course In a
legally incorporated school of osteopathy
and pass an examination in prescribed sub
jects before the state board of medical ex.
amlners. No examination in materia medica
Is required. Osteopathists now practlclng
who are graduates Of legally Incorporated
schools may obtain licenses to practice
s. F. 220, by Emmert, for inspection Of
all gasoline apparatus as well as gasoline
S. II. 221. by Emmert. permitting genera
ton Of gas or yapor inside Of buildings.
s. II. 155. by COPYRIGHT, for descent to
adopted parents Of property Of adopted
S. r. 95. by Junkln. providing copy Of
will and probate record shall be dled in
counties where the property bequeathed In
S. f. 253, by Molsberry. empowering SUI
pervlsors to employ labor to repair ieyees.
s. +. SO. by Kirkpatrick, for a special
building fund levy OF one-dfth Of a mill for
ricuiture and the Mechanic Arts.
s. F. TO- by Ball. for a similar levy of
one-ffth Of a mill for the State university.
H. II. 359, by Wise. for similar levy OF
one-tenth OF a mill for five years for the
State Normal scnool.
S. II. go, by Dowell, providing that pub
lie buildings where more than 20 persons
live and which exceed two stories shall be
equipped with fire escapes.
s. r. 2S5. by Trewin, allowing communi-
ties to vote taxes In aid Of railroads once
every ten years.
s. r. 254, by Healy, authorizing executive
| council to employ expert accountant and
assistant TO examine state offices annually.
hv tnwatIuO IN An
| foreign insurance companies organized out
side Of the United States, from and " to
| Q and u per cent
| H. II. Az. by schools and text books com
| mittee, giving state educational examin-
| ers added discretion as to allowing state
| certificates and diplomas and permitting
them to consider qualifications additional to
| those now prescribed.
H. II. 1862. by Herbert providing local