Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-11

/ Limiting the time in which actions
on judgments may be commenced te
one year.
| Making provision for the support OF
families of insane persons out OF the
estate of the insane man.
| Changing the names of the state IN
sane asylums to state hospitals.
| Permitting the use of gasoline fol
illuminating purposes under some
slight changes in the law.
Providing for ten days notice of the
| intention to levy a special assessment
against property.
| To establish the rank of command
! ant Of cadets at the Iowa educational
institutions.
To make taxes on property in the
hands of receiver first lien thereon
| Making taxes levied on buildings as
personal property lien on the rea
estate.
Providing for appeals from the find
1 ings of commissioners of insanity.
| Giving to savings banks the right te
receive deposits up to twenty times
the capital stock and surplus.
Changing time of making assessment,
of railway and express property to frs
week in July to correspond with time
| of making the annual equalization OF
taxes on personal property.
! Removing the limit of $4,000 on fees
! for incorporation papers in the secre-
tary of states Office.
Requiring that coal mines having
an output of 100 tons day must be
Inspected at least twice each year by
state mine inspector.
| Providing for the taking Of private
property for railroad purposes where
| it is desired to run a railroad over a
private right Of way.
| Raising salary of penitentiary ply
| to $4,000 year.
r aising salary of penitentiary ply
sician at Fort Madison to SIS month.
Appropriating S150,000 for the monu-
ments at Vicksburg in honor of Iowa
soldiers.
Appropriating $4,000 for monuments
on Missionary Ridge and Lookout
Mountain.
Fixing minimum compensation of
shorthand reporters at $1,000 year.
Giving special tax levy of one-fifth
mill for the State University and same
for the State College, and half as much
for the State Normal school. all for
five years for building purposes at
these state educational institutions.
Fixing graded calaries Of sheriffs in
Iowa from 5000 year to $500 a year,
according to the population of the
county.
Reappropriating the unexpended
balance in favor of the Shiloh Monu-
ment Commission to be used for the
dedication.
Appropriating s354,OO0 for the main
tenance of the state charitable, penal
and correctional institutions under the
board of control and for improvements.
repairs, construction of new buildings
and the purchase of additional grounds.
Appropriations for the state educa-
tional institutions for support and i'm
provements as follows: Iowa State
University, $215,O00; Iowa State Col
lege, $135, 900; Iowa State Normal
School, sS4.296.
An act relating to the incorporation
of associations or firms or partner
ships doing a business in the nature
of building and loan without incor-
poration.
Increasing the salaries OF district
judges to $4,000 a year.
Appropriating $62,5O0 annually for
completion of the state capitol.
Consolidating the travelling library
with the state library commission.
Codifying the law in regard to nego-
table instruments to make it uniform
with laws of other states.
Legalizing acts in relation to Shan
non City. Spirit Lake, Stanwood, Kin
ross, Swan, cemetery in Davis county,
Rudd, Laurens, Schaller, Minden, AL
lerton, Conway, Orleans, Ralston, Sum
ner, Cresco, Osceola, Dallas and Lyon
counties; army post contracts in Des
Moines, several notaries public, land
patents, etc.
Special acts like providing fire and
police commissioners in Des Moines
placing assessors in Des Moines on
salary, selling right of way thru state
land at Glenwood, giving Oelwein a
superior court, permitting actions to
be commenced against steamboat own
ers anywhere along the rivers, publ
cation of incorporation notices in pa
pers once q week, authorizing a street
railway on the state fair grounds, Civ
ing the executive council authority
over all grounds of the state in Des
Moines. to permit the purchase of a
bridge across the Mississippi river at
Clinton, requiring railroad companies,
telephone companies and others to file
plats, and providing manner of Sc
lecting grand jurors in 1905 In case of
the adoption of the biennial election
amendment.
A joint resolution was adopted pro-
viding for a vote on the question of
adopting an amendment to the con-
stitution providing for biennial cleo
tons; also one providing for an in
crease of the membership of the house
to 108 members.