The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-17

large improvements to the warer system
| arc being prepared Tor rhere.
| n. F. 400. by Langan Of Clinton. meas.
use to enable the city Of Clinton to vote
additional taxes to purchase the highway
| bridge across the Mississippi at that
place. Al -
$. F. 267 by Brooks, to provide for the
appointment OF assistant surgeons for tile
| Soldiers Home at Marshal1town.
| s. f. POS, by Brooks TO authorize town.
| ship trustees to levy tax to maintain
cemeteries In adjoining townships
8. F. 195, by Trewin, to provide the prop
/ erty OF an Insane person shall go towards
supporting his family Instead Of 70 his
II. +. 900, by English, bringing the mad
tax law Into conformity with the Sblll
passed by the Twenty ninth general assem-
bly, that extends the time Of fixing the
railroad assessment by the executive coun-
oil from March to July.
Fl III by Larrabee, "a measure In the
Interest OF Oelwein. providing my city Of
| 5000 or over, may establish superior
court. The old law fixed the minimum
s; F. 20, BY Melsberry, authorizing "a i
II. r. 400, BY the Judiciary committee,
granting by blanket act to the United
states government Jurisdiction over lands
teere nnb 1saf may Be used as sites for
obyiates the necessity Of special act In
H. e. l4l, by Boysen, fixing the salaries
81 sherins and deputies. The bill! provides
the sheriff In counties over 1900 shall
receive re $3.50 year; In counties over
$4,000 and under $4,000, $4,000 a year: In
counties over 1000 and under $4,000, So
Uo q year, to be paid In all such cases out
| OF the fees OF the Office The bill also pro.
| vides If the fees of the office are not large
enough to meet the salaries as given above
the supervisors must pay the sheriff In
counties Of over As 900 enough to bring his
/ ff L. g.
$4,000 and 5000. enough to bring the sal
ary to $1,000; in counties between 1000
and $4,000, up to $1.S0O; In counties under
11,o00, nm to $1,000 The chief deputy is
70 be paid BY the sheriff out OF his salary
In all cases.
8. r. %, by Blanchard. reducing from 6
per cent to 8. the interest rate on county
warrants.
Il. .. 1o5, by Cummings, 10 provide that
judgments against the garnishee shall not
be entered until the principal defendant
has had five days notice of the garnlsh.
ment proceedings to be served as in the
case Of original notices.
II +. III, by Sweeley, bringing electric
railways and apparatus under the proyi-
sions of section 4,SO7 Of the code relative
to- malicious mischief and trespass.
s. +. -. by COPYRIGHT, making It mis-.
demeanor to carry of the bottles, boxes,
kegs or barrels of another.
S. r. 9S. by Garst, changing the date
when railway corporations shall make re-
ports to the executive council for purposes
of assessment from February 18th to April
LIST and extending the date for the council
to fix the railway assessment from the
first Monday In March to the second Mon
day in July. lyfS-.sta.-
S. r.. $50. by Hayward, providing ex-
press companies shall end their renorts,
for purposes Of assessment 10 the seXecu-i
tive council instead Of the auditor OF state
as tho old law requires and requiring the
council to assess express company the sec.
ond Monday In July.
II. +. 81, by Mordhorst providing that
actions may be brought against the owners
Of river craft in any county through which
the vessels pass.
II. r. 1876. by Wright, changing the date
of settlement Of the auditor Of state with
the state treasurer from the first Monday
In April, July and October of each year to
the first day Of each Of these onths. The
annual settlement will be on the first Mon
day In January as under the old law.
L s. T.. IS, by Classen, relieving sheriffs OF
Including fees for the lodging of prisoners
In their quarterly reports TO the supervi-
sors.
s. r. Al, by COPYRIGHT requiring notices
week for four consecutive weeks. The old
law made no provision for publication
"once each week. and thus worked hard
ship of these papers.
brary boards to. condemn grounds for To-
cation Of libraries and additional library
grounds.
IS. F. 1876, by Trewin, requiring the coun.
f " attorney to prosecute for the informant
and without additional compensation, In
cases of appeals from the findings of che
commissioners of insanity.
s. r. 1872, by Bachman, giving the state
board of health power to enforce general
health and quarantine regulations when 10
cal boards neglect to act. The bill is the.
outcome of the conflict in authority be-
tween the state board and local boards
during. the recent smallpox epidemic par
: ticularly in Des Moines.
S. +. 178, by Tallman, prohibiting a
person felonlously causing the death Of an
other receiving distributing share of his
victims estate. III
S. r. :204, by Crawford, making chapter
q al assembly relating to the management
of water works and the disbursement Of
water works funds, applicable to cities un-a
der special charter.
having q population Of $1,000 to elect park
commissioners and levy taxes for bark
purposes. The old law provides cities Of
5000 and over may have these powers.
s. F. 81, by Hartman, increasing from
go to $50 the number of reports that may
he published Of the Iowa Academy Of
Sciences.
n. Il, AZ, by HilsInger, intended 10 make
the provisions Of section 3.439 of, the code
as to limitations OF action on Judgments
apply TO all judgments rendered after the
code of 1878 went into effect and prior to
the taking effect Of the code Of 1891 The
act allows one year after the taking effect
of this measure for an action to be brought
on any Judgment rendered during the per-
lod, which would otherwise be barred by
this bill. ~
II. .. 14s by Durham, authorizing
boards of supervisors to build bridges that
cost over $1,000, without submitting the
question to the vote of the taxpayers. It
Is designed to facilitate building Of bridges
on county lines. i 81
s. r. by Hubbard, making taxes on
property In hands Of receivers preferred
claim. h S,ta4s a:
s. r. 2se, by Trewin. providing Tor the
publication OF 1900 copies Of the code
s. b. S04 by Junkin, granting to the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. I
a right OF way through the landgof the
institution for feeble-minded at Glenwood.
s. =. 261, by Fitchpatrick, establishing
the rank Of cohnmandant and Instructor Of
military science and tactics In the state,
educational institutions. The rank Of
colonel Of cadets is given the command
ant. "a a "a
4 n. n. S. by Boysen. increasing to q
years, the nge at which girls may be com.
nitted to the industrial school at Nitch-
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