Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-16
Iowa Lawyers Favor Board of
Three Members to Conduct
Affairs of Cities
NO MAYOR AND NO COUNCIL
Plan is Same as That in Vogue in
Washington, D. c, Except That the
Board is Appointed There While
Iowa Plan contempIates an Election
by the People.

Ottumwa, July 1t. - ioWa idWse;s
have gone on record in favor OF the
enactment of a law requiring that Iowa
cities shall be governed by board or
three members instead of by mayor
and q council.
The State Bar Association unan-
mously adopted report recommending
such system.
The nlan. although not outlined, is
based on the one now in operation IN
Washington, d. c.. with the exception
that the board of commissioners woul
be elected instead of appointed as m
the case of the capital city. All three
commissioners are endowed with pre-
cisely the same powers and transact
the business of the city and regulate
the functions of the departments SIT
ting as board with one of their num-
Der as a president or chairman. Inc
Improvement over the present system
lies in that the salaries attached TO
the office would secure the election OF
business men and the elimination nf
small salaries for a host of minor Of
ficials.
Des Moines has been chosen as the
next place for holding the convention
of the association. The meeting Will
be held on Thursday and Friday OF
the second week in July next year.
The second recommendation of the
committee asking that law be passed
regulating and prohibiting the mar
rage OF persons afflicted with i'm
becIlity. feeble mindedness. epilepsy or
insanity. and prescribing penalties Tor
such violations. was adopted with an
addition that an appeal might be taken
from the decision Of the clerk of the
district court, who issues the licenses,
IL he should refuse to Issue license,
TO the district court and that such ap-
peals should take precedence over all
cases before the court, an be given IN
Immediate hearing. This recommends
tion was championed by j. o. Crosby
and it's adoption was greeted with
cheers.
The penalty provided for persons
violating such law should 1t be enacted,
as provided in the recommendation, is
a fine OF not more than $500 or more
than Imprisonment for one year. or
both.
A recommendation was adopted TO
set apart one-hah day at each meeting
Of the association for the discussion of
recommendations brought in by the
committee on law reform.
+ Following are the names of the mem
bers of the new executive committee
and the districts they represent: First,
NJ. NJ. Walker. Of Keosauqua; Second.
John F. Dewitt. of Muscatine; Thru,
s. Nj. Weaver, Of Iowa Falls: Fourth.
r. III. MeConlogue OF Mason City;
Fifth, J. l.. Carney, Of Marshalltown;
sixth. e. r. McElroy. of Ottumwa:
Seventh. c. A. Dudley of Des Moines;
Eighth J. C. Winter OF Crestcn; Ninth.
C. f. Dean, of Glenwood; Tenth, r..
B. Sweeting, of Algona; Eleventh,
George w. Wakefield. of Sioux City.
The following committees for the en-
suing year were named by the execu-
tive committee:
Law reform, G. w. Kinney. NJ. J..
Wade. H. NJ. Remley, j. II. Hender-
son. e. S. Huston, C. A. Clark, II. NJ.
Towner.
Delegates to national association,
George w. Wakefield, Judge NJ. A.
Roberts, ]. W. Boliinger.
Legal education, Emlin McClain, G..
C. Cole, H. f. Deemer, Nj. Hoffman.
George f. Henry.
Legal biography, G. w. Wakefield
P. b. Wolf. w. e. Miller.
Bylaws and constitution, j. a..
Rogers, b. A. Younker. William Nc
Nett.
Membership w. H. Bailey. NJ. a..
Roberts, j. p. Lyman.
Grievances. w. 3. Quarter. +. G.
Plat, w. C. Brigham. H. ]. Sawyer.
Taxation, e. E. McElroy, James
Davis.