Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-04-11
IMPORTANT WORK
| BY LEGISLATURE
Laws Which Will Rebound
to Its Glory in Years
to Come.
ASSEMBLY, NOT ExTRAvAGAnT
Appropriations Are Within the
Funds in Treasury for
That Purpose.
Important Measures Enacted into
Laws and Some That Failed
Ito Go Throush-Sum.
mary of Laws.
ASSEMBLY. NOT ExTRAvAGANT

portant than has been allotted to few,
If any, of its predecessors. Despite
the fact that the assembly has been
torn with partisan strife, and that
politics has crept into questions from
which 1t ordinarily is free, the assem-
bly, has placed OH the statute books a
large number of laws which will re.
dound to its glory IN years to come.
Among the important enactments are:
The protection of the song birds of the
state and their nests; the beginning of
the work of establishing great san
atOrium for the treatment of tuher-
culosis; the creation of commission
to investigate life insurance conditions
in the state; provisions for preserva-
ton of the states archives; the remov-
al of the circle from the Australian
ballot; the prohibition of railroad
passes to public officials; establish
ment of a uniform system of municipal
accounting; uniform examinations for
teachers certificates: pure food law;
| child labor law, and number of acts
relative to the furtherance of the gen.
eral public good.
Failed of Passage.
The important bills which failed of
passage included the much discussed
state wide primary election law; the
proposed single board of regents for
state educational institutions; the .
cent fare bill OH railroads; the family
1000 miles fiat rate; the indeterminate
sentence bill: the establishment Of a
binding Irvine plant for work by pr;s-
oners at penitentiary; the state mar.
shall bill: the woman suffrage amend.
ment to the constitution, and others.
Appropriation bills We're passed by the
score, but those for state institutions
were all hcwn closely and the appro-
priations We're only made for one year
and are within the funds in the treas-
ury to be used for that purpose.
Most Important Enactments.
Following is synopsis of the most
Important resolutions and laws adopt
ed by the session of the Thirty-tirst
general assembly of Iowa:
Senate Joint Resolution NJ. LIN
relation to the employment and COM
pensation of extra employees of the as
sembly.
H. f. No. s3.-Providing that certi-
fed copies of the United States and
state land patents may be received in
court from recorders office as compe-
tent evidence.
H. +. No. 47.-Providing for regis
tration of voters in cities for elections
of 1906. Made necessary by biennial
election law.
S. f. No. 99.-AIaking appropriation
to defray expenses of reception tender
ed former Governor Larrabee by the
general assembly.
$. +. No. 2S.-Providing that short
hand evidence is competent in trials
of eases when properly certified to by
the judge and reporter of the lower
court.
II. +. No. 9a.-An act appropriating
S13G to defray expenses of reception to
the governor.
Sub. for II. +. No. 15.-An act to
provide for the Improvement of public
highways by use of split log drag.
S. +. No. 15.-An act authorizing
and empowering governor and his sue
ccssors to execute conveyance to pre-
sent owners of certain lands.
II. II. No. 111.-Amending code,
making correction Section 3,0GOa-132 OF
| supplement. changing word drawer to
| lgnwec.
s. II. No. 29.-Empowering the gov
ernor and secretary of state to execute
qut-claim deed to certain lands in
Louisa county to grantees of S. Dun
ham.
Payment of Assembly Employees.
S. r.. No. l02.-An act appropriating
S5.2I0.01 to cover deficiency for EN-
ployes Thirtieth general assembly
and for payment employees Thirty-first
assembly.
S. #. No. G2-Providing for severance
from cities or towns of unsubdivided
property on petition of majority of
owners and court order. Amendment
in Section GG2 of code.
s. Il. No. 52.-An act appropriating
S5,5G0 for improvements at the school
for boys at Eldora.
| II. f. No. 12S.-Providing for pay
ment of preliminary expenses for es-
tablshmeH of Il drainage district from
general funds Of counties in said dis
! trict.
H. f. No. 5a.-An act providing for
.le reporting OF marriages and di.
forces to the state board of health.
| ii. Il. No. 115.-.A act amending
Eection 2.941 of code, providing that
Instruments containing descriptions
both lands and lots shall be recorded
but In one book, but indexed in both
land and lot index.
III. Il. No. 6G.-An act providing q
fine of $500 or Imprisonment rot more
than one year for destruction wilfully
and unlawfully of sidewalks.
II. l.. No. 13S-An act designating
islands in navignble streams as closed
| lands and fOrbidding hunting on same.
Expenses for Investigation.
s. Il. No 14O.-An act appropriating
S2,511.30 to defray expenses and mile
age of members of the educational in
vcstigating committee created by the
Thirthieth general assembly.
s. Il. No 1.-An act amending Sec
| ton 1910 of code, and striking out
words without more,' relative to
publication Of original notices.
II. II. No. 9S.-An act appropriating
%6.HcO for purchase Of 25,0O0 railroad
commissioner maps of Iowa, and pro-
viding for distribution of same.
>. Il. No. 14O.-An act providing that
] state institutions may receive gifts,