Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-04-11
GENERAL BILLS.

Law for the holding of primary elee-
lions for the nomination of candidates for
all Offices
Law establishing the indetermnate sen
tence and Il refornatory and providing for
d parole board
Purchase of Legislative references for
the use of the legislature and making an
appropriation therefor.
Giving to boards OF supervisors the right
to grant real estate for the use of art
monuments.
Relative to bona fide purchasers of
rneantlered lake beds. To make me old
law clearer.
l.egaizirg the making of plats by coun-
ty officers Where the law has not been
strictly complied with in certain cases.
Giving cities authority 10 license and
regulate employment and intelligence Of
fees
Resolution calling upon congress TO pro-
vide for ii general convention to revise
lhe constitution of the United States
Providing that where II newspaper has
failed 10 publish the laws the secretary of
state may provide for their publication
in some other newspaper
Allowing supervisors To pay a bounty
of 10 cents each for pocket gophers.
Forbdding the sale of tiiecrackers over
five inches by three-quarters of an inch
in size lnd forbidding sale of toy pistols.
To prevent the dissertation OF Memorial
day by forbiddins games OF sports before
3 O'Clock that day.
Two bills relating to drains. bitches and
levirs. providing for extensions and for
pumping stations etc.
Increasing the registration fee for auto
mobiles and providing license for dealers
in these machines
Changing the time of meeting of the
soldiers relief commissions they will
| not he required TO meet on Memorial day.
Providing for the election of township
officers i'm newly created townships.
| Requiring Il certificate showing county
residences on the part of persons admitted
| to the soldiers home that in case of
| insanity the responsibility and expense
may be determined
| Changing the law in relation to build
1 ing county buildings so that counties down
to 25OC0 population may borrow on TWEEN
| ty-iive year basis.
| Putting bust of Senator James Harlan
| in th. national Atatuary hall at Washing
4 tom
| Providing for case for the Spanish
| American war flags
| Permitting county fair associations to
| purchase land.
Raising tax exemption for old soldiers on
property valued at from $500 to $1,000.
Requiring labor employment offices tc
report TO the commissioner of labor sta.
tist;cs.
Giving library trustees authority to unite
with historical societies in work relating
to historical research
Amending the law relative to publication
of pcdiarees of animals to correct an error
Permitting township trustees to enter
into contracts for the of publ,
libraries near by so that The residents o
the townships may enjoy the benefit!
thereof
Making warehouse receipts negotiable,
and providing for The regulation of ware
houses.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment 10 the state constitution So tina
drainage laws may be legal.
l.egalizing the conveyance of real cstat
by executors. administrators and guar
dians.
ENempting from taxation real estat
property acquired by educational institu
tons as IA part of their endowment funds
Providing for Il tax on dogs. and that TIL
same be converted into fund to pay TO
losses 10 domestic animals by dogs, revis
ing the old law on this subject as desire
; by the sheep growers.
Giving certain powers to the boards O
supervisors in relation to the alteration o
highways and to prevent the encroach
ment Of streams thereon and to condemn
j land necessary for this work.