Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-11

keep deposits for G. o. D. liquor bust
ness to pay the mulct tax.
Permitting the laying of water mains
and pipes in highways.
Bill to appropriate for roster of the
Iowa soldiers to be published contain
ing name of every Iowa soldier.
Bill to require publication of cam
paign expenses under the primary law.
Corporations
Providing for minority representa-
ton on boards of directors.
Prohibiting corporations from max
ing any contribution to political
campaign and prohibiting any politi-
cal committee from receiving any con-
tribution from any corporations.
Prohiting the making or publishing
of any Ease or exaggerated statements
in regard to the value of the property,
stock or bonds.
Providing that the original notice of
a suit against corporation can be
served upon any Of it's agents.
Prohibiting any combination, pool Or
trust for the purpose of fixing or con-
trolling the price of grain.
Prohibiting corporations from wat
stock must be paid for in cash.
Legal Procedure and Courts
Providing for the revision of the
code supplement.
Making mandamus suits triable as
equitable actions.
Providing for shorthand reporter at
coroners inquests in counties of GER
tain size.
Punishment for lewd immoral and
lcscivious acts.
Making the appearance term Of
court the triable term for mandamus
proceedings.
Providing that actions against mum
icipal corporations in counties with
more than one county seat shall be
tried at the nearest court.
Providing for the posting of notices
Of questions to be submitted to voters
where there is no newspaper.
Authorizing superior courts in cities
Of 4 900 or over.
Providing for Issuance Of duplicates
of purchase at tax sales.
Prohibiting remarriage of divorced
persons within a year.
Providing for the drawing of new
jury lists when the regular list is
found to be illegal.
Defining and Furnishing wife deser-
ton.
Enlarging the powers of the district
court under the Juvenile court law.
Changing the rule in regard to the
assumption of risk.
Declaring imperative the "Rule in
Shelley's Case"
To provide capital punishment where
the crime Of burglary is committed by
the use of explosives of any kind.
Extending the time for the com
mencement of the rule in relation to
qualifications for admission to the bar
Providing for punishment for cruelty
to animals and revising the present
law on that subject.
Providing for recovery of costs by
the successful against the losing party
requiring the amount to be recovered
as costs, for mileage of witnesses.
| Railroads
Twp-cent fare.
anti-pass bill.
Authorizing railroad commission t.
make investigation of railway freigh
rates.
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cars to be entirely enclosed during
certain months of the. year.
Requiring railroads to destro!
weeds along the right-of-way.
Providing for reports and investiga
lions of accidents.
Requiring building of shelters op
posite depots on double track roads.
Authorizing the railroad commission
to put in schedule of joint rates.
Requiring railroads to pay for cui
verts, where drainage Stitches cross
their righ+';fwsy.
/ Defining the character of fence
along railroad right-of-ways.
4 Authorizing the railroad commission
u to fix express company rates.
Revising the law as to assessment
of express companies.
Authorizing reconsigment of freigh
by common carrier without exts,
charge.
Limiting the hours of continuou
service of employees on railroads.
Revising the law as to cattle guards
Authorizing the building of autome
bile railroads.
Authorizing supervisors to alloy
public highways when 100 feet wild
to be used by interurbans.
Requiring street railroads to permit
their tracks and facilities to be use
!, by interurbans as terminals.
Placing the burden of proof on tn
: railroad company in the matter {
/ neglect in furnishing cars.
Enlargirg powers of the railroa
3 commission and empowering it to g
! before interstate commerce commits
sion and present cases for Iowa invo
t wing discrimination in interstate rate
Authorizing granting of right of wa
: over state ground at Mt. Pleasant
: Municipal Bills.
Providing for the commission pla
4 for the government of cities of $500
4 and over.
League Of Iowa Municipalities bill
l. relatings to- the powers of the mayo
and city council and appointment ,
Q hoard of public works and other of
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