Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-09

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charge.
Limiting the hours OF continuous
service OF employees on railroads
Revising the law as to cattle guards.
Authorizing the building of automo-
tile railroads.
Authorizing supervisors to allow
public highways when 100 feet wide TO
be used by interurbans.
Requiring street railroads to permit
their tracks and facilities to be used
by nterurbans as terminals.
Placing the burden of proof on the
railroad company in the matter OF ne
glect in furnishing cars.
Enlarging the powers of street rail-
ways and public service corporations In
the matter of making contracts for
equipment and buildings.
Enarging powers OF the railroad
commission and empowering 1t to go
before interstate commerce commission
and present cases for Iowa involving
discrimination in interstate rates.
Authorizing granting OF right OF
way over state ground at Mt. Pleas
ant.
MUNICIPAL BILLS.
Providing for the commission plan
for the government of cities Of $4,000
and over
League of Iowa Municipalities bills
relating to the powers of the mayor and
city council and appointment Of board
of public works and other officers.
Permitting cities OF 5000 or over
to construct and mai0tain hospitals.
Authorizing the levy Of an additional
mill for park purposes.
Authorizing cities to borrow money
to build bridges.
Authorizing cities to appropriate
money to pay dues and assessments to
the League Of Iowa Municipalities.
Extending to cities Of 10000 or over
the law relating to the building Of via
ducts
Extending to cities of 10000 or over
right to establish police and fire COM
mission.
Applying the law as to city appro-
priations and expenditures to cities
Of the second class.
Authorizing the levy of a tax in
cities and towns for building sewer
outlets and purifying plants.
Providing for special assessments
for improvements against the rail-
road right-of-way.
Extending to towns the right to
issue bonds in anticipation Of the levy
OF special taxes.
Amending the law as to water works
trustees by eliminating the salary.
Providing for police matrons in spec
ial charter cities.
Authorizing cities and towns to regu-
late, define. tax, license and prohibit
public dance halls, skating Kinks, for
tune telIers, palmists, clairvoyants, and
to license and regulate bill-boards
Permitting cities to borrow money
and erect city hall.
Revision of laws as to park com
ton.
CORPORATIONS.
! Providing for minority representa-
ton on boards of directors
Prohibiting corporations from max
ing any contribution to political cam
paign, and prohibiting any political
committee from receiving any contrl-
button from any corporations.
Prohibiting the making or publish
ing of any false or exaggerated state
ments in regard to the value of the pro-
perty, stock or bonds.
| Providing that the original notice OF
a suit against a 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 water
| ing their stock by requiring that STOCK
must he paid for in cash.
Legal Procedure and Courts.
Providing for the revision of the code
supplement.
Providing for shorthand reporter at
coroners' inquests in counties of certain
size.
Making mandamus suits triable as
equitable actions.
Punishment for leud, immoral and
lascivious acts
Making the appearance term of court
the triable term for mandamus pro-
ceedings.
! Providing that actions against mu-
nicipal 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 1000 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"
BANKS.
! Revision of law as to publication OF
| bank reports.
Permitting state and savings banks
under certain restrictions to loan
money to their officers.
| Permitting banks to borrow money
| for current expenses of management.
SCHOOLS.
Empowering the valuation of teach
ers' certificates in other states.
| Authorizing consolidation Of school
districts in Des Moines
! Reducing compensation Of township
clerks for handling school funds.
Empowering state board of educa-
| tional examiners to issue certificates