Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-17
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school elections. They now have thu
right to vote only on matters of is
STANDARDIZATION new buildings or i'm
proyaments
Corporations.
lIesporporations came In for their
share of attention at the hands of the
lawsmakers and about the only bill
aimed. sat them which failed of pas
sHgezwas one by Senator Ericsson pro.
viding that. all corporations doing bust
ness in the state, and having capital
stock of $4,000 or more must pay an
annual franchise tax, based on the
amount of capital and running from
$40 to $50 year. The bill was de.
bated two days In the house. after
passing the senate and was finally de.
feited. Among the bills passed were:
A measure prohibiting corporations
from making contributions to political
campaigns or political candidates.
Prohibiting combinations of grain
buyers and elevator men from making
combinations fixing price of grain.
Giving minority stockholders repre-
sentation on directory boards of cor.
porations.
Prohibiting false, misleading or eX
aggerated statements as to pecuniary
condition of the property of corpora
lions.
Prohibiting organization unless pal
value of stock paid in cash.
Giving attorney general and secre
tary of state power to pass on all ar
ticles of incorporation.
New Boards Created.
The legislature created a state boart
Of pardon and parole and fixed the in
determinate sentence principle II
Iowa, making the penitentiary a
Anamosa reformatory for NIL women
prisoners and for men under 80 year
of age not guilty of murder, treason
incest, rape. etc. and retaining sucl
prisoners at 1T. Madison.
Created Il state hoard of embalmin;
consisting of two members of tn
state board of heath. two other ply
sicians and the secretary of tie stat
board.
Created state board for trainc
nurses consisting Of five members. i,
cludingtwo nurses.
The senate passed and the house dc
feated the bill creating n single boar
Of regents for control Of the three ed,
cationnl institutions at Iowa City
Ames and Cedar Falls. The bill pr
vided for board Of fifteen regent
with an executive committee Of tire
TO be chosen by them outside thel
own membership.
Pure Foad Laws Extended.
The. pure food laws adopted by tn
Thirty-First General Assembly wer
extended considerably by the leg.sla
ture. Among the new acts passe
were the following:
Providing for pure paints and oil!
requiring labels to show ingredient
and Furnishing adulteration.
j Defining the term misbranding
the pure food act.
Defining poisonous drugs and cor
pelling pharmacists to label bottle
and keep complete records Of sale.
For pure seeds and purity in stoc
foods.
Prohibiting adulterated and poisol
GUS drugs, Copied after national Law
Miscellaneous Laws.
Among the bills of miscellaneOr
character We're many of correctly
nature, making more clear the point
Of the law. as they appear in the cod
, large number Of legalizing acts, Ut
n number of bills that have apple
ton only to certain cities and town
Included in the list of measures e
acted into law and not mentioned
the foregoing review We're the follow
ing:
u Providing for additional employ'
> Of the Thirty-Second General Asser
bly, and fixing their compensation.
ii For publication of 10000 railro:
commissioners maps. Appropriate
50, 400.
Authorizing fraternal accident q
sociations to transact business
Iowa.
: Providing for annual examination
insurance companies doing business
: Iowa, under direction OF state aut
n tor.
r Providing that fraternal beneficial
associations must invest funds In &c
tain securities of city. state or natio
nj bonds and mortgages as first lier
and deposit securities with state aut
tor.
Pay for Extra Employees.
Appropriating $1,000 to pay ext
employees Of the Thirty-Second Gen,
al. Assembly.
Providing for code editor at sala
% II Sl.5OOla year and for publication
% supplement- to the code embracing 81
sion laws of Thirticth. Thirty-Fil
and 1'hirty-Second General As.e
lilies.
;o Appropriating $1,215O5 to pay {
~ penses of visiting committees to sta
Institutions.
Making giving Of false alarm of f
1 misdemeanor and punishable by fl
I not to exceed 500 or imprisonme
~ not to exceed thirty days in cour
= jail.
3 Regulating TRANSPORTATION of de