Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-30
Senate Votes Solidly For Meas
ure After Considering Favor
ably House Amendments
EXCEPT DOCTORS AND LAWYERS
Two Firms of Each Profession in
Every County May Ride at compan-
les PIeasure-severaI Minor Meas
ures Approved-MunicipaIities Bill
Signed by Governor.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. March 30.-The senate
spent the forenoon on amendments to
the anti-pass bill. The bill as it passed.
was changed so that railroads may Is
sue passes to two lawyers or firms OF
lawyers N each county, also to give
passes to two doctors, and making
other exceptions. The bill was laid
over until afternoon, when it passed
by unanimous vote
| The senate decided, on the advise OF
the attorney general, that another roll
call was not necessary on the primary
| bill.
The senate passed the bill extending
| the time for fling dental certificates.
the bill TO give cities of 5000 the right
! to erect hospitals, and the bill TO au-
I thorize the sale of national guard
camp ground.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed the appointment by the COVER
nor of John T. Hamilton, as mem
Der of the board of control, and L. E.
McCurdy as custodian of the capitol.
*A*
The new municipal government law.
which reorganizes the governments of
the cities and towns of the state, has
been signed by the governor, given le-
gal publication and will become eff
fective in part Monday night, when the
city councils meet to reorganize. The
mayors are given enlarged powers.
They appoint all heads of departments
without the necessity Of confirmation
on the part Of the council. The powers
Of the council are merely legislative.
City and town councils shall be COM
posed as follows: In cities, two coun-
cilmen at large and one councilman
from each ward; in towns five coun-
cilnen at large OF course the council
men already elected will be permitted
to serve out their terms, and those
elected one year ago will have their
terms of office extended one year.
In cities of the second class there
shall be elected biennially mayor,
solicitor, treasurer and assessor, ex-
cept that in cities of four thousand
population or less, the solicitor shall
be appointed by the council. The coun-
Gil retains the privilege of appointing
the city clerk
On the organization of a city or town
or on its reorganization after the
change Nf its class, or at the first reg
ular municipal election hereafter,
council shall be elected as follows, ex-
cept that in those cities of the second
class that elect mayor in odd num-
bered years, the term of those council
men and officers expiring in 1908, is ex-
tended one year; in those cities of the
second class that elect mayor in even
numbered years, the term of those
councilmen and officers expiring in
1909, is extended one year; and at the
municipal election at which a mayor is
elected in 1909 or 1910, as the case may
be, the council shall be elected in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this
actI BY the election of two council
men at large. but if any city embraces
within it's limits the whole or part Of
two or more townships. two of which
contain one thousand or more electors,
only one of the councillnen at large
shall be chosen from any one township.
There shall also be elected at the same
time one councilman from each ward,
who shall be chosen by the electors
residing within the limits thereof.
Thereafter, the successors of such
councilmen at large and ward council
men and officers shall be chosen at the
regular biennial elections and shall hold
office for two years.
In towns in which a mayor is elected
in the even numbered years the officers
and councilmen shall be elected under
the provisions of this act in the year
1910, and the councilmen and officers
to be elected in 1908 shall be elected for
a term of two years, and the term
of councilnen and officers whose terms
expire in 1909 shall be extended one
year.
All executive functions, powers and
duties in cities and towns shall be ex-
ercised and performed by the mayor
and other elective and appointive Off
GERS and boards as provided by law, and
neither the council nor the members
thereof shall exercise any executive
function unless expressly conferred by
law.
No officer, including members of the
city council shall be interested, I di-
rectly or indirectly in any contract
or job of work or material or the pro-
fits thereof or services to be furnished
or performed for the city or town. No
such officer shall accept or receive. di- |
rectly, or indirectly, from any person. |
firm or corporation operating within |
the said city or town, any railway, in
terurban railway. street railway, gas
works, water works, electric light or
power plants. telegraph line or tele- |
phone exchange or other business using |
q public franchise, any frank, free pass |
or ticket or other service upon terms |
more favorable than is granted to the |
public generally. except where. by fran |
chisa granted by the municipality to |
any such person or corporation, any |
officers of said municipality are grant |
ed such privileges 'as part of such fran
chise. and except that members Of the ]