Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-17
List of Important Laws That
Go in Force on lndepend-
ence Day
2-cENT FARE AND PRIMARY
Anti Pass, Corporation Stock Control,
Election Expense Publicity and 9th
err New Laws Enacted by Lesisia-
ture Soon to Be in Force-List Of
Measures to Go into Effect.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. June ia large num-
Der of. the most important laws passed
by the last general assembly go into
effect July 4. Among them are the z
cent fare, the anti pass, the corporation
stock, Sthe primary election, the uni
form fire policy, and the maternity
hospital measures.
There are many other statutes of i'm
portance which go into effect also on
that date The work of getting out the
session laws will not be completed I'M
til July /, at least, The book this year
will be about 100 pages larger than it
was last year.
measures which will become lawson
July 4:
Prohibiting contributions by corpora
tons to political campaigns or candi-
dates; penalty. six months to one year
in Jail and fine Of not exceeding ST."
600.
| Uniform fire insurance policy law.
| Limiting the life of insurance proxies
| to two months.
Establishing fraternal congress rates
for fraternal insurance concerns.
! Two cent fare law. No penalty.
Sixteen hours limit of labor by rail-
road employees. Penalty of fine from
800 to $500.
Anti-pass law. Penalty. fine of from
500 to $1,000, or Jail sentence Of from
thirty to ninety days.
Fixing filing and registration Of au-
tonobiles at SIS. !
Giving the secretary Of state and at
torney general power to pass on ar
ticles of Incorporation for filing and to
reject same
Requiring corporations to issue only,
paid up capital stock. Penalty. 5000 to
81, 600 fine and thirty days to six
months in Jail; cancellation of stock
and dissolution Of corporation.
Prohibiting false representation as to
value of stock in corporations. making
it n felony punishable by $500 fine, or
one. year in prison or six months in Jail
as the maximum.
Requiring candidates for office at
primary. municipal and general cleo
tons to file a sworn statement OF ex-
penses, in detail, showing dates and
amounts of each payment to or dis
bursement from fund and names OF
persons giving or receiving. Requiring
party cllairmen to make like state-
ments of receipts; and expenses. tSate-
ments of receipts and expenses. State
ments to become permanent record.
Treating at or rear the polls prehib-
tied Penalty, $50 to 5000 fine. or thir-
ty days to six months in jail.
Primary election law.
Giving cities power to license and
regulate intelligence and employment
offices, bureaus, etc.
Giving cities the power to regulate
and license dance halls. skating Kinks.
fortune tellers, palmisss and clairvoy-
ants, or prohibit same.
Giving cities the power to regulate
and license construction and location
of bill boards.
Giving cities power to issue bonds
ard certificates and levy tax for
construction Of bridges
Requiring all street cars to have en-
closed vestibules.
Putting the parks under the city
council and allowing 1t to fix the sal
aries of park commissioners.
Supervisors meetings changed to the
second secular day in January, first
Monday in April and June, second Mon
day in September in each year, and the
first Monday in November in odd num-
bered years and on the first Monday
after the general election in even
numbered years.
Permit use Of county laA1d for monu-
ments, fountains, ornamental or art
purposes.
Prescribe forms for use Of county
auditors, treasurers, and clerks of
courts, thru a commission named by
the auditor of state.