The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-22
MANY BILLS PASSED
LEGISLATURE APPRoPRIATES
LARGE SUMS.
NEW OFFICES ARE CREATED
Every Part of the State Comes In
For Share of the Local
Legislation.

Des Moines, lathe following are
the bills that were passed by the Cen
eral Assembly which closed its ses-
sion April 9. the subject matter of
the bill being given: %3.5
General Enactments.
Creating state board of education of
8 members and finance committee OF
three on $4,000 salary, to govern state
educational institutions.
Creating Office of state hotel in
spector and requiring fireproof con-
struction of hotels and safety devices
and appliances.
Requiring annual reports from all
corporations and fee of 81, with COM
plete record as to all corporations
authorized to do business in Iowa.
Creating state board to examine for
optametry and forbidding others from
treating eyes.
Providing way for removal of all
officials for malfeasance in Office, on
complaints and hearing before a
court. 80 h' ''.
Revising the law as to duties OF a
county attorney and making more
specific HIS authority and rights.
Defining duties of sheriff and CIV
Ing him additional authority in invest
fgation OF crimes.
Requiring that banks pay interest
on all public funds on deposit 2lA
per cent. .'" '"@''i' = ..'
General quarantine enlarging the
powers of the local boards and pro-
viding that only INDECENT persons shall
be supported at public expense.
License for all hunters and funds
to support game law enforcement.
Authorizing state executive council,
on advice of attorney general, to make
settlement of claims of the state.
Making Lincoln's birthday a legal
holiday.
Requiring doors of public buildings
to open outward.
Defining the lien of hotel keepers
: upon baggage, etc.
Extending time for disposal of old
nnlabeled stocks of paint g.
Permitting insurance of automobiles.
Permitting use of voting machines
at primary elections.
Requiring lights on vessels on lakes
and rivers.
Providing way for the dissolution
OF state banks E'' "
Fixing liability of banks for forged
or raised checks.
panniripa troppnorant sbia1dS on
front platforms of street cars.
Exempting religious associations
from operation of collateral inherit
lance tax. 49,. ~.
making terms of all public officers,
where not otherwise stated, begin on
the second regular day of the year.
Providing that proof may be de,
manded of age of children employed
in factories. -. 49,.
Regulating safety appliances on
switch engines. -. ....
Correcting error in the free pass
law as to passes for families of EN-
ployes. ;.
Making license for dealer in auto
mobiles good for one place only and
reducing fee for auto-cycle to 81.
Permitting sale of denatured al
cochol without permit ...- Z,
Changing name of normal school to
"State Teachers college" ..
Providing a way for reincorporatior
Of cemetery associations. l.
Amending law as to the duty o.
railroads to furnish cars restoring
the common law rule as to RESPONSE
bility.
Permitting payment for bonds o
trust funds.
DEFINING a lawful fence and pro
viding it shall be of woven wire.
General drainage and waterway.
commission OF on per diem to In
vestigate water power and navigation
In state.
Definitely fixing law as to officers
holding over so that the board of sup
ervisors has nothing to do with the
term.
Providing for rotation of names OIL
primary ballot and other changes II
primary law to perfect same.
Penalty OF $50 day for railroad
refusing to obey an order Of the rail
road commission. "
Forbidding discrimination in prices
as to cream, poultry and grains TO
purpose of creating monopoly.
Revision of the law as to duties
OF attorney general and giving hin
additional powers and duties in gen
eral enforcement of laws.
Giving railroad commission author
ity to require sanitary fittings at de
pots and telephones.
Bill fixing liability Of employer 70
accidents TO workmen on account o
defective machinery and abolishini
the rule as to assumption of risk OF
the part OF the workman.
Authorizing copyright of cream can
and forbidding use Of cans by an
other than the owner.
Slight change in law as to duty o
parents or guardians.
Revision of game and fish law.
Giving executive council some lee
way In the matter OF organization o
corporations that desire to discoun
honda and stocks