Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-03
SOME NEW LAW TOMCRR 0W.


Besides being the birthday of a ma
ton tomorrow is the official birthday
of most of the new laws enacted By
the legislature at its last session and
the litter OF new laws will number 200
or more While not az notable as
some sessions the list of new laws pre-
sented by this one contains several
very important statutes and the list as
a whole furnishes beneficial legisla-
ton in almost every enactment with
bad.
The fact that county attorneys must
hereafter secure and keep on file with
the county auditor lists OF holders Of
federal liquor licenses will greatly as
sist the enforcement OF law against
Aootleggers Heretofore when county
attorneys really wanted 20 go after a
bootlegger inquiry at Dubuque of the
federal internal revenue collector easily
disclosed who had federal liquor IL
censes and with that information It
was not difficult to know whom 20
watch. Evidence of actual sales was
then not difficult to secure But when
county attorneys sat smugly back and
waited for evidence to be brought to
them and actually thrust at them the
holders of these federal licenses Usu-
ally worked on unmolested.
Now the county attorneys ere re-
quired TO 90 and get the Information
as to these federal licenses and TO file
it in the county auditors office Any
citizen can then read it and know who
is holding federal liquor license with
out visible excuse for il. II certain
holders of these licenses continue TO
hold them and TO renew them without
raolestation from the county attorney it
becomes prima facie evidence that
somebody had better 90 after the coun-
ty attorney; in fact the lawyer whom
said county attorney defeated at the
polls is more than likely to suggest
It quietly
The state fire marshal under the new
law NAV or may not prove the reform
a valuable one. IF he is dil.cent IN
his work he can deter men from sell
ing their property to the Insurance
inspection of risks thru the co-opera-
ton OF insurance companies and their
agents IF he turns out TO be merely
a lazy politician he will loaf on his
job, draw his salary and make of the
Law 4 !ou-'asquc.
The authority given to county at
torneys under certain circumstances to
bring indictments without the assist
ance Of a, grand jury may also assist
In the quick dispatch Of justice
The reform IN school laws IS prob
lematicaI A bonus Of $500 10 high
schools which will adopt normal
course for the training Of school teach
ers may prove helpful altho there Is 4
great deal Of doubt about It. The law
making low grade certificates perpetual
was probably a. mistake fathered by a
senator from a river city and proposed
In the interest of the river counties
where the schools are generally much
below the quality Of schools IN the
Interior counties. II may continue a
supply Of low grade teachers but it
will not help to improve the teaching
Force.
There are many laws as usual Of
minor Importance and others. such as
the road dragging law and the law re-
ducing the rate Of taxation on moneys
and credits which have already gone
into force by special provision which
hre OF the greatest possible usefulness.
The work of the past session was dis
tinctly beneficial in Its new legisla-
ton.