The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-29

Bulk sales law.
Automobile licenses law.
state inspection of weights and
measu es.
Giving county attorneys power of
indictments.
Anti-gambling law.
Repeating tax ferret law.
The advent of July 4 will mark
the going into effect of many of the
important laws passed by the Thirty
fourth general assembly. As a gen
eral proposition these laws mark
step forward by the people OF Iowa
in governmental affairs. Education,
particularly that pertaining to tpe
rural districts, will receive new
boost when these laws become effec-
tive. Legislation, such as the ire
marshal law, which has been desired
for years, will become effective on
that date. Probably the most radi-
cal of the new laws is the Perkins
unsexing law which passed both
houses of the last legislature without
opposition. Varied interests are al
fected by the new laws, as we'll as
by those which went into effect upon
their publication in The Des Moines
Capital.
Three important educational laws
become effective on that date. They
are the Adams normal training law,
which provides for normal training
for teachers in high schools. This
system of having a teachers train
ing course in the high schools of the
state has proved most effective in
New York and other eastern states.
Another law of vital Importance, in
that it gives the rural boy and girl
opportunity for better education, is
the Shane free tuition law. This
provides that the district shall pay
the tuition, for four year course.
for any boy or girl of the district,
the student to take that course IN
the nearest high school offering a
four year accredited course. The
last of this trio of educational bills
is the much discussed and little un-
derstood Cowles-Ritter law, which
provides for the valuation for life
of teachers certificates. This law
is now in the hands of Attorney Cen
eral Cosson for Interpretation. There
were other important educational
bills, but they became effective by
publication in the Des Moines Capt.
tai.
Some Business Laws.
Two effective laws affecting the
strictly business side of life are the
Grout bulk sales law and the uni
form bill of lading law. The Circuit
bulk sales bill had stormy career
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in the house, at first by narrow
margin, it was called up on a re-
consideration and finally passed. 1t
had smoother sailing in the senate.
This is a piece of legislation which
has long been desired by the bust
ness interests of the state. The uni
form bill of lading law is another
piece Of good legislation which fl
nally won it's way through the legis-
lature.
In the field of insurance probably
the most important bill to become a
law is the Harding fire marshal bill.
1t creates the Office of state fire mar
shall with deputies. Governor Car
roll has appointed Ole @. Roe, of
Des Mones, as state fire marshal.
Another important insurance law is
that which amends some fifteen Sec
tions of the insurance laws of the
state, and known as the omnibus
insurance bills. This bill contains
some inconsistencies, and was not
signed by Governor Carroll until af-
ter he and State Auditor Bleakly had
reached an agreement on the inter-
probation of several amendments
made by the legislature.
Power of Indictment.
The criminal laws of the state were
not materially changed by the last
legislature although there is one law
of vital Importance which becomes
effective July 4. That is the Whit
ney law, which gives county attor-
neys the power of Indictment, with
the approval of the district judge,
during the vacation of the grand
jury. 1t rs designed to remove some
of the sharp criticism of the slowness
OF American justice. Another new
law, which is quasi-criminal in it's
nature, is that which prohibits the
exhibition in Iowa of abnormal, Idi-
otto, imbecile and deformed persons.
This will do away with freaks in side
shows and at county and state fairs.
Gambling receives a hard blow when
the Whitney anti-gambling law be-
, comes effective. This is one of the
most drastic anti-gambling laws of
the middle west. 1t prohibits the
possession of faro banks, Klondyke
wheels, poker chips and tables, keno
tables, roulette wheels, and author
ICES their seizure and destruction bv
peace officers of the state. Their
possession is presumptive evidence
of gambling.
Unsexing Law.
Probably the most radical law to
become effective July 4th is the Per-
Klns unsexing law. This provides
That inmates of state penal and in
sane institutions shall undergo tho