The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-20
NEW LAWS ENACTED.
General Bills,

NEW LAWS ENACTED.
General Bills.
Adding to the list of forest trees
the Norway and Carolina poplars.
Lists of federal liquor licenses to
be filed with county auditor.
Life preservers on boats on Iowa
lakes, one for each two persons.
Authorizing sales of liquors by
jobbers to regulate customers under
reasonable regulations.
Druggists need not place poison or
alcohol label on packages of medi-
cine from regular prescriptions.
Restricting use of name register
nurse" to those hold certificates.
Providing for registration of farm
names on payment of fee of 81 with
county recorder.
Forbidding the refilling of any pre-
scription which calls for use of CO.
caine and similar drugs and narcot-
ics.
Authorizing persons other than
druggists to sell insecticides.
Approving plans for general con-
ventions to revise the constitution of
the United States in regard to the
election of senators.
Approving amendment to the con-
stitution in regard to the income tax.
Providing that where names are
| written in primary election ballot
the candidates must receive 10 per
cent of the vote to be nominated.
Commission to investigate and re-
port on employers liability and work.
| mo oo&c
Authorizing mail carriers in cities
to ride free on street cars without
violating anti-pass law.
Providing that an official trade
mark may be registered for Iowa
made goods by the Iowa manufacture
srs' Association.
Highway Legislation.
Compulsory road dragging law
with organization of road dragging
districts
Authorizing employment of high
way engineer, abolishing office of
county surveyor and increase of road
levy.
Annual tax on automobiles with
! IS per cent to go back into general
road fund.
Courts and Legal Procedure.
New Judge in First, Seventh and
Ninth districts.
Prosecution of criminals on infor-
nation by county attorney and with
out grand jury investigation in GER
| tain cases.
Judges may parole first offenders
into hands of friends instead of COM
hitting to prison.
Providing for security for costs in
justice courts where foreign corpora
ton is plaintiff.
In case of forfeiture of bail money
goes back to county where indict-
ment was found less costs of collec-
ton.
Notaries public may exercise au-
thority in adjoining county by filing
notice Of appointment
Authorizing recovery in court for
| the loss of services of woman as a
wife or mother.
Method of distributing proceeds of
| real estate sales in partition.
Suits against bonding company
may be commenced as soon as cred
| itor becomes a nonresident of the
state.
|
four probation officers instead of two.
| County attorney is empowered to
act as attorney for township trustees.
Method of disposing of property of
religious society after two years in
activity.
Providing for notice to creditors
where sales of stocks of goods in
bulk are contemplated.
Authorizing court to sit in special
session for hearing pleas of guilty.
Taxation.
Taxation of moneys and credits 5
mills and assessment of bank stock
at 20 per cent of actual value.
Repeal of tax ferret laws
| Automobile license annually in
place Of ordinary taxes.
| Revision of law as to collateral in
heritance taxes.
| Mileage taxes for building fund at
state colleges.
Increasing soldiers exemption to
$4,000.
Authorizing voting of 1 mill tax
for coal prospecting.
! Restricting exemption of endow-
ment real estate to 100 acres in any
one CIVIL township.
| Schools.
State aid for schools giving nor
NAL instruction $500 each.
| Valuation of ordinary teachers
certificates and making them into
life certificates.
Raising limit of Indebtedness of
school districts.
| Authorizing annuities for teachers.
| Consolidation of independent dis
| tricts and distribution of debts.
! County Affairs.
( Fees of clerks, auditors and re-
corders accounted for quarterly.
| Method of accounting for funds in
county treasurers. Ia
! Various bills making minor cor
rections in the law as to drains and
bitches. 5 NJ 8s5;
Making the bounty on pocket goph-
GERS 10 cents and no less.