Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-04-21
MANY new LAWS
Put ON BOOKS
Le1islature nas fetal d More
Than ESQ to Credit.
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR CAPITAL
Monies and Credits Law VIII Bring
Back Investors-Good Roads leols.
latjop-No More Tax Ferrets-com'
msrcs Counsel for Railroad Com
missIoners-BuIk Sales Of Merchan-
disc Restricted - Life Certificates
for Teaehers-synopsis Of All Bills
Passed.

disc Restricted Life certifieate'
for Teaehers-synopsIs Of All Bill
Passed.
(By George Gallarno.)
Des Moines. Ia.. April 14.-Of nearly
1900 bills which were introduced II
the two houses of the Legislature
which adjourned Wednesday evening
fully $50 were enacted into laws and
will go upon the statute books of the
state. The fame of the legislature
will rest not only on the laws 1t has
enacted, but to large extent on the
number of measures Of importance
which it killed. The most important
measures enacted were:
Abolishing Of tax ferrets.
Arranging for automobile tax to aid
good roads construction.
Creation of Commerce Counsel to
work with Railroad Commissioners.
Fixing nominal tax on monies and
credits.
Arranging for tax revision commits.
sion.
Increasing pay Of members OF as
sembly from $3.50 to $1,000 session.
Passing Of bulk sales bill.
Providing for issuance Of life GER
tificates to teachers.
Some Of the important measures
which were killed were:
Constitutional amendment for WON
m suffrage.
Constitutional amendment for pro
hibitfon.
Oregon plan Of election Of United
States senators. Vetoed by Governor
Carroll.)
Bill to raise salaries of state ON
Gals.
Several good roads measures.
The measures enacted into laws
we're 40 follows:
H. F. So oettger - Legalizing a
special election held In the town Of
Bettendorf.
H. F. 73-Dawson-Legalizing acts
Of the directors of the school town
ship of Pleasant, Monroe county.
H. F. 76- Bruce = Changing time
from June to January when super
visors may divide county into super
visor districts.
Senate Joint Resolution Fixing
Of additional employees for the Bath
GAnaral Assembly.
8. F. 70-Legalizinz action of city
council Of ottumwa.
8. F. 76-Legalizing the issuance of
certain warrants by the school dis
trict Of Centerville.
H. F. MISUNDERSTANDING the
adoption of the State Board Of Health
rules by the tswn of Akron.
H. F. 61- Grout - Providing that
railroads cannot condemn parts Of
cemeteries for railroad purposes.
H. F. INSTRUMENTATION the
Issuance Of bridge bonds by cities OF
the hrst class.
s. F. 139-Committee Bill-Trans-
ferring the pardoning power from the
general assembly to the State Board
Of Parole.
H. F. 1-Klay-Providing for popu-
lar election of United States Senators
under the so-called Oregon plan. Chill
vetoed by governor, and legislature
failed to adopt over the veto.)
H. r. MISUNDERSTANDING for
recognition in Iowa of licenses or
commissions issued to pharmacists in
other states or foreign countries.
H. F. Observation-Disclosures
code 30 matter Of investment of runas
of fraternal societies shall not refer
to auxiliaries composed of females
only.
H. F. 10 Lounsberry Amending
code relative to fees to be collected
by clerks Of the courts.
H. F. 1-Newell-Making It, unlaw.
full for cities, towns or counties to
contract for the discovery of unlisted
property for taxation purposes. Re
peal Of the tax ferret law.
H. F. 67-Stoddard-Pro the
exhibition Of deformed, idiotic or alb
normal persons.
H. F. 211 Jacobsen = Confirming
the title Of John A. Jasinsky to Ger
tain lands in Greene county.
H. F. So O'Connor = Fixing the
place Of bringing action against com
panies or corporations furnishing
surety bonds in the county where tn,
principal resides or where property
Is located.
II. II. 116-Lounsberry-
that county auditors shall deposit will
treasurer the first Monday in January
April, July and October all funds col
lected by him.
House Joint Resolution 1--Rectify
Ing income tax amendment.
s. F. 100 = Mates = Providing 10
the appropriation Of funds for stat
Institutions.
s. F. 19s-Allen of Jefferson-Au
propriating funds for payment TO
clerical services in the Office of tn,
secretary Of. State Board of Health,
H. F.. MISUNDERSTANDING tn,
sale Of cocaine except on prescription
Of registered physician.
8. r. 68-Brown-Provid for pay
ment Of forfeited bail bonds to count!
in which indictment occurred.
H. F. 331-Legalizing certain act