Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-18
Ioaua Legislature Points With Pride

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Giving authority to free public IL
braries to arrange for loan Of books tn
schools.
Defining duties of school secretaries.
Regulating elections In independent
school districts and providinS; for NOM
nations and printing of ballots.
Authorizing school fund loans to as
high as $1,000.
Giving state board of education au-
thnrity to appoint superintendent col
leee for blind.
Increasing from to per cent the
| limit OF Indebtedness of an indepeha-
ent school district.
Authority to state superintendent %
! publish new edition school laws every
FIVE years if necessary.
Requiring the teaching OF asricul'
ure, domestic science and maauai
training in all schools after certain
time.
Recurring that school funds in hands
of treasurers be placed 1T hea'es'
banks and draw per cent interest
and cutting off all compens alton 10
school treasurers.
Giving authority to levy taxes 20 pay
interest on school bonds
Raising age for compulsory schooi
attendance.
Swing a minimum wage for teachers
based on scholarship.
Provision fer industrial MEETINGS
in place of county teachers institutes
and normal courses.
Tuition law not to apply III county
with county high school.
STATE OFFICERS
AND INSTITUTIONS.
Law authorizing employment of eff
ticiency engineers and experts to look
into state offices.
Giving authority to. state executive
council to investigate as TO corpora :
tions, assessments, stock issues. in
tangible values and all other matters
before the council and to expend money
in such inve stigations
Requiring. legislature to count vote
for governor on day following conven-
ing and immediate inauguration.
Providing for four deputy game war
dens. increasing salary of game warden,
giving authority on all game matters.
Increase Of support fund at prison,
reformatory. the. industrial schools, the
orphans home the soldiers home and
al the institution for tuberculosis.
Giving authority for removal of in
sane to county asylum without consent
of parent or guardian.
Authority for use of stone crusher
at Anamosa reformatory.
Establishment of cUstodial depart
nlent fer criminal inebriatss and segre-
CATION into classes for all who go to the
Institution.
Reduction of automobile license fees
latter part Of year and revision of law
as to fees and their collection.
Dividing Industrial schools and max
ing them legally entirely separate.
Requiring registration with secretary
Of state of all charity organizations So
Letting funds.
Reorganization of state board Of
health and medical examiners and
board of osteopathy, reduction in num-
Der 10 five and all on salaries.
Providing code for de ntistry. defining
qualifications and giving authority to
dental board for examination and issue
of certificates.
Providing method Of paroling from
paeroied persons and the expense there
ca.
Providing for determining who Shall
be Responsible for cost o: support Of
nonresident insane.
Requiring fee from visitors at prison
and reformatory and same to go to
fund for books. papers and entertain
ment.
Raising age for admission to tho
school for the deaf to 50 years
Increase of pay for wardens and
guards. also for superintendent of
orphans home and institution for feeble
minded.
Making it impossible Cor state to
divert any part Of pension money Of
inmates Of the soldiers home.
Providing that the governor only may
call out guard companies and state to
pay for same in all cases.
Providing that commandant and
other officers at soldiers home may be
civilians.
Giving state game warden authority
over deer in Iowa.
Adding members of minority party to
committee on retrenchment and re-
form.
Authoizing pay of college support
funds monthly instead of quarterly.
Authorizing insurance for damage by
water from sprinkling systems.
Fixing closed season cerp and buff
fa!o March and April.
Admission 10 soldiers home of
widows and army nurses.
Making itinerant vendors license
good for whole year.
Requiring legislature To- fix salaries
OF state library commission.
Revision Of law as TO state labor
bureau. giving greater authority and
providing additional inspector.
Providing for state inspection of
gypsum mines
Requiring that pipes he provided for
carrying off gas fumes in Workshop
Giving railroad commission authority
TO order sanitary closets at railway