Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-01

4 d SolupStcul COuuLg SuSluS6T bSletl6u
by the supervisors. Bridges costing
less than $500 may be built by day
labor by the board. Bridges costing
more must be let by contract. The
bill provides that a resolution OF
necessity must be taken up to initiate
bridge building let by contract, ex-
cept in cases of emergencies and re-
pairs, and that all plans and specih-
cations and bids for bridges costing
more than $1,000 must be submitted
to the commission. No mileage tax
is provided for and no plan OF perm
anent roads or money therefor
S. f. No. 531, by Thomas Of Union
TO provide for the registration OF
highway routes and their official
signs and prohibiting duplication
thereof.
Salaries.
S. F. No. 4, by Sheean OF Jones-To
provide increased salaries for the Of
fcers and employees of the state re-
formatory at Anamosa and the state
penitentiary at Fort Madison and to
enlarge the support fund of those In
stitutions.
House File 223. BY Hutchins by re-
quest. Changes law which fixes sal.
airy of secretary OF board Of agricul-
ture at $500, and permits board to
fix salary and pay 1t from state fair
funds. Provided salary may not be
raised to exceed $500 a year and not
in any case to exceed $4,000.
House File No. ECO. BY White. The
salary OF Superintendent of School
for Blind at yinton has been fixed
by statute at $1,000. This bill leaves
the salary with the State Board OF
Education.
S. F. No. 393, by Arney of Marshall
TO put the fixing of salaries OF en-
ployes of the travelling library in the
hands of the committee on retrench-
ment and reform.
Schools.
s. F. No. 331, by Robinson OF
Franklin-To provide for the restora-
ton Of property for school district
from which taken.
s. f. No. 205, by Savage OF Adair--
To require the teaching of elementary
agriculture domestic science and
manual training in the public schools
after July 1, 1915.
H. r. No. 6, by Lund-Providing
maximum school loan may be $4,000
to any one person instead Of $4,000
as now under section 2s49 of supple
ment of code, 1907.
House File No. It's. BY Kulp. Pro
vides tobacco cannot be used in any
form by student In public schools of
Iowa.
H. r. No. 54S. Ring. To authorize
school board to become indebted for
purchase OF land to add to site al
ready owned.
H. F. No. 6S7. Committee on
Schools and Text Books, To author
ize publication and distribution OF
school laws every four years
House File 45s BY Lounsberry. Pro
viding flag raising exercises at all |
public schools each morning at open
| ing of school. Inclement weather ex. |
! cepted.
House File $40. BY Barry. Makes
| office Of county superintendent Of |
| schools appointive by q board con.
sisting Of presidents of school boards
in county. Fixes maximum salary
| at $1,000 except in large counties
where It may be fixed by supervis-
ors. County superintendent may be |
chosen from outside the county. Term |
Of office changed to three instead of |
two years.
| House File No. IT by Ring.-Gives |
school boards power to buy additional
grounds adding to present school
grounds. for the purpose Of provid-
ing play grounds. On petition OF
20 percent OF the property owners
in district, question OF buying
| grounds shall be submitted at regular
school election. When people have
voted and tax is ordered directors are
required to proceed and purchase
| grounds.
House File No by Lund-Provid-
ing maximum school fund loan to any
one person may be $1,000. Present |
law limits to $4,000 to any one per-
son.
Stations and Jacks.
Substitute for Senate File No. 144
| by Ames.-Revises the present law
governing stations and jacks. Star
lions and jacks imported must have |
certificate of soundness and good |
health from veterinary department OF
state from which they came and rail- |
roads are forbidden to bring animals |
into state without such certificate.
exception made OF stations and jacks |
brought to the state purely for exhibit |
ton purposes.)
Provides for examination OF stall.
lions and jacks by duly registered and
! licensed veterinaries, TO determine |
whether animal has any communicable
| disease or is otherwise unsound |
Veterinarians to make affidavit of
condition of stallion or jack and said |
affidavit must be filed with state board |
of agriculture which will issue permit |
without charge. On imported animals |
temporary permit may be issued
on certificate from veterinary depart |
ment of another state, said permit |
| good for thirty days until pedigree
may be filed and local laws complied |
/ with.
A fee OF s1.00 is authorized annually
as charge for state certificate for
stations and jacks. Blind stations
and jacks may be given certificate
provided It Is shown their blindness
was not due to disease.
State Institutions.
s. F. No. 275, by Perkins of Della
ware-To establish the state reforma-
tories at Eldora and Mitchellville as
two separate and distinct institutions.
s. F. No. 1872. by Perkins OF Della
ware-To provide for the parole of
patients from the State Inebriate
hospital and for certain women pa
tients in hospitals for the insane.
8. F. No. $50, by Robinson OF |
Franklin-To prevent transfer OF pa
tients at state hospitals for insane
without consent Of guardian when
said guardian pays expenses Of pa
| tent
8. p. No. 1875. by Francis of Dick
inson--To provide that actions for /
habeas corpus for persons in state
institutions must be brought In coun-
ties whara auch institutions .ra IL