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

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ent may live at the Soldiers lone
and pay the cost of support.
House File 127 by Loundsberry.--
An amendment to Section 2604 of the
Supplement of the Code OF 1907 pro
viding that vacancies at the Soldiers
Home may be filled by other than old
soldiers when no old soldiers are avail
able for the position. This act is de-
signed to permit younger class Of
physicians and surgeons at the home.
Taxation.
S. F. No. 4. by Clarkson Of Monroe
TO provide levy for the payment
OF interest on bonded Indebtedness by
school districts.
House File No. 4SS by Buxton
Provides county auditors shall make
an annual report to district court
clerk showing In detail expenses OF
the county In criminal prosecutions
during the year ending June 80. Said
report to include all items but ex-
penses of county attorney are to DO
kept separate.
House File No. 41s. BY Munro.
Board Of Trustees OF county hospitals
shall estimate at regular August meet.
ing probable expense OF running hos
pital the next year. County boards
are authorized to levy a tax to meet
requirements but not to exceed one
mill. County hospitals, Rep. Munro
explains, are doing SO much charity
work that greater funds than can be
secured from the general fund. are
needed
House File No. $50. BY Committee
on Appropriations. This bill author
ICES the state capitol improvement.
A one-half mill levy is authorized for
two years and one-fifth mill levy for
following eight years. Bill describes
property authorized to be purchased.
House File No. 119. BY Erickson.
There has been law permitting
county boards power to levy a tax
of / mill for the purpose OF erecting
soldiers and sailors monument In
any cemetery where fifty old soldiers
are buried. The new law changes
the word fifty" to thirty"
s. F. No. 1856, by Head OF Linn
Providing for the assessment OF stock
in building and loan associations to
individual owners and OF real estate
and reserve held to the association.
Temperance.
House File No. 1859. BY Huntley.
Provided no saloon may be located
within five miles of any state educs
tional institution. Affects only Iowa
City. Bill as passed does not KNOCK
out saloons at Iowa City until July /.
1915, and permits brewery to run az
long as brewery consent can be So
cured.
Utilities.
s. F. No. 81, by Head OF Linn-To
provide for the condemnation OF
rights of way for the construction OF
lines to carry electric power and en-
ergy. This authorizes the construc.
ton OF lines other than along high
ways for the carrying of such cleo
trio current and It's transmission from
town to town and city to city. The
purpose is to enable the Keokuk
power dam and other big power con-
Germs to construct power transmits
sion lines as the crow flies.
Miscellaneous.
8. f. No. lao. by Jones Of Mont
gomery-To fix rs cents as the charge
for visitors at state prisons and pro-
vide that money so collected shall DO
used to buy books, etc.
8. F.. No. 315, by Larrabee of Web
ster-To require contractors to show
proof Of payments for material and
labor before receiving final payment
for drainage improvements.
8. F. No. 466--By committee on
board OF control--Authorizing county
supervisors to establish hospitals for
the care of tubercular patients who
are INDECENT.
s. F. No. 426, by Head OF Linn
To provide for admittance to the bar
without examination of persons who
have been admitted and have practic-
ed In other states.
S. F. No. GA, by Malmberg OF JOS
per-To permit examination OF claim
ant against estate as to consideration
received.
8. f. No. 331, by sallivan OF Polk
To legalize actions for annulment OF
illegal marriage when service has
been by publication.
s. F. No. 2s. by Sullivan Of Polk
To provide for recodifcation OF the
laws OF Iowa including those enacted
by the Thirty-fifth general assembly
and creating a commission to have
charge OF the work.
s. F. No. 1879. by Jones Of Montgom-
ery-To legalize crushing OF rock by
machinery at the state prison at Fort
Madison.
s. F. No. 176. by Balluff Of Scott
To relieve from liability Of inherit
ance tax such persons as shall mako
sales OF property for estates liable
to such tax.
s. F. No. 311, by Head of Linn
To require escape fiues for gases In
factories and print shops.
Joint resolution No. 9. by Klay--
Authorizing joint committee on re-
trenchment and reform to expend
money for efficiency engineers. After
the bill had passed both houses and
had been signed by the governor, It
was discovered that money rannot 10
appropriated by a resolution and
bin was later introduced and passed
covering the same subject
House File No. IS by Stipps.--AntI-
discrimination Act. Persons, firms
and corporations transacting business
in Iowa are not permitted to make
different prices at different parts Of
the state on the same article Excep-
ton Is made 10 take account OF diff
ferences in shipping costs and In
quality.
Exception Is also made In cases
where prices are reduced to meet COM
petition locally.
H. F. No. 105. by Newcomb-Au-
thorizing boards Of supervisors to Of
fer and pay bounty of ten cents for
crows. Claims must be made with
In thirty days. Proof required 10
presentation Of head and feet of
crows.
H. F. No. Szs. Dunlap. To author.
lie expenditure OF surplus OF town
ship road fund for road drags.
H. F. No. ee2. Sitting COMMITTEES.
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