Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-27

culation statement shall not be coun.
ty otIicial paper. July.
Soldiers relief commission may fur.
nish' metal markers for graves Of SOL
diers, sailors and marines. July.
Term Of Office OF county supervisors
shall begin on second secular day"
Of January (instead Of FIRST Mon
day.. July.
County shall pay cost Of restoring
public records which are missing.
July. n
Supervisors shall assess tax for GER
tain public buildings.
County supervisors shall not erect
court house or jail without submitting
proposition to vote when probable cost
will exceed ten (instead Of five) thou
sand dollars. Pub.
Counties shall care for INDECENT per-
sons afflicted with tuberculosis. July.
Board of supervisors under certain
conditions divide county printing
among two or more newspapers. July.
County attorney shall take care Of
county's cases In courts Of other coun-
ties or in supreme court. July.
Counties shall erect or repair build
ings by contract with lowest bidder
when probable cost exceeds $4,000.
Pub.
Corporation. co-partnership, or in
dividual desiring to serve public with
water may, on consent Of supervisors,
lay mains in highways. Pub.
Counties may levy 40 mill tax for
general fund instead OF twenty. July.
Weeds shall be cut fifteen days ear
lier than heretofore required. July.
Townships shall levy tax for i'm
provement and maintenance OF their
public parks. July.
Township clerk need post statement
OF recs.:.: and expenditures only
twice in two years. ~
Compensation Of Public OFFICERS.
District judges and shorthand re-
porters shall be reimbursed for ex-
penses when away from homo on court
business. Pub.
Compensation Of appraisers Of es-
tate subject to collateral inheritance
tax shall be So day( instead Of 81.
July.
Compensation Of county attorneys
In certain counties shall DO greater.
July.
Railroad commissioners shall ~
oeive $4,000 annually (instead Of 81
3o0). July.
Secretary Of board Of control shall
receive $500 (instead Of $4,000 a
year. July.
Chaplain at Fl. Madison peniten-
tiary shall receive $3.50 month Gin
stead OF 5000: warden at Fl Madi-
son and at Anamosa shall be furnish
ed provisions. July.
Judges Of election shall receive
nfty (instead Of twenty-five) cents
an hour. July.
Salary OF sheriff's shall be in coun-
ties up to 10000 population, 81 800;
5000, 81 400; 10000, $500; $4,000,
1900; $4,000. s1,7oo; $4,000, $1,000;
10000 $500; $4,000. $4,000; 10000,
1920; $4,000, $2,4oo; over $4,000.
$500. July.
Salary Of deputy treasurer shall be
$500 annually, except in counties OF
5000, the first deputy shall receive
half that OF principal and where dis
trict court is held in two places. hrst
and second deputy shall receive half
principal; supervisors FIX allowance
for extra clerks. Pub.
Compensation Of county treasures
shall be, in counties Of less than 1S,-
900, $500; 10000. 1900: $4,000 81
700; $4,000, $500; $1,000, $1,000;
40, 900, 2,100; $4,000 $4,000; 10000,
32,750: 10000, $4,000; over 10000. 3d.
800; special charter city counties over
rs, 900, $500 in addition; where dis
trict court is held In two places, $500
additional. July.
County auditors shall receive IN
counties less than 10000, S1,4Oo; -.
900, $500; 10000, $1,000: $4,000, 81
700; 10000, $1,000; $4,000; $1,000; 49,
600, 32,1o0; 10000, $500; $4,000, ~
$50; 10000, $1,000; over 10000. $4,000.
July.
Salary Of county recorders in coun-
ties of more than $4,000 shall be 49,
900 tinstead Of $4,000 year. July.
Deputy county auditors shall receive
in counties over $4,000 half salary
of auditor. July.
Drainage.
Iowa lakes shall be surveyed BY
highway commission and CLASSIFIED az
to those which should be preserved,
drained and retained by state, drained
and sold. Pub.
Person draining meandered laKe
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor. July
Interest shall not be collected on
drainage taxes or assessments. July
Drainage contractor must give bond
for payment of claims for labor and
materials. July.
Majority Of land owners in DRAINAGE
or levee district may require same
placed under control Of three loca
trustees. July.
County may establish drainage dis
trict for drainage Of highways. July
Funds of drainage district shall be