Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-29
RESUME OF LAWS
Condensed TabuIation of Acts
of Last Legislature.
CLASSIFICATION COMPLETE
Appropriations, II Will Be Noted, Are
Included in Some Of the Fore
going laws-No Total Given
Because Of Duplication

iuIlonS were passed out OF l,zIS laws
and As resolutions proposed. OF the
laws passed, 35 were strictly appro-
priation bills.
In the following list, each law has
been put in the classification to which
its principal elements belong. In
many instances the law has features
also which affect other interests than
those under which 1t is classified. To
indicate the time when each goes into
effect, the signs July" and "Pub." are
used, the former meaning that the
law goes into effect July 4, the latter
meaning that the law becomes effec-
tive Immediately upon publication.
The main acts OF the Thirty-sixth
general assembly are the following:
Agriculture.
State approval given to cooperative
extension work of Ames college with
the department OF agriculture of the
United States. Pub.
Agricultural, dairy, mercantile, min
ing, manufacturing or mechanical Co
operative organizations may be form
cd. July.
state shall aid county and district
fairs by paying go per cent Of pre-
miums up to $1,000 Qnstead Of 40
per cent up to 5000 and 20 per cent
additional Of amount Of premiums over
$1,000 (instead OF 10 per cent over
5000, but not to exceed total OF
$500 Cnstead of 5000. July.
Animal Industry.
Animal health commission shall
not establish quarantine zone less
than two nor more than three miles
in radius; stock may be shipped out
for immediate slaughter. Pub. (Not
signed YETI
Sound stock may be released from
quarantine for immediate slaughter.
July.
State hog cholera serum plant shall
inspect and serum. July.
Stations and jacks kept for service
must be enrolled. July.
Automobiles.
Fees for registration Of motor vehi-
Giles shall be lien upon them, and
penalty shall be collected for delin-
Quency in payment; number plates
shall be issued for three year periods.
July.
State automobile department shall
charge SO cents (instead of 81 for ex-
ira number plates. July.
Banks and Banking.
State banks, savings banks and
trust companies may subscribe for
stock of Federal Reserve bank. July.
l. 80 10
5000 must hold on reserve Is per
cent OF sight and demand (instead of
Commercially DEPOSITS, and s per
cent of time certificates (as well as
savings deposits). July.
National banks may act in fiduciary
capacity. July.
Board of Control Institutions.
Board Of control shall have power to
transfer epileptics to special colony;
administration provided for; patients
may be committed; support shall be
SIG per inmate per. month; minimum
$1,000 total per month. Pub.
State shall not contract prison labor
but shall employ pensioners on state
account and may compensate therefor
Pub.
Ahenist Of board of control shall
decide as to criminally insane prison
ers, and board of control shall con-
fine them at Anamosa. July.
State reformatory established to re-
ceive women convicts; rules for ad-
ministration fixed; $40 per inmate per
month allowed. July.
Support for industrial school at
Eldora shall be s14 (instead Of s13)
per inmate per month. July.
superintendent of each institution
under board Of control may keep on
hand funds sufficient to discount con-
tingent expenses. July.
Support Of soldiers orphans home
shall be increased from $12 month
for each child to $14, and total amount
from $1,000 a month to $1,000.
Wives Of soldiers applying shall be
admitted to soldiers home. July.
Iowa producers shall be given pref
erence by board of control in purchas-
ing supplies. July.
Board OF control may appoint one
additional agent for orphans home
and Industrial schools. July.
Board Of control or agents may ex-
anime into affairs of insane hospitals;
woman may be appointed to visit In
situations at "a day and expenses.
July.
Compensation Of inmates at Knox
Vile shall be 81 day (instead Of 70
cents) and SOC Qnstead Of 20 cents)
may be given to dependents or held
In trust. July.
Board of control shall appoint and
TX compensation for soldiers home
at Marshalltown. Pub.
Business, Corporations, Trade.
Electrical and gas companies may
borrow on double amount OF paid-in
capital. July.
Merchants shall not sell major part
of fixtures and merchandise without
seven days notice to creditors. July.
Greater rate than per cent
month shall not be charged on mon
eys, but fee not exceeding S. may be
charged for investigation OF security
and recording papers. July.
Pawn brokers, junk dealers and Sec
ond-hand men in city Of 10000 or more
must keep record Of tools Of trades
purchased and hold same. at least
forty-eight hours before selling. July.
Keeping of adulterated drugs for
delivery Is illegal. July.
State shall have trademark for but
ter; controlled by executive committee