Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-04-25
Miscellaneous,


societies.
BY Shaff-Appropriating $4,000 to
send veterans of Vicksburg campaign
to Vicksburg for reunion.
BY Kimball-AuthoriZin the ap-
pointment Of a commission to collect
funds for the erection of memorial
to the late General Dodge at Council
Bluffs.
BY Rule-Authorizing mill dams in
streams for factory purposes.
BY Price-Regulating the bulk sales
Of merchandise.
BY Eversmyer-Forbiddin misrep-
resentation as to place where coal
has been mined.
BY Lindly-Requiring screens to
prevent fish from entering pumping
station or plant.
BY housekeeping from taxa
ton for special assessments the home
steads of soldiers and widows of SOL
diers.
BY Ball-Fixing present site of SOL
diers and sailors monument as perma-
nent site.
By Lytle-To authorize manufac-
turers of patent medicines, tinctures
and extracts to obtain permits to pur-
chase alcohol
By Chase-Authorizing the pension
ing of members of the old Northern
Border brigade.
By Requiring employer to
furnish industrial commissioner with
statement as to earnings of an in
jured employee.
BY Caswell-Prohibiting fraudulent
advertising.
By Notwithstanding the prac.
tice of optometry and fixing a license
fee.
Military.
BY Rule and Gibson-Repealing the
law prohibiting holding of civil Of.
fee by one in military service.
BY committee on military affairs
Increasing assessment exemption OF
Mexican or Civil War veterans from
$1,000 to $500 and making similar
exemptions of $500 for Spanish war
veterans, members of the Chinese re.
lief expedition and of the Philippine
instruction.
BY Neff-Granting fire, tornado and
hailstorm insurance companies the
authority to write theft insurance.
BY Rogers-Repealing the insurance
rating and anti-discrimination laws.
BY Frailey-Authorizing the ex.
change of reciprocal insurance among
individuals, partnerships and corpora.
tions.
BY committee on insurance-Relat.
ing to reinsurance on risks less than
$4,000.
nrsN
beneficiary societies from regulations
of insurance laws when members be.
long to one occupation, guild or pro.
fession.
BY Larson-Changing the law relat.
ing to the issuance of certificates to
assessment life insurance companies.
BY Klaus-Making additional re-
Quirements for formation of new asso-
Citations for health and indemnity in
surance.
County Affairs.
By Grason-Increasing the compen-
sation of assistant county attorneys
in certain cases.
BY Providing a method for
purchasing new site of a county
farm and the sale of the old one.
BY notwithstanding the law for.
bidding the reopening of county
seat removal question when the dis
lance to be moved is not more than
one mile. (For Linn county,
BY Wichman-Authorizi county
attorneys to appear before boards of
supervisors in relation to highways.
BY Grason-Putting quarantine OF
ficers under civil service.
BY Meredith-Increasing the pay of
township assessors and trustees TO
$500 per day.
BY Klinker-Increasing the pay of
deputy county recorders, treasurers,
and auditors to $1,000 annually.
BY Observation-Disclosures laws cover
ing assessment of cost and damages
In construction of drainage.
BY Laffer-lncreasing fees collected
and charged by sheriffs for feeding
prisoners from twelve to fifteen cents
meal and lodging from twelve to
fifteen cents.
BY Rule-Authorizing boards of
supervisors to levy a tax for purchase
OF grounds for county fair purposes.
By Arney-Authorizing supervisors
to appropriate not to exceed $500
annually to aid farm Improvement as
sociations.
BY Lindly-Providing for notifica.
ton by mail when taxes are delin.
quent.
BY Wilson-Requiring the state ex.
ecutive council to give ten days no.
tice to counties before raising prop
erty valuations.
BY Fish and Game committee-Au.
thorizing county auditors to issue non.
resident fishing licenses for $500.
BY Foskett-Increasing the pay OF
shorthand reporters in superior courts
from IS to So a day.
BY Wenstrand-Making the term OF
township trustees three years.
BY Wormley-Repealing provision
for recording fee for auditors on re.
cording of official bonds.
BY Benn-Relating to the method
OF serving notices on insane persons
confined in county homes.
BY Gray-Permitting boards OF
supervisors to relinquish control of q
portion of a drain OF ditch within a
city or town.
Police Regulations.
BY Parker-Putting police officers
under same pension rules as fremen
By Kimball-Prohibitin the display