The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-07-05
SOME OF THE NEW IOWA LAWS
NOW m FORCE.

| Iowa will celebrate technical
emancipation from the Demon Rum
on July Fourth, when two bone dry
measures, enacted by the last general
lassembly, become effective.
These and the road laws are per-
haps Of more Importance than any
Others of the new grist which go into
effect on independence Day"
| One bone dry law makes the
place of delivery the place of sale.
thereby placing an absolute bar upon
! the shipment of booze into the state
3 except to permit-holders.
! The second bone dry" measure
places a ban upon liquor advertise
ments or solicitations under an in
! junction penalty.
Dentists and veterinarians are al
1 lowed permits to import liquor for
medicinal purposes, privilege now
accorded physicians.
7 OF the road laws, the Foster road
patrol bill is the most important
measure passed by the thirty.seventh
general assembly
This law requires boards of super
visors to appoint patrolmen, whose
duty it shall be to take care of GER
tain roads and keep them in first
class condition. Patrolmen must be
chosen at once by county boards, if
| they have not been named, and begin
work Immediately after the fourth"
Patrolmen are to see that roads
are dragged promptly after each
rain. They must keep highways free
from ruts, impediments and the like,
keep side bitches clear, repair the
bridges, free creeks from obstruc-
tions near roadways, and in fact, do
I everything which mitigates for a first
class road.
Another important road law passed
by the last legislature is the one
which provides. for the acceptance of
$2,200,000 federal aid for road build.
ing within the next five years. The
state is required to add an equal
amount, giving Iowa $4,4OO,OO0 for
road improvements during the speci-
fed period. This will be spent pro-
portionately among counties. The
war probably will have an important
bearing on the road program of the
nation. es&
| The anti-discriminatory fire insur-
ance rating law will be expunged
from the statute books on July 4th
Insurance companies claim, however,
it will not make any appreciable
changes in rates except that in some
instances there will be an upward
movement. .Ts." ... .-
A new law of vast Importance is
the one pertaining to vital statistics.
to it that all births are reported to
his office. In addition, records must
be kept of marriages and divorces.
Reports must be rendered to the
] state board of health.
After July Fourth, the man who
writes a check with the knowledge
that funds in the bank are INSULT
cient, is liable to 800 fine or 80
day Jail sentence.
The display of reVolvers, black
jacks, brass knuckles, daggers and
other weapons in store windows will
be illegal, and offenders will be liable
to a 500 fine or 3O-day sojourn in
Jail.
Jurors will receive an increase in
their daily stipend from $3.50 to So.
Municipal judges will be permitted
to perform marriage ceremonies.
Sheriffs will collect fifteen instead
of twelve cents a meal for feeding
prisoners, and will receive twelve in
stead of fifteen cents for lodging each
guest.
A sack of -four will contain 40
pounds and barrel 1876 pounds.
Cities of 1000 or mores population
will be permitted to establish public
comfort stations and levy half-mill
tax therefor. t".
Any person who causes to be cir
culated a fraudulent, deceptive or
misleading advertisement will be
liable to a 800 fine or 30-days Jail
sentence.
New game laws provide for closed
season on quail and prairie chickens
until November, 1922.
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