The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-10
.SOME NEW LAWS
FROM IOWA CODE
Acts Of Thlrty-seventh General AS
sembly Of State Contain
New and Queer
Legislation.
COPIES RECEIVED HERE
All New Laws Went Into Effect July
Fourth-Acts Taken at
Random From
Book.

! Several strange laws. new to many
no doubt, are contained in the sup
plement to the Iowa code, which in
cludes all acts of the last or thirty
seventh general assembly. of the
state, copies of which have been re-
ceived here by county and city OIL.
cials.
These in addition to the many
amendments of previous laws make
lengthy publication which will keep
! lawyers busy arranging their work
| to correspond with the changes.
Among the laws which went into
| force July 4, and which are included
in the new code, are the following:
Keep Motor Records.
A law relative to motor vehicles
requires all garage owners and en-
; ployes to keep public record Of the
number of motor vehicles and their
engines and the names and addresses
of the owners of all such machines
| brought to the garage for selling.
| rental, livery, storage or repair If
the proprietor or employee finds an
engine number which has been oblit-
Grated he shall at once concede the
! machine to have been stolen, and
must notify the sheriff or police off,
GERS of the proper county. The law
provides that no record need be kept
if the same machine is brought in
second time or the owner is known
to the garage authorities. The pen
atty for violation is fine not to
exceed 800.
Another law in the new code is
one which prohibits the dissertation
Of the American flag by marking any
devise upon flag for advertising or
other purposes, or using the flag or
seal of the United States as a trade
mark or part of an advertisement,
etc. This law goes into great detail
as to the manner in which the flag
may be SO desecrated, and provides
a fine of not more than 500 and
penalty of $50 for every instance of
the offense committed. The law ex-
cepts the use of the flag design in
jewe1ry, books, newspapers, diplo-
mas, private correspondence, etc.
Must Label Mattresses.
Another new law provides for the
labelling of all mattresses manufac-
tured or kept for sale In the state,
to tell exactly the nature Of the
material of which the mattress is
made. The law states that only new
material shall be used in any manu-
featured mattress. The penalty is a
fine over s25 and not more than
$500.
Another new law provides that all
new insecticides and fungicides must
be made and sold unadulterated and
correctly branded. it being the duty
of the dairy and food commissioner
to determine whether or not such an
article is adulterated. The law con-
tains complete requirements for the
correct formulate of the various mix
lures comm only sold.
A law providing for the organiza-
ton of state poultry associations re-
ceivfng state aid In such communi-
ties as warrant sufficient member
ship is also in the new code. The
requirement is fifteen or more mem
bers Of local poultry association.
Hits Train Robbers.
A new law is added to the section
relating to conspiracy as a criminal
ment OF two or more persons who
board railroad locomotives or cars
with intent to commit a public
offense, If it is shown that the board
ing was the result OF conspiracy
This new law will take care of all
train robbers If they operate in pairs
or more, and the penalty is not more
than five years Imprisonment or
81 600 fine
The new permit to carry concealed
weapons law provides that all per-
mits issued by the sheriff or chief
of police to proper persons who may
carry weapons must be renewed after
the end Of the calendar year In
other words, the said permit will ex-
pire on December 81, following their
issue, and must be renewed by the
carrier.
The other new law relative to dan
gerous weapons provides that no per
son or firm may display in shop
windows before the public. any pis-
tolls, revolvers, black jacks, slugs,
billies, knuckles, daggers, stilettos or
other knives or dangerous weapons.
The penalty is fine of not less than
$40 and not more than $500.