Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-05
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MEASURES
PASSED BN LEGISLATURE
NOW IN FORCE.
COUNTY OFFICIALS NOW
RECEIVING MORE PAY
'kinbsli Law Removes Names Of Pres
idential Electors From Ballots and
Substitutes Names of candidatss--
Housing Law Affects Many Of Lar
ger Cities Of state-other Measures.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 5.-Many Of the
laws passed by the Thirty eighth gen.
eral assembly which did not take eff
feet on publication become operative
and effective July 4th. Why July 4th
is named instead of July first as the
time for laws to take effect is some
thing legislators can not explain. but
1t appears to have been a custom es-
tablished~several years ago as sort OF
additional recognition of the nations
birthday.
The workmen's compensation law as
amended authorizing injured workmen
or dependents to collect 60 per cent OF
the earnings over stated period OF
time instead of so per cent became eff
fective July 4th.
The housing law. authorizing cities
to regulate the construction OF houses
with regard to sanitary and other con-
ditions and calculated to forestall any
development of tenament house dis
tricts in the cities of Iowa, is another
far reaching and important law that
become effective July 4th.
Increases in the salaries Of county
1 officials as authorized by the Schaff-
ter law become operation on the ma
tion's holiday thus giving county Off
Gals additional cause to celebrate.
/ Among the other important laws going
into effect are the following:
Wilson law authorizing final dis
/! charge from parole Of one who has
served in the European war or in es-
yn1 m Unrk during the
1 War and received an honorable dis
charge from service and who was out
: on parole when he entered military or
government service.
Kimball law providing for the re-
I moval Of the names Of candidates for
: presidential electors from the official
I ballot and providing for the manner OF
; voting for president and vice president.
Foskett bill authorizing a, tax levy
of two mills by township trustees for
road dragging purposes.
White bill appropriating s10S,700 for
the establishment of a Juvenile home
under the board Of control and for its
regulation.
/ The Holdoegel bill appropriating
$4,000 for psychopathic hospital at
| Iowa City and state support Of $4,000
: per mOHLH.
i The Dean law requiring that the
J; English language be the medium of In
!, struction In an secular subjects In all
/ schools.
The -Flenniken law making 1t mis-
/ demeanor to display, carry or exhibit
a red flag with intent to advocate or
I incite anarchy or treason.
Wormley bill providing that q candi-
date whose name is written on the pri-
/ mary ballot must get at least 10 per
/; cent Of the vote Of the PREVIOUS cleo
j ton to be declared nominated.
Gunderson law requiring the burial
| Of carcasses Of dead animals or their
| disposal to licensed rendering plants.
/ Dean bill requiring that state agents
! be Under bond Of $1,000 each and in
creasing the annual allowance for state
/ agents from $4,000 to $4,000
= Providing for the erection of Tenn
(, pie of Justice on the state capitol
grounds to cost not to exceed 81, 00O,-
! 900, and creating q commission with
members Of the legislature thereon for
supervision. Of the work.
The Sc filter bill giving the women
! the right to vote for presidential cleo
tors.
/ The law authorizing the use of $780,
1 900 annually In the purchase or devel-
! opment OF state parks.
i The Weaver law authorizing an ap-
preparation Of 100000 for vocational
education in Iowa. r