Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-23
3Sth General Assembly Will Go
Down in History as IOwa's
Greatest "Gean-Up" Session
MUCH CONSTRUCTIVE
LEGISLATION ACCOMPLISHED
Present Legislature Most Diligent
Investigating Body Ever Con-
vened Under the Dome of
the State House
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Here's a summary of the session:
Agriculture.
County crop agent bill authorizing
state aid to county crop associations.
Requiring destruction of harmful
barberry bushes which harbor spores
injurious to wheat.
Providing fruit tree reservations
under certain conditions may get
reductions in taxes.
Authorizing appropriation of $780,
600 to build cattle barn at state
fair grounds and $4,000 for ad-
ditional land and paving.
Providing state aid to State Dairy
association, Corn and Small Grain
Growers association.
Extending the law exempting from
taxation certain amount of farm pro-
duce so as to apply when raised for
an owner as we'll as by him.
Preventing spread Of animal dis
ease by requiring that all carcasses
be buried in twenty four hours or
sold to licensed rendering concerns.
increasing aid to county fairs.
Requiring testing of all pure bred
live stock coming into or going out
Of state.
Banks.
Authorizing state superintendent
or banking to withhold certificate to
proposed banks if in his judgement
community is already served.
Prohibiting receiving OF commits
sions for organizing bank or securing
subscription to stock.
Authorizing examination of loan
companies and providing FOR regu-
lation OF such companies.
Increasing number of state bank
examiners under state banking de-
partment of thirteen.
Authorizing exemption from as
sessment OF = federal securities held
by banks.
Providing for the securing of in
surance against loss on cheeks.
Board of Supervisors.
Increasing per diem from 81 to
so per day and mileage from five to
ten cents per mile, effective April !.
Children.
Authorizing establishment of a
state home for dependent, neglected
and delinquent children.
Providing that child under ten
years of age cannot be committed to
a state industrial institution.
Authorizing part time schools for
children holding work permits and
providing vocational training.
Appropriating $4,000 for the
benefit of public schools in coal
districts.
Cities and Towns.
Housing law regulating housing
conditions and designed TO prevent
development Of tenement or slum
districts.
Authorizing u mill levy to pur-
chase fire station property.
Providing for creating of assess
ment districts to pay for city sewer.
Providing way to use libraries for
soldiers memorial buildings.
Extending juvenile playground law
to special charter cities.
Increasing pay of city assessors.
, Providing for certification of bills
due municipalities for CHS, heht,
water, etc, and collection of same.
Giving mayors in special charter
cities right to cast vote
Relating to deposit of public
funds and the payment of interest
thereon.
Granting cities right to make levy
to build soldiers memorial buildings.
Authorizing cities to levy half mill
tax for purchase of real estate for
park purposes.
Authorizing cities to fix building
lines in residence districts.
Providing for community center
houses and recreation grounds.
Constitution.
Ratifying prohibitory amendment
OF federal constitution.
Providing for amendment to state
granting woman suff-
rage.
Providing for code revision and
commission to do the
work.
Courts.
Increasing distance witness must
travel to testify from seventy miles
to 100 miles.
Forbidding the continent by
juvenile court of any child under ten
years to a state training school
Providing for transcript of any
conveyance which has been record
ed in clerks Office.
Increasing the amount Of expens-
es allowed district judges to $500
per year.
Authorizing adjournment of dis
trict court by telephone message.
Relating to arraignment and pleas
entered during vacation time in
court.
Authorizing establishment of mu-
nicipal courts in cities of $1,000 or
over.
Commerce.
Uniform sales law to make uni
form the law of sales of goods and
repeating acts or parts of acts in
consistent with new law.
Increasing times live stock may be
kept on stock cars without adding
to maximum of thirty-six hours.
Dairy and Food.
Amending present dairy laws and
providing that all substitutes for but
ter, milk or cream must be marked
substitute.
Regulate the making and sale Of