Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-04-21
Rural


The. Tuck bill requiring railroads
to construct spur tracks when de-
manded by any industry.
Permitting use of primary road fund
for the construction of bridges and
culverts on primary roads.
Providing for local instruction in
the proper use and administration
OF hog cholera serum, and licensing
and bonding all persons and firms
selling serum. Also a bill providing
for the maintenance of hog cholera
serum plant and school Of instruc-
ton at Ames.
Miscellaneous
The Holdoegel bill increasing the
penalty for contributing to the de-
linquency of minors.
Making attorney general member
OF the state executive council.
Prohibiting state officers from &C.
cepting compensation from other pub
lie sources during their term in Of
fee.
Prohibiting indiscriminate seizure
of coal in transportation by railway
companies.
Granting state insurance commits
sioner wider powers in regard to reg
ulation OF newly organized insurance
companies, and fixing requirements
to protect purchasers of stock.
Abolishing office of state document
editor and creating board of print
ing to be made up OF the governor.
secretary of state and state auditor,
with two practical printers, to direct
the purchase Of all state printing
I Legalization Of the practice OF CHI
ropractors, and. creating a state board
of chiropractic to license and ex.
anime persons desiring to practice
in Iowa.
Granting to osteopaths Of state
examination board made up entirely
OF osteopaths.
Providing for the licensing and ex.
animation of podia.. .sts, and prohibit.
ing practice by unlicensed chiropo.
dists.
Providing for examination of dairy
herds and regulation Of conditions I'M
der which milk is produced, giving
city councils power to pass ordinanc-
es on these subjects.
Increasing expenses which may be
legitimately incurred by building and
loan associations.
Requiring authority of state execu-
tive council before state officers of
employees may make trips at state ex-
pense.
Repeal Of old state agent law and
providing for bureau of criminal in
vestigation under direction Of attor-
ney general.
Repeal of law exempting Liberty
bonds held by banks from taxation
Requiring inventory by all public
officers in the state of all property
under their control, care custody, or
management on file in their own Of
flee, and to make report to the au-
ditor Of state of such property.
Prohibiting expenditure by any
candidate for public office of an
amount for campaign expense greater
than one-half of annual salary of the
office.
Increase Of the mothers pension
which may be paid from SO to 81 per
week for each child.
Continuing program of state board
of conservation for purchase of state
parks, and making an appropriation
for same.
Prohibiting fishing from motor
boat, and also prohibiting the taking
of black bass by any method other
than hook and line, and prohibiting
the sale of black bass in Iowa.
A very large number Of important
bills were acted upon, but either fail.
ed to pass. Among these are the
following:
The Lake boxing bill. legalizing pro.
fessional pugilism in Iowa.
The Newberry bill providing for
an increase in the license fees OF
corporations, providing for tax up
on capital stock, and for per cent
tax on net incomes.
The Springer bill for public utili
ties court, granting indeterminate
franchises to all public utility corpor
ations save telephone companies
Vetoed by Governor Kendall.
The Olson bill providing for 81
head tax for school purposes upon
all mon and women more than p
years Of age.
The bill proposing the collection o.
tax upon amusements.
The Newberry bill for a CEN
per ton tax upon all coal mined il
Iowa, to be used for the purpose of as
sisting schools in mining communi
ties.