AN ACT to amend section four hundred forty-eight (448) of the code, relating to borrowing money for the erection of public buildings in counties having population of forty thousand or over. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Made applicable to certain counties. That section four hundred forty-eight (448) of the code be and the same is hereby amended as follows: By striking out the word "forty" as it appears in the fifth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twenty-five". SEC. 2. In effect. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 20, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, March 22, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 20. TAXATION OF DOGS AND INJURIES TO DOMESTIC ANIMALS. H. F. 207. AN ACT to repeal sections four hundred fifty-eight (458) and four hundred fiftynine (459) of the code and to enact a substitute therefor relating to taxa tion of dogs and injuries to domestic animals. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Repealed-supervisors to tax dogs. Sections four hundred and fifty-eight (458) and four hundred fifty-nine (459) of the code are hereby repealed and the following is enacted in lieu thereof: "The board of supervisors of each county shall at its September session, each year, when levying other taxes, levy a tax of one dollar ($1.00) on each male and spayed female and three dollars ($3.00) on each female dog listed. by the assessor, which shall constitute a special fund to be disposed of as provided for in this act." SEC. 2. County auditor to prepare assessor's book. It shall be the duty of each county auditor to provide suitable columns properly headed in the assessor's book to carry out the provisions of this act. SEC. 3. Domestic animal fund. The treasurer of each county may, if not otherwise used, upon the taking effect of this act transfer all taxes collected on dogs during the year nineteen hundred and six and subsequent years to a separate fund to be known as the Domestic Animal Fund, and hereafter on receiving the tax books for the collection of other taxes shall collect the tax herein provided for as other taxes are collected and keep the same as a separate fund to be known as the Domestic Animal Fund. SEC. 4. Injuries to domestic animals claims for damages-how allowed and paid. Any person damaged by the killing or injury of any domestic ani LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. [CH. 21 mal or fowl by dog, dogs or wolves may present to the board of supervisors of the county in which such killing or injury occurred, a detailed statement and account of such killing or injury, stating the amount of damage claimed therefor and verified by affidavit such claim to be filed with the county auditor not later than ten (10) days from the time such killing or injury occurred or was known to the owner or his agent. Claims filed as herein provided shall be heard by the board of supervisors at the first regular session after the filing thereof or at such time as the board of supervisors may determine upon, and the same may be established by affidavit if less than ten dollars ($10) in amount, if more than ten dollars ($10) to be established by oral proof or affidavit as may be determined or required by board of supervisors. No claim shall be allowed where it is shown that the injury and damage complained of was caused by a dog or dogs owned or controlled by the claimant. The board shall hear and determine said claims as soon as practicable after they are filed, and shall allow the same or such portion thereof as they may deem just, and shall find and enter of record the value of each animal killed or the amount of damage done thereto, and shall authorize the auditor to issue warrants for not exceeding seventy-five per cent (75) of the amount of damages thus found, the same to be paid by the county treasurer out of the Domestic Animal Fund, and if disallowed they shall so enter it upon their record. SEC. 5. Warrants-how drawn and paid-balance. The county auditor shall on the first day of July, 1907, and on the first day of January and July of each year thereafter furnish an itemized statement to the county treasurer of all warrants that have been issued for the six (6) months preceding such date as provided herein, and the treasurer shall on or before the tenth (10) day of each of said months pay said warrants issued by the auditor, as aforesaid, out of the Domestic Animal Fund, provided, however, that if such fund is then insufficient to pay said warrants in full he shall pay on each pro rata, and provided further, that no claim shall be allowed under the provisions of this act for any damages sustained for animals killed or damaged prior to the taking effect of this act. When the balance in the Domestic Animal Fund after paying the warrants issued thereto, as hereinbefore provided exceeds the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) the board of supervisors may transfer the excess to the general county fund. SEC. 6. In effect. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Approved April 1, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act. was published in the Des Moines Capital, April 2, 1907, and the Register and Leader, April 3, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, CHAPTER 21. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY SUPERVISORS. H. F. 43. AN ACT to repeal section four hundred sixty-nine (469) of the code, and enact a substitute therefor, providing for the compensation of county supervisors. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Repealed-compensation. That section four hundred sixtynine (469) of the code be, and the same is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof: CH. 22] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. "The members of the board of supervisors shall receive four dollars per day each for each day actually in session, and three dollars per day exclusive of mileage when not in session but employed on committee service, and five cents per mile for every mile traveled in going to and from the regular, special and adjourned sessions thereof and in going to and from the place of performing committee service. But in counties having a population of ten thousand or less they shall not receive compensation for session service of more than thirty days in the year; in counties having population of more than ten and less than twenty-three thousand, for not more than forty-five days of such service in a year; in counties having a population of twentythree and not over forty thousand, for not over fifty-five days of such service in a year; in counties having a population of forty and not over sixty thousand, for not more than sixty-five days of such service in a year; in counties having a population of sixty and not over eighty thousand, for not more than seventy-five days of such service in a year; in counties having a population of eighty and not over ninety thousand, for not more than ninety days of such service in a year; in counties having a population of over ninety thousand for not more than one hundred days of such service in a year. The time spent by the board of supervisors as a ditch or drainage board and in considering drainage matters whether as a single board or jointly with one or more other boards, shall not be counted in computing the number of days which any board has been in session, but the members of the board shall be entitled to compensation at the same rate for the time spent in ditch and drainage matters in addition to the compensation allowed as herein before set forth, but in no case shall said board be allowed more than fifty days additional time in one year for time spent in drainage matters. If on the same day the board acts both as a county board and also for the purpose of considering drainage matters, the board shall be paid for one day only, and from the general fund or drainage fund as the board may order. SEC. 2. In effect. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force upon its publication in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Approved March 15, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, March 16, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, CHAPTER 22. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY RECORDERS. S. F. 198. AN ACT to amend section one (1), chapter twenty-one (21) of the acts of the Thirtieth General Assembly, relating to the compensation of county recorders. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Compensation. That the law, as it appears in section one (1), chapter twenty-one (21) of the acts of the Thirtieth General Assembly, be and the same, is hereby amended by striking out all the words in said section following the word "of" in the sixth line of said section and inserting in lieu thereof words as follows: "the sum of twelve hundred dollars, ($1,200) per annum in counties having a population of less than twenty-five thou LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. [CH. 23 sand, (25,000) and fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) in counties having a population of over twenty-five thousand (25,000), and less than thirty-five thousand (35,000), and sixteen hundred dollars ($1,600) in counties having a population of over thirty-five thousand (35,000), and less than fifty thousand (50,000), and eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800) in counties having a population of over fifty thousand (50,000) and less than sixty thousand (60,000), and two thousand dollars ($2,000) in counties having a population of sixty thousand (60,000) or over. SEC. 2. In effect. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in Des Moines, Iowa. Approved April 10, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader and the Des Moines Capital, April 11, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, Secretary of State. CHAPTER 23. APPOINTMENT OF SHORTHAND REPORTER BY CORONER. H. F. 81. AN ACT to amend section five hundred twenty (520) of the code, in relation to the examination of witnesses by the coroner, and to provide for a reporter to be appointed by the coroner at inquests or investigations, and making provision for the payment thereof. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Shorthand reporter-compensation. That section five hundred and twenty (520) of the code be and is hereby amended by adding after the word "case" in the seventh line thereof the following words and figures, to wit: "For the purpose of preserving the testimony of such witnesses, and all the acts and doings of the coroner and jury, the coroner may appoint a shorthand reporter at a compensation of not to exceed fifty cents (50c) per hour, for time actually employed in any inquest or investigation, and for extending the notes, and when such reports are extended into longhand by the said shorthand reporter and certified to by the coroner and said reporter to the effect that they contain a full, true and complete report of all proceedings, they shall be the official record of the said inquest or investigation. The said shorthand reporter shall before entering upon his duties as such reporter, take an oath to be administered by the coroner, that he will faithfully take down in shorthand the evidence as it is given by the witnesses at such inquest or investigation, and that he will correctly extend the same into longhand." Approved March 12, A. D. 1907. CH. 25] LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. CHAPTER 24. UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICERS. S. F. 277. AN ACT to provide an uniform system of books, blanks, records, vouchers, receipts, etc., for the use of county auditors, county treasurers and clerks of the district court. [Additional to chapter nine (9) of title four (IV) of the code, relating to duties of county officers.] Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Auditor of state to prescribe system of accounts-advisory committee. The auditor of state is hereby authorized and directed to formulate and prescribe a system of books, blanks, records, vouchers, receipts, etc., for the use of county auditors, county treasurers and clerks of the district court, which system shall be adopted and used by all county auditors, county treasurers and clerks of the district court of the state from and after January 1, 1908. To assist in the preparation of the forms above contemplated, the auditor of state is hereby authorized to appoint a committee of not less than five nor more than seven persons, each of whom shall have had at least one term's experience either as county auditor, county treasurer or clerk of the district court, or who shall be [an] expert accountant. The committee thus appointed shall serve without compensation except that the necessary traveling, hotel and other expenses of the members for a period of not more than thirty (30) days shall be paid by the state and the auditor of state is hereby authorized to draw warrants upon the treasurer of state for the payment of such expenses upon receipt of vouchers therefor properly filed with and approved by the executive council. SEC. 2. Forms furnished-expenses-how paid. The auditor of state, shall as soon as practicable after the same have been prepared, furnish each county auditor, county treasurer and clerk of the district court with a complete set of all forms prescribed under the provisions of this act pertaining to the affairs of his office and the expense thereof shall be paid in the same manner as other like expenses of the office of the auditor of state. Approved April 4, A. D. 1907. CHAPTER 25. COMPENSATION OF TOWNSHIP CLERKS. S. F. 103. AN ACT to amend section five hundred and ninety-one (591) of the code, relative to compensation of township clerks. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Compensation. That section five hundred and ninety-one (591) of the code is hereby amended by striking out the word "five" in the third line of paragraph two (2) of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the word "two". Approved March 15, A. D. 1907. |