LAWS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. CHAPTER 279. THE CITY OF TAMA. S. F. 326. [CH. 279 AN ACT to legalize certain ordinances and amendments to the ordinances passed by the city council of Tama, Tama county, Iowa, and to legalize all the official acts of the city officials of Tama, Tama county, Iowa, acting as such under said ordinances and amendments. WHEREAS, Doubts have arisen as to the legality of the ordinances of the city of Tama as contained in a published book of ordinances known as the "Revised ordinances of 1898", which were duly published in book form on or about the 6th day of June, 1898, for the following reasons, to-wit: That there was an error when the city council of Tama on the 21st day of March, 1898, sought to adopt the first forty-four ordinances contained in said published book of ordinances by a general enacting ordinance designated 'ordinance number 45" and entitled, "An ordinance relating to the revised ordinances of 1898 of the city of Tama and declaring their effect" for the reason that a part of the said forty-four ordinances had been amended and changed from the form in which they theretofore had been originally adopted, by said city, and such amended ordinances were not amended in manner and form as required by the laws of Iowa; and certain new ordinances were included in the aforesaid forty-four ordinances sought to be adopted by the passage of said "ordinance number 45" without being read on three different days or such reading thereof being properly waived by vote of the council, now therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. Ordinances and acts legalized-pending litigation. That all of the ordinances contained in the published book of ordinances of the city of Tama, Tama county, Iowa, and known as the "Revised Ordinances of 1898", be and the same are hereby legalized and given as full force and effect in law as if all acts or omissions in regard to the passage and adoption thereof were in strict conformity thereto and the said "Revised Ordinances of 1898" of the city of Tama are hereby legalized and approved. But nothing in this act shall affect pending litigation nor shall any amendment, omission or alteration of any ordinance which grants a vested right or franchise be affected by this act but all such ordinances shall remain as when originally passed by the council of said [city of] Tama. SEC. 2. In effect. This act, being deemed of immediate importance, shall be in full force and effect as soon as the same is published in the "Register and Leader", a newspaper published in Des Moines, Iowa, and in the "Tama Herald", and in the "Tama County News", two newspapers published at Tama, Iowa, as provided by law, without expense to the state. Approved April 10, A. D. 1907. I hereby certify that the foregoing act was published in the Register and Leader, the Tama Herald, and the Tama County News, April 18, 1907. W. C. HAYWARD, JOINT RESOLUTIONS SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1. ADDITIONAL EMPLOYES OF THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1, relating to the selection of additional employes of the Thirty-second General Assembly, fixing their compensation and defining their duties. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. The custodian is hereby authorized and directed to appoint eight persons to be designated as assistants to the custodian, whose duties shall be by him determined, and whose salaries shall be sixty dollars per month each. SEC. 2. The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed to appoint two clerks for service in the document room at a salary of sixty dollars per month each. SEC. 3. The secretary of the executive council is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a clerk for service in the supply department at a salary of sixty dollars per month. SEC. 4. The custodian is hereby authorized and directed to appoint three experienced elevator tenders at a salary of sixty dollars per month each. SEC. 5. W. W. Hyzer, of Guthrie county, is hereby appointed mail carrier and W. J. Jones, of Monroe county, is hereby appointed assistant mail carrier. SEC. 6. The secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house are hereby directed to prepare a pay-roll of all employes appointed under this resolution, the same to be countersigned by the president of the senate and speaker of the house and presented to the auditor of state. SEC. 7. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to retain as many clerks, hereby appointed to serve in the document room, as he may deem necessary, for a period of time not exceeding two weeks after the adjournment of the Thirtysecond General Assembly. Approved January 29, A. D. 1907. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2. MAKING APPLICATION TO UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CALL CONVENTION FOR PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. JOINT RESOLUTION of the Thirty-second General Assembly of the State of Iowa, making application to the Congress of the United States, to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. WHEREAS, We believe that senators of the United States should be elected directly by the voters; and JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. WHEREAS, To authorize such direct election, an amendment to the constitution of the United States is necessary; and WHEREAS, The failure of congress to submit such amendment to the states has made it clear that the only practicable method of securing a submission of such amendment to the states is through a constitutional convention, to be called by congress upon the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of all the states; therefore Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That the legislature of the state of Iowa hereby makes application to the congress of the United States, under article V of the constitution of the United States, to call a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the constitution of the United States; SEC. 2. That this resolution, duly authenticated, shall be delivered forthwith to the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives of the United States, with the request that the same shall be laid before the said senate and house. Approved March 12, A. D. 1907. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2. DRAINAGE. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, additional to section eighteen (18) of article one (1) of said Constitution. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That there be added to section eighteen (18) of article one (1) of the constitution of the state of Iowa, the following: "The general assembly, however, may pass laws permitting the owners of lands to construct drains, ditches, and levees for agricultural, sanitary or mining purposes across the lands of others, and provide for the organization of drainage districts, vest the proper authorities with power to construct and maintain levees, drains and ditches and to keep in repair all drains, ditches, and levees heretofore constructed under the laws of the state, by special assessments upon the property benefited thereby. The General Assembly may provide by law for the condemnation of such real estate as shall be necessary for the construction and maintenance of such drains, ditches and levees, and prescribe the method of making such condemnation." Be it further resolved: That the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Iowa, having been adopted by the Thirtieth (30th) and the Thirty-first (31st) General Assemblies, in manner and form, and by the majority required by the constitution of the state of Iowa, and the statutes thereof, shall be submitted for ratification or rejection, by the electors of the state of Iowa, at the general election for state officers to be held in November 1908. Approved April 1, A. D. 1907. JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4. APPROVING ESTIMATES OF COST, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF LIBRARY BUILDING FOR STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4, approving estimates of cost, plans and specifica. tions of library building at Cedar Falls, Iowa. WHEREAS, The board of trustees of the state normal school at Cedar Falls, Iowa, has submitted to the Thirty-second General Assembly of the state of Iowa, estimates of cost, plans and specifications of a building to be used as a library building to be erected under the provisions of chapter 186 of the acts of the Thirty-first General Assembly; and WHEREAS, Said estimates of cost, plans and specifications are in every way proper and suitable; therefore, Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: That the plans and specifications for the erection of a library building at the state normal school at Cedar Falls, Iowa, submitted to the General Assembly of Iowa for approval, are hereby approved and the board of trustees of [the] state normal school are hereby authorized to erect said building thereunder, provided however, that the erection cost of said building and the furnishing and equipment thereof shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) dollars. Approved April 4, A. D. 1907. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5. APPOINTMENT OF JOINT COMMITTEE TO PURCHASE CHAIR AND GAVEL FOR THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. JOINT RESOLUTION for the appointment of a joint committee to purchase a chair and gavel for the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: SECTION 1. That a joint committee of three from the house, and three from the senate, be appointed and hereby authorized to purchase a suitable chair and gavel each for the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate. Approved April 13, A. D. 1907. JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6. NUMBER AND COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYES OF STATE DEPARTMENTS. JOINT RESOLUTION fixing the number and compensation of employes in the department of state at the seat of government. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Until July 1, 1909, the number of employes for the various offices at the seat of government, unless otherwise provided by law, shall at no time exceed the number named herein, and their compensation shall be amounts herein fixed: FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. One assistant to the attorney general FOR THE OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE. One chief clerk in the insurance department at a salary of 1,800.00 1,500.00 One fee clerk in the insurance department, who shall give bond, at a salary of .. 1,400.00 Extra clerical assistance in the insurance department not to exceed the sum of .... 1,500.00 One chief clerk in the revenue department at a salary of... 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 Extra clerical assistance in the banking and revenue departments, ex- Two stenographers at salaries, each, of 1,800.00 900.00 780.00 One chief clerk in the department of municipal accounting 1,500.00 900.00 Extra clerical assistance, and such other expenses as shall be approved by the executive council in the department of municipal accounting not to exceed the sum of..... 700.00 FOR THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT. One clerk at a salary of ... Additional clerical assistance not to exceed One messenger who shall perform such duties about his office and for the supreme court room proper as the clerk may order at a salary of 1,200.00 900.00 840.00 One messenger and usher, who shall act as janitor, at a salary of.... 900.00 |