Iowa General Assembly 28th Session 1900 Highlights
The Twenty-eighth Iowa General Assembly met June 8 and adjourned April 6, 2000, with little partisan conflict. Key actions included a constitutional amendment for biennial elections, creation of a Department of Agriculture, adoption of voting machines, and a new valued policy insurance law. The session summarized the important acts and noted many minor measures as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Twenty-eighth
General Assembly of
Iowa
John H. Gear
Shaw
Milliman
General Assembly
Question on Biennial Elections Becomes State Law Issue
The joint resolution by Senator Vitus proposing biennial elections passed both houses and moves to a November vote. If approved, it amends the Iowa constitution to hold general elections every two years and extend terms for several state officers and judges. The measure requires ratification by voters at the November 1900 general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitus
Shaw
General Assembly
State of
Iowa
Supreme Court
District Court
House of Representatives
Town
Twenty-seventh Generally Assembly
State of Town
Hawk
Trewin
Blanchard
Finch
Kirkwood
Harrison County
State Acts Put Insane Asylums Under Board of Control
Legislative actions place county and private insane asylums under state board oversight. Measures include delinquent personal tax entries by county treasurers, Mount Pleasant hospital reimbursements, veterinary registration rules, and a reformatory for females at Anamosa with a $1 000 salary for a female superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asylums For Insane
Board of Control
Lewis
Hachman
Classen
Mount Pleasant
Gilman
Kato
Atute.board of Veterinary Med
Stewart
Anamosa
Mitchellville
Reformatory
Smith
Blanchard
Annamosa Peniitentiary
Statewide appropriations and related acts summarized
A lengthy 1900 Iowa record lists special appropriations for state institutions including Agricultural College 142000, State University 60000, State Normal 138800 yearly, Mt. Pleasant Hospital 118200, Cherokee Hospital 200000, Ft. Madison or Anamosa Penitentiary 14400, Eldora Industrial School 27950, Mitchellville Industrial School 21750, Glenwood Feeble minded 64484, Vinton School for the Blind 6500, Davenport Soldiers' Orphans Home 4600, Marshalltown Soldiers' Home 20000, Cornelia Bluffs Deaf School 6000. It details acts on water power levy corrections, flag trophies, Vicksburg regiments, town regiments, back payments for the Fifty First Regiment, guards pay for drills, hedge trimming, and weed control. Additional items cover library staffing, text book distribution, teacher exams, law school expansion, and special tax provisions for colleges, insurance, and municipal bonds. The document also notes amendments to election laws, mine inspection, and various judicial and administrative updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Agriculture
Harriman
Board of Agriculture
Agricultural’college
State Agricultural Convention
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Supervisors
State Horticultural, Society
State Dairy Association
Stock Breeders’ Association
Swine Breeders’ Association
Farmers’ Institute
Department of Agriculture
Iowa Year Book of Agriculture
Dairy Commissioner
Lawn Weather and Crop Service
Improved Stock Breeders’ Association
State Capitol
State Agricultural Society
State Lbrary
State Historical Department
Law
Agricultural College
State University
State Normal
Mt. Pleasant
Cherokee
Ft. Madison
Anamosa
Eldora
Mitchellville
Glenwood
Vinton
Davenport
Marshalltown
School For the Deaf
Corncil Bluffs
Winding Up Provisions For Local Associations
The notice outlines dissolution steps for building and social groups with outstanding business before 807. It states that liabilities must be settled and that interest on old business cannot exceed 12 percent.
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Tetest, Provision Ag
Insurance Tax On Fire And Life Companies Enacted
A new act imposes a one percent tax on gross premium receipts for fire and life insurance companies, after deducting dividends and expenses. Other resources are untaxed and the revenue goes to the state treasury. Localities hosting insurers will see little to no tax impact, exemptions not extending to investment firms. The measure follows Supreme Court rulings allowing taxation of insurance entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Iowa
McArthur
Twenty-seventh General Assembly
Executive Council
Mullan
Supreme ‘Gout
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Thirty-Eighth General Assembly
Cheshire
Carter
Sioux
Towa
Scotch Land Company
Close -brothers, _ New Building and Loan 'Act
Department.of Agriculture
Seester Harriman
Kimball
Soldiggs
Mubbard
Charles Mayd
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Healy
Barkley
General Codre
General Grant
New York
Vicksburg
Mott
Jones
Fifty First
San Francisco
Wdison
Washington
National Guard
Clark
Flamiston
Wallace
Wilson
Keokuk
Hilsinger
Baiuwe
M'Idol
Eicoutonia
Sweet
Hobart
Ball
Falls
Townsend
Hayward
Boards of Education
Dunham
Lynne Huguewood
Stratton
Sokol
Fitehpatrick
State College of Agriculture
Miller
Fayette
Crossley
Educational Board of Examiners
Treasury
Trustees
Hanis
Kendall
Porter
Tallain
Eues
Overfield
Buena Vista
Cattrell
Board of
State University Medical School
Des Moines
Hazelton
Theunen
Buchanan
Hazleton
Eitehpatrick
Hopkins
State Library
Titchpatrick
Titus
Temple
Emmert
Ins
Carr
Ecommittee
Blake
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