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four thousand (4000), and four thousand one (4001) of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to municipal corporations.

Read first and second times and referred to committee on cities and towns.

House File No. 180, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections four thousand seventy-one (4071), four thousand seventy-two (4072), four thousand seventy-three (4073), four thousand seventy-nine (4079), four thousand eighty-two (4082), and four thousand eighty-five (4085) of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to municipal corporations.

Read first and second times and referred to committee on cities and towns.

Senator Gilchrist asked that the following report be printed in the Journal for information:

REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE FILE NO. 276

JANUARY 18, 1924.

MR. PRESIDENT: The conference committee to which was referred House File No. 276 being a bill to amend, revise, and codify chapter twenty-four-A of title twelve of the supplement to the compiled code of Iowa begs leave to report that it has had the same under consideration, and that it recommends that the differences between the Senate and the House be composed and settled upon the following basis:

1. That the Senate shall recede from the amendments proposed and adopted by it.

2. That section one of the bill as adopted by the House be amended by adding thereto at the close thereof the following:

"This section shall not apply to baseball games or county fairs."

3. That section two of the bill be amended by changing the period at the end of line one thereof to a semi-colon (;) and by adding immediately thereafter the words: "provided, however, that a license to operate a theater or moving picture show shall not be denied in any unincorporated village having a population of one thousand or more except for good cause."

4. That section five as adopted by the House shall be numbered as section four.

5. That there shall be added to the bill as section five the following: "Sec. 5. Appeal.

Any person aggrieved by the action of the trustees in revoking a license may appeal therefrom to the district court of the county by serving a notice on the chairman of the board of trustees within twenty days after

the final decision of said board. Such appeal shall be tried de novo and in equity."

6. That section four of the bill be re-numbered as section six.

F. C. GILCHRIST

W. G. HASKELL

J. D. BUSER

W. A. CALDWELL

M. L. HENDERSON

L. V. CARTER
EARL W. VINCENT

W. C. EDSON

The Journal of December 19th was corrected and approved.

Senator McIntosh moved that the Senate adjourn until 9 a. m. Tuesday.

Senator Shane moved to amend by making the hour 10 a. m. The amendment was adopted.

The motion prevailed and the Senate adjourned until 10 a. m. Tuesday.

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE

SENATE CHAMBER,

DES MOINES, IOWA, JANUARY 22, 1924.

The Senate met in regular session, President John Hammill presiding.

Prayer was offered by Rev. Thomas Carson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, of Boone, Iowa.

On motion of Senator Price rule 33 was suspended for the day.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Leave of absence was granted as follows: Senator Reed for the day, on request of Senator Abben; Senator Holdoegel for the day, on request of Senator Gilchrist; Senator Hale for the day, on request of Senator Tuck; Senator Browne for the day, on request of Senator Nelson; Senator Banta for the day, on request of Senator Dutcher; Senator Bergman for the day, on request of Senator Perkins.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

Petitions urging a law making it compulsory to read the Bible in all public schools daily were presented by Senator Smith, from citizens of Madison county; by Senator Mantz, from St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, Audubon, and from the Dexter M. E. Ladies Aid; by Senator Brookins, from the Central Methodist Episcopal church, Charles City; and by Senator Schmedika, from St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church, Eldora, all of which were referred to the committee on public schools.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Senator Haskell submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on cities and towns to which was referred House File No. 160, a bill for an act relating to municipal corporations-board of public works, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and finds that there is no city in the state having a board of public works, and under the present organization of city government, there is no probability that any city will desire to establish such board.

Therefore, we recommend the adoption of the following substitute for House File No. 160:

"A bill for an act to repeal chapter ten (10) title thirteen (13), being sections three thousand six hundred eighty-seven (3687) to three thousand seven hundred three (3703), inclusive, of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to boards of public works in certain cities.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. That chapter ten (10) title thirteen (13), being sections three thousand six hundred eighty-seven (3687) to three thousand seven hundred three (3703), inclusive, of the compiled code of Iowa, be and the same are hereby repealed."

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

W. G. HASKELL, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on cities and towns to which was referred House File No. 176, a bill for an act relating to municipal corporations-condemnation, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same be amended as follows; and when so amended the bill do pass:

Amend by striking out the word "sewers" with the comma (,) following, between the words "for" and "sewer" in line 15, section 1, for the reason that sewers are cared for in section 11 of Bill 169.

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

W. G. HASKELL, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on cities and towns to which was referred House File No. 158, a bill for an act relating to municipal corporations-general powers, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same be amended as follows; and when so amended the bill do pass:

1. Amend section 3 by striking from line one the words and figures "thirty thousand (30,000)" and substituting therefor the words and figures "fifteen thousand (15,000)".

2. Amend section 4 by striking from line two the word "management" and substituting the word "operation"; by striking from line seven the word "the" and substituting the word "their"; by striking the words "of any city" and inserting in line 8 between the words "be" and "without" the word "issued".

3. Amend section 7 by inserting in line two before the word "fortune" the words "swimming pools, and"; by striking from line 4 the word "saloons" in both caption and text and substituting the word "halls"; by substituting a comma (,) for the period (.) at the end of line 6 and adding the words "and near beer or soft drink saloons".

4. Amend section 9 by striking from line one the words "by ordinance"; and by striking from line three the words "which may be".

5. Amend section 10, line 3, by adding to the word "material" the letter "S".

6. Amend section 22 by striking from line two the word "and" and substituting the word "or".

7. Amend section 23 by inserting in line one after the word "published" the words "in pamphlet form or" and by striking the remainder of the section after the period in line four.

8. Amend section 26, line one, by striking the word "publish" and inserting the word "prepare" and by inserting after the word "reports" the words "for publication" and by striking all after the period in line six.

9. Amend section 28, line one, by striking the words and figures "twenty-two (22) to twenty-six (26)" and substituting therefor the words and figures "twenty-one (21) to twenty-five (25)".

10. Amend by inserting after section 29 the following: "That section three thousand five hundred seventy-four (3574) of the compiled code is amended, revised and codified to read as follows:

Section 30. Municipal corporations shall have power to make and publish, from time to time, ordinances, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for carrying into effect or discharging the powers and duties conferred by this title, and such as shall seem necessary and proper to provide for the safety, preserve the health, promote the prosperity, improve the morals, order, comfort and convenience of such corporations and the inhabitants thereof, and to enforce obedience to such ordinances by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days. Every city and town shall exercise its governmental powers by ordinance, unless otherwise specially provided.

11. Amend the title by inserting in the first line after the word "sections" the words and figures "three thousand five hundred seventy-four (3574)".

Ordered passed on file.

W. G. HASKELL, Chairman.

Senator Brookhart submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on judiciary No. 2 to which was referred Senate File No. 292, a bill for an act to legalize the action of the board of directors, of the school township of Elkhorn, Plymouth county, Iowa, in the transfer of certain funds from the general fund to the school house fund of said school township, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

J. L. BROOKHART, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on judiciary No. 2 to which was referred Senate File No. 289, a bill for an act to legalize the levy and col

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