Senator Brookhart offered the following amendments and moved their adoption:

Amend by inserting the words “and for the time” after the word "which" in line 2 of section 10.

Also amend by inserting the words "in the district court" after the word "notices" in line 2 of section 10.

Also amend by inserting the words "and occupants" after the word "owners" in line 1 of section 10.

Also amend by changing the comma (,) after the word "weeks" in line 6 of section 10 to a period (.) and striking out the remainder of the sentence.

The amendments were adopted.

The bill was read for information.

Senator Stoddard moved that the reading just had be considered the third reading, which motion prevailed.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" the vote was:

The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the Senate and the title, as amended, was agreed to.

Senator Scott moved that the vote by which Senate File No. 205 passed the Senate be reconsidered, which motion prevailed.

Senator Scott moved that the vote by which Senate File No. 205 passed to its third reading be reconsidered, which motion prevailed.

Senator Scott offered the following amendment to Senate File No. 205 and moved its adoption:

Amend the title and the sub-enacting clause by striking from each the following: "chapter one hundred sixty-nine (169) acts of the Fortieth General Assembly, and section" and inserting in lieu thereof "sections five thousand four hundred sixty (5460) and".

The amendment was adopted.

The bill was read for information.

Senator Scott moved that the reading just had be considered the third reading, which motion prevailed.

On the question "Shall the bill pass?" the vote was:

The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Senator Haskell submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on cities and towns to which was referred House File No. 166, a bill for an act relating to municipal corporations-hospitals, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

W. G. HASKELL, Chairman.

Senator Perkins submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on corporations to which was referred Senate File No. 202, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections fifty-three hundred seventy-seven (5377) and fifty-three hundred seventy

eight (5378) of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to corporate shares of stock, 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 all of section 1 thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"Section 1. Amount paid-certificate void-penalty violation.

No certificate or shares of stock shall be issued, delivered or transferred by any corporation, officer or agent thereof, or by the owner of such certificate or shares, without having indorsed on the face thereof what amount or portion of the par value has been paid to the corporation issuing the same, and whether such payment has been in money or property. Any certificate of stock issued, delivered, or transferred in violation of this section shall be void. Any person violating the provisions of this section, or knowing y making a false statement on such certificate, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and shall stand comm tted to the county jail until such fine and costs are paid. This section shall not apply to railway or quasi public corporations organized before the first day of October, eighteen hundred ninety-seven."

Amend by striking out all of section 3 of the bill and renumbering the following sections".

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

GEO. B. PERKINS, Chairman.

AR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on corporations to which was referred Serate File No. 203, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections five thousand three hundred ninety-eight (5398) and five thousand four hundred one (5401) of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to cooperative associations, 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 "par" at end of line 4, section 1, and the word "value" at beginning of line 5, section 1 and substituting for said words the following: "fair market value as determined by the executive council".

Ordered passed on file.

GEO. B. PERKINS, Chairman.

Senator Mantz submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on educational institutions to which was referred Senate File No. 93, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections two thousand three hundred ninety-six (2396), two thousand three hundred ninety-seven (2397), and two thousand four hundred fifteen (2415) of the comp led code of Iowa, relating to the Iowa state col

lege of agriculture and mechanic arts, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

H. J. MANTZ, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on educational institutions to which was referred Senate File No. 91, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections two thousand three hundred forty-five (2345), two thousand three hundred forty-six (2346), two thousand three hundred fifty-two (2352), two thousand three hundred fifty-three (2353) of the compiled code of Iowa, and section two thousand three hundred fifty-four (2354) of the supplement to said code, relating to the state university and the work of the bacteriological laboratory therein, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

Also:

H. J. MANTZ, Chairman.

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on educational institutions to which was referred House File No. 92, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify chapters nine (9) and ten (10) of title ten (10) of the compiled code of Iowa, and section two thousand three hundred forty-eight-a one (2348-a1) of the supplement to said code, relating to medical and surgical treatment of indigent persons, begs leave to report it has had the same under consideration and recommends the same do pass.

Ordered passed on file.

H. J. MANTZ, Chairman.

The Journal of January 28th was corrected and approved. Senator Shinn moved that the Senate adjourn until 3 p. m. today.

Senator Cessna moved to amend the motion by making the hour 1:30 p. m.

The amendment was adopted.

The motion was lost.

REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE ON ENROLLED BILLS

Senator Gilchrist, from the joint committee on enrolled bills, submitted the following report, and moved its adoption:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your joint committee on enrolled bills respectfully reports that it has examined and finds correctly enrolled Senate File No. 241. F. C. GILCHRIST, Chairman Senate Committee.

C. F. LETTS, Chairman House Committee.

Report adopted.

RESIGNATION OF COMMITTEE CLERK

Miss Minnie Truax presented her resignation as clerk for Senator Tuck, which was accepted.

On motion of Senator Ethell, the Senate adjourned until 3:15 p. m. today.

AFTERNOON SESSION

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, President pro tem. Price presiding.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Senator Perkins submitted the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT: Your committee on corporations to which was referred Senate File No. 201, a bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections five thousand three hundred forty-five (5345), five thousand four hundred twenty-one (5421), five thousand four hundred forty-four (5444), and five thousand four hundred forty-eight (5448), of the compiled code of Iowa, relating to corporations for pecuniary profit, 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 the title to Senate File 201 so as to read as follows: "A bill for an act to amend, revise, and codify sections fifty-three hundred fortyfive (5345), fifty-four hundred twenty-one (5421), fifty-four hundred fortyfour (5444), fifty-four hundred forty-eight (5448), and fifty-four hundred fifty-three (5453) of the compiled code of Iowa, and sections fifty-three hundred thirty-one (5331) and fifty-three hundred sixty-seven (5367) of the supplement to the compiled code, relating to corporations for profit and not for profit."

Amend Senate File 201 by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "That sections fifty-three hundred forty-five (5345), fifty-four hundred twenty-one (5421) and fifty-four hundred forty-four (5444), of the compiled code of Iowa, are amended, revised, and codified to read as follows:

Section 1. Certain corporations exempted.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as imposing an annual fee or requiring a report from any corporation organized for religious, educational, scientific, or charitable purposes or other corporations not organized for pecuniary profit or from any corporation engaged in the banking or loan and trust business, or from insurance companies or associations who have paid the taxes provided in sections forty-five hundred seventeen (4517) and forty-five hundred twenty-one (4521), compiled code of Iowa, and received a certificate of authority from the commissioner of insurance.