Legislative Documents, Volume 21868 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... building - stone , brick - clays , forest - wood , excellent water , almost unlimited water - power , and as to its soil , it is already high praise when it is said that it is a part of the Valley of the Cedar . HARDIN COUNTY . Crossing ...
... building - stone , brick - clays , forest - wood , excellent water , almost unlimited water - power , and as to its soil , it is already high praise when it is said that it is a part of the Valley of the Cedar . HARDIN COUNTY . Crossing ...
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... building material . The soil , as far as seen , is a rich dark loam , containing just enough sand to make it warm and mellow , without approaching barrenness ; and that much of the material having a sandy appearance , is really not ...
... building material . The soil , as far as seen , is a rich dark loam , containing just enough sand to make it warm and mellow , without approaching barrenness ; and that much of the material having a sandy appearance , is really not ...
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... building the city . The Kinderhook series here reaches a thickness of about one hundred and forty feet , sixty feet of which was ascertained by boring , while the limestones rest upon it and form the bold exposures which constitute so ...
... building the city . The Kinderhook series here reaches a thickness of about one hundred and forty feet , sixty feet of which was ascertained by boring , while the limestones rest upon it and form the bold exposures which constitute so ...
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... building materials , which it doubtless is , yet the best limestone is subject to more or less erosion by " the tooth of time , " which popular expression the chemist takes the poetry out of , by telling us that it is caused by carbonic ...
... building materials , which it doubtless is , yet the best limestone is subject to more or less erosion by " the tooth of time , " which popular expression the chemist takes the poetry out of , by telling us that it is caused by carbonic ...
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... buildings presents a sombre appearance . There are certain styles of architecture , however , in which this color would ... building and the manufac- ture of lime . The western part of the county is quite well supplied with timber , but ...
... buildings presents a sombre appearance . There are certain styles of architecture , however , in which this color would ... building and the manufac- ture of lime . The western part of the county is quite well supplied with timber , but ...
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Page 1 - No county, city, township, school district or other municipal corporation, shall be allowed to become indebted in any manner or for any purpose to an amount, including existing indebtedness, in the aggregate exceeding five per centum on the value of the taxable property therein, to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes, previous to the incurring of such indebtedness.
Page 6 - If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may call him to order, in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain, and the House shall, if appealed to, decide the case, but without debate.
Page 5 - He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose ; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the house by any two members, on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the house.
Page 2 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 7 - When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the Speaker; or, being in writing, it shall be handed to the Chair, and read aloud by the Clerk before debated. 30. Every motion shall be reduced to writing if the Speaker or any member desire it. 31. After a motion is stated by the Speaker...
Page 16 - It shall be the duty of the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate...