Legislative Documents, Volume 21868 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... coal field . Peat will no doubt be found in large quantities in other parts of the State , but for reasons suggested by the character of the surface in relation to the streams of that region , climate , & c . , it was thought to be one ...
... coal field . Peat will no doubt be found in large quantities in other parts of the State , but for reasons suggested by the character of the surface in relation to the streams of that region , climate , & c . , it was thought to be one ...
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... coal - measure series , which in the deeper valleys of Madison county at least , I found resting upon the upper part of the lower series , as at present understood ; eastward from which point , the upper series rapidly disappears , and ...
... coal - measure series , which in the deeper valleys of Madison county at least , I found resting upon the upper part of the lower series , as at present understood ; eastward from which point , the upper series rapidly disappears , and ...
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... coal - field , lumps of coal have been found in the drift which the inhabitants sometimes regard as an indication of the existence in their neighborhood of a bed of coal . But these lumps were probably brought down by the ice from a ...
... coal - field , lumps of coal have been found in the drift which the inhabitants sometimes regard as an indication of the existence in their neighborhood of a bed of coal . But these lumps were probably brought down by the ice from a ...
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... coal , the greatest thickness of which is only twenty inches . The lower coal measures are made up principally of sandstone , shales , clay and coal , with very little limestone ; the middle , of similar materials , but has more ...
... coal , the greatest thickness of which is only twenty inches . The lower coal measures are made up principally of sandstone , shales , clay and coal , with very little limestone ; the middle , of similar materials , but has more ...
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... coal , for the upper coal - measures are largely composed of lime- stone , and the general appearance of the rock of these two limestone formations is often almost identical , yet when one is acquainted with the fossils which char ...
... coal , for the upper coal - measures are largely composed of lime- stone , and the general appearance of the rock of these two limestone formations is often almost identical , yet when one is acquainted with the fossils which char ...
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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...