Legislative Documents, Volume 21868 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... condition of the strata are found to exist in densely populated countries , capitalists do not hesitate to invest their money in such enterprises , and the time will doubtless come when it will be done in Western Iowa . However , since ...
... condition of the strata are found to exist in densely populated countries , capitalists do not hesitate to invest their money in such enterprises , and the time will doubtless come when it will be done in Western Iowa . However , since ...
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... condition of strata actually exists , occu- pying nearly the whole southern peninsula of Michigan , as was first pointed out by Prof. Alexander Winchell , the State Geologist , to the - correctness of whose predictions in relation to ...
... condition of strata actually exists , occu- pying nearly the whole southern peninsula of Michigan , as was first pointed out by Prof. Alexander Winchell , the State Geologist , to the - correctness of whose predictions in relation to ...
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... condition of the strata which would retain the brine of the sea in which they were deposited ? As regards deposits of salt beneath the surface of our State , while we have yet no evidence that any such exist in the crystalline form , we ...
... condition of the strata which would retain the brine of the sea in which they were deposited ? As regards deposits of salt beneath the surface of our State , while we have yet no evidence that any such exist in the crystalline form , we ...
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... condition , but there were times in its early history when more ore was raised per man than now . The increased price of lead makes mining as profitable now as it ever was , although it requires a greater proportion of labor and skill ...
... condition , but there were times in its early history when more ore was raised per man than now . The increased price of lead makes mining as profitable now as it ever was , although it requires a greater proportion of labor and skill ...
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... condition of the majority of them during the summer months , at which time there is little demand for coal , there being at present no railroad through that portion of this county which contains the largest amount . The first mines ...
... condition of the majority of them during the summer months , at which time there is little demand for coal , there being at present no railroad through that portion of this county which contains the largest amount . The first mines ...
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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...