Legislative Documents, Volume 21868 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... excellent hydraulic cement , and among the rocks from which this cement is prepared are the very kinds of magnesian limestones which are found in the northeastern portion of the State . Those of your own vicinity are as well worthy of a ...
... excellent hydraulic cement , and among the rocks from which this cement is prepared are the very kinds of magnesian limestones which are found in the northeastern portion of the State . Those of your own vicinity are as well worthy of a ...
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... excellent quality , although the practical test of its use must be made before such a decision can be given . In view of the energy with which Mr. Brown is conducting his experiments , we may hope to know the full result before the ...
... excellent quality , although the practical test of its use must be made before such a decision can be given . In view of the energy with which Mr. Brown is conducting his experiments , we may hope to know the full result before the ...
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... excellent limestone , which , figu- ratively speaking , nature seems to have lifted out of the earth just at that point for your especial benefit , but in doing this she deprived you of the coal which was bestowed upon your neighbors of ...
... excellent limestone , which , figu- ratively speaking , nature seems to have lifted out of the earth just at that point for your especial benefit , but in doing this she deprived you of the coal which was bestowed upon your neighbors of ...
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... excellent timber which the region affords , but with its present rapid settlement , and the prospect of the early extension of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad , the case will soon be different , and large quantities of coal will ...
... excellent timber which the region affords , but with its present rapid settlement , and the prospect of the early extension of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad , the case will soon be different , and large quantities of coal will ...
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... excellent stone is practically unlimited . It would surprise one who knows the reputation that this stone has already obtained abroad , to visit the quarry and learn the fact that all the stone which has yet been taken out for the home ...
... excellent stone is practically unlimited . It would surprise one who knows the reputation that this stone has already obtained abroad , to visit the quarry and learn the fact that all the stone which has yet been taken out for the home ...
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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...