Legislative Documents, Volume 21868 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... necessary to prosecute promptly and efficiently the field - work connected with the survey . All persons employed by him shall be under his direction , and subject to removal by him . All the specimens of minerals , fossils , rocks ...
... necessary to prosecute promptly and efficiently the field - work connected with the survey . All persons employed by him shall be under his direction , and subject to removal by him . All the specimens of minerals , fossils , rocks ...
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... necessary to make some comparative examinations of the coal deposits of the neighboring States , and also along the northern border of our own coal - field . Then preparing an outfit consisting of a pair of horses with a covered wagon ...
... necessary to make some comparative examinations of the coal deposits of the neighboring States , and also along the northern border of our own coal - field . Then preparing an outfit consisting of a pair of horses with a covered wagon ...
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... necessary to repeat in one what had already been written in another ; for it was the aim of the writer to present the information contained in those letters in such a form as to be readily understood by all , and also to present such ...
... necessary to repeat in one what had already been written in another ; for it was the aim of the writer to present the information contained in those letters in such a form as to be readily understood by all , and also to present such ...
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... necessary relation to the plane of that general surface . For instance , of the rocks exposed along the Mississippi river , those in Alamakee and Clayton counties are the lowest geologically , although topographically the highest , and ...
... necessary relation to the plane of that general surface . For instance , of the rocks exposed along the Mississippi river , those in Alamakee and Clayton counties are the lowest geologically , although topographically the highest , and ...
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... necessary to make more definite reference to them . The brick clays upon the hills are abundant , and of as good quality as any to be found in the State . Aside from the materials mentioned , there is little probability that mineral ...
... necessary to make more definite reference to them . The brick clays upon the hills are abundant , and of as good quality as any to be found in the State . Aside from the materials mentioned , there is little probability that mineral ...
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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...