Legislative Documents, Volume 21868 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... present investigations of this kind ; beside which , it is entirely beyond the limits of the coal - field , and within it no other fuel except wood may be expected . My instructions to my assistant were that he should report to me at ...
... present investigations of this kind ; beside which , it is entirely beyond the limits of the coal - field , and within it no other fuel except wood may be expected . My instructions to my assistant were that he should report to me at ...
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... present the information contained in those letters in such a form as to be readily understood by all , and also to present such other matter as should be attractive to the general readers , and thus awaken popoular interest in ...
... present the information contained in those letters in such a form as to be readily understood by all , and also to present such other matter as should be attractive to the general readers , and thus awaken popoular interest in ...
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... present rendered somewhat unnecessary by the abundant growth of 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 ...
... present rendered somewhat unnecessary by the abundant growth of 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 ...
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... present and prospective value of these quarries , it is not easy to form a correct estimate , but there is little danger of placing it too high . The present market for dressed stone and slabs extends from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque , and ...
... present and prospective value of these quarries , it is not easy to form a correct estimate , but there is little danger of placing it too high . The present market for dressed stone and slabs extends from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque , and ...
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... present classified have been found in the limestones of that vicin- ity . Beside this , more than one hundred species of other fossils have been obtained from the strata which underlie the Burlington limestone at the same locality . The ...
... present classified have been found in the limestones of that vicin- ity . Beside this , more than one hundred species of other fossils have been obtained from the strata which underlie the Burlington limestone at the same locality . The ...
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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...