Legislative Documents, Volume 21868 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... streams of that region , climate , & c . , it was thought to be one of the most favorable for present investigations of this kind ; beside which , it is entirely beyond the limits of the coal - field , and within it no other fuel except ...
... streams of that region , climate , & c . , it was thought to be one of the most favorable for present investigations of this kind ; beside which , it is entirely beyond the limits of the coal - field , and within it no other fuel except ...
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... streams while they were cutting out their own valleys . The granite boulders and pebbles so common in all parts of the State were brought down from the north by the same means , for we have no other granitic rocks within our borders ...
... streams while they were cutting out their own valleys . The granite boulders and pebbles so common in all parts of the State were brought down from the north by the same means , for we have no other granitic rocks within our borders ...
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... streams , in cutting out their own valleys , have bared the limestone after they had cut clear through the coal measure strata . From the fact that this limestone is so often exposed near the streams which run through the region ...
... streams , in cutting out their own valleys , have bared the limestone after they had cut clear through the coal measure strata . From the fact that this limestone is so often exposed near the streams which run through the region ...
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... stream . They may doubtless be reached with comparatively little labor from the gentler slopes of the river valley , and when the demand will warrant it , as it probably will in the future , they may be mined by sinking shafts to them ...
... stream . They may doubtless be reached with comparatively little labor from the gentler slopes of the river valley , and when the demand will warrant it , as it probably will in the future , they may be mined by sinking shafts to them ...
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... stream has become famous in song which does not possess half their native beauties . Returning to prepare the outfit for the work in the western part of the State , a short time was spent in JONES COUNTY . Time would not permit the full ...
... stream has become famous in song which does not possess half their native beauties . Returning to prepare the outfit for the work in the western part of the State , a short time was spent in JONES COUNTY . Time would not permit the full ...
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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...