Legislative Documents, Volume 21868 - Iowa Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium. |
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... whole surface . now , In Iowa the order of superposition of the formations is comparatively simple , because no great disturbance of the strata has taken place here , as has been the case in some other regions . The characters and ...
... whole surface . now , In Iowa the order of superposition of the formations is comparatively simple , because no great disturbance of the strata has taken place here , as has been the case in some other regions . The characters and ...
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... whole northern hemisphere , as far south at least , as the Ohio river in our country , was covered with ice , as Northern Greenland is at the present time . The ice is believed to have existed as an almost continuous glacier , moving ...
... whole northern hemisphere , as far south at least , as the Ohio river in our country , was covered with ice , as Northern Greenland is at the present time . The ice is believed to have existed as an almost continuous glacier , moving ...
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... whole of the first , but it occupies the surface only along its northern and east- ern borders , including the greater part of the region of the Raccoon Rivers , which region is more particularly referred to in Mr. St. John's report ...
... whole of the first , but it occupies the surface only along its northern and east- ern borders , including the greater part of the region of the Raccoon Rivers , which region is more particularly referred to in Mr. St. John's report ...
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... whole intermediate space , and further , that it may be reached at an estimated depth by sinking a shaft down to it from the high land between the two valleys . Beside this , it will be seen from what has been said that the geologist is ...
... whole intermediate space , and further , that it may be reached at an estimated depth by sinking a shaft down to it from the high land between the two valleys . Beside this , it will be seen from what has been said that the geologist is ...
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... whole , as productive as any with which a beneficent Creator has spread the earth . However , since the world owes so much to the labors of scientific men , we ought in justice to forgive their occasional errors and strive to correct ...
... whole , as productive as any with which a beneficent Creator has spread the earth . However , since the world owes so much to the labors of scientific men , we ought in justice to forgive their occasional errors and strive to correct ...
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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...