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... drainage laws , the encouragement of agriculture and stock - raising , and the geological survey . It is legislation which is enacted pri- marily through economic considerations . In a broad sense this might seem to include all the ...
... drainage laws , the encouragement of agriculture and stock - raising , and the geological survey . It is legislation which is enacted pri- marily through economic considerations . In a broad sense this might seem to include all the ...
Page 31
... drained and hills cut down to the lowest practicable grades ; and culverts and bridges should be properly designed and permanently built . Moreover , it is being more widely recognized that the county is the political unit best suited ...
... drained and hills cut down to the lowest practicable grades ; and culverts and bridges should be properly designed and permanently built . Moreover , it is being more widely recognized that the county is the political unit best suited ...
Page 55
... drains across the right of way ; and the taking of private property for rights of way . Furthermore , scores of miscellaneous and special laws have been placed upon the statute books . A series of acts finally did away with the free ...
... drains across the right of way ; and the taking of private property for rights of way . Furthermore , scores of miscellaneous and special laws have been placed upon the statute books . A series of acts finally did away with the free ...
Page 85
... DRAINAGE AND RECLAMATION The problem of drainage is one of great importance to Iowa land - owners- especially in the northern part of the State where the level stretches of land are without natural drainage . Indeed , it is one of the ...
... DRAINAGE AND RECLAMATION The problem of drainage is one of great importance to Iowa land - owners- especially in the northern part of the State where the level stretches of land are without natural drainage . Indeed , it is one of the ...
Page 86
... drains of the State discharge into the Missis- sippi and Missouri rivers . In order to understand the policy of the State in regard to recent drainage projects the earlier legislation concern- ing swamp lands in the State should be ...
... drains of the State discharge into the Missis- sippi and Missouri rivers . In order to understand the policy of the State in regard to recent drainage projects the earlier legislation concern- ing swamp lands in the State should be ...
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Page 35 - ... the general assembly shall provide, by general laws, for the organization of all corporations hereafter to be created.
Page 173 - The legislature shall have no power to pass any act granting any charter for banking purposes ; but associations may be formed under general laws for the deposit of gold and silver, but no such association shall make, issue, or put in circulation any bill, check, ticket, certificate, promissory note, or other paper, or the paper of any bank, to circulate as money.
Page 114 - All corporations, whether they expire by their own limitation, or are otherwise dissolved, shall nevertheless be continued for the term of three years from such expiration or dissolution bodies corporate for the purpose of prosecuting and defending suits by or against them, and of enabling them gradually to settle and close their...
Page 240 - In any case not provided for by this act, the rules of law and equity, including the law merchant, and in particular the rules relating to the law of principal and agent, executors, administrators and trustees, and to the effect of fraud, misrepresentation, duress or coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other invalidating cause, shall govern.
Page 289 - That the legislative power of the territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation, consistent with the constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act ; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents.
Page 299 - The credit of the State shall not, in any manner, be given or loaned to, or in aid of, any individual, association or corporation.
Page 175 - No act of the general assembly authorizing or creating corporations or associations with banking powers, whether of issue, deposit or discount, nor amendments thereto...
Page 158 - A fraternal beneficiary association is hereby declared to be a corporation, society or voluntary association, formed or organized and carried on for the sole benefit of its members and their beneficiaries, and not for profit.
Page 261 - Assembly, statistical details relating to all departments of labor in the State, especially in its relation to the commercial, industrial, social, educational, and sanitary condition of the laboring classes, and to the permanent prosperity of the productive industries of the State.
Page 96 - Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation first being made, or secured to be made, to the owner thereof, as soon as the damages shall be assessed by a jury, who shall not take into aonsideration any advantages that may result to said owner on account of the improvement for which it is taken.