The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Below We Give Synopsis of Most
of tho General Laws pas
Sed this Winter at
YanktOn.

An act TO repeal chapter of the session
laws of the legislative assembly or the ter
rl;ory of Dakota for the year 1879, entitled
an act concerning corporations aud per
SONS engaged in the banking busine: S.
An acl 10 amend sub division &c of sec.
ton 2S of the political code entitled reve-
nue.. This amendment exemptS IRON tax.
alton breaking gu government lands.
An act to amend an act to amend chap
ter 2S Of the political code and ~ OF the
session laws of 1879, entitled 'revenue' -
passed at the session of 1851. This
amends clerical error In the acl extend.
ing until the lst of May the time for max
Ing assessments.
AZ act to amend section 332 of the code
of civel procedure. The amendment
Nothing in this chapter shall be so con-
structed as to exempt any personal prop.
erty from execution for laborers' or me-
chanic's wages or physicians bills except
that absolutely exempt"
An act to amend chapter % of the polit-
ical code and chapter ~ Of the session
laws Of 1879. entitled revenue. Changes
the time of making assessments from Feb
ruary to May; requires the assessors to
make their returns on the first Monday in
July instead OF May; county commission
ers 10 sit as board of equalization on the
first Monday in July; the territorial board
OF equalization shall meet on the second
Monday i'll August; county commission
ers shall levy the county tax on the first
Monday of September; the county clerk
shall deliver the tax list to the treasurer
on OF before the first day Of November
fixes the first day of January for the COLI
lection Of taxes by sale and distress; taxa
es shall become lien on the 1st of No.
vember
An actto amend section 1872 of the code
Of civil procedure. Summons on pri-
vate corporation shall be delivered to the
president or other head of the CORPORATE on
secretary, cashier, treasurer, director or
managing agent; against a railroad corpo-
ration, in addition to the service now pro.
vided for, to any acting ticket, station or
freight agent; against public corpora
ton, TO the mayor or any alderman; to
the commissioners ola county; to the
supervisors of a town ship; to any mem
Der of school district board &c.
An act to repeal sectlon Il, of chapter
80 of the political code. The section
alludes to the fees of probale judges, and
the provision repealed is that "the fees
charged in any one case shall not exceed
fifteen dollars
An act to amend section 7 of the JUS
tees code. The amendment requires in
case of change of venue, when the parties
disagree, the case shall be transferred to
the nearest justice court in the same coun-
ty.
An act to amend section one of chapter
nineteen of the political code. Exempts
from jury service Nom beYs Of regular or
ganized fire companies, possessing appas
ratus worth not less than two hundred and
fifty dollars,
An act to amend section 40 of chapter
% of the political code. When the coun :
ty treasurer receives any money or war
rant on any account except taxes charged
on the tax duplicate, he shall make dupll.
cate receipts one OF which shall be depos-
tied with the county clerk that the treas
urer may be charged with the amount
thereof.
An act to amend section g. Of chapter
"a of the political code, entitled "lncorpo>
the peace of any town heretofore or here
dltCl SdulACd uuOCl Tue piOTlSlOuS vi
said chapter "a, shall have exclusive juris.
diction to hear and determine all offences
against the ordinances of such town and
concurrent jurisdiction with all other jus
tees in all civil cases.
An act to provide for the taxation and
collection of costs in certain criminal pro-
ceedings Provides that in cases of secur-
ity to keep the peace, the court, in add
ton to the orders mentioned in said chap.
ter, shall tax the costs against the com-
plainant or defendant or both rs justice
may require; and in case Of preliminary
examination ifthe defendant be discharged
the justice, ii he is satisfied that the pros :
ecution was malicious or without probable
cause, shall tax the costs against the com
planning witness.
An act to amend section 215 Of the code
of civil procedure. On motion for dis
charge OF attachments, made on af1idavits
the plaintiff may oppose the same by aft
davits in addition to the a1idavits on
which the attachment was granted, aud
the defendant may sustain the motion on
affidavits, etc.
An act to amend subdivision of sec
ton 1919 and section 218 of the code of CIV
IL procedure Adds to subdivision the
following: "That the debt was incurred
from property obtained under false pre-
lenses" and the same provision to section
218 of the same code.