Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-01-26

BY Thompson to amend chapter thir-
teen of civil actions. 1t proposes to re-
peal section 1923 Of civil actions amend
section s and section 3A 50 as to increase
the personal property exemption to two
thousand
House bills passed the house as fol-
lows: TO amend the act providing for
funding the Indebtedness of Moody,
Brooklngs, Burle,gh and Grand Forks
counties; to incorporate the village of
Maudan; to fix the compensatlons of as
SCISSOR in Pennington and Custer counties;
providing for payment of attorneys fees
for forcihle entry and detainer.
Mr.. WaIsh's proposed bill for the re-
moval OF the capital and territorial records
will provide for its location on the prairie
away from amy town, bat on the line of
some railroad near the center of South
Dakota. Provision will be made for big
land grant and a town will be laid out
and plated. The money realized from
the sale of lots to go toward the erection
Of capital buildings. Such scheme as
this can easily carry as it removes the
contention Of the towns now organized.
The notice Of the bill yesterday created
considerable sensation and there is very
trong probability that the bill will pass
ST introduced.
Mr.. Harvey gave notice Of bill to per-
NIT Walsh county to issue bonds for the
erection of a jail and court house at
Grafton.
Mr.. Inmnn gave notice of nill to pro-
vide uniform text books throughout the
territorial schools.
YANKToN, Jan. 25-ln the council
Scobcy introduced a bill providing that
in case Il husband or wife shall he guilty
Of Icsertion or sentenced to one year III
any penal institution the other party
SHALL have the property left. Also a bill
to Include anlvng persons to have no ex-
elptions those having obtained credit
under false pretcnscs; those who conceal
themselves or attempt to remove FROM the
territory or ;lssi Sn it to others.
In the house Pya,t introduced hill to
attach a portion Of Sisseton reservation to
kchland county.
lychsen, a bill to require ministers to
lilc tIIcir crcucntlals with the register of
deeds before they can perform marriage
ceremonies and examine at least one of
Of The Candidates for marriage under oath
regarding The legal qualifications of both
cand dates.
ilarvcy,a bill for the erection Of court
house and jail IN Walsh county.
Kinellart, a bill for the protection of
domestic animals against vicious dogs.
Wushaoauyh introduced JOINT reso-
luton asking that a committee of three
from the council and five from the house
be appointed TO draft bill for consti-
tullonal convention for that section Of
Dakota south OF the 46th parallel Under
the suspension of the rules the resolution
passed.
Council biil to incorp porate Glendale,
Dickcy county was lost in the house.
The following house bills have pass
ed the house: A bill tor the protection
If quail for five years; a bill providing
that persons who have resided 30 days in
Dakota may become notaries public; bill
to amend the act prescribing rules and
regulations for the exhibition of trust ar
rising under an act of congress for the
relief of people on public lands; bill ex-
mptlng from taxation for ten years 40
acrcsSsh Inch contains five acres Of grow
ing timber. The bill increasing the price
of liquor license to one thousand dollars
per annum made the special order for
February 2nd IN the house.
Knehart gave uo,ice in the house Of q
bill to repeal chapter S. of the laws of
1881.
This is granting extra compensation to
Judge Moody of the First DIST. The bill
has been drawn taking from the COVER
nor power TO organize counties. 1t will
provide that on the application of unor-
ganizcd counties The judge of the court OF
the district IN which the applying coun-
ty is located shall call an election at
which Il full set OF county officers will be
elected and the county seat will be tenn
porarlly located at the same election.
The officers of the county in which the
court is held for the SUBDIVISION will can
vaSs the vote and the clerk of the court
Will issue the certificates of election.