Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-02-09

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Jackson's bill appropriating funds for
running expenses for the pcniten-
tiary for two years calls for ST. 900.
YANKToN, Feb. 5-The last of the sew
enth district contest was reached and
settled to-day in seating Elias McCauly,
contestant for the seat All the contest
ants are now seated and their opponents
unscatcd.
Bill introduced by Roberts, providing
that disclosure of contents of any tele-
gram without consent of the person to
whom it was addressed, or by order of q
court of law IS made misdemeanor.
BY Washabaugh, to provide for the con-
struction and furnishing the normal
school at Spearfsh.
BY Washabaugh, to authorize the city
of Deadwood to issue houds for 800, 1000
to the aid of standard gauge railroad.
BY Jerauld, for the organization of
railroad corporations and to regulate the
operations thereof and to provide for the
taxation Of their property.
BY Dewey, providing for the election
of officers of religious societies.
BY Nickeus, to secure manufacturers
and owners of railroad and rolling stock n
conditional sales.
By Dewey, to regulate the practice of
pharmacy and the sale of polsons.
BY Bowman, providing that none but
tax payers and property holders are COM
petcnt to set on grand jurics, and provid.
ing for peremptory challenges of grand
jurors on special venlres.
By McAllister, authorizing the village
of Madison, Lake county, to issue bonds
for the purchase of normal school land.
BY Sterling, empowering the judge to
issue orders relative to holding courts
where proper facilities are not afforded at
the county seat.
BY Lamb, to authorize school district
No. 1, Clark county, to issue bonds for
school house purchases.
BY Benson, to incorporate the city of
Lisbon, Ransom county.
By Rice, to vacate the town plat of
| Roscoe, Moody county.
House bills passed the house. Bill pro-
vidlng for appeals to district courts from
the decision Of boards of equalization.
Bill relating to increased facilities for
uncertain cases. Bill providing persons
convicted of murder shall suffer the death
penalty or imprisonment for life at dis
cretion of jury.
Council bills passed the house. Max
ing docketing of judgment lien upon
real property excepting the homestead.
No. Is providing for punlshments for
circulating obscene literature. No. 80
providing that parties to foreclosure Of
mortgages shall be entitled to costs and
disbursements out of the proceeds of the
sale, and shall be entitled to attorneys
fees in certain cases.
YANKTGN, Feb. 7-Considerabe busi-
was transacted to-day. Twenty new bills
were introduced. Council held an after
noon session to discuss the bill authorlz-
ing Yankton county to issue bonds to re-
fund its railroad Indebtedness. Subject
noon. Bills introduced in council:
By Dewey. to authorize the county of
Yankton to issue bonds for re
funding its outstanding Indebtedness and
provide payment of the same.
BY Roberts, to authorize school district
one in Cass county, to issue bonds for
building school house and to fund out
standing Indebtedness.
BY Jerauld, to prohibit the sale and
manufacture of adulterated liquors.
BY Jerauld, to provide bountles for
killing wolves, foxes, pocket gophers and
ground and gray squirrels.
In the house by Choteau, to amend Sec
ton 400 of the code of civil procedure re-
lating to corporations.
BY Robinson, to legalize the reorgani-
zation of Douglas county.
BY Robinson, to authorize arrest in
bail.
BY Pyatt, to amend section 5, chapter
10 of the political code.
By Lamb, to authorize the county of
Grant to issue bonds to fund outstanding
indebtedness.
BY Towner, to incorporate the city of
Larmore.
BY Towner, to repeal chapter 7S laws
of 81 to protect the passage of fish IN the
Goose river.
BY Bowman, to amend sections 326 and
327, title 8, chapter l, of the code OF
criminal procedure.
BY McCalllster, to provide funds for
the construction and furnishing of build
ing for the territorial normal school in
Adison, Lake county.
BY Rice, to legalize the acts of the in
corporation of Flandreau In issuing bonds.
BY Rice, to amend the act incorpora-
ting the village Of Flandreau.
BY VanWert, to provide for the elec-
tion Of county commissioners.
BY Alfred. to authorize joint school dis
tr,ct No. 3, Cass and Barnes counties, to
issue bonds.
BY Benson, to authorize Morton county
to issue bonds.
BY Wynn, to amend section 74s of the
civil code.
BY Thompson, to amend chapter Is of
the political code.
Council bills passed the council: To
provide for the maintenance and fur
nlshlng of the insane asylum; 10 amend
section 32 of the civil code.
House bills passed the Council Pro