Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-03-04

being absent
The House passed its bills: Authorizing
Custer County to furd its outstanding In
debtedness
Authorizing Union County to fund its
outstanding Indebtedness
Memorial to Congress praying for open
ing the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian
Reservation.
Authorizing Edmunds County to fund
its Indebtedness.
Providing methods for changing the
names of towns and villages.
Amending section 1, chapter 30, of the
Political Code.
Authorizing Plankinton to fund its In
debtedness.
Requiring private banks to publish
sworn statements similar to those re-
quired of National banks.
Establishing the independent school
district of Grand View, Douglas County.
To secure the public health and safety
against unwholesome provisions
Legalizing the location of the county
seat of Sanborn County.
Amending the charter of Aberdeen.
The House passed Council bills:
Authorizing Lake and Kingsbury Coun-
ties to fund their Indebtedness.
Providing for incorporating street rail
WAY companies.
Creating Marshall County.
Amending the charter of Grafton.
Prohibiting commissions on sales of
real estate under mortgage and allowing
instead regular court fees.
Amending the charter of Grand Forks.
Vacating Denton, Sanborn County.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
BISMARCK Feb 2S.--The House spent
mo stDf the day on the appropriation bills,
and finally late this afternoon placed
them in Committee of the Whole, which
scaled them largely and passed them ALL
The amounts and votes are as follows:
Deficiency, University at Grand Forks, $2&,-
600; unanimously.
Central Dakota University, Ordway. $751;
060: yeas 80, nays l6.
University at Vcrmillion, $4,000; unant-
nous.
School for Deaf Mutes, Sioux Falls, $4,000;
unanimously.
Institute for Juvenile Offenders, Plankin-
| ton, $4,000; yeas "a, nays IL.
| Normal School ut Madison, $4,000; yeas a..
| nays 3.
school of Forestry, Mandan, $4,000; yeas
| 27, nays II.
Brookinss Agricultural College, sis,Soo;
| yeas ~, nays8.
Normal School at Minto, $1,000; yeas 22,
| nays Is.
North Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo,
| 5000; yeas ~. nays H.
School of Mines, Rapid City, $4,000; yeas,
Insane Asylum at jamestown. $63,00o; yeas
| 81, nays Is.
The above appropriations. aggregating
| $229, 100 are for permanent improve
ments, and do not include the cost of
maintenance.
| OTHER BUSINESS.
Among the bills introduced in the
House to day was one by Mr.. Barnes to
make it felony to sell intoxicat ng liquor
to inebrates or minors, and punishable
by one year in the Penitentary. 1t pro
vides for inquiry by the Judge OF Pro
bate, who determines who are inebriatss.
and causes service of notice of his judg
ment to be made upon all persons in the
county engaged in the sale Of intoxicat
ing liquor. and upon all persons likely tc
supply inebrates with intoxicating liquor
forbiddng them to do so in any manner
! Those found guilty of violating this law
| after such notice. shall be sent to the
Pcnitentiary for one year.
The bill dividing Lawrence County wa.
Indefinitely postponed-yeas %, nays 23
The Council passed its bills:
Establ shing the independent schoo
district of Gilman, Lake County.
Establishing the independent schoo
district of Howard. Miner County.
Amending sections 101 and 104 and re
paaling section 106 of the Code of Civil
/ Procedure relative to service by publica
ton.
Directing the Commissioners of La
Moure County to settle with and RELEASE
the bondsmen of Robert Neal, formel
County Treasurer.
Supplementary to and amending chap
ter 81 of the Political Code for excluding
gold and silver mines, mills and smeltcr
from being held as homesteads.
Providing for taking dispositions II
criminal cases. This follows the Cali
fornia statute.
Amending the act locating the Boart
of Education in the city of Jamestown.
Amending section 101 of the Code O
Civil Procedure relating to notice o
pending action.
Creating Territorial and County Board
of Health, and providing against contag
ious and infectious diseases.
The Council passed House bi Is:
| Amending the city charter OF Dead
Authorizing Fall River County 70 issu'
Recurring that certificate OF uun.v....
by agents Of incorporation be records
with the Register OF Deeds where tn
agent resides. 80,
Schco District.
Defining the boundary of the Fourt
. | Judicial District and fixing the time 9
holding court therein. Authorizing th
trustees of Groton to extend the time fc
. the payment of city tax to June l.
Amending section l, chapter 50, OF th
laws of 1898. relative to live stock
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