Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-26

BY McHugh-R Repeating the laws Of 1857 to
suppress the spread Of infectious diseases
among domestic animals.
Among the bills introduced In the council
| were the following:
By Crawford-1o locate and establish the
soldiers home at Pierre. The city offers
$33 90 in real estate and $50, 600 In a building
and asks no appropriation.
BY Walsi--To allow counties TO insure
against local hail losses, payable by the
county treasurer on warrant of the commits
sioners.
BY Allin-Prohibiting towns from levying
road tax Ia excess of the amount voted at
the annual meeting; aleo prohibiting real es-
tate transfers from record until the taxes are
PAID; also requiring clerks to report the
election OF town and village officers to county
auditors.
BY Van Csdel-TO repeal the law allowing
three county official papers; the bill allows
but one, and provides for posting notices
Wnere lnere is no paper.
BY Walsh-To change the name OF Amund
Amundson to Amund A. Doe.
Inc fanktoh hospital investigation bill
called out q heated discussion, anu was finally
recommitted. The council is disposed to
hasten the investigation.
Inc SEED wheat till was amended, reducing
the limit to $50, O3r, the small counties not to-
bond IN excess OF 81, 600 for each 100 inhabi-
tants. The 200 bushel limit is cut down tn
100 bushels. Final action was not taken.
Mr.. Hughes bill In relation to preliminary
examination, intended to save expense In that
direction, was passed.
BISMARCK, Jan. i'm the house the Nor
1rs farmers alliance resolution came no and
was defeated 10y u tie vote, the vote standing
"a to "a.
Mr.. Aikens' bill amending the civil code IN
allow a referee within the discretion Of the
Judge, with or without the consent of parties
was passed.
Among the bills introduced in the house
were the following:
BY Alkens-ProvidIng fuel for the capitol:
making the fact OF stock being killed nv ar
engine priina facie evidence Is to the fault OF
the railroad company; making the damages
dodble II not paid In thirty DAYS: repealinp
sections Gsl and GS2 OF the ciyil code: making
railroads responsible for fires, whether com,
menclpg on or of the right Of way, If set by
the engine; making insurance companies
liable for loss If notes are accepted 70 jpsur-
ance premium whether the notes are . or
not.
BY Palmer-Limiting the salaries Of regis
tiers OF deeds ana treasurers 10 81. 200 where
the valuation does not exceed 81, coo, OOO.
BY Mallory-Adding to the pharmacy law
OF lSS. the following: "Reoistered physi-
Glars shall In Il like manner be exempt from
this act"
Bills introduced In the council were:
by Howeil-Proyiding for a term Of court
IN INDEPENDENTLY Oh the first Tuesday In
June; attaching Campbell county for judicial
purposes.
BY Bixler-Repealing the a~rtesian wei law:
striking mustard from the list Of noxlous
weeds.
By Misunderstanding for q term Of court
when the Judge directs In EDDY county and
attaching Foster and Wells counties for
judicial purposes.
BY Sheets-Amending the school law so as
to allow school officers pay for ser vices: The
bill limits The pay TO $40 per term or - per
day.
John T.. Matthews was appointed clerk Of
the educational committee.
Lowry's stamp resolution was adopted.
The seed wheat bin was amended and or
dered rccommitted and to be printed as
amended.
Tie Yankton hospital investigation bill
passed.
A bill passed correcting the Eighth judicial
district, substituting ToWner for Turner
county. Also a bin changing the boundaries
Of the Seventh judicial district.
The following were among the bills intro
duced:
By Campbcn-Allowing ministers, consuls.
vice consuls ana agents OF the United States
In foreign countries, judges. clerks Of courts
Of record, Commissioners 81 deeds and no
taries TO take acknowledgements.
BY Nalsh-Approprlr'inG S.. 500 for cur
rent expenses OF the Grand Forks university
and eli $40 ia bonds for additions buildings.
By DOllard-Chaugiug the name of me
First Bohemian Presbyterian church OF Bon
Homme county 20 he Bohemian NoraylGn
Evangelical caurch; exempting $50 FROM the
taxable valuation If a farm for each acre If
timber, not exceeding ten acres.
BIsM>ECE, Jan. lS.-The houec passed he
council bin for investigating tie YanktOn
asylum, ard the sp"aNcr appointed Messre.
Fletcher, Hunter and Lslnpmen on the part
Of the house members ~ euen committee.
The following hoUst hlH were ais1 passed
by thAt 10 MclluAA's biI reyiying for Two
year the lew Of 1871 authorizing counties To
fund debts; the judiciary coglmtttee's substi-
tute fer Flctcher's Tin taking from the roy
ernor the notary pIblic foeb; Aliens bill Al
lowing 3 special tax TO pay road supervisors:
GrOnud's oil making the tax sale IN Noycm-
her; Douglas bill limiting assessors pay 10
$50 Tor each congressionsl township.
Among the Lilis introduced in the house
were the following.
BY Fletcher Establishing the Aberdeen
university; it appropliatcs $1,000 ia ii per
cent. bonds.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING a normal school
at Minor; 1t appropriates twenty sections OF
land when granted 10 south Dakota.
by B.Xler-CLaDgiug mustard 10 Russian
thlsties In the list Of nox'ous weeds.
BY Aiken-For the assessment and taxa
ton o. railroads; it creates county clerks
"uo hUAltOIc ~ Dbhlu 10 assess rail-
road lines passing through or into
their counties; requires them 70 meet
az rail rca0 headquarters, II within
the territory, otherwise at the largest town 10
the territory on the line assessed; REQUIRES
them toappraise the rcadbeds ,s'atione, rolling
stock, etc, dividing total value % uropertv by
total length Of line and subdyiding the re-
suit by the length Of line tn each county.
their appraisal 10 be subject to review by the
governor, auditor and secretary, acting as n
board OF equalization, counties, towns, etc,
to levy tax on the valustioo assigned them by
this board for that purpose, the same as
other taxes are levied. Also o bill 10 ada to
subject q, section 3, chapter ~, polit-
ical code, the following worjs: a credits,
whether money, property or labor due from
solvent debtors on contract or N Judgment.
aud whether within the territory or not,
Also amending thc game laws.
By Roger Regulating the charaes q tele-
phoae cons anlts.
By MISUNDERSTANDING druggitt3 in local
option places 10 keep 2 record as 10 whom.
when, IN what quantity aud for what pun osc
Intoxicating liquors arc Sold, the record aud
prescriptions 10 be oven At all times TO 10
s~pec,i0n.
By McNeil-Requirinc twelve frte or claim
holders in the township tn ioltion for a
change Of pah''c highway instead OF six as
LoW.