Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-25
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felation 70 scales, which Mr. Fletcher says
you'd cost the railroads if adopted, $4,000, 0j5.
It atows appeal by the railroads and is in
before the committee, however for considers
ton with the other. Tho seed wheat bill
passed the house Among other bills intro
ing the tax duplicate in the hands Of the treas
urer irequtring note on the duplicate Of de-
nnqaen s real estate tax or Of former tax sale;
In the same column; by Allen, providing for
special road tax where necessary to pay road
aRntba BY on Roger striking the three
thus allowing certain persons to regis.
ter; by. Adams requiring chattel mortgage
notice OF sale to be printed in anewspaper and
The sale 70 DO made Saturday afternoon; by
Free, making It mfsdemeanor to take excess
a legal interest !, any form by commission,
discount or otherwise The council provided
for eempertnce committee, increased the
Sioux reservation bill Among tho bills intro.
duoed we're tile following: BY stimmel, pro.
vioine for marriage license. fixing ,he age of
IN relation to loan and building associstion IONS.
ssidng e the once Of Judge Of probate sasried
Of register and treasurer BY Van osdel for in
yestigsting the Yankton insane asylum;
by Crawford prohibiting an attorney
ffon charging for services more than 10 per
GEM. OF written contract to prevent embez-
!lenent by county treasurers ); to allow a court
TO ~ issues Of fact upon application Of either
party; extending the time on all applications
stons; requiring costs of justiRnotion to be paid
BY tho party offering bonds in certain cases.
tho party accepting in other cases for taking
sixty days notice by holder Of tax title be.
fore q tax deed can be issued by Dollartl,
amending tho civil procedure in referee cases
tai schools; topunish insurance companies tor
false statements, the penalty to be two to five
Ing them in the case Of loss to pay the full
juries abolishing the office Of public examiner ;
judges; requiring three months notice before
taking tax desd; abolishing the territorial
board Of education; allowing vote to abolish
town organtsatisns; by Poindexter. repeating
the law allowing judges expenses; by Allen,
changing to Aprp the time of assessment; also
changing the dale of tax sale; extending the
time Of paying taxes; by Poindexter, transfer
ring to the secretary the power of issuing COM
missions to notaties public and reducing the
fees from exceeding S per cent, of foreclosure
compelling county treasurers to make reports
every nine ty days.; by Ryan, allowing villages
OF 500 people to incorporate. Adjourned.
TaE house on the 18th enlarged its railroad
and appropriation committees to eleven men,
bers, Its temperance committee to nine, max
ing place for Fletcher, and created a woman g
suffrage COMMITTEES of seven members. When
rule 56, being the rule giving the Farmers alli-
ance measures the right-of-way. This led to q
long discussion, and the rule was defeated by
vote OF 10 to o. u was subsequently amended
so as to apply to all bills and passed without OBJ
lection. The treasurer replied to Col. Prices res
olution asking information in relation to rail-
port, which gives all Of the information called
Tor Editor Conkling was chosen clerk Of the
judiciary committee by a vote of 26 to 10,
The railroad bill was referred to the
tkan toad
to its constitutionality, to be by them referred
to the railway committee. The Sioux reserve
ton memorial introduced in the council passed
the house, six voting no. The following were
among the bills introduced By Aikens, cor.
recting n verbal error which places Turner
county in the Fourth judicial district; by Par.
interest in excess Of that allowed by law lie
charged; by Douglass, limiting the pay Of as ses.
sors to $50; by Gronna, changing the date Of
treasurer notices and of the tax sale to Octo-
Der and November; by Burnham, repeating
those sections of the general Inv which allow
arrest for debt; by Fletcher, substantially the
alliance bill relating to mortgage foreclosure
being the same as that introduced by Hughes
in the council; by Aikens, authorizing referees
ie all cases upon written consent; in the coun
oil the committee on education was increased
ed clerk Of the judiciary committee
Among the bills introduced were the fol
lowing: By Stimmel empowering judges to re
move clouds from titles where the parties d.
not reside within his jurisdiction; by Erickson
exem cling honorably discharged soldiers from
poll tax and jury duty; by Lowry, similar tt
the Fletcher railroad bill, except that it EN-
alliance bill, particularly that in reference tc
the scales ut stations shipping 1000 bushels Of
more by Patton, repeating the gross earnings
pended appropriations; by Lowry, reducing
legal interest to 10 per cent: making the TAX
ing OF an excess q misdemeanor; allowing loar
and building associations to extend their bust
n IA fprrifnrv Patton
ing the assessments of railroad and telegraph
property: the board Of equalization fixes the
value; the counties levy the tax as on othe,
weeds; exempting $500 valuation Of land from
taxation on account Of fire guards; allowing
S20O exemption on account Of timber belt
transfer books in the auditors Office; by
Hughes, revising the election laws, adopting
the Australian system by Poindexter, repeal
ing the beaver protection law; by Dollard, al
lowing the amount of mortgage to be deduct.
ed from the taxable valuation Of property; by
Crawford, by request amending the herd law
granting local option where it affects agricul-
tural lands; by Poindexter protecting game
Walsh the refnndng Of
$20,5O0 for additional buildings for Brookings
Huron, was appointed clerk OF the committee
on appropriations. and Dewey, of Pierre, as
sistant enrolling clerk.
In the house on the 18th Mr.. Adams intro.
duced a resolution to prohibit the introduction
Of any appropriation bill after March l, and the
consideration of any measure of that nature on
the 9Th day of March. He called attention to
the evils and combinations growing out of hasty
legislation ut the close OF the session. and said
the members who are economical ut the first OF
the session are often found among the most eX-
travagant ut the close. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on rules. Mr.. Sheets
presented resolution calling on the treasurer
for statement of tho amount of taxes received
from the Northwestern, when received and
when paid over to The respective counties. A
resolution adopted increasing the
judiciary committee by one. The house
passed the bill repeating the Law
Of 1885 which allows the sheriff
to call special jury outside the regular panel
residence before application for divorce can be
made. Among the bills introduced We're these
By Burnh m, fixing the compensation of Judges
Of probate on the basis OF populltion-S20o fol
10000 people and S75 for each additional 10 600
Ply Price, establishing soldiers home ut Hot
Springs. It requires the donation OF eighty
acres OF land and nppropriates S6O,0OO in bonds
By McHugh, allowing higher compensation
for county auditors in the smaller counties, at
the rate of mills on the first S2D,0C0 valuation
by Potter, authorizing Incorporated towns tc
levy road and poll taxes; also eXemptin5 SOL
property from taxation; by Green, curing the
defects in the mechanics lien law; by Hunter
making usury crime by Aikens, appropriat
ing SlUO for the committee rooms OF the last SEES
sion OF the legislature; by Fletcher, making II
unlawful to leave open wells and excavations
unprotected also authorizing the incorporation
of banking ussoci tions-provides for the in.
spection Of private banks Among the bills IN
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