Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-03-21
DAKOTA'S NEW CODE.
COMPLETE LIST OF BILLS PASSED By
THE DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
About Ono Tenth of the Bills Introduced
Become Laws-Bricf Summary Of the
Railroad Bill.


i Those That Got Through.
| The eighteenth session Of the legislative as
! sembly of Dakota territory, being the last tna5
Dakota will ever have, adjourned sine dse az
| II 80 p. m. March 8. A review OF the work OF
| the session shows that 326 council bills We're
introduced, OF which 90 became lave; while In
the house there 1865 bills introduced, of which
| "a became laws. The bills that became laws
| are as follows:
i. Joint resolution furnishing laws to MEM
| bers.
| 2. Repeating the law taxing railroad COM
panies on their gross earnings.
| z. Relating to taxing usury.
10. Relating to township organization.
Is. Memorial to congress for the opening OF
| Il. For printing the governors message.
20. Relating to the seventh judicial dis
triot.
%. Providing for the investigation of the
Yankton insane asylum.
| 81. Relating to costs in justification of sure
| ties.
40. requiring county treasurers to publish
quarterly statements.
46. Authorizing courts to cancel encum-
brances
Sc. Authorizing the funding of outstanding
county bonds.
rs. Providing that the laws of this session
shall take effect July !, 1889, unless otherwise
provided.
So. Appropriating $40 to each member for
es. Relatingt to the subdivision of the eighth
judicial district.
"a. Dividing Dakota into two pharmaceutical
OF. Providing for Joint committee to pass
| on the compiled laws
lO7. Appropriation for the Grand Forks uni
100 Requiring abstractors to give bonds and
| limiting their fees.
1873, Amending the law creating territorial
board of health.s
1874 Providing for the relocation or county
seats by majority vote whore the same are
not on a railroad where there arc no public
1a5 Authorizing the attorney general to APP
point an assistant.
129 Defining the terms of Office, duties and
compensation of the various territorial
| boards.
140. Providing for a per cent. tax upon the
local and inter state gross earnings of railroads
143. Regulating the adoption of children.
145 Prescribing the disposal of fines and
costs in criminal cases.
149 Amending the law regulating the sale of
| intoxicating liquor.
$780, Amending the law regulating the sale OF
162 Amending the law regulating building
and loan associations.
163 Providing for the maintenance OF the
territorial Offices.
175 Amending the insurance law.
1872 Donating the New Orleans exhibit to the
1874. Relating to the compiled laws.
100 Funding outstanding capital commission
| warrants to be paid by North Dakota.
1877 Transferring certain balances In the
19s Appropria:ing SB,o38 for c. w. Thomp-
son, in warrants to be paid by North Dakota.
1872 Amending section 4o9' chapter y, OF the
civil code.
2o1. Providing for the filing of bonds of town
ship assessors.
263 Relating to the salary of probate judges
212. Giving police power to railroad conduc-
tors.
ia. Relating to the assessment of cities
f1,nn I'D In
of statutes.
E21. Providing for newspapers for members.
227. Amending chapter la laws of 1883.
233. To preserve the waters of the Tongue
2ss. Resolution providing for the payment of
certain witnesses.
255. Providing forthe refunding of Lawrence
a56. Providing for the compilation of statia-
tics
1853. Providing for the re-assessnent of abut-
ting property for improvement on public streets.
26s. TO limit the terms of territorial officers.
270. Giving county treasurers per cent. for
the collection of city taxes.
27s. Fixing interest on territorial warrants ut
287 Prohibiting the Importation or sale Of in
$50. Re-appropriating certain balances for
North Dakota university.
304. Authorizing the transfer OF balances In
the county treasury.
9l4. Appropriating $69s,ooo for the mainte-
nance of all territorial institutions for the en-
sci. Taxing express and sleeping car compa-
MES.
s25. Providing for the extension of city linn
It's.
s26. Providing for the acknowledgment of
instruments in foreign countries.
HOUSE BILLS.
l. Memorial to congress for division and ad
mission,
2. Providing for constitutional convention
for North Dakota.
refund their bonded indebtedness.
A. Authorizing counties to issue bonds for
court-houses.
o. Repeating tho STRUCK jury" law.
z. Amending the law relating to county au-
ditor.
10. Reducing the fee for notarial commission
IS. Requiring one years residence in the ter.
ritory and two years residence in the United
States to entitle persons to vote.
Is. Extending the penalty for non-payment
10. Requiring advertisement of chattel mort
gage SALE
%. Relating to the practice of pharmacy
81. Authorizing commissioners to levy tax
to pay road supervisors.
23. Authorizing the consolidation of taxes in
the tax list
a. Relating to Tux list and duplicate
81. Limiting the compensation OF as essors.
2s. Placing Turner county in the fourth judi
cial DISTRICT.
so. Changing the time of tax sale.
50. Providing for certain public printing.
81. Relating to referees.
36. Resolution for certain printing.
SO. Locating the soldiers home at Hot
10, Regulating the fees of county audi
tors.
40. Correcting the laws of 1887.
50. Subdivision of the sixth judicial dis
rrict. .
56. Authorizing the fencing Of trees on Sec
ton lines.
6s Subdivision of the first judicial dis
trict.
SO. Paying 81, 500 for certain cattle killed in
Oliver county by order of the governor.
70. Authorizing county commissioners to
compromise uncollectable delinquent taxes.
II. Limiting the terms of treasurers and sher-
ifs to two consecutive terms.
rs. Providing fuel for the capitol.
SO. For the investigation of the Jamestown
insane asylum.
9S. Fixing the boundaries of Butte county.
90. Providing for the compensation Of officers
of the legislature.
12l Prohibiting attorneys from collecting
fees In cases wherein they have personal in
terest.
l27 Subdivision Of the seventh Judicial dis
trict.
1885, For the relief of John Sundback, sheriff.
175 Fixing a term Of court in La Moure coun-
IT. Defining the boundaries Of Ramsey
county.
17e To reimburse certain officers r
1872 Requiring county commissioners to
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