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

house:
By Burnham-Fixing the compensation of
judges of probate on the basis OF population
5000 for 10000 people and SIS for each sddi.
tional 10000.
BY Price Establishing a soldiers home at
Hot Springs. 1t requires the donation of
eighty acres of land and approprIates $50 900
Ia bonds.
BY McHugh-Allowing a higher compcnsa-
ton for county auditors In the smaller
counties, at the rate OF ) mills on the first
$20, 600 valuation.
BY Pottcr-Authorizing Incorporated towns
TO levy road and poll taxes; also exempting
zoo personal property from taxation.
BY Green-Curing the defects In the me-
chanics' Hen law.
BY Hrnter-Making usury a crime.
BY Aikens-Appropriating 800 for the
committee rooms OF the last session of the
legislature.
BY Fletcher-Making 1t unlawful to leave
open wells and excavations unprotected: also
authorizing the incorporation Of banking as
sociations-proyides for the inspection Of
private banks.
Bills introduced I'm the council:
By NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. all agricultural
college at Valley City; 1t requires a donation
OF forty acres Or land, but Ia axes no appro-
p~riation.
By Lowry-AssessIng bank stock the same
as other property.
BY Van Osdel--M Making usury a crime.
80 Crawford Compelling home insurance
companies. to report In December, and for.
eign companies In May, the reports to be pub
llshed in each judicial district. In case OF
loss notice must be filed in thirty days. The
report Of the agent must be Endorsed by the
chief OF the fire department. Also providing
that all laws not otherwise provided shall go
into effect July /. Also making taxes on
real estate u pc petual lien against every
thing and every one excepting the United
States and the territory; personal property
taxes to become a lien on real estate II not
collectable from personal property, but this
lien must be enforced at the first sale after
the taxes become delinquent or cease to ex-
list.
BY Van Osdel-Allowing the redemption Of
lands sold for taxes within fourteen years
after the sale, or at any time before deed
issues upon paving taxes and ~ per cent.
BY Lowry -Repe9ling the law charging
10 per cent. interest on delinquent personal
taxes.
By Walsh-Legsli2ing Instruments affect
ing real estate property whore cXecuted with
out a seal by officers acknowledging; also by
request, allowing copies Of instruments from
other states To be filed with the full effect o!
lHe OTlSludl uOcutheUlS.
By Misunderstanding Iletttnger to Stark
county for judicial purposes.
BY Manufacturing a female without
parents or guardian, under II, to have re-
sided In the county one month before a
marriage license can be issued, and regulat-
ing marriages generally, also providing for
the discharge or attachments and Iispeudens
10y ming an order OF court: also "A general tax
law changing the assessments from April 10
May. Making taxes due in January, delin-
quent In June, advertised In September aud
sold IN November, alloHing II per cent. in
stead of30 on tax sales. the auditor instead
OF the treasurer advertising. Enlargiug the
powers CT the board of eQualization-pr bra Il.
c0lly the Minnesota law. Also authorizing
foreign executors, administrator and guard.
fans to assign and satisfy judgments and
mortgages.
BISMARCK, Jan. l5.-Among the bills in
troluced IN the house we're the following:
BY Notwithstanding city councils to
I'll vacancies.
b. Van Etten-Reducing the exemption
from $1,000 10 500; providing for woman
suffrage; to strike out every vestigc Of our
school laws and provide for laws on that sub.
jet that a lawyer can comprehend.
BY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fences to protect
trees planted along the HIGHWAYS.
BY Acknowledging void chapters 81 and
IS, laws Of 1857, which the official journal
shows were not parsed.
BY Palmer-Autho1izirg school township
clerks to administer the oath OF Office 70
school officers; allowing school directors
$3.50 per day for services.
Bg Newman Restoring fees to county
t%reasurtrs and registers Of deeds instead OF
salaries.
BY Greene-Requlriug divorced persons 10
wait one year after the decree before marry
Ing again.
BY Regulating the time of tax
advertisement and sale.
b. Fletcher--Fixiug the fee for fling ana
indexing chattel mortgages.
by Misunderstanding for an equal
distribution OF ears to shippers by rail.
roads.
BY Burnham-Requirln. county treasurers
70 deposit funds with designated dcp0sitorlrs.
and providing for interest.
BY Adams-kepealir. the public examiner
law.
In the council the following bills were among
those introduced.
BY Acknowledging chattel MORTGAGES
to be discharged without fee.
BY Stimmell-Providing for the collecting
Of taxes on personal property requiring dis
traint after March |, taxes to b. cancelled
after August il unable to collect: the treas
urer 10 DC liable III he Iall 10 collect through
neglect; also providing for the deposit OF
public funds in designated repositories; ais,
regulating the levy and collection of pol
taxes In incorporated cities.
BY Notwithstanding the ~artesian wei
law.
By MISUNDERSTANDING The spread q
infectious diseases; repeating the law Great.
ing the office Of veterinary surgeon.
BY Hughes-Prohibtting the issue Of
county warrants Ia excess of 81 per cent. q
the tax levy, or Of the fumes IN the treasury
:cquiripg county commissioner 10 give bonds
and making them liable for warrants issued
contrary 10 this Law, and limiting the com
peusatton 10 forty days in each year.
By Walsh-Deiuing the boundaries OF the
Eighth judicial district and 10 attach Tower
and Ramsey counties FOR judicial purposes.
BY Crawf ord-Lreatiug the north Dakota
pharmaceutical district; also the south DA-
kOta division on the I'm standard.
BY Hailey-hppropr'atiug $4,000 for the
expenses of the school OF mines, intending
81, geo for deficiency In the purchase of cham.
icals snd 2 metgllurgicsl laboratory.
BY Van Osdcl Providing for the widows
of persons killed IT the Yank;on asylum and
for Rannie Noguild, inigred-$l,0OO to each
Of tie Widow aud $3.50 20 thc other.
Tn council decided not 10 print the mes
sage in foreign languages.
The seed wheat bill was referred To ?
eleclal commitle.
Mr.. Lowry introduced the usual postage
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