Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
DAK0TA's NEW CODE.
COMPLETE LIST OF BILLS PASSED ny
THE DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
About One-Tenth of tho Bills Introduced
Become Laws-Briof Summary OF tho
Railroad Bill.

AUoot One-T0nth Of tho Bills Introduced
Become Laws-Briof Summary Of tho
Railroad Bill,
Those That Got Through.
The eighteenth session of the legislative as
9emoiy OF Dakota territory, being the last that
!, vii! ever have, adjourned sine die at
the session shows that 1926 council bills were
introduced, of which 62 became laws; while in
sne mouse there $50 bills introduced OF which
~ became laws. The bills that became laws
COUNCIL BILLS.
l. Joint resolution furnishing laws to men,
2. Repeating the law taxing railroad COM
pentes on their gross earnings
Z. Relating to taxing usury.
~ Relating to township organization.
ene Sioux reservation
L. Il For printing the governor message.
~ Relating to the seventh judicial dis
%, Providing for the investigation of the
Yankton insane asylum.
~. ~ Relating to costs in justification of sure
40. Requiring county treasurers to publish
quarterly statements
10. Authorizing courts to cancel encu,n-
81. Making the taking OF usury a misdemean-
o.: authorizing the funding of outstanding
70; Providing that the laws of this session
shall take effect July 1, 1885, unless otherwise
ss. Appropriating $40 to each member for
| postage.
81. Relatingto the subdivision of the eighth
| judicial district.
| "a. Dividing Dakota into two pharmaceutical
| districts.
81; Providing for joint committee to pass
| on the compiled laws.
| 17. Appropriation for the Grand Forks uni
| versity (bonds).
100 Requiring abstractors to give bonds and
| limiting their fees.
12S. Amending the law creating territorial
| board of health
lA. Providing for the relocation OF county
| seats by a majority vote where the same are
| not on a railroad where there are no public
buildings.
l25. Authorizing the encouragement to ap-
129. Defining the terms of Office. duties and
| compensation OF the various territorial
boards.
140. Providing for 3per cent. tax upon the
local anN inter state gross earnings of railroads.
| 143. Regulating the adoption of children.
| las. Prescribing the disposal of fines and
| costs in criminal cases.
III 149. Amending the law regulating the sale of
| intoxicating liquor.
$50. Amending the law regulating the sale of
Intoxicating liquor.
1862. Amending the law regulating building
| and loan associations.
1853. Providing for the maintenance Of the
| territorial offices.
Il
1872. Donating the New Orleans exhibit to the
! two universities.
1874. Relating to the compiled laws.
100. Funding outstanding capital commission
warrants to be paid by North Dakota.
1877. Transferring certain balances in the
treasury.
1873 Appropriating s6,O3s for G. w. Thomp-
son, in warrants, to be paid by North Dakota.
1873. Amending section 400, chapter 8. of the
civil code.
9Ol. Providing for the filing of bonds of town.
| ship assessors.
26s Relating to the salary of probate judges.
49, Giving police power to railroad conduo-
ala Relating to the assessment Of cities.
$40. Making the compiled laws legal evidence
of statutes
al. Providing for newspapers for members.
227. Amending chapter ia, laws Of 1888.
233. To preserve the waters OF the Tongue
river.
9ss. Resolution providing for the payment OF
certain witnesses.
25s. Changing the name Of Groton college.
ass. Providing forthe refunding Of Lawrence
d5s. Providing for the compilation Of stats
as. Providing for the re ass essment Of abut
ting property for improvement on public streets
268. To limit the terms of territorial officers
40. Giving county treasurers per cent FOL
the collection of city taxes.
273. Fixing interest on territorial warrants al
9N Prohibiting the importation or sale of in
$50 Re-appropriating certain balances TO,
North Dakota university.
304. Authorizing the transfer OF balances IL
, the county treasury.
31l. Authorizing an additional assessor in
cities Of 5000.
2l4. Appropriating ss9s,0OO for the mainte
nance of all territorial institutions for the en-
suing two years.
32l Taxing express and sleeping car compa-
MES.
its.
$685. Providing for the acknowledgment Of
instruments in foreign countries
HOUSE BILLS.
1. Memorial to congress for division and ad
, mission.
p. Providing for q constitutional convention
for North Dakota.
: 8. Amending the law authorizing counties te
refund their bonded indebtedness.
4. Authorizing counties to issue bonds fol
cOurt-houses.
] 8. Repeating the astruck jury" law.
! z. Amending the law relating to county au-
ditor.
IT, Reducing the fee for notarial commission.
49, Requiring one years residence In the ter;
j | ritory and two years residence in the United
States to entitle persons to vote.
|. 49, Extending the penalty for non-payment
Of taxes for 1883.
IL. Requiring advertisement Of chattel mort
o. Relating to the practice of pharmacy.
81. Authorizing commissioners to levy tax
| to pay road supervisors.
49, Authorizing the consolidation of taxes in
the tax list
"a, Relating to tax list and duplicate.
Z e. Limiting the compensation OF as essors.
q. Placing Turner county in the fourth judi
, cial district
80. Changing the time Of tax sale.
\ SO. Providing for certain public printing.
81. Relating to referees.
49, Resolution for certain printing.
80. Locating the soldiers home at Hot
10, Regulating the fees of county audi
tors.
49, Correcting the laws of 1887.
| SO. Subdivision of the sixth judicial dis
uict.
!, IS. Authorizing the fencing of trees on Sec
{ ton lines.
g. Subdivision of the first judicial dis
trtot.
90. Paying -, 500 for certain cattle killed in
Oliver county by order of the governor.
70. Authorizing county commissioners to
, compromise uncollectnble delinquent taxes.
II. Limiting the terms of treasurers and sher-
IFS to two consecutive terms.
70. Providing fuel for the capitol.
s6. 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.
127. Subdivision of the seventh judicial dis
trict.
: 1855. For the relief of John sundbnck sheriff.
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