Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-23
DAKOTA LAWMAKERS.

OF any soppropriat ion bill after March l. and the
the IN day OF March. He called sttsntion 10
the ey{ls and co,nbinati ions arOwina out Of hasty
Legislation at the close Of the session, aud ssiA
the sension are often found among ~ most ex.
traya1Ant at the cloae The revolution was re.
ferredto the COMMITTEES on rules Mr.. Sheets
presonfsd resolution calling on the treasurer
Tor . sfatement Of the amount OF taxes received
from he Northwestern. when received and
when raid over to the rpspective counties A
rssolufion was adopted Increasing the
judipi1Fy COMMITTEES by one The house
ps ssse1 the bin repssiine the, law
OF 1&o5 which allows the sheriff
to Gala special jury out side the regular panel
also ~ Burnham's bill recurring one wears
restdo&ce before application Tor divorce can he
made. q Asnons the bills int reduced were these !:
By Buinh m liking the compens ton Of iudaes
Of pr0a4lte ON the basis OF population-caOO Tor
l0.M0 is0ple and 80 for each additional 10 OOO |;
nv P1@Sa establishing . soldiers home at Hot
Sprfr II requires the donation OF eighty
acres land and appropriated 400, 900 in bonds |:
for ca IN auiitors Is the smaller Counties. g
the ri af mflla a tie firot 4a0000 yalSi1 2.
BY Pdfk senA pa s4s0puI - ~ " l1Id1
propS5 .asn tAxAtion; by Green, carine he
defcet1 ~ the mechanics lien law BY Hunter,
mskinf nsury = crime; by Aikens. appropriat-
ing SIG Tor the committes rooms Of the last SOS.
sion 0&ths legislature; by Fletcher. making II
unlawlpl to leave open wells and excavations
unprO9kcte also authorizing the incorporation
OF bantsng associ tions--provides for the In.
troduCfd In the council were the following BY
McDo14Ald. establishing an agricultural college
at Valley City; II requires donation Of forty
LowrySAsssssing bank stock the same as any
other ytnpsrty: by Van Osdel making usury q
crime Sby Crawford. compelling home insur-
m mp9 n
lished IN each Judicial district In case of loss
motto slhust be filed in thirty days The rs-
port q tho agent must be fndorsed by the chief
o. 10 10 nre aeI.rimens; Also proyidins that all
IAWf M nSp otneswise provided Shall 20 into effect
july n Also nie hifig taxes on real estate per.
Petua1 Hen againat everything and every ono
exoelM,g tne united : a. y and the territory ;
pcrsogi rPoPcxty LnKt % become lien on
real &see = NOT coiIectaoie from personal prop.
eIy, ~ tnis lien must bs enforced at the irst
sac alses tno taxes pscons delinquent or cease
Of ian5s sold for taxes within fourteen years
After - sale, or at any time before deed issues
upon Mying taxes snd ~ per cent. by Lowry,
rsp1ss';ss re- u. nw cnare,ng 10 per Gent interest
iztne tretruments Affecting real estate property
where execnted without aeal by officers ac-
know!sdsing also BY request, allowing copies
with tlls full effect Of the original documents !;
by Hughes, attaching Hettinger to Stark county
for judicial purposes; by Walsh, requiring q
female without parents or guardian, under lS.
to havaresided In the county one month before
marriage license can be issued, and regulat.
ing marriages generally; also providing for the
dtschaSge OF attachments and lispendens by
fltng - order Of court; also . general tax Law
changing the assessments from April to May.
Making taxes due In January. delinquent IN
NoveenHer, allowing Is per cent. instead Of 20 on
tax salen. th0 auditor instead Of the treasurer
advestetng enlarging the powers Of the board
Of equalixation-pract the Minnesota law !;
also aath0rfzfng foreign executors, sdminfstra.
tore snd guardians to assign and satisfy judg-
mentssni mortgages
In tlis house on the 18th woman's suffrage
conunitfaa vas appointed con sistinp oS Measrs
Van Etten, Cooke. dllibridee. Newman. Price.
Burnhsm and Potter. Messrs. Ksrnsdeil and
Iillihfidgs were added TO the railroad com.
the 3snpsrance committee. Mr.. Fletcher de.
cliped - serve owing to press OF OF her duties
and II Ryan was appointed in his stead. All
3, g S:usy s,,l. we're referred & to special
NeV1S2n and Cooke. The treasurer replied 10
the 6k51ts resolution and stated his reasons
for pllk holding this railroad tax from the coun-
erai fusds certain to occur during the summer
moG6lsA Tho coustitutionality Of the Fletcher
railf1al bill being questioned, attorneys VIII be
injk1r "A resolution vas adopted providing
fAAt ~ opiYFopsiati0n bin snail be IA.
troducsd after February IL, and none
be considered ON the last day OF the session.
the following: BY McHuRh, authorizing city
councils to fill vacancies; by Van Etten, re-
ducing the exemption from ~ 500 10 es00; pro-
vidinG for woman suffrage to strike out every
vestige Of our school laws and provide for laws
on that subject that lawyer can comprehend !;
by Lillibridge allowing fences TO protect trees
ing void chapters ~ and 6l laws OF 1887. which
Palmer. suthorizins school township clerks s to
administer the oath Of Office to school officers;
Per s day 70,
treasurors End registers Of deeds instead Of
salaries by Greene. requiring divorced persons
ing again; by Bennett regulating the time Of
tax advertisement and sale by Fletcher fixing
the fee for fling and indexing chattei mort
tribution Of cars to shippers by railroads by
Burnham, requiring county treasurers TO de.
posit funds with dssignated repositories, and
public examiner law. The house accepted an in.
vitation to visit Grand Forks ON the 18th.
In the council the following bills were among
cLsttel mortgages to So discharged Without
fees by StinIncl providing for the collecting
OF taxes on personal property: reaui ing dis-
traint after March l. taxes to be cancelled
after August II unable to collect: the treasurer
t. be liable II he fail TO collect throush nsolect
also providing for the deposit OF public funds
in desiQnated depositories; also regulating the
levy and collection Of poll taxes in incorporated
cities by Woolheiser, repeating OF the artestan
weu law; by Mashabaugh, preventing the
spread OF infectious diseases; repeating the
law creating the onice OF "a tertnary surgeon;
by Hughes, prohibiting the Issue OF county
warrants in excess Of s. per cent. Of the tax
levy. or OF the funds In the treasury; requiring
county commissioners to give beads and max
Ing them liable for warrants issued contrary to
this law, and limiting the compensation to
forty days In each year BY Walsh, defining the
boundaries OF the Eighth Judicial dis
trfct and TO attach Tower and kamsey
counttes for Judicial purposes; by
Crawford. creating the north Dakota
pharmaceutical district; also the south Dako.
to division on the 7th standard; by HALEY. ap-
wopriattng eaas0 for the expenses Of the
school OF mines, including e2f0o for deficiency
In the purchase OF chemicals and meta.urgical
laboratory by Van osdei, providing for the wid.
ows OF persons killed at the Yankton asylum
and for Rannie voguild, injured-sl 900 each to
the widows and $3.50 to the other The council
did not print the message In foreign languages; !;
the seed wheat bill was referred 70 special
COMMITTEES; Mr.. Lowry introduced the nsuRl
postage stamp resolution, which wss defeated; !;
asont resolution Was passed under suspension
providing for 2 COMMITTEES to examine and re.
port ON compiled laws Mr.. Washabsnsh voted
no because he believed the governor should Is
sue the proclamation under the law OF 1887 ;
NJ. Van Osdel offered resolution which was
adopted-ayes. IL nays. g--taking from the
committees OF election the Winship- Walsh con-