Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-08
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Senate.

PIERRE, Jan. 24-Bills No. 20, GO, 102 and
90 were recommended to pass. Senate bill
No. 30, providing for the publication of the
reports of the supreme court, passed. The
following bills were introduced. A memo
sial to congress praying for the opening
Of the Fort Randall military reservation
east of the Missouri river. The rules were
suspended and the memorial passed. Reg
ulating the practice of pharmacy and
licensing persons to dispense poisons; pun
ishing the counterfeiting of labels, trade
marks and advertisements.
PIERRE, lar 3.-The passage OF senate
bill No. GO was recommended by the com.
mittee. 1t amends section GA, compiled
laws.
Senate bill No. 81, fixing the terms Of the
supreme court on the first Tuesdays in
April and October of each year was passed.
PIERRE, Jan. 27.-Joint resolution No.
al, fnemoraiizing congress to open the
Crow Creek reservation, was passed.
Senate bill No. gi, requiring county
treasurers to give notice of redemption
from tax sale to purchaser, passed.
Senate bill No. ~, legalizing the organi-
cation OF certain civil townships, passed.
A substitute for senate bill No. 8 and
louise bill No. g, re-enacting the laws of
Dakota and declaring the common law In
force where the statutes are silentin South
Dakota, passed.
PIERRE, Jan. 2S.-After roll call the rules
were suspended and house bill No. II, as
amended by the senate, was read a third
time and passed. IL is practically the same
as The senate bill killed by the house last
week.
The following senate bills were passed
also: Providing for notice by holder of
tax certificate to owner of land before n
deed is given; exempting members of fire
companies from military and jury duty.
Discussion was had in committee of the
whole on the bill providing for the adop-
tion of minors and passage recommended.
Henry Neil was elected journal clerk
and +. ID. Simmons clert Of the judiciary
committee,
rlrgRE, Jan. 29.-T. r. Carter, of Moody
county, was elected clerk on engrossed
bills. The senate bill relating to consent
in cases of adoption passed.
The senate bill relating to the duties OF
county treasurers and providing for de-
claring banks as public depositors passed.
The senate bill passed reducing the fees
of the register of deeds from ~ to 80 cents
for recording deeds aud mortgages, and to
10 cents for filing chattel mortgages.
Bills were introduced TO amend section
n, article 3, of the constitution. defining the
Liabilities of railroad companies for live
stock killed; to amend section 24t, code of
civil procedure; TO amend section ), article
y, cnapter i5, laws OF 1891, relating to the
Incorporation of cities.
PIERRE, Jan. 3l.--Several committees re
ported bills recommending their pas age.
A petition was presented protesting against
the graduates Of the agricultural college
practicing pharmacy without examination.
The senate bill requiring county treasur-
ers 10 pay state funds quarterly into the
state treasury passed. Bill were intro
duced TO submit TO a vote Mt the election OF
1890 tie question of the permanent loca-
ton of the capital; TO give credit to prison
ers in the penitentiary of time for good
conduct. The house bill providing for u
commission to codify the laws was in.
definitely postponed.