The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
SOUTH DAKOTA EDOIN@

Bills passed: Defining the duties q the aecre.
tsry OF state regulating the dispossl
ting municipal corporations to 8 n up
to 8 instead Of 4 per cent. regulations for the
election the coming fall on the permanent loca-
for one year Is hsiff s,tD . y e appropiias
tion. sbills introduced. Appropriating the
lands grantedthe, state between various insti-
men eligible to the ONCE Of notary public pro.
how amendments to articles Of incorpor.
alton may be made. Adjourned.
es3 perday. Bills introduced: 10 amend SEQ
ton 5l6. complied laws. To amend article I,
chapter z, political code. An act to consolid ate
counties which have failed to pay debt. [Tnis
bill refers to Lawrence and. Meade
Soanties and would wipe ont sTn the
section 8, probate code; to regulate and con.
troll life or accident insurance companies and
all companies operated on the asses sment plan I;
company; to provide for the division and or
ganization of civil townships. The senate bill
relating to highway tax passed. Adjourned
In the senate on the 18th bills were intro.
school at Forest City; locating the school for
the blind and feeble minded at Harrison, be-
tween Miller and st. Lawrence, Hand county;
priatings 1000 ieres Of public land: iocas-
ing the state central university at Huron;
establishing the state public school
at CkUuUIlbuluk Ll6 WebU6Tu uO6DI.
tnl for the insane ut Custer City; locating the
state fair permanently at Aberdeen; dofning
the jurisdiction of county courts fixing the
sion to settle the Patteo Yankton Insane asy-
lum claims permitting townships to buy ar
tesian well machinery and sing wells; amend
ing the act incorporating the city OF Brookings.
In the house bills we're passed: Prohibiting
the circulation of obscene literature; submit
ing the question Of woman suffrage to q vote;
nrOtRctfnQ firm labOrefa :. rn1Rfinp tn nuniah.
ment for robbing amending section 5000, COM
piled laws, d memorial asking the open
t tien q amending sas e seesion e 5ss1. c eGsfdEsi
laws; amending section 54l4, compiled lnws.
Bills introduced: TO amend section 1920, COM
chapter IL, political code an act for the relief
Of corporations organized under the general
laws to provide for the appointment of au agent
to prosecute the claims OF the state against
the United States for money due on account Of
public lands. The famous stock feeders bill,
No. 81, was indefinitely. postponed. The bill
assessors was lost. The house bill on the
change Of commissioners dis riots was indef-
initely postponed. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 14th the house appropri-
alton bill for balances due on expenses OF the
Sioux Falls constitutional convention was in
definitely postponed. The special order arrived
for the consideration of the senate bill creating
taken up in committee of tho whole. Bills in.
troduced Providing for the payment of the ex-
penses of the seed grain commission q memoir
nebago and Grow Creek reservations; author
izing the payment to INDECENT families or pa
rents of %convicts OF their earnings. Amending
chapter II, laws of 1889, relating to artesian
1857. Bills passed providing for the assessment
and taxation OF railroad property. Providing
for the sale or incumbranca Of homesteads
where the husband or wife is of unsound mind.
Creating a board of charities and corrections.
Furnishing the counterfeiting OF trade marks
and advertisements. Memorializing congress
for legislation for claims for Indian depreda.
tions. Adjourned.
In the house bills were introduced: To carry
into effect section 4, of the constitution to es.
tablish a branch of the asylum in the Black
Hills; to apportion lands granted to the state:
TO amend section 3, chapter 151, session laws OF
1887 to provide for the construction of dykes,
dams, bitches and waterways for the purpose OF
creating artificial reservoirs: to amend section
300, laws of 1887: to amend subdivision
4, section :919, compiled laws; to authorize
counties to Issue warrants to paydeficiencies in
the erection of co%urt-houses and jails. The
committee on appropriations introduced two
bills. one repeating oil prior laws and another
making appropriations for state institutions. A
resolution to indefinitely postpone the McIn.
tyre bill to apportion public lands was lost.
The house went into committee OF the whole or
the usury bill with Mr.. Mccormick in the
rate of interest was fixed on chattel mortgages
at y per cent. and 10 Per cent. on real estate.
Adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th several senate bills
momorializing congress- asking for legislation
for the relief Of former settlers OF the Winnie.
ibago and Crow Creek reservations passed. Thu
president appointed Senators Greene, Kittridge
iing @m' paSl,o on lands she to bill oxis tlRpf0pr and
Imaginary public schools. Bills introduced
relating to the trespass of animals. Appropri.
Iating money to cover the deficiency in cert IL
funds expended on the state hospital. House
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issue and dispose Of bonds. Requiring a guard
around ice holes.
In the house bills were introduced: By ths
pfsRaftiess for tic unlawfu TRANSPORTATION O
enforcement OF mechanics' liens: to provide
for filing chattel mortgages. If this bill be.
comes a law all chatt i mortgages will be filed
in the township where they. are given. Billf
were passed to p eserve the waters in
the Fig Sioux river; authorizing the levying Of
a special tax Tor road purposes: to defray the
expenses OF the constitutional convention: t c
submit the question OF the permanent capital
authorizing. the commissioner of school and
public lands to make selection of university
lands; making railroads responsible for con.
tracts of agents; to carry into effect the pro.
VISIONS OF section l, article %, of the c~onstitu.
ttien.
ate bills We're passed: Fixing the time when
Legislative eractments take effect; providing
Tor a parole OF prisoners; amending all acts OF
the territory, striking out and inserting words
appropriate to the state; making the gov.
ernor the custodian of ali the property not
entrusted to other officers legnlizing the oct s
o. al notaries OF the public since tho expira.
tion OF their commissions. House bills passed
Authorizing the state treasurer to transfer Ger.
tain balances to the general fund amending
title y, code Of criminal procedure trans errins
the business of the late territory to the state
courts; amending section G52, penal code,
raising the age OF consent to 1G years.
the ans h ee@mi preStb I'll tep p1PI' 4ssom repoGited
substantially the same amendments as mad Q
.by that committee on the senate bill, both
bills being originally the same. Bills were in
troduced: Providing q Legislative apportion-
ment OF thirty senators and seventy-eight rep.
resentatives; an insurance bill Tor cooper
ntlve and assessment companies, like the one
introduced in the house last week; rebating
tho admission of the state; regulnt.
ing Ing the capture Of fish. excepting by
owners OF sheep and other animals for damage
incurred by dogs fourteen appropria ion bills
providing for executive special and legislative
departments Of the several state institutions
Tor the transportation of prisoners to the peai.
Tertiary for tho publishing of supreme court
reports; for q state board Of health: tor trims.
expenses Of organizing counties; for the insur.
ance OF public buildings for the transportation
OF the insane; for the printing Of public re.
ports for tho expenses of the regents of eduoa.
ton, boards Of trustees and the boards Of
charities and corrections for the return OF
iugitives from Justice for the burial Of soldiers.
~ Cule u tue DllnQ Tor The expense OF
the state agricultural board. Adjourned.
Tho following bills ,rcrc int reduced n the
house,: To regulate travel on public highway
by, conveyances to provide for the funding oil
outstanding indebtedness of the cities to pro.
vide for the payment Of fees Of state officers
into the treasury providing for the transports a.
ton OF insane persons. The COMMITTEES Of the
whole bill abolishing the office of commissioner
OF immigration was considered. It was decided
by a large majority to abolish the Office,
The bill authorizing registers of deeds to
make abstracts wa referred to q committee
Tor amendment. The bill passed authorizing
county commissioners to consolidate road and
bridge taxes. In the senate temperance bill
the amendment OF Speaker Young to section is
carried. It was adopted substantially as intro.
duced. Adjournod.i
In the senate on the 1sta q petition was re-.
ceiyed from the residents Of Kingsbury county
protesting against legislation on mortgages and
asking q repeal OF the penalty for usury.
Under suspension of the rules the house
Joint resolution providing for the appoint
ment OF q commission of fve farmers
to provide for seed grain passed.
Bills were introduced proyidtngfor the incorpo-
ration of town site companies; amending Sec
ton 55, chapter 20, political code, relating to
ferries authorizing the board of Charities and
corrections to sell certain real estate at Sioux
rails providing for the amendment of section
], article z, Of the constitution; establishing q
uniform system OF education. Adjourned
In the house the following bills were intro
duced: Authorizing county commissioners to
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