The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-25
Senate.

Senate.
A pretltion was presented on the
18th inst, from residents OF Clark
county, asKing that taxes OF 1880
may become delinquent Oct. 1st, 1890.
instead OF Feb, 1st, 1850, and the rate
OF interest be deducted.
Also a petition to have a law passed
whereby farmers who raised no crop
last year can obtain seed grain.
Senate bill No. 7 was passed.
Also senate bill No. s.
The committee on appropriations
reported in faver of receiving no bills
asking for appropriations after Feb.
| 10, 1890, which report was adopted.
The following bills were Introduces:
| To repeal section 6143 OF chapter
OF article 16, code civil service pro.
ceedinGs OF justice code compiled laws
OF 1887.
Submlt ting the question "shall the
word male be stricken from section !,
article Z OF the constitution"
| For the assessment and taxation OF
railroad companies.
To provide for the payment OF the
employees OF the constitutional con-
vention Of 1889 not otherwise pro-
vided for.
To prohibit the sale 1f tobacco to
any person under the age OF 16 years
and prescribing the penalties therefor.
House biIl No. Is for an act to
amend section 1910 and repeal Rec-
tion 1911 OF article l5 Of chapter Is
OF the political code, compiled laws
1887.
| Adjourned. ..-
Senate bill No. 2, relating to seed
grain was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Wilson, of Codineton, offered
resolution authorizing the speaker to
appoint clerk for committee on state
affairs. Voted down.
Mr.. Stafford moved to authorize the
appointment OF clerk for committee
on elections. Voted down.
Senate Joint resolution No. 20. di
recting secretary to provide members
OF the legislature with certain laws for
use during session, was passed.
The following bills were introduced:
To amend act z OF the code OF Grim.
inal proceedure.
To regulate telegraph rates in South
Dakota.
To amend subdivision IA, section 2,
chapter 20, political code; entitled
"revenue," as amended by chapter
l24 OF the laws OF 1881, entitled ex
emptions.
TO provide for the building OF hridg
es on the public highway.
To appropriate money to defray
the travelling expenses OF the railroad
and warehouse commissions, chapter
10S, laws 1889.
Requiring banks incorporated under
the general laws of the Territory OF
Dakota, and all other persons, firms
or corporations doing banking bust
ness, to make and publish sworn
statement of their financial condi.
tions.
To provide for Che issue and pay
ment of bonds by counties for the
purpose OF sinking artesian wells.
Relating 10 electric lights, telephones
and gas In municipal corporations.
To regulate the practice OF pharma.
cy in South Dakota.
To provide for the repeal OF the bill
for the increase OF county commission
ers to five by petition OF the voters oi
the county.
For the taxing OF land and chattel
property in the name OF the real party
In In terest.
To protect stock breeders within
| AL
Prohibiting recording OF deeds and
other conveyances OF real estate until
taxes thereon are paid, amending sec
tion 90, chapter 20, political code.
To revise and amend section 4O6e
OF the compiled laws relating TO the
use OF fictitious partnership, name OF
names not lowing names OF members
OF the firm.
Amending railroad law.
Committee on county and county
affairs recommend an amendment tc
section OF house bill No. 15 and or
.. motion the same was made the spec
ial order for p. M, before the houst
in committee Of the whole.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house convened as soon aitel
, 2 o'clock as the members could gel
, their orders for mileage signed by tn,
presiding officers.
When motion to adjourn was betor,
|. the house several members were un
decided as to how they snouid 90 or
record but the motion carried and tn,
house decided to adjourn until Tues
day. ...
Resolution OF Partridge that o selec
committee OF seven be appointed u
whom all bills relating to pubic insti
! tutions be referred was adopted.
House went into q committee OF th
Z whole ana received and adopted tb
!, report OF the committee on count,
+ and county affairs TO amend the orig
D nal bill to read February instead O
> September. House adopted report O
committee recommending the abov
amendment.
: Section 1 was read, that section
Q 1910 of article 15, political code, com
piled laws 1857 be amended TO rea,
4 as follow: Section 1870. mat OF
b the first Monday OF February OF tn
: year alter which taxes shall have beel
l assessed, all unpaid taxes shall be
come delinquent and shall draw in
e terest at tns rate OF IL per cent annun
{ from the date OF delinquency unit
Q paid.
House again went into regular ssa
sion and received report OF jediciar.
Q committee.
/, The following bill was introduced:
Referring TO the refunding OF take
; as provided for IN section 2, chapte
1 129 laws OF 1885, coi.et ed +o- loca
Y ard county purposes.
House bill No. 15 was put upon 1t
1 third reading and passed unanimous
b ly.
A resolution was offered relative u
i attorney generals opinion ot the ma,
. ter oi members drawing pay ior day
not In session.