The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-24
LEGISLATTVE.
THIRTY-sEyENTH DAY.

dcmption.
No. Ill, confirming permanent school fund
investments to various lines OF securities.
No. 140, placing title of personal property
in case of conditional sale, in the purchaser
in so far as third parties are concerned.
No. $50. making city assessor a permanent
officer.
No. 179, requiring registers to turn over to
counties all fees received for abstracts of
titles.
No. 1911, filing vacancy in the mayoralty of
cities Of the third class.
Bills introduced: No. 242, by Mr.. Lowthan:
Changing Day county to the Fifth judicial
circuit.
No. 243, by Mr.. Horner (by request: FIX
ing court dates of the Sixth judicial circuit,
No. 244by MIR. Major (by request: Prohibit
ing carrying of concealed weapons and de-
fning same.
No. 245, by Mr.. Gunderson: Making the
public printing law more definite.
No. 246, by Mr.. Dean: Defining powers of
corporate towns regarding highways and
voting precincts.
No. PAT, by Mr. Ryan: Repeating tuition
charges of students in the state normal
schools upon agreement to engage in teach
ing
HousE-The following bills were intro
duced:
No. Ell, by Mr.. Burke: Giving architects
liens the same as mechanics.
No 2ls, by Mr.. Malchow: For inspection Of
sheep.
No 219, by Mr.. Koenig: Requiring month
ly report from the superintendent to the
insane hospital to counties having inmates
No. 220, by Mr.. Patterson of Day: Pertain
ing to costs on appeal from justices courts.
No 221, by Mr. Sheldon: Exempting fra
ternal mutual insurance companies from
payment of insurance tax
Adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY.
SENATE-The senate passed the following
senate bills:
No. 20, protecting pbreeders of fine stock
and Furnishing fraud in the matter of pedi-
gree,
No. SO, a joint resolution amending the
constitution so as to permit women to vote
for superintendent of schools at annual
school elections.
Nose, abolishing county commissioners and
substituting county supervisors, composed Of
chairmen of township boards of supervisors
and one alderman from each city ward.
option bonds of Vermllion university.
No. 1is, specifying subordinate le -islative
officers and committee clerks and expanding
the duties of the latter.
No. 165, fixing penalty for disregard of
the requirement. that old soldiers have pref
erence in official appointments.
Bills introduced: No. 249 by Mr.. Edwards:
Providing against extortionate prices for
% fop fnryn
No 25O, by Mr.. Chilcott: Fixing terms of
court in Mcpherson county
No. 25l by Mr. Miller (by request): Requir-
ing foreign corporations to file copy of
their charter with the secretary of state.
No. 252 by Mr. Newly: Giving victims of
pools or trusts double the amount suffered
therefrom.
No. 253 by Mr.. Bird Protecting the claims
of junior membranes and lien holders in
cases of foreclosure of real estate mortgages.
The following senate bills were passed:
No. 25, introduced by Mr. Hart, method
for vacating town plats.
No. 1913, introduced by Mr.. Gunderson,
refunding certain meneys to Garfield town
ship, Clay county.
No. 100, introduced by Mr.. Kennedy, for
rafunding of deaf-mute school bonds
amounting to $4,000.
No 1856, introduced by Mr.. Kennedy, for
refunding of $4,000 Of FIVE per cent option
bonds of the agricultural college.
No 145, introduced by Mr.. Dean, to
empower courts to order correct ASSESS
ment of property decided to have been
enormously assessed.
Also house bill No. g. establishing a
northern hospital for the insane at Redfeld:
provided eighty acres Of land are donated.
1t was passed by a vote OF forty-three to
thirty-one
Bills introduced;
No 222, by Mr.. Withee: Regulating sale
of nursery stock.
No. 223, by Mr.. Hall: Defining the public
examiners duties, and fixing a penalty for
neglect.
No. 224, by Mr.. Hall: Repeating the
authority of state auditor to print public
reports.
No. 225, by Mr.. Hall: Amending the oil
inspection law.
TH1RTY-NINTH DAY.
sENATE-The following senate bills were
passed:
No. 23, making court stenographers' rates
10 cents per 100 words for longhand tran
scripts.
No. As, making the term of supreme judges
SIX years ana or circuit Judges 1Ouf years.
No. So, for advertising delinquent lots in
abandoned townsites by posting instead OF
newspaper publishing.
substitute for No. 1872, q memorial fo1
amendment Of the military code The sub
stitute provides the desired code.
No 146. requiring officers selling mortgaged
personal property'~to take up evidence OF
obligation.
No. 176, relating to continued payment OF
taxes on land held under color of title.
No. 2o5, making the public examiners sal
airy $1,50O
Also the following house bills:
Nc. 35, introduced by Mr.. Box, paying
presidential electors per diem and mileage.
No. SO, introduced by Mr.. Smith, enabling
cities OF the second and third class to bono
for grading.
No. 81, introduced by Mr.. Cleveland, fo
construction Of freguards by townships o1
counties.
No. 81, introduced by Mr.. Gold, for an ap
preparation of 81 ZOO for expenses in selectin!
public lands.