Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-03-18
BILLS THAT PASSED
,AmARY OF THE LEGiSlA.
TURE'S WORK.
Seven Hundred Bills Were
,.,,rotuced at the Recent Session
..a Of This Number About One
u.ndred Became Laws.

lutrOGuceu ~ SHc AscCCuc oCseAOu
I'D of This Number About One
aundred Became Laws.
The Bills that Passed.
Some 700 bills were introduced In the
legislature. Of this number the following
were passed:
House Bills.
Goddard. making the penalty for embez-
,,emen, fine not exceeding 1000 and inn
rr;sonmcnt not exceeding fifteen years;
amending estray law; amending law rel
alive to 'ireguards, sheep and artesian
wells. Chapter ia, Laws OF 1885, Glass,
nnyidins that seed grain warrants out
standing for one year shall be paid out of
the general fund; requiring mortgages to
furnish mortgagors with copy of mortgage.
Storlie. requiring from county depository
hanks bonds and interest on daily balances
Al 3 per cent. Colvin, making personal
taxes first lien. Dollard, amending Sec
tion 1888, Code Of Civil Procedure. King,
mrmitting majority OF the voters in
civil township to abolish the township or
SANITATION and float the indebtedness. COL
vim deficiency bill for secretary of state.
McCaughey, providing that in case OF fail
nre to elect city officers city council shall
forthwith call special election. Kirk, ap-
propriation for mileage and per diem of
presidential electors. Anderson of Pen
ninrton. forbidding adulteration of food
and drink Weeks, creating Office Of insur-
ance commissioner; lien forbidding town
ship officers to purchase tools costing over
800 without submitting matter to vote of
tered into by school boards except at regu-
lar meetings. Schnauber, prohibiting
nickel -the-slot machines. Olson, re-
healing act allowing Yankton Coun-
ty commissioners to fund their warrants.
Bangert, to prevent the spread of infec-
tious diseases among swine; vetoed. DOL
lard. providing for the sale and lease of the
Taylor lands. Micheals, repeating the law
creating the engineer of Irrigation. Haire,
legalizing Belle FOurche Independent
school district. Kirk, requiring states at
torneys to begin action against county COM
missoners for malfeasance whenever seven
resident taxpayers petition. Donahue, ap-
propriating $2,A2.5l to pay judgment OBJ
tanned by A. l.. Carter against the state.
Bnrkhoider, appropriating 5000 to cover
legislative printing. Goddard, providing
eral school laws shall revert to county in
stead Of state. Dean, licensing the practice
Of osteopathy. Lohr, legalizing incorpora-
ton of Estelline. OleSon, removing un-
necessary fumes and gases In smelling.
ent school district. Halvorson, authorizing
counties to erect jails and court holses.
Haor creating state registry of brands
of miners. Somers, appropriating $500
for advertising the sales and leases of
schoo! lands. Greeley, allowing regents to
establish Sub-experiment station for cul-
tule Of drough. resisting plants. Whealey,
sheriffs shall receive 81 per day for attend
ance on justice court. Webb, making
Lieut., Frost military secretary to governor.
Greeley, sheep inspection, each county
with 1000 sheep to have an inspector.
Hinckley, reimbursng Sheriff Faris $::;;3 10
Prater, annexing Todd County to Gregory.
FundcrsOn, commissioners or supervisors
may construct bitches or drains where nee
essary. Grant, allowing township board
to assess for road tax instead of state
equalization board, as formerly Keith,
amending state board of pharmacy act.
Appropriations committee, appropriating
tenance. Prather, lcgalizing acts of Clerk
of Courts Nichols of Charles Mix County.
Case, empowering county judges to award
custody of destitute children and those of
criminal parents to orphans home: provid-
ing for adoption of minor children. Com
mitee on education, providing for county
uniformity of text books. Cook, dedicating
to use OF reform school certain state lands
in OF tntn
general fund $3O, 900 of fragmentary funds
lying in the treasury. Grill, legalizing
Artcsan school district Committee on
education, general education law; appor-
tionment bill. Committee on legislative
employees, 5000. Appropriations COM
mittce, general appropriation bill.
senate Bills.
Palmer, Wheeler railroad law. Bouck,
changing Grant and Roberts Counties from
the Third to the Fifth judicial circuit.
Hiackle, limiting appeals to eases involv-
ing more than SIS. fRepcaled.) BOthum,
reducing salaries Of registers of deeds to
limit sl,200. Hart, forbidding the
DETACHMENT of the United States
flag requiring mortgages to file
their address with registers of deeds.
Gunderson, to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases among swine. (Ve-
toed.l Grill, requiring levy of only half as
much road tax on the organized as on the
unorganized townships in counties; chang
ing Union County. from the First to the
Second Judicial circuit; requiring the state
treasurer to give $4OO, 900 bond. kellar,
protection of elk and other big game; to
reimburse j. B. McCloud for expenses in
Indian uprising in lS0O-$1,277. Vetoed
kindschy, empowering supervisors to con
struct dams and store surface waters.
Keith, providing for the Organization OF
mutual insurance companies. Bouck,
license bill. Palmer, allowing state treas
urer twenty days after he qualities in which
to make accounting. Webb, authorizing
states attorneys to begin action In behalf
OF counties. Palmer, assessing property OF
deceased persons. Case, relating to bas-
tardy; legislative appropriation bill. Grant
amending section 5974 Compiled Laws
probate code). Case, permitting county
commissioners to compromise taxes on
plated property when full amount canno'
be realized by sale; making legal section