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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13
THE CITY.
LOCAL BREVITlES.

Whps, No. 3. 43 cents; No. >. q.
EquaI suffrage meeting at NJ. +. church
tll,ht.
D.. 4 +. Clough went to Howard on
j. eyrnln. train.
Ms. Leroy SeAton was q passenger for
III Rapids TO visit friends.
State Auditor Mayhem was a passen-
k,!tom the north going to Sioux Falls
;morning.
Epgor,h league social in rooms rear
Dr.. Daniels Office in Syndicate block
s eyen,ng.
Arrivals from the east: Frank Maloy,
EAn Murphy. Mrs. W. Il. Full. Mrs. ".
Naeday aud Lulu Smith.
Nm. f.. g. Brorby departed for Post
[e, Iowa, 10 see an aged brother who
taril! expected to live.
4 warrant Of arrest was issued to-day
rETed ~troeh, SIX miles south, on the
az q assault upon one William
.suer.
y. q. Abbott. the lower Esan avenue
toer, c1' cat on crutches to-day after
%, lad up with n four weeks attack
sla'.ga.
Registered Al the Madison House: \
johnson, Lake Preston, X ID. Hop.
y Ramona, At the Lake Park: +
A-Ldall, Sioux Falls.
HOS Mexican, Esq, OF Duluth, MINI.
SIN the city to-day. calling on former
ela'n'ahces, in company with his
'Fla' y, .. Murray. Esq.
y Morse and wife, J.. l.. Jones an,
SISTERS, Sada and Ida and Mrs. Chae
esdroye TO Winfred this morning &c
F'o the funeral Of the late Albert
dliams.
i. A. hendall of Sioux Fails, formerl,
howard, Is ut Hubbell's livery BARI
r'1a'ing horses for the army. Horses
v" 'o TO 100 are wanted, and thu
:" phid Is from $50 and upward. III
secured four up to 3 p. III.
.s''' Jennings OF the First regiment
"'eu from Clark on the train from
north with eleven men OF the Clarl
H"! who will enlist in the First, ant
Va''y DO assigned TO Co. ID OF Worth
which the others from that place
'oeen assigned.
a. I armer Of Howard who was al
sung passenger this morning state
seventeen Of the recruits raised a
!, '''u this week have passed exsminc
a'u more are coming in. They vii
b."' to Camp Dewey Sunday on tn
r 's''n train he says.
o '''eFs Nolan OF Sioux Falls an
.s'. uS OF Montrose, who have bee
nv. mug lev. Il. A. Flynn in the n
s,.' devotional service here this week
"'ea Tor their homes on the morn
o., ."'h' Father Stecher OF Howar'
we evening train west.
n, "'o'ht Williamson Of the Chautau
h, Isolation has received u lette
IA ''pN. Hnger who states that he
,n work upon the assembly PR
securing talent and arrang;n
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13
For sale. a good team OF drivers. En-
ouire ut John Paul Lumber yard.
Fired on u German Boat

HALIFAX, n. S.. May l3.-Captai1
Brunst of the German steamer Sophie
Rickmere reports that while crossing
the Newfoundland banks. ho was
chased by a spanish warship. Ihe
latter was very speedy and fired three
shells at the Rickmore. but the latte !
being an eight-knot boat and the
weather becoming hazy, she got away
Captain Bruust says the Spaniard was
a torpedo boat, with three tunnels ano
very low in the water. The Rlcklnerf
nroceeded to New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13
WHERE ARE THE DONSs

The Mystery Of sp.in's Fleet Not Yet
Cleared Up.
LONDON. May l3.-The mystery as
70 tho present whereabouts OF SPANS
Cape Verde fleet is not yet clearea up;
The official announcement from Madrid
hat tho feet is still at sea is still &C.
oonted with great reserve. ana the
story that it is at Cadiz preparing Tor q
S.sh on Manila is openly secuted.
Tho fleet may be at Cadiz. but II 1t is IT
,,;,I probably stay there unless COM
nelled by popular clamor to assume the
offensive.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13
Kidney or BLADDER Troubles.

Any OF the above complaints or too
scanty urine are surely and speedily
cured by "Dr. Fenner's Kidney and
Backache Cure" Bed wetting by ohil.
dren is generally cured by one bottle OF
this powerful remedy. Testimonials
will be furnished on application to the
dealer whose name is gwen below. Ii
not satisfied after using one bottle. your
money will he refunded by Frank Smith
OF Madison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13
BIG ELEVATOR BCRNE0.
Over a Million Bushels of Armour. Grn,
laatrnv0I-So,a ur,l,o. vl,...

Over a Million Bushels of Armour's Grain
Destroyed-Som~ Lumber Burned.
CHICAGO, May l3.-Grain elevator
3D. belonging to the Chicago, Bur.
lington and Quincy railroad has been
destroyed by fire. Losses on building
and contents will aggregate about
81, 200, DOC. The elevator contained
l.ll5,OOO bushels of grain, valued at
So9O.OOo, the property of =. d. Armour.
The grain was fully insured.
The fire spread to adjoining lumber
yards and large quantities of lumber
were destroyed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13

A. little hoy asked for u bottle OF get
nm in the morning rs fast rs you can.
the druggist recognized . household
name for DeWitt's Little Early Risere
and gave MIN a bottle Of those famous
Lttle pills for constipation. sick head
ache. liver and stomach troubles.
FRANK SMITH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13
prcsbyterian General Assembly.

New YORK, May l3.-The genera
assembly OF the Presbyterian church IL
the United States Will meet at Winona
Assembly grounds, near Warsaw, lud. +.
on Thursday, May ~. which will be
the eleventh meeting of the body. 1t
will be composed Of about coo members,
divided between clerical and lay com.
missions sent to represent the 23s
presbyteries in the church.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13

She's a tine girl, quite brilliant | hear.
| understand she has just completed a
course OF Rocky Mountain Tea. That
accounts for her b%rilllancy.
FRANK c. SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13

Until further notice bread will be
cents a loaf, straight.
CRANEY & HuBBELL,
jerks l. Cross.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13

Children like it. it saves their lives
We mean One Minute Cough Cure, the
infallible remedy for coughs, colds
Group, bronchitis, grippe, and all throat
and lung troubles.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13

Competent girl wanted for genera
houSo"o'" f Mrs. VESSEL.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13

Honse to rent, near business portion o'
city. "H''
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13
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u,plsuN, SOUTH DAKOTA.
FRIDAY, MAY Il. 1898.

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,,,n for 81 po,nts south.
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J "a min. departs north, NJ a:ln a. m.
~ ,-aju. arrives from the north, lo:sl =. m.
Z. j. HOLMES. Local Agent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13

Thousands OF sufferers from grippe
have been restored to health BY Doe
Minute Cough Cure. It quickly cures
coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia
grippe, asthma. and all throat and
lung diseases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-13

Geo. Vedder has a quantity OF good
oats Tor Gale at elevator @.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-13
ARTICLE VIII. POLICE DEPARTMENT.
CHAPTER I.
Organization.

SECTION 1. The Police Department shall consist of a Board of Police Com missioners, Chief of Police, a Police Force, and of such clerks and em- ployes as shall be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Article.
 Sec. 2. All members of the Police De- partment shall hold office during good behavior, subject to the provisions hereinafter set forth relating to pro motions, suspensions, dismissals and disratements.
 Sec. 3. No person shall become a member of the Department unless he shall be citizen of the United States of good character for honesty and so- briety, able to read and write the Eng fish language, and resident of the City and County for at least five wears next preceding his appointment. Every appointee to the Department shall not be less than twenty-one nor more than thirty-five years of age must possess the physical qualifications required for recruits of the Tinted States Army, and before his appoint- ment must pass a satisfactory medica examination under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed bv the Board of Police Commissioners In making appointments of members of the Department, the Board shall never regard the political or religious preferences or affiliations of any can didate,
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-13

relative to sewerage or drainage, upon the amount of damage to be paid 10 such owners for the purpose of such improvement and for the perpetual use of said real estate for said purpose
 Sec B. The Board may, when au- thorized by ordinance of the Supervls- ors passed by not less than fourteeen affirmative votes, construct sucn sew CTS, reservoirs and pumping works as may be necessary to carry out the gen eral system of sewerage for the Clty and County.
 Sec g. When, upon the recommenda- ton of the Board of Public. works, the Supervisors shall determine upon any improvement for the purpose Of sewer age and drainage which necessitates the acquisition or condemnation or prl- vate property, and the Board IS unaple to agree with the owner thereon, upon the amount of compensation or dam- ages to be paid therefor, or when sucn owner is in any way incapable of mak- ing any agreement in reference thereto, and in all cases in which the Board shall deem it most eXpedient 1t snail, when authorized by the Supervisors eX- pressed by ordinance, have the rlSnt 10 cause said property to be condemned, and to institute proceedings for the condemnation of such property, or TOT the aScertainment of such damages Tn the manner, so far as may be appl1ca- ble which is provided in this Article Tor the condemnation of real estate when necessary for the opening of any new street.
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ARTICLE VII. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND LIBRA
 RES.
CHAPTER I.
The Board of Education.


 SECTION l. The School Department shall be under the control and manage ment of Board of Education com- posed of four School Directors. who shall be appointed by the Mayor, and who shall give their entire time to the duties of their office. They shall each sand dollars. They shall not be less been residents of the City and County fer at least five years prior to their ap- pointment The Board shall never be so constituted as to consist of more than two members of the same politi- cal party. The term of office of the Di- rectors shall be four years. Those first appointed shall so classify themselves by lot that they shall respectively go out of office at the expiration of one, two, three and four years.
 Sec ?. The Board shall organize by electing one of it's number President. who shall serve for one year and until his successor is elected. The Board may elect a Secretary who shall not be a member of the Board, and who shall receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars.
 Sec 8. The Board shall meet at least once a week and at such other times as 1t may determine. It shall establish rules for it's proceedings; but the con- current vote of the majority of its members shall be necessary to transact business. In every instance where a power is exercised under this Article by the Board the vote thereon shall be taken by ayes and noes and entered in the minutes of the Board.
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CHAPTER IT.
Polica Commissioned

SECTION 1. The Police Department shall be under the management of a Board of Police Commissioners consist ing of four members who shall be ap- pointed by the Mayor, and each of whom shall receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars. No person shall be appointed such Commissioner who shall not have been an elector of the City and County for at least five years next preceding his appointment
 Sec. 2. The Board shall never be so constituted as to consist of more than two members of the same political party. The term of office of the Con- missioners shall be four years. Those first appointed shall so classify them selves by lot that they shall respec- lively go out of office at the expiration of one, two, three and four years.
 Sec. 3. The Commissioners shall be successors in office of the Police Commissioners holding office in the City and County at the time this Charter shall go into effect by virtue of appointment under any statute or law of this State.
 Sec 4. The Police Commissioners shall organize by electing one of their number President, who shall hold such office for one year. The Board shall appoint a Secretary who shall receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars. The sessions of the Board
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CHAPTER III.
Powers of the Board of Education.

SECTION 1. In addition to the powers conferred by the general laws of the State, the Board of Education shall have power:
 1. To establish and maintain public schools as provided in this Article, and to change, modify, consolidate or dis continue the same as the public well fare may require.
 g. To employ such teachers and per- sons as may be necessary to carry into effect it's powers and duties; to fix, alter and approve their salaries and compensation, and to withhold for good and sufficient cause the whole or any part of the wages, salary or compensa- ton of any person or persons employed as aforesaid; and to promote, transfer and dismiss teachers; but no teacher in the department at the time of the adoption of this Charter, or who shall be hereafter appointed, shall be dis missed from the department, except for insubordination, immoral or unpro- fessional conduct. or evident unfitness for teaching. All promotions of teachers shall be based solely on merit and suc- cessful teaching. Nothing in this sec tion shall be construed to prevent the Board from removing teachers holding only special certificates or serving a probationary term. Charges against
 
 Superintendent after due investigation and shall be finally passed upon by the Board after giving the accused teacher due hearing.
 3. To grant, to renew and, for the causes mentioned in section one. sub- division two, of this Chapter, to re- yoke, teachers certificates.
 4. To establish and enforce all nec- essary rules and regulations for the government and efficiency of the schools and for carrying into effect the school system; to remedy truancy: to compel the attendance at school of children between the ages of six and fourteen years who may be found idle in public places during school hours.
 5. To investigate charges against any person connected with or in the employ of the School Department, and to take testimony in such, investiga- tions.
 6. To receive, to take on lease and to hold in trust for the City and County any real estate belonging to or claimed by the School Department To hold in trust all personal property that may have been or may hereafter be ac- quired by the School Department.
 '. On or before the first day in April in each year. to appoint School Census Marshals, and notify the Superintend- ent of Common .ho6ls of such appoint ments. Any Census Marshal found in- competent may be discharged by the Superintendent of Common Schools. Should the Board fail or neglect to fill the vacancy so caused within three days thereafter by the appointment of a per son competent to perform the duties of Census Marshal, such vacancy may be filed by the Superintendent of Con- EIon Schools.
 s. To sue in the name of the City and
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CHAPTER ".
Sewers and Drainage.

SECTION 1. The Board of Public Works shall devise a general system of drainage, which shall embrace all matters relative to the thorough, sys- tematic and effectual drainage of the City and County, and shall from time to time make to the Supervisors such recommendations upon the subject of sewerage and drainage as it may deem proper.
 Sec. 2. The Board shall prescribe the location, form and material to be used in the construction, reconstruction and repairing of all public sewers, man. holes, sinks, drains, ceSspoolS, and all other appurtenances belonging to the drainage system, and of every private drain or sewer emptying into a public sewer, and determine the place and manner of the connection.
 Sec. g. The Board shall recommend to the Supervisors rules and regula- tions concerning the public and private sewers and drains in the City and County, and upon recommendation of said Board, the Supervisors are author ized to pass an ordinance establishing the same and prescribing the penalties for any violation thereof
 Sec. f. No person shall connect with. or open or penetrate any, public sewer or drain without first obtaining a per- u, complying with the rules and regula- tions of the Board in reference thereto.
 Sec. 5. The Board may also recom- mend to the Supervisors the construc- tion of such canals. sewers, tunnels, ditches, drains, embankments, reser- voirs, pumping works, machinery and other works necessary for the proper and effectual drainage of the City and County, together with plans for con- meeting the same with sewers and pri- vate drains already constructed or thereafter to be constructed
 Sec. 6. The Supervisors may, upon the recommendation of the Board of Public Works, by ordinance passed by not less than fourteen affirmative votes. authorize the purchase of any personal property or the acquisition by purchase or condemnation of any real estate which may be necessary for the con struction of any sewer or the making of any improvement provided for in this Chapter.
 Sec. '. The Board may, with the like approval of the Supervisors, agree with the owners of any real estate, upon which it is deemed desirable to con struct any sewer or other improvement
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CHAPTER ".
Superintendent of Schools.

SECTION 1. The Superintendent of Common Schools of the City and Coun- ty shall be by virtue of his office a member of the Board of Education, without the right to vote. He shall re- ceive an annual salary of four thousand dollars.
 Sec. 2. The Superintendent shall ap- point four Deputy Superintendents The number of such deputies shall not be increased until the average daily att tendance shall have reached forty-five thousand, when the Superintendent shall appoint one additional deputy, and thereafter he shall appoint one thousand ,hildren in average daily attendance. If from any cause a vacancy occurs in the office of Deputy Superintendent, such vacancy shall be filled by the Superintendent.
 Sec. 3. Of the Deputy Superin- tendents first appointed, the Superin- tendent shall appoint two for two years and two for four years. All Deputy Superintendents subsequently, appointed shall hold office for four years.
 Sec. 4. Such deputies must have had at least ten years successful experi- ence as teachers, and shall have been residents of the City and County at least five years preceding their ap- pointment.
 Sec. 5. In addition to the duties im- posed by the general laws of the State, 1t shall be the duty of the Superin- tendent:
 1. To observe and enforce all rules and regulations of the Board of Educa- tion and to see that no religious or sec tarian books or teachings are allowed in the schools.
 g. To report to the Board of Educa- tion annually, on or before the twen- tieth day of August, and at such other times as the Board may require, all matters pertaining to the condition and progress of the public schools of the City and County during the fiscal year, with such recommendations as he may deem proper.
 3. To inform the Board of the con- dition of the schools, schoolhQuses and of other matters connected herewith, and to recommend such measures as he may deem necessary for the ad- yancement of education in the City and County, and for the care and improve
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CHAPTER V.
Harbors and Wharves.

SECTION 1. All the Wharves, Water Front and Harbor of San Francisco which now belong or may hereafter be- long to the City and County, or over which it may at any time lawfully ex- ercise jurisolction and control. shall be under the management and control of the Supervisors. All said wharves shall be built and repaired by the Board of Public Works, after proceedings had as provided in this Article for the 1m- provement or repair of public build ings.
 Sec g. The Supervisors shall by ordi- nance fix and regulate the tolls for wharfage and dockage, and shall pro- vide for the collection of the same, eX- cept where the wharves are under the Jurisdiction of the Board of State liar bor Commissioners, or may provide that no charges, tolls, dockage or wharfage be imposed or collected. The Supervisors shall not have power to dispose of any wharf, but they may lease any wharf for term not exceed ing two years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-13
CHAPTER V.
School Tax Levy.

SECTION 1. The Board of Education shall, on or before the first Monday Of April in each year, report to the Super visorS an estimate of the amount which shall be required during the ensuing fiscal year for the purpose of meeting the current annual expenses of public instruction in the City and County specifying the amount required for SUD- plies to be furnished pupils, including text books for indigent children; for purchasing and procuring sites; for leasing rooms or erecting buildings; for furnishing, fitting up, altering, enlarg- ing and repairing buildings; for the support of schools organized since the last annual apportionment; for the sal ary of the School Directors, Superinten- dent, Deputy SuperintendentS, and all other persons employed in the School Department, and for other expenditures necessary for the administration of the Public School System; but the aggre gate amount so reported for any one two dollars and fifty cents for each pu- pill, who in the fiscal year immediately prior thereto actually attended the schools entitled to participate in the apportionment thereof.
 Sec. 2. The Supervisors at the time and in the manner of levying and col lecting other city and county taxes
 
 the Common School Fund a tax which added to the regular revenue derived from other sources, shall produce an amount of money which shall not ex- ceed thirty-two dollars and fifty cents for each pupil in attendance during the preceding fiscal year, as ascertained and reported by the Board of Educa- tion.
 Sec. 3. In case of extreme emergency or great calamity, such as disaster from fire, riot, earthquake or public enemy the Board of Education may, with the approval of the Mayor and Supervisors, incur extraordinary expenditures in ex- cess of the annual limit provided for In this Charter, for the repair and con- struction and furnishing of school houses in place of those so injured or destroyed. The Supervisors may, by ordinance, cause to be transferred to the Common School Fund, from moneys in any fund not otherwise appropriated, sufficient money to liquidate such ex- penditures, and provide for the same In the next tax levy of the City and Coun- tV