Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-03-22
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regimental post; memorial to congress for
national aid to the state school of mines:
providing for an investigating. committee
10 look INTO the charges made by eN-Gov.
Lee against the heads of state institutions
under Republican control: authorizing the
custodian OF the state house to present to
cN-Gov. Lee his official chair; granting
greater powers 10 the members of the in
vestigating committee appointed under
the provisions OF resolution 1; memorial to.
congress tor appropriation to remove sand
bar from mouth of James River; memorial
TO congress to increase annual allowance
ior pupils at government Indian schools:
providing Tor sal mission OF an amends
ment TO the constitution to allow county
seats 10 be removed to Il railroad town by
IL vote OF 90 per cent. OF the people; me
morialiZing congress for drainage OF Red
River valley; confirming the Hatch and
morrill, funds to the state agricultural
college: memorializing congress for a con
sii,ntional convention for the purpose of
amending the constitution for election of
United States senators by the people.
House Bills.
Fixing terms of court in Third judicial
circuit; fixing terms of court in seventh
Judicial circuit; fixing salaries Of governor
and circuit court judges-governor and
supreme judges $4,000 per year, circuit
judges S., 800 per year; creating law de-
partment at state university; fixing sainc
penalty for receiving stolen property as is
prescribed for taking same class of prop
erty; appropriating $242 per diem and
mileage for presidential electors; appro-
p~riating $500 deficiency in fund for trans
portation of prisoners to penitentiary;
providing that justices OF the peace anu
other officers of towns must file bond in all
counties where town lies in more than n
county; fixes tax of % cents per head per
month on cattle of non-residents which
are grazed in the state, in addition to all
other taxes; fixes order in which demands
against an estate Shall be paid-iirst iu-
neral expenses, second expense OF last
sickness, third expense of administration,
fourth debts of servants, fifth preferred
debts, sixth all other claims; creating state
historical society; creating state board OF
agriculture of five members, appointed by
the governor, and appropriatins $1,000 per
year Tor two years, when proof is fur
nlsled that no liquors were sold or am
bling allowed on fair grounds; appropri-
ating money for deficiencies in salaries of
Il. f. Conklin and John X. Brennan as
railroad commissioners; providing for in
Nestment of sinking funds OF cities: fixing
legal weight OF buslicl OF speltz at forty
five pounds; providing for appointment
of resident agent in road districts on
whom to serve notice OF road work
required OF nonresident land owners
providing for investment of permanent
Srllnpl fInf in statn fnupt>, and 1nrpioi.
pal bonds, under provisions of constitu-
tional% amendment; fixing time of holding
terms of court i'll Lyman County; ceding
to United States government jurisdiction
over crimes committed on Indian reserva-
tions; providing for payment of village
and town assessors by county; authorizing
counties to issue %refunding bonds to take
up old Indebtedness; appropriating SIP TO
pay clerks of United States land Offices for
lists furnished state auditor; transferring
fish fund to state general fund; providing
for issuance of bonds by boards of educa-
zion of cities of first class; licensing of
transient merchants at range of from $50
to SlU0 per month; providing for expense
OF insane patients where place they should
be charged is doubtful; making provision
OF registration law apply to all elections;
transferring special sinking fund for bonds
already paid to bond interest and sinking
fund; providing that where a county bids
i'll land at tax list sale it shall be withheld
from delinquent list until redeemed; gives
the governor power to remove constitu-
tional officers not liable to impeachment;
allowing county boards of equalization TO
adjourn from time to time instead of from
day TO day; amending the assessment list
TO he furnished to the counties by the state
auditor; makes office of city assessor elect
i've instead of appointive; provides for
surveys for locations of lines in unorgan-
lied Townships; provides manner of dis
charge of mortgages owned by deceased
persons; reorganiZing state board of char
tiles, fixing tir;e when term end at last
day of session following recess appoint-
ment; relating to issuance of executions
after death of party TO action; divides cost
of construction of bridges between coun-
ties and townships; fixing penalties for
transportation of diseased swine; m
towering executors and administra-
tors to mortgage property under order
OF court when it is of interest to estate to
do so: to prevent the Dissertation of the
flag; legalizing incorporation of town of
Irene; authorizing eight justices of peace
in counties of over 10000 population, when
organized into townships; insiructing the
county auditor to furnish assessment
blanks; providing for maintaining guard
rails on bridges; amending law relating to
drawing of juries; allowing husband or
wife to mortgage property to pay debts or
for maintenance when the other is insane;
appropriating 1916 election expenses in
Gregory County; allowing assessments
for local improvements where first assess
ment has been declared illegal on tech
nicality; fixing grades of perjury,
based on amount or principle involved;'
providing method OF marking ballots when
"a mixed ticket is to be voted; general pro-
vision for township organization and gov
ernment; fixing fee for defense of INDECENT
criminal at ss25: creating the office of food
and dairy commissioners; appropriating
100000 for Aberdeen normal building; au-
thorizing a foreign administrator or exec
utor to bring action in courts of state; pro-
viding tor regulating the practice OF dent
istry: general military law, appropriating
$1,000 Tor organization and salaried adju-
tant general; appropriating $1,000 def
cheney in house clerk hire; appropriating
$4,000 for science hall at state university;
a%ppropriating $4,000 for building
at agricultural college; appropriating