The Dickinson press., 1901-03-16
Bills Passed.

- Vi
Simpson-Fixes number and salary of
legislative employees.
Sharpe-Permits counties to issue
bonds for seed grain for needy farmers.
Lewis-Providing for the business Of
fraternal insurance companies in the
state, establishes mortality tables and
provides for examination and annual
statements.
Noble-Creates state board of pardons
consisting of governor, attorney general,
chief justice of supreme cour and two
electors.
Wolbert-Counties to vote on adoption
of provisions of stock estray law.
Wolbert-1ncreases per diem of county
commissioner to 81.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of school boards
may be convened once a year for discus.
sion of matters of school interest with
county superintendent.
Special committee on management of
state affairs-Claims for transportation
of prisoners to penitcntiary and %convicts
to asylum to be audited by county com
m%issioners and published with their pro-
~ceedings before being paid by the state.
Designed to prevent needless expense.
Sharpe-Apportionment bill-Creates
forty legislative districts with forty sena-
tors and 100 representatives.
Sanborn-County commissioners may
Offset against claims filed against county
taxes that may be due or delinquent
from claimant.
Little-Amends caucus law, by pro-
viding that delegates are elected by ma
jority instead of plurality vote.
Simpson-County commissioners may
allow sheriffs for care and custody of
court house.
Murphy-New oil inspection bill, pro-
viding more rigid tests and restoring pay
of inspector to fee system.
Jacobson-Persons slaughtering beef
to make exhibit Of hides for ten days
upon request.
Simpson-Legalizes taxes in morgan
lied territory that has been under juris-
diction of organized counties for four
!. years.
Talcott-Four year term for county
J commissioners.
Simpson-Sheep inspection.
t Simpson-Amended extradition law.
Simpson-Stock ranged in state to pay
taxes.
81 - Ya~OHc1r T~o1 ~srA SnoraCfi0n
81 Simpson-Stock inspection.
Hall-Uniform teachers examination:
| by department of public instruction.
Cassell-Governs issue of school dis
trict bonds.
Davis-Legislative bills to be en-
crossed and enrolled by contract to b
: let for commencement of session by gov
ernor, auditor and secretary of state t
lowest bidder. Does away with appoint
ment of engrossing and enrolling clerks
by legislative assembly.
Packard-Issue of $4,000 bonds OF
lands of reform school for erection o
building at Mandan, site of reform school
Wade-Authorizes counties to offer in
e creased bounty on buffalo and timber
e wolves.
Palmer-Montana irrigation law.
;s Young-Slander of females made
misdemeanor.
Tubbs-Divorced persons not to MARI
q within three months.
VI Ramsett-Licensing and regulating
e BARRIERS, creating state board and provio
ing sanitary regulations.
:. Cassell-Jurors to serve only once
year, doing away with professional Juror
Keeler-Surety county bonds fc
le school district t%reasurers.
l. Thomas-To settle disputes as to part
nominees on oficialballots when elaine
by two or more nominees.
!. Rose-Establishing a systemIof weight
,e and measures.
70 Stafne--Providing procedure tor r.
# districting commissioner districts.
!, Bacon-Prohibiting sale of game.
4. Morgan-Amendment Of game Law
,e Chicken season opens Sept. I.
nt Hare-Free dipping tanks by counties
IN Hill-Stables and hitching posts
a. country schools.
10 Heath-Reduced exemption bill.
n. Packard-Penalty for interference
We with live stock being shipped to marke
10 Restemayer-Special law for paymer
1e of wolf bounty certificates.
x OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO STARK AN
ne BILLINGS.
Senate bills numbered II, I27, 10, 20
;li2I5 and GIG, introduced by Nj
Simpson, passed both houses and al
10 now a part of the laws of the stat
~ Number II related to the number an
salary of Legislative employees and prs
scribed their duties. All the other bill
= related directly to legislation especiall
beneficial and desired by the people {
~. the district. No. I27 relates to sheriff
us fees and authorizes the county commits
lat ~sioners to contract with the sheriff fc
ect care of court house and Jail and correct
A several ambiguous sections OF the law a
lie. it formerly stood.
Ich Senate bill 2o8 makes the sheriff stool
inspector, whose duty it shall be to ir
:: spect all horses and cattle that al
shipped out Of the county before th
/, it same are shipped; it provides a fee {
l9 10 cents per head for horses and 5 cen!
!. per heed for cattle. The sheriff mu'
Of keep a record Of all stock shipped an
the brands Of the same, and this recor