The Dickinson press., 1901-06-29
NEW LAWS TO TAKE
Effect JULY /.
All Bills That Passed Without
Emergency Clauses Will
Become Effective on
That Date.

Some of the new laws that are of espe.
cial interest through the state that will
take effect July are the amendments
Of the game laws. Under the new game
law the open season for prairie chickens
will be Sept. ! this year, instead Of Aug.
20 as formerly. Another game law Is
that prohibiting the killing of antelope
in the state for a period of ten veal and
another prohibiting absolutely the sale OF
game of any kind. This last law will, il
is believed, have a decided effect in pro.
tecting game, as it will prevent slaughter
by pot hunters, who kill game for sale.
The law comforting additional powers
upon the attorney general of the state
also goes into effect July /. This law
gives the attorney general Of the state
power equal to that of the states attor.
ney oil any county in instituting prosecu.
tions, and is said to presage a general
crusade by Attorney General Comstock
against the blind piggers of the state.
The SANDER of females after July l
will be a misdemeanor. Any person
who speaks d~isparagingly of the charac-
ter ct a woman in the hearing of another
will be liable to a fine and imprisonment
in the county Jail. Another law designed
to improve the moraIso of the state is that
prohibiting the remarriage of divorced
persons within three months from the
time of the divorce. This law was
passed to prevent the marriages al fifteen
minute intervals from the granting of d.
vorces.
The BARRIERS bill, providing for the az.
| Pointment of three BARRIERS as a state
board, and the issue of certificates to all
qualified BARRIERS, is another law to take
effect July /. This law requires every
practicing barber in the state to paw a
license fee and be examined. The re.
peal of the state wolf bounty of s. goes
into effect at the same time, and another
bill taking effect requires the commits
sioners of every county to offer a bounty
of s. for wolves. The compensation of
county commissioners will be increased
to 81 a day after July l.. The office of
commissioner of irrigation and forestry
will be abolished, and w. w. Barrett. OF
Churchs Ferry, who has held that Office
since statehood, will be out of a lob
There will be a general change in teach.
ers' examinations, which will thereafter
be conducted by the state department OF
superintendents. This will insure uni.
form teachers certificates through the
state and remove he matter of teachers
examinations from local influences. Elk.
emptions will be reduced tro... $500 tc
$1,000. Another peculiar law taking eff.
feet is that making a misdemeanor to ex.
pose dressed beef for sale without having
the hide on display for a period of ten
days. The penalty Is a fine and impris,
ohment. Thus butchers offering the
product of eastern dressed beef concerns
for sale will be liable to fine and impris'
onmcnt unless they arrange to have the
hide of the animal sent along-a practi,
cal impossibility.
There is a considerable number Of
measures of minor importance to take
effect, regulating procedure in the trans.
action of county and township affairs
The laws providing for special tax upon
the property Of the state for the support
of the educational institutions also be.
come operative, and will be acted upon
by the state board of equalization which
meets early in August.