The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-07-11

Bfg Batch Becomes Effective In
south Dakota.


gency clauses attached, yet some of the
most important measures did not be-
come laws until July /, when they Went
into full force and effect. One of the
most important provides that 1t shall
be the duty of each county treasurer,
on the first day of July of each year, to
make a list of all delinquent personal
property taxes and certify the same to
the sheriff of his county. On receipt OF
the list the sheriff must Immediately
| proceed to collect the same. In the |
same manner and method now provided |
| by law. This bin becomes a law with
out the signature of Gov. Herreid.
The new liquor license law does not
materially change the regulation OF the
| business, so far as saloons are con-
/ cerned; but its chief features strike a
| death blow to what have been known
as drug store saloons. Under the new
| law the maintenance OF a bar behind
! prescription case is effectually wiped
| out, the dispensing of beer in bottles
can no longer be carried on With I'M
| punity, and the sale OF whisky by
druggists, except for medicinaf and
other legitimate purposes, is positively
prohibited. No one expects the entlre
breaking up of the practice OF liquor
selling by drug stores will be accom-
plished yet it is expected that the
business will be reduced to the MINI
mum So severe are the restrictions
on druggists that it is extremely doubt
full If many of them will care to take
chances on violating the law for the
profit that will result from sales that
might be made. The law provides for
revolving a druggists license In case he
is detected selling liquors except as the
, law provides. Legitimate druggists
welcome the new law, as 1t Will take
! from them stigma that has surround
ed their business for many years.
, Another important law provides Tor
> a uniform system Of education for the
state Another law provides for the
, establishment Of school libraries. Inc
. money for the purpose will be withneio
: by county treasurers from the appor-
: tionment of July, 1901. received from
the interest and income fund or otner
!, income for the schools OF his county an
amount equal to 10 cents per capita ior
!, each person of school age. The money
;. thus appropriated will constitute
< library fund, and shall be used in the
: purchase of books. ;,
Another of the new laws makes II
unlawful for any person or persons u
aduIterate any intoxicating, vinous OF
spurious liquors to be onered TOT sale
90 beverage or for medicinal purpos'
&c nv m.x,ng with the same any color
: ing matter or any drug or foreign IN
gredient whatever, or by mixing the
d same with other liquors or oliieleh
nr wit water.
: thereafter the terms of circuit judges
"a wiIl vary from what they have been II
l. the mast. One of the new laws pro
y vides that the terms of circuit judge
is 70 be elected in 1901 shall be for fou
IA wears and six months, and that tn
e. election Of the supreme and circui
N iudpes thereafter shall be held at tn
" time of the general election next pre-
a. ceding the expiration Of their respect
al i've terms of office; and thereafter tn
so terms of the supreme court judges sha
e he six wears and the circuit judge
four years.
r. One of the new laws provides for tn
D establishment of a law department a
,g the state university, and authorizes IN
e. state regents Of education to empio
ne such instructors and lecturers as IN
n needs of the department may requir'
and to procure a suitable library 70
r the same.
MS Hereafter. according to the provis
y. ions of a new law, county comHissio,
ers will be elected by the voters OF tn
whole county, instead OF by district
NJ as has been the case in the past. IN
ms state referendum league attempted
have this law submitted. to the voter
ty of the state under the referenuu'
as amendment to the state constitutio'
ed but failed through not securing the M
e. cessary number Of signatures to pet
ID. tions asking for vote upon the mea'
a ure.
OF Transient merchants will find Sout
as Dakota a more Improbable HELD ina
Id heretofore, for the reason that the III
r. which went into effect July provide
Is, that no person acting as principal
at as an agent Of another, shall conduct
re transient business in any store In an
city or town, for the sale OK gooo
by which shall be represented or ause'
1T. tised as a bankrupt stock, or as a.
or signed stock, or as goods oainaseu
lie. Are water or otherwise, without mrs
n taL,ne ont a license from the mayor
OF euch citv. president of such village
"a s,nervisors OF such town. The amour
ps of the license must be fixed by CIV
councils. boards of trustees and towr
ship boards, but 1T must not De le,
than SIS nor more than 800 per montl
In s. city or incorporated village, an
p not less than $50 or more than SIS pc
month in town. Licenses cannot :
on issued for more than one month at
nd time. Heavy penalties are provided fe
GA .hosa xubo violate the law.
or Hereafter should any one be conVie
is cd of kidnapping anywhere IN u
ge state. they will be subject to q iine NJ
n exceeding $1,000 and Imprisonment e