The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-01-31
legislature
Proceedings Of the
s Week in the -.
State Law Mill 49,.

s,,,dinc for the per diem and mileage
). Tho members Of the legislature and
4n,oyes. Also bills doing away with
- ox-rel affidavit in affidavit of pub
,ia.non: giving justices of the peace
a,r;sdiction where towns lie in more
non one county, providing the order
~ which claims against an estat must
hs presented. fixing the terms of the
trout court in the Seventh district.
Tbe house killed the bill allowing
r,Ilage marshals to serve paper in
civil and criminal cases.
The following bills were introduced:
For boiler inspection. franchise tax on
corporations, approprating $40 for
per dem and mileage and mileage OF
PRESIDENTIAL electors, appropriating ST.
ZOO for taking prisoners to the peniten-
tiary, ap~propriating SIP for fees Of
clerks in the United States and Office,
for furnishing lists OF taxable lands for
the state. allowing use Of authorizations
IN describing real property sold for
taxes, providing for disposal Of real
property owned by counties.
A petition was read from the COM
missioners of Meade county praying
for the reduction of official newspapers
10 one.
In the house the following house
bills were passed:
No. 22-Fixing terms OF court In the
Seventh circuit.
No. Establishing the affidavit re-
quired of attorneys that they have not
received a share Of publication fees
from publishers.
No. S1-Fixing the powers of justices
Of the peace in cities and towns.
No. 33-Describing the order in which
claims against estates shall be paid.
The following bills were introduced
IN the house:
No. ~. by Sampson-To appropriate
S1e.5 500 for deficiency in building fund
at Madison normal.
No. so. by Kelly-To appropriate So
900 for sinking an artesian well on
school lands In Fall River county.
No. 81. by Brass-To provide for the
Inspection of steam boilers and for the
appointment OF an Inspector and depu-
ties.
No. 50, by walters-Providing for a
franchise tax OF one-tenth of 1 pei
cent on the capital stock of corpora
tons.
No. SO, by Birgess-Providing for a
franchise tax of one-half Of l per cent
on the capital stock of corporations.
No. 81, by the committee on appropri-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s242 for per diem
and mileage of presidential electors
Nc. SIS, by the committee on a~ppropri-
ations-Appropriating 81. 900 for fees for
taking prisoners to the penitentiary.
NA &C hAy Iy,-nnfnI D~Nrrf1tnr tLns
the amount of retail liquor licenses
that now goes to the state shall go to
the county general fund.
No. 81, by the committee on appropri.
ations-Appropriating SIP for abstracts
furnished by United States Ian Offices
for use of assessors.
No. SO, by Peterson-Providing that
county commissioners may levy taxes
any time after the first Tuesday in Sep
tember.
No. SO, by Wilmarth-To prevent the
sale Of merchandise for the purpose of
defrauding creditors.
No. ae-Allowing authorizations in de-
scription Of lands sold for taxes.
No. 81, by Lien-Providing that coun-
ties may invest their portion OF the
permanent school fund in state or
municipal bonds.
No. 90, by Lien-Providing punish
fnent for trespass on school and other
public lands.
No. SO, by Lindsay - Appropriating
judicial expenses for. the organization
OF Gregory county.
No. %, by Dean-Providing for the
disposition OF real property acquired
by counties by tax deed and foreclosure
Of mortgage.
No. 95, by MISUNDERSTANDING for
holding terms Of court in Lyman coun-
ty.
No. SO. by Misunderstanding for the
building and maintaining Of partition
fences.
In the senate.
In the senate a petition was read
from the commissioners Of Jerauld
county asking for a law requiring the
register of deeds to keep a platbook of
all lands.
Johnston's bill to license billposters
was passed.
A memorial to congress praying that
Fort Meade be made a permanent mill
tary post passed under suspension OF
the rules.
Bills we're introduced raising the pay
OF county commissioners to SIS per day
ana limiting the total to 5000 per year,
appropriating $500 for an artesian we'll
On public lands in Fall River county.
appropriating s12, 900 for a new building
at Madison normal school.
fred Bowman of Hutchinson was
appointed a committee clerk.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate on Thursday:
No. IS, by Edwards-Providing that
the compensation of county commits
sioners shall be SO per day and 5 cents
per mile for necessary travel, but that
The compensation shall not exceed $500
per year.