Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-02-12

A Gr;st Of Bills Before Both
Branches. Comments
and Notes.
General Proceedings.

AAuhouaJ'
The committee on cities and mum
opal corporations reported favorably,
S. B. No. %. A bill for an act
constituting Section 1919 of the com,
piled laws, being Section "a Of Chap.
ter "A of the political code of 1877,
and legalizing the changes of organ,
i~zation from villages to towns there.
under. Adopted.
The committee on appropriations
reported favorably.
FL. b. No. ia bill for an act pro.
viding for the completion for publ.
cation of the several codes passed al
this session of the Legislature and
for the preparation of a general index
thereof to be published with such
codes, making provision for the
expenses thereof and a%ppropriating
the money to pay for the same.
II. w. Johnson, of Douglas, OF
the appropriation submitted a minor,
ity report on this bill against it's pas,
sage on the ground that the approp
ration made by the last Legislature
providing for the code commission
should have incurred all expenses,
citing in support of this report the
following: This appropriation
would also contrary to the con-
stitution of the state, Section 3 OF
Article II of which provides: "The
Legislature shall never grant any
extra compensation to any public
officer, employe, agent or contractor
after the services shall have been
rendered or the contract entered
into. Nor authorize the payment Of
any claims or part thereof created
against the state, under any agree
ment or contract made without ex
press authority of law, aud all such
unauthorized agreements or contracts
shall be null and void; o shall tn,
compensation of any public officer
be increased or diminished during
his term of Office"
"This would seem to prohibit the
payment of the amount named in
this appropriation" The report of
the majority was adopted.
The committee on insurance and
banking reported faV"r"bly.
S. B. "a. A bill prohibiting days
OF grace. Repor, adopted.
The following bills were introduce
cd and read for the fret time.
No. l12, Payne. "A bill for an
act amending Section 24l0 of the
revised political code of South
Dakota, of 1908, relating to the
annexation to independent school
districts and the detaching IF terri
tory therefrom, and providing for
appeal to the circuit court from the
l. e si,a oo.
No. ll3, McDougall. A bill for
an act to provide for the assessment
and taxation of product and net pro-
ceeds of mines within the State OF
South Dakota. =
No. ia, Royhl. A bill for an act
| to amend subdivision 19 of Section
1888 of the revised political code of
1903.
No. lis, johnson, of Hutchinson.
A bill for al ACT to amend Section
1899 of the revised political code of
1903, requiring assignees to tax sale
certificates to record the assignment
hereof with the county treasurer.
No. ll6, Dillon, by request. A
bill for an act to create a public lib.
rary commissions; to define it's powers
and duties.
No. III, Dillon, by request. A
bill for an act to permit cities of less
than 1000 people to elect their
aldermen and members of board Of
education at large.
No. llS, Dillon, by request. A
bill for an act to allow mutual insur-
ance companies organized under
Chapter 100 of the session laws oil
1895 TO extend their membership
and business into adjoining counties.
No. 119, Wilcox. A bill for an
an act to amend Section 621 oil
Article ID OF the civil code of the
revised code Of 1908 relating to
mutual fire insurance companies.