The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-01
new LAWS IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
SEVERAL THAT HAVE GONE INTO
EFFECT TO-DAY.
South Dakota Butter Conhscated in Chi
cago for Containing More Than 16
Per Cent Water Likely to Cause All
Kinds of Legal Tangles-A Test Sa-
loon Case at Sioux Falls.

Per Cent Water Likely to Cause All
Kinds of Legal Tangles-A Test Sa-
loon Case at Sioux Falls.
special to Tho Journal.
Sioux Falls, S. D., July 1.-several
effect today. One of them provides that
after today insurance agents in South
Dakota will be obliged to change the
forms of policies for fire insurance.
The new law fixes the form of the pol
icy to include the valued policy pro-
visions.
One of the most important of the
new laws is known as the caucus law,
which is designed to take the place Of
around the holding of eau
cuses. The sponsors of this law believe
it will prove SO successful in its work
ings that there will be no further de-
nland for the enactment of primary
election law. Il
Another of the new laws provides
that students at the different state edu-
cational institutions shall not be listed
for the purpose of the school census on
school fund is made. The theory of this
law is that where school children Of
these towns are being educated at state
expense in the state institutions they
are not entitled to be listed for the
purpose of securing state funds for the
local public schools. In the past they
have been listed, and the towns re-
ceived double benefit. s;-
Heretofore any man who desired to
get married could appear in person be-
fore the clerk of courts of county
nd no n
the bride-to-be not being. necessary.
Under the new law, both parties inter
ested must appear in person before the
clerk Of courts and make application.
~ Pure Food Dispute.
The wholesalers of Chicago and other
cities are objecting to the construction
placed upon a section of a new pure
food law by E. w. Small, the state pure
food commissioner. The section in dis
pute reads as follows: ..
1t shall be unlawful for any person to
sell, offer or expose for sale any article
of prepared food unless the true name of
the manufacturer and the location of the
factory where such article of food is pre-
pared is plainly printed or stenciled on
the package, box, can, carton or other
container. -
Commissioner Smart CONSTITUTES this
strictly and demands that it be COM
piled with literally. The large whole
sale houses ask for a slightly different
construction. Their contention is that
this provision in its intent is to fix
the responsibility where products not
They insist that the brands Of their
houses do this, and that to demand thai
the factory brand be placed on thu
goods will mean frequent changes OF
labels and damage the trade they have
built up on their brand of goods.
A new law relating to certain kinds
Of notes provided that every perso1
who takes any obligation in writing TO
any ightningrod, or any kind Of it
right claimed to be patent right, TO
payment of premiums or assessment TO
mutual hail insurance Shall, befor
such writing is signed by the maker
stamp or sign in red ink across TIL
face of such obligation in plain, legi
BILE writing, or print, the words
Given for lightningrod; or give
for patent right; or given for pre-
MUM or assessment for mutual hail in
surance,' as the case may be-. Sue
obligation, SO stamped, shall not b
negotiable. ~ u" J.. 49,
Another law requires that all owner
of automobiles in the state shall regis
ter their. machine and procure license
for running them within the limits o
the state. The speed of the machine
is also limited. Under the new Law
the driver Of an automobile must sto
if the driver of horse whom he meet
on the street shall indicate a. desire b
raising his hand \ 49, .. .,
Dealers in gasolene, by the terms c
a new law, will be required to delive
the liquid to purchasers only. in bal
rels, casks, packages Or cans painte
red and bearing the word "Gasolene
plainly stenciled thereon.
Commencing July l every physical
or other authorized person in the stat
attending at the birth Of a child mu:
!: to the bureau Of vital statistics {
Pierre. Parents are also required I
give their babies names within sixt
!, days after the birth, and these nam,
also must be sent. to the, state burea
Of vital statistics. f:s..
Other new laws are an Uncertain
tax, which will affect estates; deale
in old metal may be fined for purcha
ing old or broken pieces of brass
other metal from persons under Is yea
OF age; law governing trust companie
regulating fidelity and other life COZ
E panies; changing salaries Of coun
J. commissioners in some countless; chan
ing terms of state circuit court in t.
" second, fourth and eighth circuits; d
fning duties of owners; relating
: adulterated liquor; in certain, cas-
= prisoners in the Sioux Falls penite
8 tiary may be paroled. 80
- A Butter War. 49,. !
Some time ago revenue officers
: Chicago confscated a consignment
). butter, shipped from South Dako1
l. which contained more than 16 per ce
I of water.
: 1t was ascertained that this butt
= had come from the creamery at Croo]
situated near Sioux Falls. Deputy G
E lector w. A.. Simpson of this state "
10 notified Of the seizure and instructed
E. secure sample of the butter dire
= from the creamery. This was done, a
. the test correspondent with the previc
| one Collector Simpson was then
| structed to collect the tax and penal
as prescribed by the revenue laws
He ascertained that the butter viii
was seized at Chicago was shipped
the hardware firm Of Wilkins & Jol
son of Crooks. The members Of
firm and George Crooks Of the Croe
! to pay the tax and penalty.
The deputy collector then made |
seizure Of $1,000 worth of the firm
stock of goods. The tax and pena
now amount to about $3.50. All xii
: of legal tangles promise to result fir
=. the seizure It is contended by the
fcials that goods attached under |
revenue laws Of the United States c.
not be replevined, while Attor1
{ Kirby claims otherwise.
! A Test Case