The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-04-12

~ NAC NON1ty AuQlNUES o
the state for a conference with the stat,
equalization board. brought to Pierre or
March 3 almost q perfect attendance
the only absentee being the auditor from
Stanley County. The conference wa,
one which was intended to bring out n,
different views of the county officials a,
90 where their different counties wer,
lame in assessment returns. and 10 ont
line relative valuations which will. i,
put into effect. bring more eauable 10
turns To the state board from the differ
snt counties, and put out the wide rang,
OF variations in the different ~countie:
which has always been met with in max
ing the state equalization. At the meet
ing attention 10 the provisions of hous,
bill 161, which authorizes the county
equalization boards to go behind the as
SCISSORS returns TO get at any taxable
property, which to their knowledge OF
bellet has escaped the assessment roll
and in case OF the failure of the count,
boards TO act, placing it within the pow.
er OF the state board TO look after suct
property. The law requires the sending
or registered letter notice 10 the last
known poStotice address OF the owner OF
property IN question. that such property
VIII be listed for taxation, aud setting S
time and place for hearing why the prop
erty should not be listed. In effect plac
ing the burden Of proof that the property
should not be listed on the owner. instead
Of proof why it should be listed on the
state. Attention was also called to the
list which had been prepared by thu
state board for n general basis OF aver
age values for different classes of per
Sonal property which was based oil aver
ages as shown from former assessment
lists. This list is on the following basis
Horses under 3 years old. SIT. Horses
over ) years old, $35. Cattle under
years old, IS. Cows over = years old
Sl4. All other cattle. SIS. Mules, $50
Sheep, 81. Swine. So. Wagons and
b~uggies, 81. Organs, $12. Pianos
$50.
AT the time of the Taylor defalcatior
$4,000 of the money lost belonged tc
the state school fund, and to make this
loss good the state issued bonds which
were sold on the market and the money
replaced. Recently State Treasurer Col
Inns called in the last of this issue. So.
600, which was yet outstanding. With
the calling of this issue the state bonded
indebtedness is S23T.0OO. with rearly
100000 in the bond sinking fund to ap
ply on this debtif the holders of the bonds
can be persuaded 10 surrender them be
fore they are due. One issue of bonds Of
ESS4,5OO is due May /, 1907. and another
of Sl52,5OO will not be due until May /
1903. If the holders of these securities
can be persuaded to release them by the
first Of January. 1906, the bonded debt
knf Tho gf,fn ,rslI l. - nv |
treasury is yet paying cash on general
fund warrants, but will begin registering
within the next two weeks, with little
probability Of getting back to a cash ba.
sis within the next year.
Gov. EIrod is receiving criticism for
vetoing the bill which was intended ia
increase the compulsory school attend.
ance to sixteen weeks I year. The bill
as introduced was to increase the school
attendance, and the age at which a child
could be put to work. but before IL pass,
ed 1t was amended, leaving the only
change from the old law, in a provision
Increasing the compulsory school age
from IA TO 16 years, and theveto was Oh
grounds that it was not Of enough value
to change the statute.
.
The failure OF a number Of towns 10
get in their reports which entitle them 10
hre insurance taxes for the benefit of
their fire companies is bringing in kicks
to the state auditor. The loudest protest
comes from Deadwood. which loses more
than any other town in the state by this
failure IL claims To nave forwarded
the required report and on an affidavit
IN that nTanN guE1 - 49, - 49, ~ I
list, but as the report has never been
received II is too late, even if il makes
the deticie g good at this time.
' .
Some weeks ago the faculty of the
South Dakota Agricultural College took
everybody by surprise by adopting a rule
absolutely prohibiting dancing at the col
lege. The dances had been ENJOYABLE
features Of social life at the institution.
and the new rule caused indignation
among the students OF both sexes. A De
tition was prepared, asking that the
rule be rescinded, but it was turned
down.
The law Of the last session which
placed the old state library under con-
troll Of the State Historical Society gives
the state land department another room
On the ground floor of the state house, |
the room in which the books have been
kept being cleared By moving them up
stairs. The land department has lone
been in need OF more room, and this viii
greatly convenience it in its work.
\
The wolf bounty applications are com
Ing into the Office OF the state auditor al
about the same rate as for last year. and
II the rate keeps up the amount which
VIII be paid this year will be about &C
cents on the dollar on all claims. The
increase to ten thousand dollars a year