Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-03-09
THE STATE legislature ADJOURNS
South Dakota SOOns Accomplish Very Little No Impor
tant Laws

laws. Besides these, SeNerai MINOR
bills were enacted into law, covering
the management and control Of mutual
companies operating in the state.
Frauds received their share OF at
tention from the session, laws being
passed to prohibit the operation Of
bucket shops; and defining a swindler
and providing penalties for his actions
Others were to provide non-negotiable
| provisions for notes given to lightnin
rod men, patent right dealers, mutual
insurance notes, and travelling doctors.
In all these cases notes so given are
| to bear the words non-negotiable
across their face. and failure to SO do
| carries a penalty, and in most cases
| the fact proven that the note was Civ.
en- for any Of these purposes is de-
tense if the paper is found in the hands
! OF an innocent purchaser"
While irrigation and drainage codes
/ covered antagonistic principles, they
We're classed together through most Of
| the session The one is to provide the
necessary legislation for the carrying
on OF the irrigation projects Of the
/ government In the western part of the
i state, and is drawn largely from the
| codes of other western states govern
ing such matters The other is for
the purpose of getting rid of surplus
| water in the southeastern part Of the
state, and is framed largely on the
Iowa code, to cover the needs of an
other section of the state.
The caucus law, which was framed
after the failure of the primary cleo
l ton law, which sought through the
4 provisions of the initiative, is one
which allows challenge for party rea-
sons as well as for reasons which APP
ply in general elections. Its intent is
to prevent fraud in nominations, but
to do this it has been made cumber-
some in many of its particulars, and
some of the smaller precincts of the
state will no doubt find it so before
they get through with it.
The ParInley parole law is one
which is framed from the statutes OF
different states using the system, with
the better features of all retained and
the Objectionable ones stricken out,
Ii is believed that it will be effective
in all its workings and show itself to
be a good measure when its workings
are known.
The Irvine plant proposition was one
which the farmers particularly wanted
and the building has been provided for
in special appropriation, but the fund
4 for securing the stock to put it into
operation is to be provided by a spe
} cial tax levy which will be voted fol
! in a constitutional amendment which
will be submitted at the next general
election. That places the matter III
to the farmers of the state to say
whether they want the plant in opera
ton by their votes at the next cleo
ton.
The capitol building law, while no
: all that was desired, is one which pro
vides the funds for beginning work OF
, a wing of the building, and which viii
: forever settle the controversy which
has kept legislative sessions in q tuT
MOL for number Of years.
The effort on the part of Deadwoo'
I to reach out for water supply TO
that city resulted in their railroadini
! through bill early in the session
> which was so far-reaching In its scop,
J, that 1t aroused the opposition Of tn
e whole of the Black Hills section out
9 side Of their city, and brought dele
cation to Pierre which started in t
. amend the first law passed, and sue
s ceeded in their work to such an ez
9 tent that instead Of having secure
/ what they desired, the city Of Deaf
b wood has not left to herself the right
y which she had before attempting 7
: make any move whatever.
! Scores Of minor laws have bee
Q passed effectlng the interests OF ind
g vidual communities, but the one
above mentioned cover the really in
Y portant work Of general interest whic
y has been enacted at the present Sc
sion.