The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-06-14

ar upon the courts to decide what Il
means In some Of its provisions before
he frst general election u held with
ticket to be voted for selected under
he provisions One OF the provisions
which win open the way for endless
itigation IL that which limits petitions
Tor county or legislative ofhces % ret
less than . per cent nor more than
5 per cent OF the voters Of the party
Of the petitioner. a. shown at the last
previous election. The candidate starts
out with his petition. and some 81 his
friends get out with another, ana un-
less they are very careful they Will
and themselves with . petition carry
snr too many names. Then the aues~
ton OF their right 10 strike on vii ps
raised AZ just as vital ~ their right
to add on: and ! petition which goes
over the limit u placed where ~ -
Iidity can be attacked. and some either
aspirant Will not hesitate 10 raise the
point IL he sees thu way open 20 shut
rival on the ticket b rA1sinH tns
point. Every signature on : petition
must be written with ink or tndeiiht<
pencil. and the date Of the stKnnture
added ~ part Of ~ No one may
Sign more than enc petition for an
ofrice 10 be fllied: ana no siGnntnre
shall be lexai N IL was placed apun
petition more than three uonthA pr1cs
10 the tirne o. The primary ei<eklofss
The s per cent linaltatIon does not ~
MY t0 candidates fer stats once. M
limitation placed upon them heinz
not le9n than per cent nor M0fe than
4 ner cent IL the voters ~ the1r Fafs
~ a shown Il the last presiding etee-
sion. The three months Hnttat1uia A.
uiies u candidates for stats ef4e~M ~
we'll q d locni olIleerM Hant< a. III
candidates for stafa ofllce afe Mxteet+
inx "a eef Inta ths 6ei6 with their pstI
lions thiA y<er ~. 1ouhtiees hayino
overtooked the prosta1cn at ne nv
which limits the iifa az - skxnaturee
on their nokif1una n not Mere tkAs
% dayn befere ~ dats - - pTts
MARY eisction-
since NJ return e efEIee fsoaa hle
trip ID California. AttprnNy 0eNsg&
Clark hAs eeea bury sAMpdng N Mafs
| tiers which hare besa snhssle>ed q
him. and amone others - faAeM ~
several % public intENe1 AM~A4
thes& 10 one whieA = aG1<Aeln4 Bexp-
erfy owners tn many - - fsWnA 3
which nsw sidewalks AFs hstne er9ex.
"a. The disputed paint = g NheN
should ~ taxed shs eest - put1ine y
the square walk Il the curnef y
i lct. Property owners ID nzSnx e.ke*
claiming that n sheaIa - ~ n -
public expense. inste.A ef tn txptneA
u the ewnsr ef the propertys tn
holding On This u that under m pro-
sistons ef tho ssdewnIk stxtnte ~
assessment u 10 ~ una1s e edlpinla4
property. and the enrner y heId - -
adjoining property. and ~ @A1k
properly asseexAhi~ II tn~ pfeperty.
Another inquiry passed upon = 81 -
yard 10 the saloon Ileense lAw NJ he
art session which limits se1eone sfr1
towns Of Len than f.0ea inhAbltnntn
the law itself allows = smAil towu
1.-TWO saloons. but requires : populatton
OF 200 Or major fraetien Tor any krsat~
er number. This u hsla ~ TIE a2t8r=
nev general % mean thai three naIoan1
n the limit allowed IL any town und4t
if.oee population--o fer saeh ~
population up 20 soe. isaytn9 mt
enough for another eaioon. Altar IN
town paswss the 1000 populalien
mark. the limitation y removed.
The position of agent q Chsyenns
river Indian reservation appears - -
going bexEing. Major ncwns. - nKmy
ofsicer. has been IN ch.rKs for more
than year, and the selection ~ \ etvll
agent has been DELAYED on nrccunt a
Innm@rous matters which we're pxna-
ling. The only open applicant appear
10 be G. w. ftaxtaiI. the present clprt
at the agency. who has hAd u1nny
years actual experiences n the N Her
Ibervtcs. and who has q petition s1kned
by q majority OF the malls adult In
dams on the reservation FOR thu piaee
FOR number Of years there has been
an Indian camp several miles up Had
river, where q group Of reds under the
leadership al Prairie Chicksn toat
their aliotmsnfa. These Indians. noN
that white settlement N crowding u
on them desire 10 surrender their AL
lotmeuss and take new ones north 81
Cheyenne river among the many In
dams who have taken aiiofmsnts IL
that reservation. They have made ap-
piication 10 the agent for sneh Z
change. and Il win likely BE granted
20 them
The new Law Ut tho last sessier
which attempted To eontinue the fre<
range unless wiped out b ~ vote Of
the people Of the county affected. h
held 70 be unconstitutional. III the
opinion Of this attorney general. In Z
recent suit before the court m IT.
tempt was made 10 Raise the eonstitu-
tionaiisy Of range laws. but - Il VA
mot necessary for the court 20 decide
that point In the particular case. 4
was not settled.
Gov. Crawford has appointed q, W
4 Collins, on vefmiliion. for q sfx-yeAI
term a. d member Of the state board
OF dental examiners. and appointed =
Ia. Mccartner. Of Mitchell. 10 the same
board 20 mn the vacancy caused b
the reyoking 81 the certificate Of Lar
on.
| Attorney General clark holds thal
under the Law regulating tbs axpenia'
ture q nublie moneys 4 would 81 IN
possible 10 Insure any d the xtAts