The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-03-07
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DAKOTA LEGISLATORS
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have been practically sc bills and reso-
buttons introduced and OF that mum.
her ffty-one have been filed with the
secretary of state after passage ana
signature by the governor. Among the
more important of these measures ar
of course the administration bills which
are:
A comprehensive primary election
law. passed with an emergency CLAUSE
and now effective.
A demurrage law providing for a ra,s
Of demurraEe To be paid by company
not furnishing cars within given tim.
after being ordered by the shipper and
applying also against the shipper foJ
failure To promptly load cars.
An anti-lobbying law. passed with
emergency provision. and now effective
An anti-pass law. also with an emer.
gency clause. and now effective.
Regulating campaign expenses and
prohibiting corporations for pront from
making contributions to political com
Inittees or candidates. This is embed
Ted I'm two acts.
Reforms Which Weren't Promised.
Besides these there are several dis
tinctiy reform measures not asked TO-
in the republican platform OF June
1906. which have been passed upon.
Among these may be noted the employ.
er's liability law. making the mine own
u
liable for the act OF the employe wheth.
err accident occur through the careless
ness OF the latter or I'm some other way.
Another measure provides for the an
nual accounting OF life insurance com.
panies on surplus OF deferred dividend
policies.
one also limits the working hours q,
certain employees OF common carriers I"
sixteen hours of consecutive scrvi,e
and rest OF eight hours before they
can b. again called into service.
OF General irnportanee.
other laws Of general importance
Establishing n department Of legs.
lntiye reference.
Perfecting the law relating 90 patents
on state lands.
Amending law compelling husbands
To support wife and children. making
uonsupport "a miSdemcanor.
Providing for destruction az weed oN
highways in the interest OF good roads
Permitting surstlcs on official bonds
to limli liability.
Requiring railroad companies to pay
double damage FOR killing of live stock
or setting fire In ease settlement j.
not made In sixty days.
Prohibiting parallel lines OF railway
within eight miles for "a longer disianJr
than ten miles To protect South d..
kota Central railroad.
Providing for parole az inmates ~
reform schools.
A drainage law to be operated IN the
interest 81 the public health.
The other measures passed are tech
nical. sectional In their application, o.
specific as To the correction of defects
In present Law.
The Resolutions.
Among the resolutions was the on"
for the formation OF the inVeHtigating
committee which has not yet completed
its laborS and will be In readiness 10
receive the Washington delegation a
week from today. The most important
OF the resolutions proposes n constitu.
tionai amendment dealing with the sub.
ject of revenue aud taxation. proposes
tax upon gross earnings OF common
carriers and other public corporations
and an inheritance tax.
To BE Acted on Yet.
The more important measures yet 70
be acted upon are:
The general educational bill.
The divorce law.
The general and special appropria.
tons.
The q. cent rate bill. which having
passed the house. II now being consid
erred In the senate.
The bill providing for an expert CON.
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railroads and report To the railway
commission.
or all these measures the appropria-
tion bills VIII have more interest for
the taxpayer than any others and the
asking IN large enough so that IL will be
noticed.
Big Appropriations Asked.
According TO the estimates made By
the board OF regents the needs OF the
various state educational institutions
demand an appropriation OF $751;. 200 foT
the years i901-s and s?si. 700 for the sue.
ceeding year.
The board OF charities and corrections
asks for maintenance a total lump sun
OF s3el. 800 for is07-s and s327, 800 for a..
succeeding year.
or the miscellaneous appropriation,
there IL the soldiers home asking To-
So, 80. so: farmers Institutes and sun
mer school for boys. 800: county
auditors meeting. 81 500: live stock
pavilion at Mitchell. si0.2ia4O: sub
experiment stations. $4,000: state fair
at Huron, 800. national guard. So
600: experiment station at Highmorr
5000; wolf bounty. $4,000: Legislative
printing for two years. 900: cor.
tingent appropriation for state capiio
building. $500. 900: special appropriation
for buildings and betterments vii
reach $500. 900 more.
IL In a conservative estimate that th'
appropriations which Will be asked Got
to cover the biennial period beginning