The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-03-11

ptGt "a publ Grolnds OF taa state;
crea'.@G a board of veterinary exam
incrS revising the ,aA reisl ing - the
board Of dental rxamiDerS. increasing
the boaid ot charities and corrections
to nv" members. one OF whom shall
be parole officer and another secre-
tarv nj the board; recurring the Sol.
diers' home board TO bry supplies Oh
competitive bids and prohibiting thai
board from disIharsirg inmath from
the home. cnlCW ering the board of
agriculture ~ appoint its own Secre-
tsry; giving public boards the super
vision ot the printing Of their reports:
constituting the state hotel Inspector
cX-Otic:o building Inspector.
Public Lads.
A very important bill and OF doubt
ful eNpGdirncy places the state and
school lands on an equality with other
lands IN the matter ~ drainage. Other
bills provide for a method o; satisfy
Ing mortgages given IN capitol build
ing lands. limit the sale of school
lands to 10000 aero, a year: accept a
grant CT lieu lands in place oi school
LANDS within the forest reserve and
provide penalty 10: tre,pa-> upon
STATE or school land.
rhe New Capitol.
Every thing tn state capitol COM
mission asked ior vas granted them.
The limit al expenditure upon III"
building ~, increased to $>oo,000
and tn" tlnd; provided. Marble was
substituted for chraprr interior finish
and mol"y was provided Tor excellent
mural decorations and Tor the i'm.
]prONcncnt OF the grounds. The DOW.
erS OF the commission were Vastly in.
creased and it was authorized to buy
additional ground adjacent to the cap
itol park 10 carry out the lake scheme
proposed by Engineer Lea. FOrty-tive
Thousand dollars was provided in addi-
ticn to the building FUND for furnish
ing tn new building.
Military Act.
A comprehensive military bill was
enacted to conform to the require.
ments Of the Dick bill for federal sup
pc:t and maintenance. In addition 10
this Si",0on was provided for the mill
tia for the next " years.
State Fair.
the Sta;y fair secured si1,0oO u
year for H,9intenau"e and $4,000 for
new bindings on the grounds. The
board was authorized to purchase and
given he lower to condemn addi-
tional lands adjacent to the grounds.
TIL" secretary OF the board was re-
lieved OF the immigration work ard
that officer viii hereafter be appoint
ed by the board instead u the gov
eIlior.
Corporations.
ton legislation. An antitrust bill.
very drastic in its terms. particularly
affects corporate activities and acts
were PASSED requiring that the prop
crty Of a corporation may be mort
gagged only pOn a vote OF the stock
holders. Another allows corporations
to limit the voting power of stock
holders by their bylaws; this is for
b benefit OF farmers elevators, CO.
operative 1reamcries and the like,
where competitors sometimes come in
and buy up the stock and secure con
troll Of a corporation. II Is intended
BY this act that such corporations
may limit stockholders to one vote
each regardless of the number OF
shares they own. Another act per-
mits corporations thlt have lspsed by
reason of the expiration Of their char
terS TO reincOrDOrate and retain their
property rights.
Courts.
There was "A large number OF acts
affecting The" courts OF the tate. the
chief OF which add two judges to the
supreme bench. ere lte a tenth circuit
out of the north halt OF the Sixth:
permit terms of court to be held else
where than at the county seats and
provide tor uniform rules of practice
in MI OF the circuit courts OF the
state. There were d large numDer OF
bills pertaining to practice and pro.
cedutC IN courts. Among these a
procedure for the foreclosure OF liens
on minins property; for reducing
eSchGat"d property OF the state: re-
Curing personal notice to mortgage"
IN foreclosure BY advertisement: de.
fining thu p!"adings in the Justice
court: extending the time for the re-
turn of an execution. q complete pro
cedurc FOR sarmShment; providing for
the service OF summons by publiCI-
ton regulating the place OF trial in
civil actions, giving county curt il,
every county the jurisdiction OF Il.
justice of peace. permitting the ad-
verse party To b. called and required
20 testify la any proceeding without
binding the party calling him by his
testimony in crir iLal matters re-.
Quiring libcls TO BE- Jried in the coun-
" whore n" new paper IS published
providing additional penalties for
cruelty 20 animals; special penalties
for the i%arceuy of mine products and