Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-03-12

,,,t the public grounds of the STATE
creating board OF veterinary eNo,N
,ncrs: revising the law relating 10 tne
hoard OF dental examiners, lncEedslns
fine board of charities ara correc'io"'
~ Gxe members, one Of whom sha!l
h.. parole officer and announcer secie
tary Of th,, board; recurring the ool-
! Il. ops l,o%.c board to by supplies o"
competitive bids and prohibiting 'n"
! hoard frum disrhargirg inmates from
,ho hy,nc. ..n!rL~rrinS the Doafu ~
ear;,jll,lil. 10 appoint its own sec1'
tory. giving public boards the super
| vision of the printing of their reports;
| constituting the state Motel inspector
cA-ol', 10 budding inspector.
Public Lads.
very important bill and of doubt,
/ full nxI,dirncy places the state an"
| school lands on an equality with oth''
lana, IN the matter Of drainage. OfAoi
bills prov ide for method OF SATISFY
! iue MORTGAGES given on capitol Dulid'
ing lands: limit the sale OF school
lands to ;, 900 acras year; accept a
grant Of lieu lands in place of school
lands within tn" forest reserve ana
movidc penalty for trespass upol
state or school land
The New Capitol
Everything the state capitol com
mission asked for was granted them
The limit of expenditure upon 'h'
building was increased to $ao0,Oo'
and the funds provided. Marble wa:
substituted for cheaper interior finlst
/ and money WAS provided for cxcellen
mural decorations and for the i'm
rrovempnt of the grounds. The pow
? ers of the commission were vastly in
{ creased and it was authorized to bu
additional ground adjacent to the cal
] itol mark to carry ont the lake sch Q =,
proposed by Engineer Lea. Forty-tiv
Thousand dollars was provided in add
ticn to the building fund for furnish
4 ing the new building.
Military Act.
: A comprehensive military bill wa
:. enacted to conform to the require
9 ments OF the Dick bill for federal SUI
port and maintenance. In addition t
this $32 900 was provided for the mil
q tia for the next two years.
d State Fair.
!, the state fair secured $4,000
u year for maintenance and $4,000 II
! new buildings on the grounds. TIL
board was authorized to purchase an
y given the power to condemn add
tional lands adjacent to the ground
u The secretary of the board was +
. lieved OF the immigration work ar
e that officer win hereafter be appcin
ed by the board instead OF the go
ernor.
y Corporations.
II There was not very much corpor
d ton legislation. An antitrust bi
very drastic in it's terms. particular
affects corporate activities and &C
were passed requiring that the pro
T. erty of a corporation may be MOI
gagged only upon vote of the stoc
d holders. Another allows corporation
a. to limit the voting power of sIoc
" holders by their bylaws; this is Fl
Is the benefit of farmers elevators, c
n operative creameries and the Ill,
J. where competitors sometimes come
* and buy up the stock and secure CO
IL troll of corporation. It is intendt
I by this act that such corporation
ID may limit stockholders to one vo
II each regardless Of the number
0 shares they own. Another act pt
"a mits corporations that have lapsed
IS reason of the expiration of their cha
'e tiers to reincorporate and retain the
u property rights.
', Courts.
There was large number OF &C
J.. affecting the courts Of the state t.
'; chief OF which add two Judges to t
;. supreme bench; create tenth circ,
:. out Of the north half of the Sixt
permit terms of court to be held els
=, where than at the county seats al
~ provide for uniform rules of practi
~ in all of the circuit courts of t
: state. There were large number
= bills pertaining to practice and pl
! cedure in courts. Among these
- procedure for the foreclosure of lie
:, on mining property; for reduci
= escheated property Of the state;
a CURING personal notice to mortgag
", IN foreclosure by advertisement; 4
. filming the pleadtngs in the JUST
. court; extending the time for the l
= turn of an execution; a complete p1
!. cedure for punishment; providing f
:, the service of summons by public
- tion; regulating the place of trial
g. civil actions; giving county courts
, every county the jurisdiction of tt
"a Justice of peace; permitting the a
a verse party TO be called and requir,
- TO testify in any proceeding witho
: binding the party calling him by b
! testimony, in criminal matters I
:. curing libels to be tried in the cou
ty where the newspaper is published
). providing additional penalties +
: cruelty to animals; special penalti
Tor the larceny of mine products al
: far havfpp- r1r :, J,