The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-03-12

veterinary surgeon Is the ex-OficiO
head Of this board. Other bills create
u joint committee Of the house and
senate to examine all the state de-
during each session; create
u commission consisting of the state
engineer and the respective boards to
plat the pablo grounds of the state;
creating a board of veterinary exam
liners; revising the law relating to the
board of dental examiners; increasing
the board of charities and corrections
to five members, n OF whom shall
be parole officer and another Secre-
tarv Of the board; requiring the Sol
diers' home board to buy supplies on
competitive bids and prohibiting that
board from dischargirg inmates from
the home; empowering the board of
agriculture to appoint its W secre-
tary; giving public boards the super
vision Of the printing of their reports;
constituting the state hotel inspector
ex-oficio building inspector.
Public Lands.
A very important bill and of doubt
full expcdiency places the state and
school lands on an equality with other
lands in the matter of drainage. Other
bills provide for a method of satisfy
Ing mortgages given on capitol build
ing lands; limit the sale of school
lands to $4,000 acres a year; accept a
grant Of lieu lands in place Of school
lands within the forest reserve and
provide penalty for trespass upon
state or school land.
The New Capitol.
Everything the state capitol com
mission asked for was granted them,
The limit of expenditure upon the
building was increased to $500, 00t
and the funds provided. Marble was
substituted for cheaper interior finish
and money vas provided for excellent
mural decorations and for the i'm
rrovement of the grounds. The pow
ers of the commission were vastly in
creased and it was authorized to buy
additional ground adjacent to the cap
itol park to carry out the lake scheme
proposed by Engineer Lea. Forty-fivs
Thousand dollars was provided in add
ticn to the building fund for furnish
ing the new building.
Military Act
A comprehensive military bill wa,
enacted to conform to the require
ments Of the Dick bill for federal sup
port and maintenance. In addition tt
this $32, 900 was provided for the mill
tia for the next two years.
State Fair.
The state fair secured $13, 600
year for maintenance and $4,000 TO
new buildings on the grounds. The
board was authorized to purchase ant
given the power to condemn add
tional lands adjacent to the grounds
The secretary of the board was r e
lieved of the immigration work ant
that officer will hereafter be appoint
ed by the board instead of the gov
ernOr.
Corporations.
There was not very much corpora
ton legislation. An antitrust bill
very drastic in it's terms. particular,
affects corporate activities and act:
were passed requiring that the prop
erty of a corporation may be mort
gagged only upon a vote of the stock
to limit the voting power of stock
holders by their bylaws; this is TO
the benefit of farmers elevators, CO
operative creameries and the like
where competitors sometimes come il
and buy up the stock and secure cor
troll of a corporation. 1t Is intended
by this act that such corporation
may limit stockholders to one vot
each regardless of the number O
shares they own. Another act pei
mits corporations that have lapsed b,
reason of the expiration Of their char
tiers to reincorporate and retain thei
property rights.
Courts.
There was a large number of act
affecting the court of the state, tn
chief of which add two Judges to tn
supreme bench; create . tenth circui
nut Ut the north half of the Sixth
permit terms of court to be held else
where than at the county seats an
provide for uniform rules of practic
in all of the circuit courts of tn
state. There were a large number q
bills pertaining to practice and prt
cedure in courts. Among these
procedure for the foreclosure of lien
on mining property; for reducin
escheated property of the state; r.
curing personal notice to mortgage
in foreclosure by advertisement; d.
filming the %pleadings in the justic
court; extending the time for the RI
turn Of an execution; a complete pre-
cedure for punishment; providing fo
the service of summons by public;
tion; regulating the place of trial /
civil actions; giving county courts i
every county the jurisdiction of tn
justice of peace; permitting the al
verse party to be called and require
TO testify in any proceeding withou
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