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

side oil (ne city illuICS, ~ S9'oDA-1
mark boards and condemn lands toi
parks. Using and extending tnell
nowt.rs in relation to the building OF
sewers. permitting them to license
and rcsula'. public dances and pro
fiblt fortune tellers, fakirs, clairVoy
ants, etc; compelling city clerks TO
annually publish financial statements
Of The condition OF the city exempt
ing tircEnen from POLL tax asd lury
crNice; requiring accounts against
towns to b" verified; fixing uniform
date for all municipal elc' tons TO pre-
vent colonization and a general proce
dure for the incorporation of towns.
Assessment and Taxation.
This subject, one of the most vital
to the state because OF the constltu
iioual limits upon our means OF rails
ing revenue, received a good deal OF
consideration ard at one time 1t
seemed as if a tax commission bill
might pass, but the plan was finally
abandoned. The Legislation which was
obtained is as follows: Permitting .
2-mill deficiency levy in 1909 anc
1910: a procedure for appeals from
boards of equalization; providing that
county treasurers shall collect all spe
T cial assessments; postponing the tan
sale until the third Monday in No
vember; fixing the limit of taxation
+ in independent school districts; in
creasing the limit of bonds which ma!
be issued by an independent school
to 4 per cent of the investment; pro
viding for the refund of money erro
neously paid at tax sales; increasing
the limit of the county bridge tax tt
8 mills; requiring personal service OF
! an owner of land before tax deco
! issues.
Game Laws.
A comprehensive law regulating tht
protection of game was passed. /
provides for the appointment Of
state game warden and for deput,
wardens in the counties, who are t
be nominated by the county commits
sioncrs and appointed by the state
warden Every gun pays 81 tax
which is retained by the counties
Non-residents are required to pay
SIS tax. one-half of which is retained
by the counties and the other hal
paid into the state game fund. Al
classes of game are protected unde
the law. The shooting of prairie chick
ems is absolutely prohibited for tw
years. The game warden Is author
lied to spend limited amount o
money from the game fund for bring
ing golden pheasants into the stat
and for the protection CT the same
Another act protects mink. otte
and beaver and makes it unlawful t
kill them from April Is to Sept. Is
other acts exempt Canadian jays. o
whisky jacks. and carp, suckers an
buffalo fish from protection.
Public Health.
The physicians of the state had OF
ganized rather strong propaganda
to secure comprehensive healt
code, but their efforts proved una
vailing. However, a sanitarium TO
the treatment of consumptives wa
established at Custer and healt
laboratory in connection with the uni
versity, where microscopic analyse
are to be made free for the benefit O
the public and also for which prov
sion was made to provide unclaime
bodies for physiological study. Othe
matters relating to public health pro
vide for the transportation of dea
bodies: comprehensive pure drug
bill under the jurisdiction of the pur
food department.; the admission G
Kansas gasoline to the state and pre-
hibiting the adulteration OF linseed OF
| State Affairs.
+ The interest on state money, quit
contrary to the spirit of our const
tuition. has always been a perquisit
of the state treasurer, but during til
last campaign this was made an /:
sue and Treasurer Cassil. at the en-
OF his first term, was defeated upo
1t and George Johnson elected. Tn
party platform demanded the enact
ment of comprehensive state depo
tory law. Such law was enacted
creating state board of finance cor
sisting OF the governor, secretary o
state. auditor and treasurer and 70
the deposit of state funds in bonde
banks throughout the state, to dra,
! interest for the benefit of the stat
and relieving the treasurer of re
sponsibiiity for funds SO deposited
The legal rate of interest ON regis
tered warrants was fixed at ne
cent, with provision that wheneve
1 $4,000 in warrants had been regis
i tered the board of finance should cor
vert them into per cent revenu
warrants. The highest contract rat
Of interest III the state was fixed a
10 per cent. Other acts relating t
state affairs define a state flag an
provide for securing two OF them
dividing the state into two congress
sfonal districts, the dividing line be
\ ing approximately from the north lin
Of Brookings county west of the Mis-
souri, and then down the Missouri tt
the Nebraska line, the First dfstric
being the southeastern portion of tn
state and the Second district bein,
Il the northern and wnstarn nnrt; ono