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

good share OF attention. Two years
ego municipal courts were provided
for cities of the first class. This was
an ex experiment and In practice several
defects in jurisdictional matters were
discovered and the law vas revised to
make it more effective. The powers
Of city councils were extended in sew.
eral respects, among others permitting
them to condemn rights of way out
side of the city limits; to establish
park boards and condemn lands for
parks; revising and extending their
powers in relation to the building of
sewers. permitting them to license
ard regulate public dances and pro-
hiblt fortune t~ellers, fakirs, clairvoy-
ants, etc; compelling city clerks to
annually publish financial statements
of the condition of the city; exempt
ing firerlen from poll tax and jury
service; requiring accounts against
towns to be verified; fixing a uniform
date for all municipal elections to pre-
vent colonization and a general proce-
dure for the incorporation Of towns.
assessment ana tdxdtION.
This subject, one of the most vital
to the state because OF the cOnstitu-
iiOnal limits upon our means OF rails
ing venue, 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 a
2-mill deficiency levy in 1909 and
1910; a procedure for appeals from
boards of equalization: providing that
county treasurers shall collect all spe-
cial assessments: postpOning the tax
sale unit, the third Monday in No
vember; fixing the limit of taxation
in independent school Districts: in
creasing the limit of bonds which may
be issued by an independent school
to 4 per cent Of the investments; pro
viding for the refund of money erro.
neouslv paid at tax sales; increasing
the limit of the County bridge tax to
3 mills: requiring personal service on
an owner of land before . tax deed
issues.
Game Laws.
A comprehensive law regulating the
protection of game was passed, 1t
provides for the appointment of a
state game warden and for deputy
wardens in the counties, who are to
be nominated by the county commits.
sioners and appointed by the state
warden. Every CUR pays 81 tax,
which &c retained NV tho nn,,nfioS
No~n-residents are required to pay a
SIS tax, one-haIf of which is retained
by the counties and the other half
paid into the state game fund. All
classes of game are protected under
the law. The shooting of prairie chick.
ems is absolutely prohibited for two
years. The game warden is author
lied to spend = limited amount of
money from the game fund for bring
ing golden %pheasants into the state
and for the protection of the same.
Another act protects mink. otter
and beaver and makes it unlawful to
kill them from April IS to Sept. Is;
other acts exempt Canadian jays, or
whisky jacks, and carp, suckers and
buffalo fish from protection.
Public Health.
The physicians of the state had or
ganiZed a rather strong propaganda
to secure d comprehensive health
code. but their efforts proved una
vailing. However. a sanitarium for
the treatment of consumptives was
established at Custer and a health
1oh>r,tor,, &, co,-~,t;o, -,;<l tho 49,;
versity, where microscopic analyses
are to be made free for the benefit of
the public and also for which provi.
sion was made to provide unclaimed
bodies for physiological study. Other
matters relating to public health pro.
vide for the transportation of dead
, bodies; a comprehensive pure drugs
bill under the jurisdiction of the pure
food department.; the admission oil
hibiting the adulteration Of nnseed oil,
:, State Affairs.
!. The interest on state money, quite
contrary to the spirit OF our consti
I tuition. has always been q perquisite
of the state treasurer, but during the
IdSl CdHlpdISu IuIS WAS ulduc dH rs
sue and Treasurer Cassil, at the END
: Of his first term, was defeated upor
: it and George johnson elected. Tit
. party platform demanded the enact
ment of a comprehensive state depos
t tory law. Such a law was enacted
creating a state board Of finance con
r sisting of the governor, secretary Of
: state, auditor and treasurer and fol
the deposit Of state funds in bonded
: banks throughout the state, to draw
interest for the benefit of the state
and relieving the treasurer of re
sponsibility for funds SO deposited
The legal rate of interest on regis
tered warrants was fixed at 6 pei
cent, with a provision that whenever
$4,000 in warrants had been regis
tered the board of finance should con
: vert them into 5 per cen revenut
warrants. The highest contract rate
of interest III the state vas fixed al
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