The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-04-07
AN|MALTRESPASS
LAST LEGISLATIVE WIPED OUT
SECTIONAL DIFFERENCES
IN TRES9ASS LAW
One Law EAST and WEST
euil Text Of Repealed Sections 10, H.,
and ~, Chapter 244, Laws Of
i9O7--There We're No
Other Changes

Pierre-The last legislature repealed
three sections, 10, IL and II, Chapter
244, of the Session Laws of 1907, relat-
ing to damages for the trespass Of
animals. These three sections cover
that feature of the law which exempt
ed all that part Of the state west Of
the Missouri river, the ranch and the
range country of the state, to meet the
demands Of ranchmen and the prevail
ing conditions at the time. The cut
ting up Of the range country, the in
iux Of settlers and the Translate
railroads., marked the passing of the
range stock industry, and so the law
of 1907 was changed the last session
to meet the new conditions. The only
change in the law was the repeating of
the three following sections:
The Repealed Sections
Section 10. Not Applicable-Where)
Whereas that portion of the state of
South Dakota lying east of the Mis-
sour river is generally suitable for
agricultural purposes and that portion
Of said state lying west of the Mis-
sour river is more adapted in differ
ent portions thereof to stock raising
and mining industries and whereas
a general law will not apply to this
subject, this act shall not be operative
in or apply to that portion of the
state of Gouth Dakota lying west Of
the Missouri river, until by a ma
jorfty vote of any county situated in
said portion of the state, 1t shall be
adopted and declared applicable to
said county, at a special election here
matter provided for or at any general
election thereafter when such question
may be ordered submitted to the vote
of the people.
Section II. Question May be Sub
mitted to a Vote) At any regular
or special meeting of the board of
county commissioners of any county
situated in that portion of the state
of South Dakota lying west of the Mis-
souri, river during the year 1907, when
q petition shall be presented to said
board signed by a majority of the
electors of said county as shown by
the last vote for governor cast in said
county and requesting the said board
to call a special election in said county
and submit to the electors thereof the
question whether this law shall be-
come operative and apply to that
county, it shall be the duty of said
board to Immediately make an order
for said election. at which such ques-
ton shall be submitted, and If at any
time after the year 1907 such petition
shall be presented to the board of
county commissioners, they shall sub
nit such question at the next general
election held in said county.
Section IL. Duty of County Com
missioner) The Board of county COM
tm~issioners at the time of calling said
election shall provide judges of the
same and the election shall be held
and the votes canvassed in the manner
now provided by law for the holding
of other elections and the OF
the returns thereof and the county
auditor Of any county in which such
election shall be held, shall certify
the returns of the same to the secre-
tary of state within ten days after the
canvass thereof.