Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-03-02
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Complete Proceedings Of the Past Week Of the Session
and Interesting Notes by our Special Correspondent

IA. An appropriation 10 pay the
compensation and expenses of the
commissioners appointed in the matter
of the application for the release of
Nettie c. Whitcher from the South
Dakota hospital for the insane, was
passed.
Senate bill 273, appropriating money
TO pay the compensation and expenses
of the commissioners appointed in the
matter of application for the release of
Duncan mclaughlin from the hospital
for the insane, was passed
Senate bill 266, an amendment rela-
tive TO insurance tax for fire depart
ment, was passed
Senate bill 236, an amendment, relat-
ing to licensing transient merchants
and traders, was defeated.
Senate bill 1877. defining and provid-
ing for the use and construction of fire.
proof buildings for the permanent hous-
ing of human beings by the state, was
passed.
Senate bill 70, amending section 36l,
code of criminal procedure, relating to
defendants charged with crime being
witnesses, was passed.
Senate bill LAT, repeating section lS49,
revised political code of 1903, relating
to affidavits of publication, was
defeated
The following bills were introduced:
279. An amendment, pertaining to
the printing and distribution of the SEES
sion laws.
$50. Providing for the sale and con-
veyance of public property of counties;
manner of proceedings therefor; court
proceedings hereunder and continuation
of sale by the court.
2Sl. An amendment relating to the
holding of terms of circuit court in the
seventh judicial circuit
2S2 An appropriation for the pur-
chase of additional lands contiguous and
adjoining grounds of the state school
for the blind at Gary.
2S3. Providing for the payment of
the expenses of the judges of the
supreme court while absent from the
places of their legal residence in the
discharge of their duties, and to pro-
vide for an allowance to such judges
when they live at Pierre.
28. Amending section 3, chapter
$50, session laws 1907, relating to the
duties and salary of the state engineer
and assistant.
2S5. Amending section 207, political
code, relating to the state board of
regents Of education and the employ
ment Of teachers and professors.
286. To re-district the state into leg
islative districts and to apportion the
number of senators and representatives
therein.
2S7. An appropriation to reimburse
the First National bank. of Custer. for
money advanced for the purchase Of
grounds for the state tuberculosis sana-
tar;um at Custer.
2S8. Amending chapter so. session
laws of 1909. relating to the keeping
and transcribing of county records.
\ 289. An amendment. relating to the
granting of permits to sell intoxicating
liquors at retail
House -Fiftieth Day.
House bill 1879. to limit the contingent
liability Of holders of hail policies in
mutual insurance companies organized
or operating under the laws of the
state. was defeated.
House bill 173, an amendment, heing
the general election laws, combining
Herewith primary elections for making
party nominations and electing party
committeeman and repeating all acts
and parts of acts providing for other
primary nominations, was defeated.
House bill 262, an amendment relat-
ing TO the insurance department of the
state, and to regulate insurance COM
panies doing business therein; provid-
ing penalties for violations thereof, and
to repeal all acts or parts of acts in
, conflict herewith, was passed.
House bill 95, prohibiting the sale OF
exchange of land infected with '.quit.
: ochgrass" without informing the buye,
or person exchanging, and fixing q
penalty for the violation thereof, wa.
defeated.
il House bill S42, an appropriation fol
the commissioners expense fund ant
: incidental expense fund of the board O
railroad commissioners for the balanc,
: of the fical year 1911. was passed.
House bill 27S. providing that insur
ance agent shall give receipt for a
money, notes or other considerable
;. paid them for premium on insurance
= that such receipt shall make insuranc
> companies liable to persons, firms q
corporations holding such receipts Il
the confederation acknowledged therei
i and defining the duties Of the insurane
q commissioners in relation thereto, ar
!. providing penalties for the Violate
4 thereof, was passed. @
q Henate-Fiftiesh Day.
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