The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-07
STATE AUDITOR WOULD STOCK
STATE WITH GAME THROUGH
USE OF EXCESS FEES.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State institutions and Dit.
ferent Parts Of the
State.

Iuc StdIc game WdTuSu, lHSIC udS
been a question as to whether the
legislature ever made any specific APP
preparation for that department. While
the law provides for game license fees,
and further provides that such fees
shall be used for the expenses of the
department, and that any surplus
funds after paying tn expenses of the
department may be used for the pur-
chase of game for stocking the state,
the law contains no specific %appropria-
ton of the fees SO collected for either
the expenses of the department or
any other expenditure of such funds.
State Auditor Anderson is inclined to
draw the lines closer than have other
auditors in regard to public expendi-
lures, and while he has been allowing
warrants on the game fund up to the
present, he has decided that after the
beginning of the fiscal year which
commenced July /, he will wait for a
court construction of the law before
he authorizes any further expenditure
of that fund. This will mean that
Game Warden Bancroft will go into
court on a test suit as to his right to
draw a salary or any other amount
from the fund, and the construction of
such laws as that affecting the game
department, and other departments of
the state which are working under
laws like that of the game depart
ment. If the laws are held to be good,
the departments affected will continue
in operation. If the laws are held
to be bad, then the departments af-
fected will go out of operation so far
as the officials of them are concerned,
unless such officials are willing to
serve the state at their own expense.
Forest Reserve.
Pierre.-The state land department
field force is preparing for the COM
pletion of the work in the forest re-
serve of the Black Hills which wal
started last year, for the segregation
of the state lands in that reserve, and
the transfer of scattered sections to
the government taking in lieu a COM
pact body of timber east of Custer. The
work was pushed along last fall with a
hope of getting the matter cleared up,
but the coming of cold weather STOP
ped the field work before it was final
ly closed up, leaving the timber on a
number of sections of the lieu lands
to be scaled. 1t is expected that this
work can be completed, and the trans
fers from the state to the government,
and from the government to the state
made this year. This will settle a lot
of trouble on the part of the state in
looking after the timber on scattered
tracts, and allow them to concentrate
on n compact body, and give it the
care necessary. And in that direction
the state will have an opportunity to
do something in the way of timber
conservation of it's own after the tract
is once transferred to state control.
June Taxes Light.
Pierre.-The June call for state
taxes did not bring a great sum to the
treasury, the total going into the gem
eral fund reaching $22,745. The
money received from the June and
September calls does not run very
heavy as a rule, the March and De-
cember calls catching the payments
of the spring and fall semi-annual
payments of taxes.
Settlers Final Proof.
Pierre.-Settlers have been notified
that they will no longer be given the
privilege of publication of console
dated" final proof notices, in which
several secure publication in one no
tice for the same date. Under that
plan they could make a slight saving
in the expenses of proof, but from this
time on each application must stand
by itself in the publication.
New Disease Among Livestock.
Pierre.-Stockmen in northern
Stanley county are reporting loss of
live stock from a disease which is
new to them, beginning in paralysis
of the tongue, and extending to all
parts of the body in a short time. Up
to the present there have been several
losses. and just what remedy to apply
is what is puzzling the stock owners.
Officials Are Named.
Pierre.-Gov. Vessey has reappoint-
ed r. s.. Basford Of Redfeld, insurance
commissioner: w. F. Bancroft OF Wa
tertown, state game warden, and A.
M, Cook of Vermillion. food and drug
commissioner.
Renewing State Bank Charters.
Pierre.-A number OF the state
banks operating in the state. which
were organized In 1891 and prior
years, are getting in line to continue
by having their charters renewed
While this is the case for many, there
are yet q number OF banks over the
state which have not taken the steps
to renew their charters, which run
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