Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-01-19
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ment of II. G. Boooock, A. B. Blake
and Ida Anding to the clerkships on the
e~ngrossing and enrolling force, and all
being present, they were sworn in.
House bill No. Z, providing for the
preservation, protection and propaga-
ton of antelope was placed upon its
final passage and passed.
Senate Ninth Day.
Senate bill Is appropriating money
to pay for the damage done to the state
fair buildings and grounds by the storm
of July 80, 1909. was read the third
time, placed upon its final passage and
passed.
Senate joint resolution providing for
and creating a commission for the revis.
ion and PRONUNCIATION of a series or leg,
i~slative blanks for the use of the sen.
ate and house of representatives was
placed upon its final passage and;went
through without a dissenting vote.
The following bills were introduced.
80. To amend section /. chapter 1873,
laws of 1909.
40. Requiring judges of primary and
other elections to make unofficial cleo.
ton returns to the county auditor of
their county, and requiring county aud
itors to make unofficial election returns
of such elections to the secretary of
state.
House-Tenth Day.
A motion prevailed increasing the
per diem of the chief clerk from So to
$50 (.
A message was received from the
governor as follows:
II have the honor to inform you that
! have received from the honorable Sec
rotary of state. at Washington, D. c.,
a certified copy of a resolution of con-
gress; entitled. Joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United states the original
of which may be found on file in the
department of state. herewith trans
NIT a copy of the same for your inform
alton and advisement and recommend
that the resolution be given careful
consideration by your honorable body
at the earliest possible date"
Accompanying the message was the
following proposed amendment to the
constitution of the United States:
article XVI. The congress shall
have power to lay and collect taxes on
incomes, from whatever source derived.
without apportionment among the sew
eral states, and without regard to any
census or enumeration"
Upon motion 800 extra copies were
ordered printed of house bill AZ. An
act for the establishment, location,
control, supervision, construction and
maintenance of highways and bridges
in counties.
The following bills were introduced:
81. Providing for the regulation of
headwear under certain conditions.
55. Making it a felony to knowingly
sell or exchange an animal affected
with CHAMBERS.
SIS. Amending section Is, chapter So,
laws of 1906, pertaining to vital statis-
tics.
81. Requiring all cities of the first
and second class to provide for the reg
~istraticn of voters before any biennial
general election. and repealingI article
10, chapter 10. political code of 1903.
pertaining to the same subject.
SO. Appropriating money to refund
to the citizens Cooperative Telephone
company of Plankinton, s. D., certain
taxes enormously and unlawfully col
lected from said company.
SO. To repeal section 3, chapter 2l0,
laws of 1907. pertaining to the employ
ment Of an assistant or scale and ware
house Inspector for the board of rail-
road commissioners.
60. Authorizing the board of chari-
ties and correction to pay all inmates
of the state ~penitentiary a compensa-
ton for their labor; prescribing rules
and regulations to be observed in the
payment of wages and the keeping of
account; provided that the wife, minor
children or other persons dependent on
the inmate for support shall receive
fve-sixths of the wages earned, and
otherwise provided for the n in
which wages may be paid.
81. To establish and maintain a gen.
eral and uniform system of public
schools within the state, in which GER
tain legislation, heretofore existing in
relation thereto is repealed; the trans
fer and equalization of property rights
made necessary by the provisions of
this act are provided for; education is
made compulsory and school corpora
tons are authorized to levy such taxes
Is with the income from the perma.
nent school fund shall secure a thor.
ough and efficient system of common
schools throughout the stase.
81. Providing for the payment Of
former game wardens out Of the stat
game fund