The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-02-09
SHERIFFS WHO FOLLOW FUGI-
7lVES OUTSIDE OF COUNTIES
CAN'T COLLECT EXPENSE.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, tire Various
State Institutions and d..
ferent Parts Of the
Stats.

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rather important opinions. The at
torney general was called upon to de-
termine the legality of a claim pre-
Serted to the commissioners OF a
born county by the sheriff for $3.50
auto hire, and $500 personal expense
while engaged in the immediate pur-
suit of a murderer. The chase ex-
tended from Sanborn county south,
crossing the Missouri at Iron Post;
across Nebraska and Kansas, and final
ly loosing the scent in the mountains
Of Oklahoma. The officer was never
more than a day or two behind the
man. The attorney general was forced
to hold that the South Dakota statute
does not authorize the payment for
such official work done outside Of the
home county, even where the officer
has a warrant ready to serye; hence
the sheriff will have to stand the costs
of the excursion into far countries. He
covered 1900 miles and was gone AZ
days.
For the benefit of the insurance de-
partment, the place of filing articles
of Incorporation for state insurance
companies was decided. 1t was held
that it was not necessary for county
and township mutuals to file their pa
pers with the secretary of state, thus
reversing the opinion Of Attorney Gen
eral Clark. Stock companies must
file with the commissioner of insur-
ance; state mutuals, through the de-
partment of insurance and attorney
general; county mutuals, with county
auditor, and township mutuals with
both auditor and township clerk. and
life mutuals and mutual assessment
companies, with the state department
of insurance.
The Lyman county officials were as
sured that they need not secure an ex-
pert accountant through the execu-
tive accountant in order to appropri-
ate for pay. The county auditors were
held liable for the furnishing of cleo
ton ballots, regardless OF the statu-
tory provision that county boards shall
let bids for all stationery bills w
500. The secretary of state was in
structed to use all of the letters of the
alphabet, instead of possibly the first
two, in rotating the name of candi-
dates on the primary ballots by coun-
ties, as provided in the Bigelow "al-
phabet' bill of last session. 1t was
held that sheriffs are required to fur
nish food, care, etc, for prisoners, the
same to be paid for at rates to be de-
termined by county board.
Further It was held in the case of a
certain railway company, which was
in the habit Of Directing to it's taxes
and in p%roffering a sum covering what
it considered it owed, that the county
treasurer could not accept such sum
in part payment, unless the railway
filed with it an affidavit to the effect
that it had a valid defense for not
paying the whole amount levied.
The Stock PeddIers.
Huron.-Men in the banking bust
ness through out the state are en-
gagged in a concerted movement to pro-
tect the public, through legislation,
against operations of persons repre-
senting the worthless stock of mining,
oil and other corporations seeking to
finance questionable enterprises. They
propose that stock p%eddlers shall be
required to secure authority to do
business, after proving that the cor
pOrations they represent offer inves-
tors a fair chance to secure returns
from their investments. Many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have
been taken out Of South Dakota in the
past few years, through the opera
tons Of wildcat Adventures, and ut
terly lost to the investors, the proper
ty behind the projects being worth
less. The next legislature will be
called upon to legislate on this sub
ject.
Pierre.-In a decision rendered the
supreme court decides that last
springs license election in Miller did
not authorize the sale Of intoxicants
at retail. The ~canvassing board had
declared that the town had gone
"CI ~ u a vi lOuI, WuICu uC"
cision was contested by the Anti-Sa-
loon league, on the ground that GER
tain ballots, because Of imperfect
markings, ETC., could not be counted;
the circuit court holding these ballots
eligible, and the supreme court up-
holding the contention of the appel
liant. AS the situation stands, the sa-
looms of Miller will have to close up
until they a secure the approval of
the people at another election.
Huron College.
Huron.-A challenge for a debate
came by phone from Brookings, and
was Immediately accepted by the
members Of the debating class.
Though this is very late in the year to
schedule a new debate, the contest
will not suffer from this tact, since the
same question will be used in the
Brookings debate which has been tie
subject Of study for the Yankton de-
bate. Although the date and other
details have not yet been arranged.