The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-10
NEW STATE LAWS
NOW IN EFFECT
SEVERAL NEW AND IMPORTANT
MEASURES TOOK EFFECT
JULY 1ST
NEW AUTOMOBILE LAW IS IMPORTANT
Many New Laws Effect the Railroads
of State-Blue Sky Law Protects
People From Worthless Stocks

All statutes passed by the last legis-
lature which did not carry the emer-
gency clause and which have not been
referred to the people went into effect
July LIST under the constitutional pro-
vision, says the Sioux Falls Press.
Many laws passed last winter had
emergency clauses attached to them
and became effective Immediately upon
being approved by the governor.
One of the laws which went into
effect is that relating to automobiles,
their driving and registration. A regis
~tration fee Of Sc, 70 per cen Of which
goes into a special county road fund Is
charged annually for registrating the
autos and different colored plates are
issued each rear SO that no one will be
able to use the number plate of the
previous year. Two plates are placed
on each machine, one in front and one
in the rear. The law compels autoists
to give alarms and sound their horns
when about to turn at a street or road
corner and provides penalties for reck-
less driving. No one under Is years of
age Is permitted to run a machine.
Another law prohibits drunken people
from driving autos.
Perhaps no law was more discussed
than the blue sky law which Is de-
signed to protect investors from pur-
chasing worthless securities. A board
is provided to examine into the hold
ings Of every concern which wants to
sell stock in this state and this board
has the right to refuse to license any
company which is thought to be SELL
ing worthless stock.
Manufacturers are greatly interest
ed in the warehouse law which makes
warehouse receipts negotiable and per-
mits the holders of them to put them
up as security for loans or handle
them in n way that they would
negotiable paper.
The prevention Of fraud Is the inten-
ton of the bulk sales law, which pro-
vides that a merchant who wishes to
sell his entire stock, must give all Of
his creditors due notice before the
sale, that they may prevent the sale
If they desire or think that he Is con-
templating fraud.
The railroads and the board of rail-
road commissioners will be greatly
affected by new laws. Hereafter the
railroad commissioners must reside at
the capital.
The railroad commission Is made q
court, in that 10 evidence car be in
troduced at an appeal from a decision
Of the commission which was not pre-
sented at the hearing held by the CON-
mission. Hell etofore the railroads
have, IL they chose, ignored the rail-
road commission and put their evil
dence in before the circuit court upon
appeal. Now they must lay all facts
before the railroad commission so that
1t can act to the best advantage.
Railroads are required to give any
reports which the commission may de-
mand from time to time in order to
decide on rates.
Passengers may ride on all freight
trains except a few through refrigera-
tor trains and the railroads must fur
nish cuspidors in the smoking cars Of
all passenger trains.
The railroad commission Is given
full power to make physical valuations
of all telephone lines in the state.
Women who have children and
whose husbands are dead, incapaciat-
ed for work or in prison and unable
to support them, will be entitled to sup
port from the county. The law takes
away the sting of the usual county
support and gives the mother a pen
sion of not to exceed SIS per month
for the support of one child and If she
has several children she is given not
to exceed 81 per month for each addi-
tional child.
A new law will permit travelling men
and others who are away from home
at the time of the holding Of an cleo
ton to cast their ballots by mail, by
following a certain procedure pre-
scribed In the law.
County commissioners may here
after levy a one mill tax for the pur-
pose of maintaining experimental or
demonstration farms to demonstrate
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