The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-02-07
A BRIEF SYNOPSIS
SOME OF THE BILLS RECENTLY
INTRODUCED IN THE Lse,s.
4. LATURE AT PIERRE.

e"io rave been intrn.
duced affecting county commissionerO
n to increase their paw in la,nn
counties. and the other to po bacr o.
the former system Of election of GOV
missioners by the vote nj the uhaI'
county instead OF districts. "a 4, no
the custom. The one bill fxes ,ha
ordinary limit OF compensation =,
county commissions M mot ~ 49,
coed $500 per year, with sI0o FRA,
allowance. The change Ia m ;pcraa.a
this In counties witt more than 20
townships to not to exceed $500 salary
nor 500 travel allowance: I'm conn.
ties OF 40 townships or more sail
not to exceed $500 with 5000 trayel IL
lowance, the $500 and 5000 comnepsa.
ton going to commissioners of conn.
ties with $4,000 or more population
regardless OF size.
House bill 122 intends TO allow m
extension OF the directorate of educa.
tional. charitable and hospital ins,i.
%tutions in the state up to a menber.
ship OF Fl.
Bills have been introduced In both
houses which seek to compel the state
board OF regents to cstablish cer,,ir
lines OF instruction in the state nor.
NAL schools. which lines the pregoo,
board has been Attempting TO keen
out OF the normals, claiming that tho
attempt is being made to place The
normal schoo! In tn university class
instead of devoting them TO the lines
on which they should devote their AZ.
tention.
The question OF holding court AZ
other than county seat towns. which
has been upon the statute books In q
number OF forms TO years. subject NJ
any time to amendment to suit the
ambitions OF some one town or anoth.
er, is up again. One bill in the house
attempts to wipe the enactment cut
absolutely. and require county bust.
ness TO be transacted at the county
seat town. Another is an attempt TO
extend the distance which a county
seat must be from a railroad to meet
this requirement, Representative Tit
land OF Campbell county wanting it
extended to ten miles, SO that Mound
City will not be affected by the law.
When the Dakota Central company
was constructed north from Sioux
Falls. the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST.
Paul road proceeded to parallel the
new line through a territory In which
the people had been appealing to that
system TO build. This brought out an
enactment which prohibited parallel
lines Of railway in the state for a
greater distance than eight miles.
Later 10 meet emergencies this dis
tance was increased 10 twenty miles,
and now there Is a bill in to wipe out
that statute completed as II Is claim
ed that IL stands In tie way OF pro-
gress.
II house bill 10 il enacted II will
mean a sad falling of q revenues for
auto owners on electin days. That
bill prohibits the transportation OF
voters to the polls, prviding a pen.
uktN lOT SuNu IduspOIlAiVHs
Up to the present thee has been a
dearth of railway bills as compared
with past sessions. Sc far the acts
which have come along re TO provide
method of securing fam crossings;
requiring unloading pAtforms for
heavy freight: and flx1g minimum
train crews for operation OF trains IN
the state.
The insurance legislatio 80 far pre-
scented Is merely minor, Nr local, al
fecting county and TOWNSHIP INITIALS
with the exception of two cts. senate
l6 and 81 by Russell, whch seek TO
extend the powers OF instance COM
panies organized under re laws OF
the state. so far as makinf n hand
ling loans or their surplU are con-
cerned.
Law In the Case.
Since the beginning Of tine so iar
as the state of South Dakoa Is con-
cerned. the regular legislativ sessions
have brought into existence the ne
gotiable instrument" bill, ant at every
~ppearance IL has been sem to opilV-
ion. generally by a vote OF he house
II has come along for anothd appear
ance and the house members are oniy
waiting to get II into the open 10 give
II the usual finish. oRe OF the sectiohs
OF the bill which is house bill 3d. 'n'
troduced by Y~oung"uist, PROVIDES
Section II. When the Instrument
IL wanting In any material particular
the person in possession Thereon ma.
a prima facie authority to comp'e'e
by filling up the blanks therein Anu
a signature on q blank piece OF paper
delivered by the person AKIN
signature in order that the paper m
be converted into a negotiable lns