The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-06-05
MANY IMPORTANT RULINGS
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL

Pierre, S. D., June 3.-Questions sub
United by officials from all parts OF
the state are involved in a list of
opinions just given out by Attorney
General Royal c. Johnson.
Replying to an inquiry by Secretary
of State Frank Glasner. it is held that.
under the new automobile license law
every machine operated in the state
must be licensed; that for new ma
chimes the license is Sc per year and
for machines over five years old the
license is IS per year. Every machine.
old or new, must pay SO for the re-
naainder of the year If the license is
taken out after July /, this rule apply
ing for 1913 and for succeeding years.
Replying to an inquiry by County
Attorney Wyman, of Yankton county,
IT is held that the act providing for
refund OF saloon license money in
cases where the license is voided
through no fault of the person obtain
ing the same. is retroactive. Conse-
duently county commissioners can
make refund for licenses revoked be-
for the law was enacted.
Replying to an inquiry by DR.. S. w.
Alien, he attorney general holds that
the state live stock sanitary board is
bound to appoint as deputy state vet
erinarian any duly qualified veterinary
surgeon VINO presents a statutory Pc
ton for such.
TO County Attorney King. of Me-
Cook county. the atter.eess general
plies thai the sheriff and his deputy
cannot each draw mileage when the
deputy necessarily accompanies the
sheriff upon official business In the
same vehicle.
To Attorney Bode, of Lyman county.
1t is stated that the act requiring in
spection of live stock coming into the
state IS not une-onstitutional and does
not affect interstate commerce.
TO an inquiry by State S,rpHrinfppG-
eht Lawrence the attorney general re-
replies that q school corporation is
liable to a special tax for laying water
rlain in front of the school property.
10 the state dairy expert, the at
tor1ey general explains THAI a licensed
butter maker ma employ a substitute
not to test cream during his
necessary absence, and holds that
necessary absence means unavoidable
absence for a short period.
In q matter presented by State Bank
Examiner Wingfield, the attorney gen
erai holds that in case a newspaper Is
not published in the town where a
bank is located, the statute recurring
the report of the condition of the bank
to be published in the newspaper
published nearest such town shall not
be construed literally, but that it may
be published In the newspaper which
VIII give the statement the greatest
publicity In the place where the bank is
located.
To an inquiry from County Attor-
ney Wyman, of Yankton. the attorney
general holds that the intent of the
new liquor law IS to limit the number
of saloons and not the number Of per-
sons engaging in the business; tina a
license to operate a. saloon may be
granted to a firm consisting of two or
more persons. He also holds that a
member of a town board may vote to.
grant himself a liquor license.
10 City Attorney Mcfarland. of
Watertown. h attorney general states
that city commissioners who We're.
serving at the time the new. law was
enacted may drew the increased SAL
ary provided in the new law.
State Treasurer Ewart Is informed
that all the powers Of the inspector Of
public buildings is conferred upon the
pure food commissioner.
The attorney general holds that au-
tornobiles owned by the United States
government and operated on govern
ment business / n south Dakota III
register and pay the regular license
fee.
SAYS FLOOD OF IMMIGRANTS
GOING TO SOUTH AMERICA
Highmore. S.. -. June 3.-Bert Jekil.
a HighInore young man, mas arrived
ffsaHl South America for d visit with
relatives. having just completed a
long stretch of railroad along the AM
AEON river Mr.. Jek ylrs work has kept
him I'M South America for several
Years, n he reports the South Amer
lean republics experiencing a com
Iaercial awakening. In Brazil. Argen-
tina a several other South Amerf-
can countries@Much railway construc-
ton lis in progress and new territory
ts being opened up which lis attracting,
thousands of Immigrants from the old
world.
UNKNOWN MAN THROWN
FROM TRAIN NEAR ETHAN
Ethan. SD June AN unknown
man was FOUND lying III the railroad
Yards aaeAe yesterday morningNhb hi
| Section Foreman Isaaeson. He was
/ urcsafssciOiis ard apparently sufrering
from u brain eonFsnssion 81 a
brief acquaintance said he MAS thrown
from the midnight suutiabouna passeri-
fEersstrain His pane nor residence
ENould Bot be@discovered He liad d
lsficNet from an Dniata employment
agaerey. dated May 80, containing the
| names De ay Il .Afopdy,s
which indicates tina he shipped from
8paaha 20 Pierre to work with sahs