The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-05
MANY IMPORTANT RULINGS
az ATTORNEY GENERAL

Pierre, S. d., June 3.-Questions sub
mitted 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, II Is held that,
under the new automobile license law
every machine operated In the state
mus be licensed; that for new ma
chimes the license is IS per year, and
for machines over five years old the
license is So per year. Every machine.
old or new, must pay SO for the re-
mainder Of the year IL the license is
taken out after July /, this rule apply
ing for 1918 and Tor succeeding years.
Replying to an inquiry by County
Attorney Wyman, OF Yankton county,
1t is held that the act providing for
refund OF saloon license money In
cases where the license is yoided
through no fault OF the person obtain
ing the same, is retroactive. Conse-
quently county commissioners can
make refund for licenses revoked be-
for the law was enacted. 1t. -
Replying TO an inquiry by DIR. S. w.
Allen, the attorney general holds that
h state live stock sanitary board is
bound to appoint as deputy state vet
erinarian any duly qualified veterinary
surgeon who presents a statutory pc
tion for such. I
10 County AJJOTuSy hlUSt OF Me-
Cool county, the attorney general re-
plies that the sheriff and his deputy
cannot each draw mileage when the
deputy necessarily accompanies the
sheriff upon official business in the
same. vehicle. ~ @#N = T.
To Attorney Bode, OF Lyman county,
1t is stated that the act requiring in
spection OF live stock coming into the
state is not unconstitutional and does
not affect interstate commerce.
To an inquiry by State S~uperintend-
ent Lawrence the attorney general re-
replies that q school corporation is
liable, to a special tax for laying water
mains In front of the school property.
To the state dairy expert, the at.
torney general explains hat a licensed
butter maker may employ q substitute
not licensed to test cream during his
necessary absence, and holds that
necessary absence means unavoidable
absence for a short period.
In a matter presented by State Bank
Examiner Wingfield. the attorney gen
eral holds hat in case a newspaper Is
not published in the town where a
ban Is located, the statute requiring
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 II may
be published in the newspaper which
will give the statement the greatest
publicity in the place where the bank is
located. ""
To an inquiry from County Attor-
e 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-
ons engaging in the business; that a
license to operate a saloon may be
granted to a firm consisting OF two or
more persons. He also holds that d
member OF a town board may vote to
grant himself a liquor license.
To City Attorney Mcfarland, OF
WATERFOWL, the attorney general states
that city commissioners who were
serving at the time the new law was
enacted may drew the increased sal"
airy 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. $50
The attorney general holds that au-
tomobiles owned by the United States
government and operated on govern
ment business in South Dakota must
register and pay the regular license
| fee