The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-24
LEGISLATIVE DO|NCs
eT''ome OF AFFAIRS TRANSACT
60 AT CAPITAL CITY DUR.
ING THE PAST WEEK,

.esaiu 10 Sunday baseball and sud-.
mo'ihg picture shows. under nrov,a,a.
'hapter ga of the laws of Iao7
.si'eu out possible action toward
a,nd'hg the same as TO ALLOW haze,
Jail ana picture shows, under ros,r;s
az" DIS 10 what shall be shown on
ounaay with a further provision thai
Dan game shall be played within a
go" OF a mile of any regularly es.
'aoiished place of worship This %
soihe similar amendment to the state
Suhoay law has been demanded NV
enthusiasts for seyeral years
anu an enactment which has been Or
served o often in its breach than
i's observance. The moving picture
FEATURES nave more recently become
an issue and il will very likely he nut
UP 10 The present session to take some
action along these lines.
State Printing Talk.
NJ resolution for investigation of
state printing cost. and the charges
OF excessive bills along that line, is
one which the printers under state
contracts say they warmly welcome
inat IL viii develop before IL Is com.
pieted that it is the state printing com.
MISSION and MOI the printers who are
responsible for any conditions arising
which may have caused complaint
That the law as it stands requires the
governor to report to the state audi.
tor within ten days after the first of
october OF each year, the m of
any state officer or board which has
not filed an official copy Of its report
In the hands of the governor. and IL
Then becomes the duty OF the state
auditor to refuse to issue any war.
rants Tor payment OF salaries or ex.
penscs Of such office or department
until such report is filed. That the
state commission mas not in any way
attempted TO carry out the law. plac.
Ing the printers in the position where
they must take the copy for reports as
they come, and that they must bid to
cover double time pay for work to
keep their part Of the contract in get
ting out the work on time because Of
this, and that with a compliance with
the law on the part OF the state COM
mission, they could then have the nee.
sary time to handle the work without
any possibility of double expense.
Pay to Fit the Time.
The commissioners Of the larger
counties Of the state will ask that the
law In regard to compensation OF
boards of commissioners in counties of
certain geographical size. or of a Ger.
tain geographical size. or of a GER
tain population. which requires a
large share of the time of the officials
to properly handle, be increased to fit
the conditions. AS an example the
board of commissioners Of Stanley
county need look after work over an
area which makes IL impossible for
them TO look into the required road
and bridge work under their mileage
allowance. and further. the time al.
lowance under pay Is such that they
are forced TO give 10 the county q
great deal of their time without any
compensation. In such counties as
Minnehaha and Brookings, il is not so
much n case of covering territory as
il is time for the transaction of the
business OF the county in a proper
manner, and on account OF such condi-
tions they ask that the compensation
in such counties will be such as TO
nav them for their time.
In the House.
In the house Thursday Berg of Min
nehaha started after the question OF
appropriations and with the subject
generally. the question of providing
for new boards o. departments. which
no docs rot wan. provided for IN the
general bill. but kept separate TO pre-
wont such another deadlock rs &C.
Cured NJ the close OF the last session.
His resolution is:
THAT the appropriation committees
of the house of representatives. ana
tho senate OF the state oil South Ia
Loto for this. the thirteenth session
Of the legislature of the state OF south
naloto. be and are hereby directed
ard commanded to fully prepare and
for passage in the house oil
representatives, and the senate, the
appropriation bill for the TWO
,oars next ensuing, not later than the
forthwith day of this session OF .ne
,oa,s,otpre. and that within said gen.
arol o~nnropriation bill there shall moi
~ ,rclnded by said appropriation COM
nor tackled on by either the
of representatives. or the SEN
alto any appropriation for any poara
,ns,,,u,ion created by the present
oassion Of the legislature"
uopse bills introduced were:
vo 90. Bruce-Road bill; counties
;, construct. and townships MAINTAIN
highways.
y, q, swanson-Repeal OF state
,,olr bounty; county bounties'
NJ ~, Misunderstanding voiun'
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