The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-23
BLUE SKY LAW
MOST POPULAR
REGULATING INVESTMENT CON-
PANIEs TAKES ATTENTION
OF LEGISLATURE
PUBLIC PRINTING N THE uMHIGHT
Committee Appointed From House and
Senate to Investigate the Matter
Wolf Bounty Frauds Up

AOAiO odhudly GV.-DluS chy laws,
regulating investment companies ap.
pear to be most popular at present in
the legislature, with one introduced
by Cone, which is a copy of the Bar
Association report bill; one introduced
by Norbeck, Of Sphinx along original
lines and considerably simpler than
the others, and one which will be in.
troduced by Blake of Beadle, along the
line of the Kansas law, but making
the Secretary Of State, Auditor and
Bank Examiner a state securities com
mission without additional compensa-
ton and providing that all persons sell,
ing stool S and bonds or other securi-
ties must secure license and list their
stocks with the commission, and the
commission is empowered to fully ex-
anime all companies and exclude any
doubtful ones.
A great amount of public interest is
centered around the subject of public
printing and a committee has been ap-
pointed from the house and senate to
thoroughly investigate the matter from
foundation upwards, with power to call
any witnesses, etc. for their informa-
ton, and upon the results of this in
quiry will depend the character of
remedial law to be passed in relation
to the topic. Governor Byrne paid
much attention to the matter in his
inaugural address, and if a state print
ing plant Is not decided upon, at least
some legislation will be made towards
buying in wholesale, instead of the
present way of each department buy
ing it's own material. Bruce of Yank.
ton, has introduced a bill providing
that the printing commission, which is
now the Secretary of State, Auditor
and Treasurer shall be purchasing
agent for such supplies in all depart
ments.
Senator McMaster of Yankton, has
introduced a bill providing that per.
sons away from home on election day
may secure ballots previous to cleo
ton day, mark them, and send them
by special delivery registered mail to
the superintendent of elections in his
home precinct and there it may be
opened during the process of election
By the judges and deposited as are
other votes. Senator Norbeck's bill on
the same subject permits the register
ed elector to inform the judges by
registered mail how he desires to vote
and two of them, being of opposing
parties. may enter a booth together
and privately mark his ballot for hin
and deposit it. Travelling men ant
train men will be mostly affected by
these laws, and perhaps a constitu
tional one can be satisfactorily framed
The wolf bounty frauds in the west
ern part of the state recently gives rise
to legislation now and Senator Cone
and Representative Swanson each have
bills comforting upon county boards
the power to give such bounties a.
thew deem expedient, but this legisla
ton likely will be resisted by western
live stock interests.
Those interested in woman's suffrag'
are ilbilant over the fact that both tn
house and the senate voted to resuh
nit the question to the people at tn
next election. Only two votes wer
cast against it in the senate and abou
thirteen in the house.
Governor Byrne recommends tina
saloons be limited to one to the l,oo
population and the idea seems to b
popular. Oldham of Turner, propose
to stop the practice of securing inferio
signers to petitions for legal license
as is often done in small places wher
license is voted, by defining the exten
of a holding which shall constitut
sue "freeholder." A sentiment tt
ward earlier closing hours is expresse
by the temperance people but has ne
yet taken form.
Senator Amsden has introduced
bill providing for the establishment {
travelling libraries for rural commun
ties which is proving very popular
the minds of legislators.
Representative Bruce has introduce
a resolution providing for four year
term for legislators and half to
chosen the first time for two years, tt
other half four, and then followir
each for four years. This would e
able an appropriation committee