The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-03
THE LEGISLATURE
GUARANTY BANK ACT BECOMES
A LAW-ROUTTNE BUSINESS.

partment and has been favorably
acted upon by both houses. 1t not
only has this law now az a statute,
but has two initiated acts TO the
same end which will go upon the bal
lot at the next election for a vote of
the people, from which they can take
their choice, provided the law just
enacted does not appear TO be work
ing out TO their satisfaction.
The house accepted the senate res
olution submitting TO the people an
amendment to the constitution which
will allow the legislature. by a two
thirds vote, to fix the salaries of
| state officials. At present the Of
acials are definitely tied BY a consti-
tutional restriction based on living
rates of thirty years ago.
The senate bill 10 replace the cir
Gle at the head of the party ticket
met with opposition in the house and
went down with a big majority. No
tice OF reconsideration has been
given.
The senate pushed through the
new committee primary bill, which
] covers both the primary and registra-
ton features and has sent ii to the
house, where considerable opposition
is developing. but with the chances of
il going through. A fight will be
made to get a two-thirds vote in the
house to prevent its being carried to
the people for a vote through the
referendum.
The senate for a third time defeat
ed the Berndt bill attempting to reg
ulate lobbying by state officials and
employees and heads of state institu-
tions, and the chances are that IL is
three times and out for this measure,
which has shown a lot of vitality and
has kept coming back for another
beating as fast as put down.
The house paved the way for a
city manager system in the principal
cities OF the state by passing house
bill 267, known as the Swanson bill.
Under il a petition, signed by 30 per
cent of the voters, on the question OF
changing TO the city manager system
may be submitted TO a vote in any
city.
The bill provides that cities choos-
ing the city manager form of govern
ment shall call a special election
within thirty days of the adoption of
the system and elect five commission
ers who shall be paid not less than
S25 nor more than $500 per year.
the commissioners themselves to de-
clare the amount. Each commission
er shall serve five years, except that
the first board shall consist of five
members serving one, two, three,
four and five years respectively. thus
providing hat n member shall
elect one of their number mayor and
= this member shall be presiding Off
Ger at the board meetings. The com
m~issioners shall elect a manager of
/, the city for a term not exceeding
I three years n at a salary not to
2 exceed $4,000 per year. All execu-
! tive duties shall be performed by this
r manager, who shall also appoint all
j, subordinate administrative officers
/, and fix their remuneration, all sub
S iect to the approval of the commits
s%ioners. No specific recall provision
S is made in this bill, but section IL
5 covers the point as follows:
"All laws now in force pertaining
e to cities OF the class adopting the
e city manager system not inconsistent
e with the provisions of this act are
hereby SDEGliltdllN utGldItu W Df III
full force and effect, and all laws or
parts of laws in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed so far as the same
apply to cities organized under the
provisions of this act"
Washington highway enthusiasts
are in Pierre asking the legislature
I to memorabilia congress to build a
bridge over the Missouri river at
r Fort Randall, near Lake Andes. C.
A. Johnson of Fairfax and Dennis
Moran of Lake Andes are among
: these boosters. working in harmony
with the redoubtable Col. Thatcher
, to carry the great transcontinental
. road across this state through the
Bad Lands and Black Hills scenic
route. 1t is asserted by these men
|. hat the government has built
! bridges across rivers where needed to
! facilitate travel and that il would be
of Importance to the federal govern
. ment TO have this bridge, as there is
!. no permanent wagon bridge across
: the Missouri in this state. They be-
lieve the South Dakota delegation in
the next congress should be able to
put this through as a government
Will I Y " II w dohtl6AOh ISL
way project.
In an opinion given to Representa-
tive Tscharner of Perkins county, At
torney General Caldwell has ruled
that county commissioners of no
county in this state are authorized by
statutory enactment of any kind
whatever to levy or extend a county
road tax against property included
within the limits of any organized
city or town"
Chapter 232, of the 1913 laws,
amending chapter 221. of the 1911
} laws, repealed several sections, but
under the attorney generals ruling
Toes not affect this one. The eve
|, act provides that county commission
ers are authorized to levy a county
road tax in addition to the road taxes
levied by the several townships in
their county, and that they shall have
supervision over and shall expend the