The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-11
South Dakota Legislation.
List of Appropriations and General Measures Passed at
Session Which Closed It's Work Early Saturday Morn
ing.

7 States senator's.
Restoring circle to official ballot.
Elections In commission governed
! cities.
School bond elections.
Return of publicity pamphlet money
un~eSpcnded to candidates.
Establishment of election precincts.
Method of submitting laws, measures,
and Constitutional amendments.
Appointment of clerks of election.
Repeal OF Richards primary and new
enactment.
GENERAL LEGISLATION.
Requiring protested taxes to be paid
before action.
Procedure in taking tax deeds.
General assessment act prepared by
tax commission.
Cancellation of tax sale certificates
after statute has run against them.
! Extending powers of tax commits
sion.
Requiring amount of state tax to be
stated on each tax receipt.
Providing 500 a month expenses for
attorney general.
Resistry. are and prudence in
driving automobiles.
! Administration bank guaranty bill.
I Banker initiated bill.
Democratic initiated bank guaranty
! bill.
Relating to record of brands and
marks.
Transferring custody of capitol from
secretary of state to governor.
Taxes on capitol building lands.
Providing five assistant game war
dens.
Fish screens in irrigation districts.
General protection for game fish.
Permitting game warden to offer re-
wards for violations.
Prohibiting hunting on state game
preserve.
Protection non-navigable streams.
Prohibiting practice of hypnotism.
Regulating sale of wood alcohol,
naptha, etc.
Authorizing board of health to re-
turn fees in certain cases.
Regulating mausoleums
Prohibiting sale of narcotic drugs.
Regulating sale of commercial feeding
stuffs.
Laying out county highways.
Highways along state lands
Repeating right to plant timber up
on highways.
Repeating the har information
bureau law.
Permitting county mutual insurance
companies to insure urban property.
Extension Of corporate existence of
county mutuals.
Investment of the funds of mutual
life insurance companies.
Investment of count mutual insur-
ance funds.
Uniform marriage licenses.
The 1909 miners lien law reinstated.
Divorced mothers eligible to mothers
pension.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Town treasurer to receive 2 per cent
of n for handling same.
~Five-eighths of resident freeholders
necessary to increase Incorporated
town assessments.
Third class cities may abolish NUM-
/ cipal court.
Defining municipal street improve
ments.
City may provide cour house site.
Municipality may levy tax for musi-
cal concerts.
! Municipalities may keep sinking
funds invested. @
municipalities may operate electric
municipalities may buy and sell cleo
!, trio current.
PENAL AFFAIRS.
Capital punishment abolished.
Horse traders and gypsies made va
grants.
Newspaper liable only for actua
damage in libel action.
Penalty for grand larceny reduce(
to five years in penitentiary or ont
year in county Jail.
Shirt factory labor abolished.
Wife desertion made felony.
Defines third degree forgery.
Anticigaret law for minors.
Revolving Irvine plant fun to gen
eral fund.
MISCELLANEOUS.
. General stores may handle common
poisons.
Estates of INDECENT persons liable TO
their support.
Five-year limit for payment of Ian
purchased in probate.
Estates may be settled by depositin
in escrow claims Of absent creditors.
Executor must elect between com
pensation provided by will and by Law
REMEDIAL ACTS.
II District No. 3, Union county. legalized.
Bonds of District No. 3, Union count,
legalized.
Plano school district legalized.
Balance of judicial and election tax RI
turned to Gregory county.
Islands formed in streams to belong
n state.
Rapid City hall fremen bonds legalize,
IS Decimal C. log rule adopted for Ian
department.
Howard sewer bono legalized.
School district rs, Union county, lega
! lied.
! Hamlin county court house bonds lega
lied.
Two hundred and %thirty-nine Nebrasl
. accretion lands pass to South Dakota.
l. SCHOOL LANDS.
Holder of legal title to receive scho
land patent.
in Second lessee must pay So per cent
value of improvements on school lands.
N Counties receive 5 per cent of scho
fund for handling same.
to Fire marshal, food and drug COMM
sioner, state veterinarian attend state ia
~ at state expense.
Three years residence in state conditit
ty precedent for admission in soldiers. HON
inheritance tax code.
OF County auditors salaries.
General assessment lid law.
RI Speedy hearing must be had for a
mission to Custer tuberculosis sanatoriul
u Salary superintendent department hi
tory raised to 5000.
:" WAREHOUSE BILLS.
Private persons may require railroa,
to put in track scales by paying for san
!, Warehouse receipts may be redeemed
~ terminal elevator.
Structures along rack must be sui
- cient distance apart to prevent fire ha