Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-11
South Dakota Legislation.
List of appropriations and General Measures Passed at
Session Which Closed It's Work Early Saturday Morn
ing.

Restoring circle to official ballot.
Elections In commission governed
cities.
School bono elections.
Return of publicity pamphlet mon
un~eXpenGed to candidates.
Esta blishment 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 Il month expenses for
attorney general.
ReSlStry. are and prudence in
driving automobiles.
Administration bank guaranty bill.
Bankers 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,
llaptha, etc.
Authorizing board of health 10 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 Richards 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 county mutual ins,r-
ance funds
Uniform marriage licenses.
The 1909 miners lien law reinstated.
Divorced mothers eligible to mothers
pension.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Town treasurer to receive = per cent
OF moneys for handling same.
Five-eighths of resident freeholders
necessary to increase Incorporated
town assessments.
Third class cities NAV abolish NUM-
cipal court.
Defining municipal street improve
ments
City may provide court house site.
Municipality may levy tax for musi-
cal concerts.
municipalities may keep sinking
funds invested.
municipalities may operate electric
light plants.
Municipalities may buy and sell cleo
trio current.
PENAL AFFAIRS.
Capital punishment abolished.
Horse traders n gypsies made va
grants.
Newspaper liable only for actual
damage in libel action.
Penalty for grand larceny reduced
to five years in p~enitentiary or one
year in county Jail.
Shirt factory labor abolished.
Wife desertion made felony.
Defines third degree forgery.
Antlcigaret law for minors.
Revolving Irvine plant fund to gen
eral fund.
MISCELLANEOUS.
General stores may handle common
poisons.
Estates of INDECENT persons liable for
their support.
Five-year limit for payment of land
purchased in probate.
Estates may be settled by depositing.
in escrow claims of absent creditors.
Executor must elect between COM
pensation provided by will and by law.
REMEDIAL ACTS.
District No. 3. Union county, legalized.
Bonds Of District No. 3. Union county.
legalized.
Plano school district legalized.
Balance OF judicial and election tax re-
turned to Gregory county.
Islands formed in streams to belong TO
state.
Rapid City hall tiremen bonds legalized.
Decimal G. log rule adopted for land
department.
Howard sewer bond legalized.
School district rs, Union county, legal
lied.
f1aIlll1 county court mousse bonds e
lied.
Two hundred and t%hirty-nine Nebraska
accretion lands pass to South Dakota.
SCHOOL LANDS.
Holder of legal title to receive school
land patent.
Second lessee must pay 80 per cent of
value of improvements on school lands.
Counties receive 5 per cent Of school
fund for handling same.
fire marshal, food and drug commits
sioner. state veterinarian attend state fair
at state expense.
Three years residence in state condition
precedent for admission in soldiers home.
Inheritance tax code.
County auditors salaries.
General assessment I'D" law.
Speedy hearing must be had fer adj
mission to Custer tuberculosis sanatorium.
Salary superintendent department his
tory raised to $1,000.
WAREHOUSE BILLS.
Private persons may require railroads
to put in track scales by paying for same.
Warehouse receipts may be redeemed at
criminal elevator.
structures along track must be suff-
flGnt distance a1:.rf To Arayarf fro tla ~