The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-03-11
statement of purport of referred laws
and constitutional amendments for the
general election ballot.

passed, prOnlDltlOn OF nypnO'
tism of minors; the sale of wood
alcohol is regulated; as is the sale of
narcotic drugs; commercial stock food
ingredients must be labeled on car.
ton; general stores may handle com
mon poisons.
A uniform marriage license and Ger.
tifcate has been adopted; divorced
mothers are made eligible for the
mothers pension.
Much penal legislation was enacted:
capital punishment was abolished af.
ter strenuous fight in the senate; the
shirt factory at the penitentiary was
done away with; wife desertion was
made a felony; the anti cigarette law
was repealed except as to minors:
newspapers are made liable for only
actual damages for libel.
The time for payment of lands
bought in probate was extended to
five years; the executor must elect be-
tween legal compensation and that
provided in will; and estate may be
settled, even though absent creditor
cannot be found; by depositing the
amount due in escrow.
A general assessment lid" law was
passed, so that communities cannot
run taxes sky high under the new full
valuation assessment; the Inheritance
tax law was amended so as not to re-
quire hearing except for large estates.
Harry A. Robinson.
Following is a complete list of the
bills passed by the legislature:
Public Accounting
S. B. 299-Relates to the duties of
executive accountant in providing uni
form accounts.
S. B. 306-Provides two additional
assistants to executive accountant.
Agriculture
S. B. 25S-Smith-Lever bill.
Appropriations
$4,000 for dormitory at State Col
lege.
II. B. 22-$15,OO0 for common schools
in lieu of taxes on state lands.
H. B. 46-$436.4O tax at state
university.
H. B. SS-$3,000 equipment gymnas-
Jun training school, Plankinton.
H. B. 122-$1,O90 United States laid
office fees.
S. B. 1S6-$55,O 900 new building at
Madison normal.
H. B. 196-$1,45O heating system at
reform school.
H. B. 22S-$46.3S drainage tax on
school lands.
H. B. 24S-$S1 for printing for chart
ties and corrections.
H. B. 322-$SOO tax refund to Stan,
ley county.
H. B. 354-$1,OOO deficiency capitol
building.
H. B. 372-$97S.25 deficiency board
of health.
S. B. 1O-$1,500 maintenance free
library commission.
S. B. $3.50 900 addition to main
building Aberdeen normal.
S. B. 46-$5,OOO water supply school
for feeble minded.
S. B. 50-$1,634 ~smokestack soldiers
home.
S. B. 51-$74,6O6 legislative expense.
S. B. 57-$9,70O additions training
school.
S. B. 75-s10,0OO additional boilers
and equipment university heating.
H. B. ~1O4-$3,O0O for laundry build
ing blind school, Gary.
H. B. 1873, 500 for machinery shed
and granary, Vivian experimental
farm.
H. B. 275-s151.21 to pay claim of
H. Rummel contracted by former
immigration Commissioner Deets.
H. B. 376-$1O.S4 contracted as
above.
H. B. 38O-$129 witness fees before
1913 legislative investigating commit
tee.
H. B. 386-$47.50 to Anna Davis,
glandered horse.
H. B. 390-$120 to Samuel Robinson,
glandered horse.
S. B. 42-$2,O0O for, artesian well,
normal.
s. B. 11O-$59O, supplies Spear6sh
normal.
s. B. 2O5-$550, John T. Kimmitt,
horses.
s. B. 246-$4,000 superintendent
cottage, $4,000 additional land, Red
field hospital for insane.
s. B. 2S2-$1,0OO reference library,
attorney general.
s. B. 2S4-$300 deficiency railroad
commissioners.
s. B. 302-$56 legal service case of
VI. Rich.