The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-08
CONSTABULARY FOR
STATE IS CERTAIN
Plan to Organize Sheriffs and
Citizens in a Body to En-
force AL! State
laws.

Pierre. s. D.. lrcb. Members -:
| The legislature from III" eastern part oe
| the state are confident of The cStaE-
| jslHnCut by both houses Of conStabu-
lary. 1he chief purpose is t" cop VITA
The J.. W. W. trouble. and il is believed
the organization may be able to per
form the duties OF the state law en-
forcement Office, or commissioner Of
| public safety, as recommended by the
states attorneys AT their recent meet
ing urged The enforcement OF all state
laws
The general plan calls for "a state Or
saniZalion of s~reriffs and Deputies.
with Il body of citizens who may be
deputized on notice, all working under
one head~-probably the governor. This
would provide an inexpensive state
force that would provide means of car
ing for this element when they come
into the state.
Measures against the l.. w. w. are
bills which ave been presented max
ing it a miSdemeanor to steal a ride on
trains, and "a felony TO do so in armed
bands. Another makes it unlawful for
any person to go onto a farm or into
a store or factory where hired help
Is employed and endeavor to threaten
or intimidate that help into quitting
work or striking for higher wages.
Committee Is Organized.
The committee to investigate the de-
STABILITY OF the creation of the office
of state market commissioner, along
with the attendant terminal elevators,
has been organized, with Representa-
1--WE Swanson, of Brown. as Chairman,
and Senate Daley, of Moody, as sec
rotary.
The committees of the two houses
appointed to confer with committees
from North Dakota and Minnesota in
the matter of a tristate drainage
project at the intersection of the three
states, will meet with representatives
OF the legislatures of those two other
states in ST. Paul this week.
For a Highway Commission.
Patterson, of Potter, introduced a bill
IN the house providing for a salary of
$4,000 a year and 10 cents a mile for
travelling expenses for a state highway
commissioner; and a salary of $1,000
a year, to be paid by the county, for
county overseers of roads, to enforce
the road laws of this state and to work
IN statewide movements on the high
ways of the state. and to generally i'm
prove the roads in the state.
New mate bills are:
Gunderson, of Clay, fixing September
2S as Frances Willard day. to be OBJ
served in all schea!s with instruction
- SIllSllL
Warwick, of Roberts, by request, per-
hitting enforcement OF rules of SOL
clers nome by suspension and for fur
Their %offenses expulsion as may seem
right in the judgment of the board"
Amsden. of Grant, providing proce-
dure n division of cost in joint con-
struction of bridges by two counties.
Evans. of Butte, legalizing outstand-
ing registered warrants of Butte Coun-
ty and bonds for funding the same.
New house bills are:
Drainage committee. regulating
drainage districts.
Howe, of Jackson. appropriat;ng
$1,000 for purchase of live stock for
Cottonwood experiment station.
Ruden, of Hamlin, by request, provid-
ing for assessment and taxation OF re-
LECTION lands.
Widlon. of Turner, regulating irris-
diction of municipal courts.
Ruden, of Hamlin. requiring interest
on school funds to be kept in separate
accounts from other interest or deposits
received by state treasurer.
kaas. of Marshall, relating to me-
chanics' liens.
Best, of Beadle, regulating method
OF constructing public highways.
Erickson and Larson, OF Yankton
fixing county road tax levies.
Erickson and Larson. of Yankton.
regulating payment for road work.
Erickson and Larson, of K
providing for election of township road
overseers.
Erickson and Larson, of Yankton,
regulating construction of county
roads.