Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1917-02-15
STATE HAS TWENTY
FIVE new LAWS
SETS NEW RECORD
IN NUMBER OF BILLS PRE-
SENTED

Saturday was the Last day for
tine introductiC of bills except
by committees. AT the chose OF
the session THAT day 1s4 bills
had been introduced i'm the
senate and 404 IN the house, be-
SIDES a number cf joint resoln-
tions. This has the record of
previous sessions beat by quite
4 aJority.
In add:tliom to the thilteen
new laws noted i'm last week s
Review, Twelve more have pass
I'd both houses amd received the
signature eff the governor. They
are as follows:
Pr Viding for the extension
of the corporate existence OF
tanners elevators and similar
mutual corp nhtions.
Regulating school b md elec-
tions.
Providing for collection for
transcripts filed in circuit court
Of original actions brought in
supreme court.
Accepting technically some
federal public hand grants in
tine early '9Os.
Fixing the counties and terms
Of Circuit court i'm the eleventh
judicial circuit, which includes
the mew county of Jones.
Fixing the boundaries of Sully
county, matter that has never
been definitel y settled until now.
Appropriation fer printing the
governors message in the per-
manent journal of the Legislature
Providing for the beginmmg of
tennis of county superinten'dents
Of schools the first Monday in
June following their election, in
stead of the first of the calendar
year
Making a small appropriation
to reimburse settlers for depre-
dations of animals ON the state
game preserve.
Permitting an increase in the
size ct the report of the state
mime Inspector Heretofore he
has been limited to twenty pages
Now he cam have as many as
sixty.
Placing the superintendent of
the state hospital for the in-
sane im complete control of
that institution, instead of hav-
ing to share the control with
steward appointed, like him, by
the state board Of charities.
Reimbrlrsimg the Howard fire
company for their fire tax,
which they neglected to apply
for i'm 1915.
From the list of new laws pub
lished last week and this, lit lis
evident that the Legislators
have BEEN very conservative
There are several important laws
that for the welfare of the state
hey should pass but if they pro-
ceed as carefully i'm the remaining
days as they have dome so far
the people Of the stlte are not
going 10 regret THAI. they have
BEEN brought together, as has
been the case so many times i'm
the past.
Mr.. .Jeffries has introduced
two bills recently-one provid-
ing fer registration of alfalfa
fields and one regulating the
sale of agricultural seeds.
Mr.. Rounds ON Saturday i'm
troduced bills empowering coun-
ty commissioners to- contract for
collection of delinquent taxes,
legalizimg such acts ON tine part
of commissioners ion the past.
and one relating to accounting
by guardians.
Mr.. Howe has asked for a
$1,000 appropriation to be ex-
pended for live stock to be
placed ON the experimental
farm at Cottonwood.
r. O. Richards had his pri-
mary LAW, with certain new fea-
lures, mp for consideration, but
| it got kicked out in tine cold He
sent copy down to Washimgt N
and had it copyrighted and when
.he~ legislators found that they
could not amend or trim IT IN amy
way without violating the copy
right, they took the only safe
way by refusing to consider it.
The boy with the biggest peck
etfua of marbles lis usually found
at the foot of the class.