Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1917-02-08
LEGISLATIVE OO|NCS
DURING THE WEEK
MANY LAWS ENACTED so FAR IN
SESSION, NOW IN ITS SEC
OND HALF

A house bill would prohibit
the payment of m aney by the
county treasurer to school dis
trlcts which fail to publish finan
rial statements. There are mum
erous instances cf such failure.
A new primary bill, providing
for the nomination only of party
candidates fer governor and I'm
tied States senator, and the elec-
tion of delegates to a state &C III
Nention that would nominate tn
ether state Officers, is under
consideration by the legislature.
A monument to the old soldiers
will be erected ON the capitol
grc1nGs, an appropriation OF
$4,000 for that purpose having
been made The act only needs
G ". Nolbeck S signature.
The senate ON Saturday passed
with only three dissenting votes,
the bill providing for the' optiona
application of the Torrens sys-
tenn of registration Cf land titles
in the state.
The news of the diplomatic
break between this country and
Germany reached the capitol Sat
urday aftel neon. A concurrent
resolution was passed by both
houses telegrarhing to the pnesi-
dent and assuring him of the
sympathy and allegiance of this
state. The house took a ten
minute recess and marched
through the corridors Cf the
capitol singing America and
other national songs.
Monday Will be the last day
for the intrCNrction of any but
committee b:lls, but the number
for the session will be fully as
'arge as i'm previous years.
Thursday was the first day of
the second half of the session.
During that time thirteen Laws
have hhen enacted and received
the signature of the governor.
The first, of course, paid the
per diem and mileage of the leg
islatoas and expenses Of the
session. Others are an appropria-
ton of $1,000 to pay haff the ex-
pense of the government survey
of the Augostura project; provid-
ing for examination and regis
tratioh of practici'ng nurses; per
mitting the board of charities
and corrections to- condemn roads
and alleys when the state owns
property on both sides thereof !;
definitely fixing regulations re-
garding filling of articles of in
corporation of insurance COM
panies; providing for distribu-
ton of old session law books by
the supreme court, for the sec
ulring in exchange of volumes tc
enlarge and improve the state
supreme court library; pr rovid-
ing for transportation of insane
persons at state expense; remOv-
ing to their own home state nom
resident insane persons; appro-
priating $4,000 for new build
ing at the Rsdfiead home for
the feeble minded; legalizng
certain bonds Of Deuel. county !;
making misappropriation cf fund
by contractors larceny; fixing
place of trial in civil actions; the
'hoss-thief' bill removing abso-
lutte requirement of acoeptanc
Of bond in appeals.
The latter act, its promoters
hope, will give live stock own
ers in the western part of the
state relief from the work of
stock rustlers who appear to
be able to get bail after convic-
tion ard continue their work a.
bout as easily after conviction
as before; There have been sew
eral such cases that have attain
ed notoriety.
An appropriation of $4,000 to
provide for the recodificatiom OF
the state laws has been passed
by both houses.
In the enlargement Of the SEN
ate committee en- rural credits