The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-04-04
new LAWS FOR
SOUTH DAKOTA
Full List of Bills Passed at Spe.
cial Session-Only Few
Are Important.
BY DENNIS O'lEARY.

With opportunities arising from tne
war. The chief motive assigned for the
special session--that of enabling South
Dakota soldiers in France to vote
seems to have been annulled y" Fl"
decision Of military leaders ~
enrolling Of soldier votes wi
permitted, but South Dakota
the law, anyway.
The bill to send a South Oak s-
torian to France at a salary Ct 5000
q year and expenses, said to have been
formulated in the interests Of Col. Tom
Roberts, became delayed in some man
ner and was not introduced until Fri
day afternoon. AS a bill cannot COM
the war historian measure died a
natural death and was voted for in
definite postponement Saturday after
noon.
Most Interesting Acts.
Enactments which aroused the chief
interest at the special session, and
which probably are Of chief interest
throughout the state, include: Ratifi-
cation OF federal prohibitory amend
ment; restrictions against use Of for
eign languages In public, private and
p~arochial schools; creation Of state de-
tense council, with county branches,
vested with power Ito do all acts and
things not inconsistent with the on
stitution Of laws Of South Dakota, or of
the United States: power granted to
defense council to impress individuals
into the services OF the state. or into
the services of any person, firm, as
ISOLATION or corporations; definition Of
sabotage and providing punishment
The Completed Work.
The completed legislation follows:
III. b. 3-Appropriating S3,963. 06
emergency warrant Spearfish Normal.
H. Il. 9-Defining crime OF treason
AND prescribing penalty.
III. B.. 2-Appropriating $4,000 boiler
Spearfish Normal.
II. b. 10-Defining crime Of mis-
prison or treason II providing pun
ishment; in other words, harboring a
traitor.
H. b. 6-Health and accident insur-
ance policies under supervision Of in
surance department.
II. q. 5-Legalizing expenditure for
home guards and council of defense by
counties and municipalities.
Fl. b. 27-Appropriating deficiency
for mobilization First cavalry regiment.
total $4,000.
S. B. 6-Appropriating s225,OO Irvine
plant revolving fund.
s. b. S-Transferring s9,033.57 from
the public printing fund for later
year.
s. B.. 2S-Allowing road taxes to be
expended on property in cities.
H. b. 26-Appropriating $4,000 main
tenance for state house .
H. B. 23-Limiting instruction in
common schools to English language.
II. b. 19-Authorizing state highway
department to secure land on which
gravel pits or other DAD making ma
terials are found, by condemnation.
III. B. 1-Appropriating S14, 800 for
boilers at Northern Normal, Aberdeen.
H. B.. 20-Appropriating $4,000 for
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II. B. 21-Appropriating $3.50 for
maintenance Madison Normal.
H. b. 15-Appropriating $4,000 to
complete buildings. Madison Normal.
Fl. B. 14-Appropriating s12,0 600 for
heating, plumbing, etc, university.
H. b. 1S-Appropriating $4,000 arm
DRY at Bookings.
H. b.. 12-Repealing metal culvert
provision Of 1917 highway law.
II. b. 25-Appropriating $4,000 fire
escapes, Madison Normal, east hall.
S. b. 10-Amending rural credits law
concerning borrowing privileges, CIV
ing commission the right to borrow at
market price of money.
S. Il. 37-Transfers grounds and
building capitol fund to repair fund.
S. B. 22-Home guard maintenance.
equipment, etc.
S. b. S2-City manager, allowing
towns to employ by vote Of people.
II. Ii. oo-SOIlpulSOTy LABOR Tor Idle.
S. b. 33-Authorizing first class cities
to change their number of commission
ers.
s. B.. 24-Authorizing purchase Of
coa and other supplies to be made upon
future appropriations when same can
be more economically done, for board of
charities and corrections, regents of
education and the capitol custodian,
thus affecting state institutions under
these officials.
s. b. 25-Giving privilege to those in
war of waiting one year after its close
before being obliged TO renew teaching
certificate, which otherwise would be
expired.
6. B. 36-Requiring assessors to list
acreage of wheat, corn, oats. rye, barley,
flax and potatoes n report same to
tax commission.
H. b. Appropriation Of $40, 900 for
council of defense maintenance.
H. p. 3O-Creating boards Of high
way commissioners in unorganized
counties.
II. b. 22-Compelling teachers in pri-
vate schools to come up to require
ments Of public school teachers, and
prohibiting teaching any subject in any
but English language, excepting for
eign languages as n language study.
Fl. B. 4-Appropriating $40, 900 to
purchase land in the state forest re-
serve.
II. b. 4-Approprlatlng S9.431.23 for
deficiency fund at Northern normal.
S. 3. 5-Appropriating SIS, 225 for
completing Lincoln hall and Northern
normal.
S. b. 22-Providing for l~egalizatlon Of
Home Guard
S. B. Appropriation Of $ $500 for
Spearfish normal equipment.
$. b. 12-Defining crimina syndical-
ism, covering sabotage, violence and
terrorism.
S. B. 13-Appropriating $4,000 for
Agricultural college, Brookings. '
S. B. 14-Appropriating $500 for
Agricultural college. armory 1890 for
stock judging pavilion, n slO,33O.5O
for additions.
S. b. INSTRUMENTATION Of $5.S32 for
maintenance of Northern normal.
S. b. 16-Appropriation Of $4,000 for
Maintenance OF Spearfish normal
S. ID. 17-Appropriating $4,000 re-
pairs, etc, Springfield normal.
S. B. 20-Regulating filing certificates
of nomination.
S. =. 21-Court practice act pro-
hibiting use of money in elections. be-
yond regular allowance Of law.
S. b. 1S--Extending time for absent
voting law from. five to 10 days.
S. Z. Amending inheritance tax
law, increasing powers of tax commits
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