Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
new LAWS FOR
SOUTH DAKOTA
Full List of Bills Passed at Spe-
cial Session-0nly Few
Are Important.
BIZ DENNIS o,LEARY.

are Important.
BY DENNIS oLEARY.
Pierre, S. D.. March 25.-While the
war emergency session of the South
Dakota legislature wandered from the
text in a few instances, particularly as
To institutional appropriations, most
of the interesting bills enacted into law
have direct connection with the war, or
with opportunities arising from the
war. The chief motive assigned for the
special session-that of enabling South
Dakota soldiers in france to vote
seems to have been annulled by the
decision of military leaders thai the
enrolling of soldier votes will not be
permitted. but South Dakota now has
the law, anyway.
Inc bill to send a South Dakota dis
torian to france at Il salary of $4,000
a year and expenses, said to have been
formulated in the interests OF Col. Ton
Roberts, became delayed in some man.
ner and was not introduced until Fri
day afternoon. AS a bill cannot COM
plete the course in less than three days
the wal historian measure died a
natural death and was voted for in
definite p"ostponement Saturday after
Most Interesting Acts.
lInactments which aroused the chief
ol lHe special session., ana
which probably are of chief interest
throughout the state. include: Ratifi-
cation of federal prohibitory amend
ment; restrictions against use of for
elsn languages i'm public, private and
parochial schools; creation Of state de-
Tense council, with county branches.
vested with power ito do all acts and
things not inconsistent with the con-
stltutlon 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 II person, firm, as
ISOLATION or corporation; definition of
sabotage n providing punishment
therefore.
The Completed Work.
The completed Legislation follows:
II. B. 3-Appropriating SO, 96S. 90
emergency warrant Spearfish Normal.
II. Il. 9-Defining crime of treason
and prescribing penalty.
III. B. 2-Appropriating $1,000 boiler
Spearfish Normal.
II. b. 10-Defining crime of mis-
prison OF treason and providing pun
ishnlent: in other words, harboring "a
traitor.
II. b. 6-Health and accident insur-
ance policies under supervision of in
srrance department.
III. II. 5-LegaliZiEg expenditure for
home guards and council of defense by
counties and municipalities.
III. Il. 27-Appropriating deficiency
for mobilization First cavalry regiment,
total $4,000.
S. B. 6-Appropriating s225,Oo0 Irvine
plant revolving fund
S. II. S-Transferring $9,O33.57 from
the public printing FUND for later
year.
s. b.. 2s-Allowing road taxes to be
expended on property in cities.
II. Il. 26-Appropriating $4,000 main
tenance for state house
Fl. b. 23-Limiting instruction in
common schools to English language.
II. u. 19-Authorizing state highway
department to secure land on which
gravel pits or other road making ma
%tcrials are found. by condemnation.
III. Ii. 1-Appropriating $14,3OO for
boilers at Northern Normal, Aberdeen.
III. b.. 2O-Appropriating $1,000 for
plumbing. etc.. Soldiers home.
II. b. 21-Appropriating $3.50 for
maintenance Madison Normal.
H. b. 15-Appropriating $4,000 to
complete buildings, Madison Normal.
H.. Il. '14-Appropriating $4,000 for
he a y , plumbing nnre,r esf s7ns un ,1a nsn
DRY at Brookings.
Fl. ID. 12.-Repealing metal culvert
provision OF 1917 highway law.
H. b. 25-Appropriating $4,000 fire
escapes. Madison Normal, east hall.
S. E. 10-Amending rural credits law
concerning borrowing privileges. Civ
ing commission the right to borrow at
market price of money.
s. B. 37-Trapsfers grounds and
building capitol fund to repair fund.
S. Il. 22-IIome guard maintenance.
equipment. etc.
8. 3. 32-City manager, allowing
towns to employ by. vote Of people.
n u &c n1l1cNrv 1ahNr for fI1o
S. B. 33-Authorlzing first class cities
to change their number of commission
ers.
S. B. 24-Authorizing purchase OF
coal and other supplies to be made upor
future appropriations when same car
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 ir
war of waiting n year after its close
before being obliged to renew teaching
certificate, which otherwise would bt
expired.
S. e. 36-ReQuiring assessors to list
acreage Of wheat, corn. oats. rye, barley
flax and potatoes and report same Il
tax commission.
H. B. Appropriation Of $50, 900 TO,
council Of defense maintenance.
H. B. 3O-Creating boards of high
way commissioners in unorganizet
counties.
II. B. 22-Compelling teachers in pri.
3 vate schools to come up to require
mems Of public school teachers. an
, prohibiting teaching any subject in an!
. eien LANGUAGES as a LANGUAGE study.
H. b. 4-Appropr4ating 10000 t
purchase land In the state forest re
serve.